School of Information Resource Management

• In 1952, commissioned by the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Archival Studies Specialiality was established in Renmin University of China, which indicates the birth of Archival Education in new China.

• In 1955, the Historical Archives Department was built up and it began to enroll undergraduate students.

• In 1978, the Archives Department was built up and the Archives Science Bulletin journal was created.

• In 1979, Master program was established in Archives Department, and the History of Chinese Political System Master Degree Program was set up.

• In 1982, postgraduate educational programs was established in Archives Department, the History of Chinese Political System Master Degree Program was set up.

• In 1985, the Archives Department was expanded to the Archives College (AC).

• In 1993, Archival Studies PhD Degree Program was set up and the next year

• enrolled first Archival Studies PhD degree students in China.

• In 1998, the master program in Library Studies was established.

• In 2000, the master program in Information Studies was established.

• In 2001, the Information Management and Information System Major was added into the undergraduate education programs, and the Department of Government Information Management was established.

• In 2002, the Archives College was authoritized as the National Key Discipline.

• In 2003, the School of Information Resource Management in Renmin University of China was renamed based on the Archives College.

• In 2005, the School was authorized the right to award PhD degree in the discipline, the Library, Information and Archives Management.

• In 2006, the Archival Studies discipline was once again authorzed as the National Key Discipline.

• In 2008, the Information Studies discipline was authorized as the Key Discipline of Beijing Municiplicity.

• In 2009, the PhD program and the master program in Information Resource Management were established.

• In 2010, the Electronic Records Management Research Center of the Renmin University of China was established. In the same year, the first class of national defense students majoring in the Information Management and Information System was enrolled.

• In 2011, the first class of master students in the Library and Information Studies was enrolled. The Electronic Records Management System Test Center of the Renmin University of China established in the same year.

• In 2012, the Library, Information and Archives Management discipline, was authorized as Beijing Municipality’s key discipline. In the same year, the Information Analysis Research Center of Renmin University of China was established.

• In 2013, the undergraduate major in Information Resource Management, the master program and the PhD program in Information Analysis were added in the School. The CIO Study Center of Renmin University of China was established. The discipline, Library Information and Archival Studies, ranks the third in the discipline evaluation by the Higher Education Evaluation Center.

• In 2016, the "Supporting Plan for The Growth of Digital Memory Talents" project was launched.

• In 2017, the Smart City Research Center of Renmin University of China was established.

• In 2018, the School was certified as a council member of the iSchools Constorium.

• In 2019, the school was authorized to host the iConference 2021.