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The Inquiry Page is the precursor to iLabs is based on John Dewey's philosophy that inquiry begins with the curiosity of the learner.

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Community Inquiry Labs (iLabs) are brought to you by

The Graduate School of Library and Information Science

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Inquiry Labs, v. 3 (iLabs) is a web based application that has been developed at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to facilitate collaboration within and between different communities. Currently ILabs 3 cannot accept new members. However we are inviting you to become a member of the Community Inquiry Labs (iLabs4).

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The idea behind all versions of iLabs is to provide a flexible way to incorporate digital inquiry infrastructure and repositories within the context and practices of individual communities. They also represent a significant expansion of ICT applications from those previously available at the Inquiry Page Web site ( inquiry.uiuc.edu ). iLabs are a Web-based suite of open source software tools that one can draw from to construct an interactive Web site. People create iLabs on-the-fly and on their own, to support inquiry activities within and among groups.

Any user can create an iLab4 -- at no cost and without HTML coding, software installation or owning or maintaining server space.

Each inquiry community adopts and adapts iLab software to suit its own needs and activities. iLabs have been adapted by people from all walks of life, to support different kinds of inquiry activities, including: neighborhood activism, university courses, research projects, committee work, K-12 education, conference presentations, developing international professional associations, and art projects.