McGill University School of Information Studies
The School of Information Studies (SIS) at McGill University is engaged in the education of information professionals and scholars, individuals who can make a difference to the management and design of information resources, services, and systems to ensure adequate access to information and knowledge for all.
SIS inherits the rich traditions of service from librarianship. As the pioneer school in Canada, SIS has been offering programs at McGill since 1897, and its Masters program has been continuously accredited by the American Library Association since 1929.[1]
Programs
SIS offers the following graduate-level programs:[2]
- Master of Information Studies (MISt) with courses in Library Studies, Knowledge Management, Archival Studies, and Information & Communication Technology. Offered from 2014 onwards.
- Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS), with streams in Librarianship, Archival Studies, or Knowledge Management. Offered until 2014.
- PhD in Information Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Library and Information Studies for post-MLIS (or equivalent Masters)
- Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies for post-MLIS (or equivalent Masters)
Research
SIS professors are engaged in the broad research area of Human Information Interaction (HII)[3] with many projects falling in the core research areas:
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Behaviour & Services
- Information & Knowledge Management
The School is home to three affiliated research labs:[4]
- Accessible Computing Technology (ACT) Research Lab
- Data Mining & Security (DMaS) Lab
- Multimodal Interaction Lab (MIL)
External links
Notes
- ↑ A brief historical chronology of SIS. http://www.mcgill.ca/sis/aboutus/history/
- ↑ SIS Programs. http://www.mcgill.ca/sis/programs/
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