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2011 ALA SIS Booth

2011 ALA SIS Booth

Alumni Reunion: 2011 ALA

Alumni Reunion: 2011 ALA

Dr. Ed Cortez - UT SIS  with Dr. Aversa - University of Alabama and Dr. Norton -

Dr. Ed Cortez - UT SIS with Dr. Aversa - University of Alabama and Dr. Norton - University of Southern Mississippi

Arnold and Army Organized a Seamless Orientation

Arnold and Her Army Organized a Seamless Orientation

New SIS Student Orientation 2011

New SIS Student Orientation 2011

Dr. Aversa, Dean Wirth and Dr. Bilal

Post-lecture discussion with Dean Wirth, Dr. Bilal and presenter Dr. Elizabeth Aversa

2011-12 SIS Advisory Board Members Meet with Students

2011-12 SIS Advisory Board Members Meet with Students

Dr. Cortez at the 2011 REFORMA Conference in Denver

Dr. Cortez at the 2011 REFORMA Conference in Denver

Dr. Cortez Assists Reading Therapy Dog Boudreaux

Dr. Cortez Assists Reading Therapy Dog Boudreaux With Dewey Look-up

Dr. Cortez and Dr. Shalala

Dr. Ed Cortez with Dr. Donna Shalala, President, University of Miami

Browsing through books at the CCYAL Open House

CCYAL Holiday Open House

SIS Post-Comp Fall Picnic

SIS Fall Picnic

Enjoying the harvest at Homecoming!

SIS Homecoming Brunch

"Santa, read to me!"

"Santa, read to me!"

SIS Fall Graduates

SIS Congratulates Fall Graduates!

Construction Begins on the SIS Offices!

Construction Begins on the SIS Offices!

2011 SIS Hooding Graduates

2011 SIS Hooding Ceremony

UT's Smokey attending ALA!

UT's Smokey attending ALA!

2011 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Bob Conrad

2011 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Bob Conrad

Eugene Garfield talks with doctoral student at SIS

Eugene Garfield talks with doctoral student at SIS

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School of Information Sciences

Inspiring Leaders for the Information Professions

The School of Information Sciences is recognized nationally and internationally as an interdisciplinary program of excellence in the information sciences. Graduates of the School's programs are knowledgeable, skillful, and ethical users of information and information technology in their educational, professional, and personal endeavors.

They are well prepared for further study and inquiry, for leadership in the information professions, and for enlightened participation in a global information society. The School's graduates recognize their responsibilities to contribute new knowledge and to engage in lifelong learning in the field.

SIS News

SIS Adjuncts Add Expertise to Research

Donald W. King David Nicholas

Continuing in the tradition of excellence, the School of Information Sciences highlights two adjunct professors of merit. Both adjuncts will work with SIS faculty and the Center for Information and Communication Studies on research studies,especially those focusing on scholarly communication, mobile information and behavior in the digital space.

Drumheller Explains E-reader Library Relationship

Janet Drumheller's pictureSIS Advisory Board Member Janet Drumheller (MS /SIS '77) was interviewed by WBIR-TV about the changes in library patrons' use of e-readers and how libraries are adapting.  The news story can be viewed at http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=198594.

CCYAL Holiday Open House

CCYAL Holiday Open House

CCYAL presents award-winning author Wendelin Van Draanen on November 15

Wendelin Van DraanenThe CCYAL presents young adult fiction writer Wendelin Van Draanen as our fall semester 2011 guest lecturer on November 15. The lecture will be held in the University of Tennessee's James R.

Successful Exploration in Cuba

Dr. Cortez Meeting with Cuban IS ProfessorsWith the U.S. Government approval of educational exchange travel to Cuba, Dr. Ed Cortez from the School of Information Sciences joined a Special Libraries Research Delegation on a late October trip to the island nation. Cubans have been able to achieve notable success in information storage and retrieval systems over the years. The U.S. researchers were on a mission to understand the special challenges and the innovative solutions employed by the Cubans. Dr. Cortez was specifically interested in understanding the education of these information professions and the support they received.

SIS Advisory Board Kicks Off Fifth Year

The SIS Advisory Board meeting produced impressive results. 

Reaching West, Way West

Dr. Cortez with REFORMA leadersDr. Cortez and SIS staff attended the recent REFORMA Annual Conference in Denver Colorado from September 14 to 18.  REFORMA is the national association created in 1971 to promote library and information sciences to Latinos and the Spanish speaking communities.  Sessions at this conference mainly concentrated on two key areas:  how libraries can better serve their Latino communities and how universities can recruit Latinos into librarianship.

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