2013 Hooding Ceremony

The 2013 SIS Hooding Ceremony was held May 10, 2013 at the University Center Ballroom on the UT campus. Twenty-six SIS students attended the hooding ceremony to receive their Masters of Information Science. A total of 62 students graduated with many of them as distance education students who were unable to travel to Knoxville for the event. Fortunately, the event was videotaped and a link will be posted here as soon as the it is available for viewing.











The School of Information Sciences (SIS) at the University of Tennessee (UT) announces the selection of students for the second generation of the Information Technology Rural Librarian Master’s Scholarship Program (ITRL2). The thirteen students accepted into the program will begin their studies during the summer of 2013.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a nearly $50,000 collaborative planning grant to The University of Tennessee (UT) to develop collaborative partners for planning curriculum and research opportunities that will provide students with knowledge and hands-on experiences to protect our nation’s science information resources and to confront today’s ever-changing cybersecurity challenges.
KNOXVILLE – Library Anchor Models for Bridging Diversity Achievements (LAMBDA) brings together the University of Tennessee’s School of Information Sciences and the Center for Literacy, Education & Employment with the San Diego County Libraries and other public libraries in California and Tennessee to provide education, training, workshops, and support materials to support library staff members who serve LGBTQ homeless youth.


