SIS Research Forum with Dr. Bill Michener, April 13
The School of Information Sciences invites you to hear Dr. Bill Michener, the director of e-Science Initiatives for University Libraries at the University of New Mexico, speak on the DataONE (Observation Network for Earth) project, which represents a “new virtual organization whose goal is to enable new science and knowledge creation through universal access to data about life on earth and the environment that sustains it.”
A webcast of the event is now available.
2009 Arbuthnot Lecture Tickets Available
The School of Information Sciences’ Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature is pleased to cosponsor the venerated May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture on April 18, 2009, at the Children's Defense Fund Haley Farm in Clinton, Tenn. A webcast of the event is available.
Walter Dean Myers, author of award-winning fiction, poetry and nonfiction for children and young adults, will deliver the lecture.
SIS Alumni & Friends Day: The Records Professions
The School of Information Sciences Alumni Board invites you to join former classmates, favorite faculty members, and graduate students for the SIS Alumni & Friends Day on March 7, from 1 – 4 p.m. at UT Hoskins Library Delivery Hall on the UT campus.
Ben Shneiderman to Speak on Information Visualization
The School of Information Sciences invites you to its first Research Forum of 2009. Dr. Ben Shneiderman will present “Information Visualization for Knowledge Discovery” on Friday, January 30, from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. in Communications Bldg. 321A. Dr. Shneiderman is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and founding director of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland. This presentation will be webcast.
Alumni Board Announces New Award
The School of Information Sciences Alumni Board is pleased to announce an inaugural award to be given to School alumni at the upcoming SIS Alumni & Friends Day on March 7, from 1 – 4 p.m. to be held at the UT Hoskins Library Delivery Hall, 1401 Cumberland Avenue.
SIS Homecoming Brunch - Nov. 9
Alumni and friends of the University of Tennessee's School of Information Sciences are invited to join the SIS Alumni Board's yearly Homecoming Brunch on Sunday, November 9, from noon - 1:30 p.m. at the UT Visitors’ Center* in Knoxville.
SIS to Collaborate on 2009 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
The University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences is pleased to announce that its Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature has been selected as one of the sponsors of the venerated May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture next April 18, 2009, at the Children's Defense Fund Haley Farm in Clinton, Tenn.
Dr. Dietmar Wolfram to speak at SIS Research Forum Oct. 14
The School of Information Sciences invites you to hear Dr. Dietmar Wolfram speak on Indexing Consistency Across Multiple Indexers/Taggers on October 14, from 12:30 - 2 p.m. Dr. Wolfram will present an empirical study of measuring information representation for retrieval by traditional indexing approach and by new social tagging practices.
Dr. Carol Kuhlthau to present 2008 Lazerow Memorial Lecture October 8
The School of Information Sciences invites you to hear Dr. Carol Kuhlthau present the annual Thomson Scientific Lazerow Memorial Lecture to be held on October 8, from 7:00 - 8:00 pm in the UT Hodges Library Auditorium. Her talk, “Guided Inquiry: Application of Information Seeking Research in pre K-12 Education in the 21st Century,” will present a dynamic, integrated approach to teaching curriculum content, information literacy, and strategies for learning.
Dewey’s Den and Commons (DDC) offers a full-service lab environment
The School of Information Sciences is pleased to announce that our renovated and newly named Dewey’s Den & Commons (DDC) is open for student use. While designing the lab, SIS technology coordinator Cindy Lancaster ensured that the technology and the furniture in the new lab blended together to become not only accessible to everyone but attractive, and even inspiring. The DDC is designed to support student social networking and collaborative learning.
