IEEE grant has students observe and compare how technology professionals work
Professor Carol Tenopir Is Lead Investigator
The School of Information Sciences Revises its Curriculum
The school’s curricular revisions formalize changes that have --
substantively -- already been adopted by SIS faculty. The curriculum has not
substantially changed, just revised to reflect what the school actually
offers, which also more adequately reflects evolving trends in library and
information sciences. The University Graduate Council approved the
changes on January 27, 2005.
Peiling Wang Awarded Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award
Information Sciences Associate Professor Peiling Wang has won the 2005 Outstanding Information Science Teacher award co-sponsored by the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) and the Institute for Scientific Information.
School's first spring Research Forum to kick off March 9
On March 9, UT librarians Travis Dolence and Ron Gilmour will open the forum by discussing survey results of the information gathering behaviors of amateur scientists related to library usage, Internet resources, scholarly journals, and popular magazines.
Peiling Wang Awarded IMLS Grant to Improve Search Capabilities
The University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences (SIS) is pleased to announce that it has won a third grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services this year for a total of $1,281,232.
2005 SIS Alumni & Friends Day
Research Forum Welcomes Scripps Networks
The School of Information Sciences is pleased to present a research forum focusing on user research and methodologies. Come and hear how the Scripps Networks cable television networks—HGTV, Food Network, DIY, Fine Living, Shop at Home, and others—do research to learn what viewers want in their television programming.
SIS Professor Honored at Information Industry Conference in London
Dr. Tenopir Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award.
Alumni & Friends Day 2004
Student Wins Century Scholarship
SIS Student Receives ASCLA Century Scholarship for Disability Advocacy
Building awareness of disabilities took a step forward recently when School of Information Sciences student Sara Lynn Hyder was honored at ALA’s annual conference this summer as the 2003 recipient of the Century Scholarship.
