Welcome!

To learn more about information sciences and our program, view a video of Campus Conversations with Dr. Ed Cortez and Dr. Carol Tenopir. (Note: Requires Windows Media Player)

Dear prospective and enrolled students,

As director of the School of Information Sciences (SIS) at the University of Tennessee, I am pleased that you are interested in a career in the information professions. Our faculty and staff offer a dynamic, forward-looking program that embodies and reflects global issues in our field. Whether you choose a career in one of the traditional areas of librarianship (Public, School, Special, Academic) or in one of the allied and emerging information fields, such as archives and records management, publishing, information systems and technology, management of digital information, competitive intelligence, knowledge management, information architecture, or even if your professional goals are not yet specific, we encourage you to call, write, or visit the School to discuss your interests.

SIS recognizes our students diverse needs and we offer a variety of curriculum delivery formats to provide a high quality learning experience. These include traditional face to face classroom instruction, virtual instruction via distance education technology, or a combined classroom, where some students come to a campus classroom, and share their experience with distance education students who join the class virtually. We are proud that we provide quality education to meet student needs regardless of where the student may live. SIS believes that our role in helping a student achieve his/her professional potential entails much more than classes. Therefore we have an established program to assure that all students receive thoughtful advice about career planning and placement which will insure that their educational experience is relevant and forward-looking.

For the most current information about school policies and events, browse our website, e-mail us at sis@utk.edu, or telephone the main office at (865) 974–2148. Our faculty, staff, and students invite you to be part of our School, and we look forward to meeting you.

Sincerely,

Edwin-Michael Cortez, Ph.D.
School of Information Sciences
College of Communication and Information
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville