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Website. ischool.uw.edu. The Information School (abbreviated as iSchool) is the information school of the University of Washington, a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Formerly the Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences since 1984, the Information School changed its focus and name in 2001.
The new name reflected the change in the school's degree designation from Master of Library Science (MLS) to Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), which occurred in 1985. [5] [7] This change addressed the evolution of library schools across Canada to reflect the expanding impact of computers and technology on the discipline. [8]
In 1965 the University of Alberta Board of Governors decided to create a library school at its Edmonton Campus. The plan for the new School of Library Science was completed in 1966, and the first students began the Bachelor of Library Science (BLS) program in 1968. The first program that was offered by the School of Library Science was the BLS.
The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) ( University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) offers a bachelor's degree in information science, a master's degrees in library science and information science, a master's degree in digital curation, and a doctoral degree in information and library science as well as an undergraduate minor, graduate certificate programs, and a post ...
The MLIS/MLS curriculum can vary widely. [10] Typically, both theoretical and practical components are included. A comprehensive measurement of the library student's mastery of the field occurs during the last semester of the program and consists of a research project, often tied to a practicum or internship, or a master's thesis.
Website. www .ischool .utexas .edu. The University of Texas School of Information is a graduate school and undergraduate school at the University of Texas at Austin, offering master's and doctoral degrees in information studies, as well as certificates of advanced study and an undergraduate minor. In 2021, they began offering a bachelor's ...
The University of Chicago Graduate Library School (GLS) was established in 1928 to develop a program for the graduate education of librarians with a focus on research. [1] Housed for a time in the Joseph Regenstein Library , the GLS closed in 1989 when the University decided to promote information studies instead of professional education.
The 5:30 p.m. meeting on Tuesday comes three weeks after Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker sent a letter to school board members — co-signed by every City Council member, three former Fort Worth ...