McGill University School of Information Studies
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The School of Information Studies (SIS) at McGill University is a school focused on the management and design of information resources, services, and systems to ensure adequate access to information and knowledge for all.
SIS has been offering programs at McGill since 1897, and its Masters program has been continuously accredited by the American Library Association since 1929.[1]
The School is located in a historic[citation needed] building at 3661 Peel Street on the downtown McGill University campus.
SIS offers the following graduate-level programs:[2]
- Master of Information Studies (formerly Master of Library and Information Studies) with courses in Library Studies, Knowledge Management, Archival Studies, and Information & Communication Technology. Offered from 2014 onwards.
- PhD in Information Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Library and Information Studies for post-MLIS (or equivalent Masters)
- Graduate Certificate in Digital Archives Management
- Graduate Certificate in Information and Knowledge Management
Research
SIS professors are engaged in the broad research area of Human Information Interaction (HII)[3] with many projects falling in the core research areas:
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Behaviour & Services
- Information & Knowledge Management
The School is home to three affiliated research labs:[4]
- Accessible Computing Technology (ACT) Research Lab
- Data Mining & Security (DMaS) Lab
- Multimodal Interaction Lab (MIL)
