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School of Information Science

Welcome, you’re just in time. The world needs you. The School of Information Science is a community of students, scholars, staff and alumni dedicated to improving society through the transformation of data into information and information into knowledge. We make librarians, information specialists, number crunchers, business leaders, and community educators. We send them to libraries, schools, Fortune 500 Companies, think tanks, and startups. We put information into action.

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Everyone, everywhere, every time

iSchool faculty member Clayton Copeland's work comes from her heart and is making a difference for those who are differently abled. Her passion has always been about achieving library access for all.

From bucket list to real life

Beatriz Pascual Wallace was an iSchool student when she attended her first award ceremony for children's literature. But being asked to serve on the committees which choose the honorees was at the top of her bucket list.

December ceremony celebrates summer and fall iSchool graduates

The School of Information Science held its Summer and Fall Graduation Ceremony on Dec. 16, 2024, in Rutledge Chapel. More than 100 students earned a master’s or certificate from the iSchool in May and December.

Exploring AI initiatives

Artificial intelligence, specifically in a collegiate setting, can be a particularly difficult conversation. Lyda McCartin, director of the iSchool, discusses ways she believes schools should be working with AI.

MLIS student follows unlikely career path towards publishing

MLIS graduate student Emma Silvis undertakes unique assistantship with USC Press.

New information science professor defies librarian stereotype

Information Science associate professor Jennifer Moore’s computational thinking comes in handy when she aims to ease the tedium of a 10-mile solo training run.

Dreeszen Bowman named a Biliniski Dissertation Fellow

Dreeszen Bowman is the first doctoral student from the School of Information Science to receive the award, which supports graduate students completing their dissertations in the humanities and social sciences.

Changing routines: CIC professor studies how routines impact librarians

Associate Professor Darin Freeburg researches the impacts of workplace routines on library staff and their ability to express their identity.

When Cocky comes to town

An update on Cocky's Reading Express and its passionate coordinator Margaret Cook Jackson, who is expanding the reach of the literacy initiatives.

Connecting literacy, heritage and artifacts

Alumna Porchia Moore has been striving to help the world understand and connect threads between literacy, cultural heritage and historical artifacts centering on the Black, Indigenous and People of Color Movement.

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