University Times

The School of Information Sciences (SIS) — with the help of a $50,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation — will launch “Information School for the 21st Century,” a study to evaluate how emerging information, technology and societal factors will shape information schools for the foreseeable future.

SIS will undertake this strategic study with the purpose of producing a description of what the 21st century information school should be. It also will recommend the best possible alignment of future educational programs and curriculum innovations with the emerging realities of the information economy.

As the world becomes increasingly networked, information schools will be called upon to train professionals to manage digital information in a broad range of uses — from entertainment and health care to scholarly research and national defense. By design, SIS faculty and students explore and integrate information, technology and societal and organizational factors, allowing them to emerge as leaders in their fields.