The School of Information Studies (SOIS) is an academic unit of the

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wiscons ...

. SOIS is a member of the

iSchool An information school (sometimes abbreviated I-school or iSchool) is a university-level institution committed to understanding the role of information in nature and human endeavors. Synonyms include school of information, department of informati ...

s consortium.

Academic programs

* Bachelor of Science in Information Science & Technology (BSIST) * Master of Science in Information Science & Technology (MSIST) * Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS) * Ph.D. in Information Studies

Research groups

The school houses UW-Milwaukee's Center for Information Policy Research, Research Group for Information Retrieval, Information Intelligence and Architecture Research Lab, the Knowledge Organization Research Group (KOrg), and the Social Studies of Information Research Group (SSIRG).

Rankings

In 2013 '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked the school 15th nationally among Library and Information Science schools. SOIS ranks 4th internationally and 2nd in the US/Canada in department contributions to library and information science (LIS) literature (2007 - 2012) as reported in a recent study in the ''

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology The ''Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of information science published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Association for Information Science an ...

'' by Walters & Wilder. The school was recognized by

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

as one of the "leading international academic institutions" for its "ongoing role in promoting e-government and information ethics initiatives in Africa" in 2009.UNESCO implements information ethics and e-government initiative in Africa
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Notable people

* Peter Johan Lor, adjunct instructor *

Hope A. Olson Hope A. Olson is Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Information Studies, School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She was previously a professor at the University of Alberta. Fr ...

, professor emeritus * Richard P. Smiraglia, professor emeritus

References

External links

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Information StudiesCenter for Information Policy ResearchSocial Studies of Information Research Group
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