ÉSIS offers an Information Studies program grounded in theory, supported by practical work experience, and integrally connected to the pulse and trends of the leading knowledge centres in the National Capital Region and beyond. With a wide variety of professors from a range of interdisciplinary backgrounds, a multi-cultural student body, and a strong commitment to student learning outcomes, uOttawa offers a first-class Information Studies education, all within a bilingual North American setting.
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- School of Information Studies reunion Tuesday May 9, 2013. Feel free to bring a guest to take part it in the celebration. This is a free event. But space is limited. So reserve a spot!
- Congratulations to ÉSIS professor Dr. Tom Delsey, winner of a 2013 Faculty of Arts Distinguished University Teaching Award!
ÉSIS professor Dr. Mary Cavanagh participated in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. Professor Cavanagh, working with undergraduate student Emily Stewart (English Department) and ÉSIS graduate student Amanda Ehrlich, presented a poster entitled “Social-biblio.ca: What’s in a @publiclibrary #canlit tweet?”. This poster won 2nd prize in the UROP competition!
Dr. Lynne Bowker, professor and director of ÉSIS, was awarded a 2013 ALISE/OCLC Research Award ($15,000) at a ceremony in Seattle on January 24, 2013. The research project will investigate the usefulness of machine translation for helping newcomers to Canada to make better use of the public library.- ÉSIS alumnus Channarong Intahchomphoo (MIS 2012) has published a paper entitled “Law Library Virtual Tours and Tutorials on YouTube: A Social Media Review” in the journal Canadian Law Library Review 38(1): 22-24.
- ÉSIS professor Dr. André Vellino was an invited speaker at the 2013 “Information Without Borders” conference held at Dalhousie University in Halifax on February 7, 2013.
- ÉSIS professors Tony Horava and Bill Curran have published a paper entitled “The Importance of Case Studies for LIS Education” in the open access journal Library Philosophy and Practice.
- Congratulations to ÉSIS professor Mary Cavanagh who has received a grant from GRAND NCE for research on commenting policies in websites and library social catalogues.
- Congratulations to ÉSIS Director Lynne Bowker on her promotion to Full Professor - the highest academic rank at the University of Ottawa.
- Lynne Bowker, ÉSIS Director and Associate Professor at the School of Translation and Interpretation, has been listed as Canada’s most influential researcher in the discipline of “Language and Translation” according to the HiBAR (Hirsch Index Benchmarking of Academic Research) (Globe and Mail, Report on Business, March 27, 2012, p.B8)
