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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- Books for prisoners: student creates library at Hull detention center
- 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.
