The School of Information Studies (SOIS) is an academic unit of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. SOIS is a member of the iSchools consortium,Meet the iSchools and an observer of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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."Library and Information Studies ", U.S. News & World Report. 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 by Walters & Wilder.(William H. Walters & Esther Isabelle Wilder: Disciplinary, national, and departmental contributions to the literature of library and information science, 2007 - 2012. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Early view: published online: 29 APR 2015).
The school was recognized by UNESCO 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, UNESCO.ORGSOIS’s work earns UNESCO praise
Notable people Peter Johan Lor, adjunct instructor Hope A. Olson, professor emeritus Richard P. Smiraglia, professor emeritus
References
External links University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Information Studies Center for Information Policy Research Social Studies of Information Research Group