Faculty, alumni, and students from the School of Information Sciences participated at the 2019 Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting in Melbourne, Australia this past week, and several received honors for their work. Most notably, SIS Associate Professor Wade Bishop, SIS Assistant Professor Carolyn Hank, and SIS alumni Joel Webster (‘18) and […]
Throughout his career as a librarian, Marcellus Turner (’88) has often chosen his next position by the city rather than the job itself – soaking in each new location’s culture, challenges and opportunities. He always had his eye on the Pacific Northwest and is currently celebrating his eighth year as chief librarian for The Seattle […]
SIS welcomed two visiting scholars this fall, Professor Tao Yang (left) and Associate Professor Wei Wei Zhang (right). Visiting scholars pursue their research while here, and also observe SIS faculty and students during their stays. It is an opportunity for them to learn about educational practices and enjoy United States college traditions. Yang is a […]
Since this article was published in the SIS “Spark” magazine, Frankie McGinnis’ daughter, Laura, passed away. But, the University of Tennessee created and approved a new employee leave policy and named it the Laura McGinnis Policy on Organ Donation in January 2020 in her honor. You can view the entire “Spark” magazine here. When SIS student Frankie […]
The School of Information Sciences is proud that four of its incoming students were selected for prestigious fellowships from the UTK graduate school. “SIS students often receive fellowships from the Graduate School, but none of us can remember such a large number of students being recognized in the same year. This is just another testament […]
Rebecca Howard’s (’19) interest in archives was first piqued while working at her university library. She was earning her undergraduate degree in history from Stockton University, and was working at the university’s library when it merged with the Noyes Museum of Art, which gave her an opportunity to be an archives assistant. “They had documents […]
The 2019 ALISE Conference was in Knoxville the last week of September, and faculty, students and alumni made a strong showing in both participation and winning awards at the conference, which was co-chaired by SIS Director and Professor Diane Kelly and co-hosted by SIS. Our award winners were: SIS Assistant Professor Brian Dobreski, who tied for […]
When Danielle Pollock was an undergraduate, she and a friend devised a plan to open an independent bookstore someday. The rise of online shopping and e-books stymied their dreams, but actually led to some of the research work that the UT PhD alum does today. “I always knew I was interested in libraries – not […]
University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information doctoral student Kevin Mallary was diving into information science during his undergraduate and master’s programs in communication at Wake Forest University before he even knew what information science was. At the time, he was focusing his research on website accessibility for users with disabilities. “When I go […]
Featured student: Clancy Anderson Location: Bristol, Tenn. Education: Training as a submarine nuclear reactor operator in the Navy, and an undergraduate degree in history from Eastern Connecticut State University Career: I grew up on a ranch in Central Montana, then I went to being on a submarine in the Navy, to being a librarian in […]
