Our students learn the principles for information creation, management and use that will serve them for a lifetime of continued learning. They also acquire the practical knowledge and skills to help them obtain rewarding jobs and develop novel information systems and services.
Our faculty are world-renowned leaders with a variety of expertise and interests that combine to make SILS a transformational leader in four specific areas: digital curation, health informatics, information interaction and librarianship for the 21st Century.
Our Mission
SILSeducatesinnovative and responsible thinkers who will lead the information professions;discoversprinciples and impacts of information;createssystems, techniques, and policies to advance information processes and services; andadvancesinformation creation, access, use, management, and stewardship to improve the quality of life for diverse local, national, and global communities.