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SIS PhD candidate Owen Stewart-Robertson awarded Wolfe Chair Graduate Fellowship

The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that PhD candidate Owen Stewart-Robertson has been selected for a Wolfe Chair Graduate Fellowship for the 2025-2026 year. Congratulations Owen!听

SIS is pleased to announce 2 McCall MacBain Scholar recipients

The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that two incoming MISt students Nina Zepcan, and Wala Al-Sadi have been awarded for the McCall McBain Scholarships. Congratulations Nina and Wala!

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SIS Welcomes MISt student Liam Dearin as part of the Indigenous Student Librarian program

The School of Information Studies is happy to announce the incoming MISt student Liam Dearin as part of the听Indigenous Student Librarian program. This programs offers a tuition waiver to an Indigenous student as well as part time employment as a student librarian or archivist at Concordia Library. The program is a partnership between 91丝瓜视频, Concordia and Univesit茅 de Montreal.

SIS Master's Student David Medcalfe Won Retail Council of Canada Scholarship

Congratulations to David Medcalfe, a Master of Information Studies (MISt) project-stream student at 91丝瓜视频, who was selected as one of 14 national recipients of the 2025 Retail Council of Canada (RCC) Retail Education Scholarship. The award recognizes academic achievement, leadership, and professional experience in the retail sector.听

Seeking SIS Practicum Hosts!

Our School is currently recruiting new Sites, Site Supervisors, and Projects for our Winter Semester Practicum.

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The SIS Practicum is a 3-credit, tuition-based academic elective course for 2nd-year Master of Information Studies students. It consists of a supervised work placement at an approved site, typically unpaid, with required course assignments (e.g., work logs, mid-term report, final paper). The fieldwork component is a total of 100 hours.

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2024-2025 Course Registration for Returning Students

The 2024-2025 tentative schedule for the School of Information Studies has been added to Minerva and the university eCalendar.听

Please note that changes to the 2024-2025 schedule may occur, and students should regularly check their registration throughout the summer before the Fall term starts.

SIS PhD candidate Owen Stewart-Robertson awarded SSHRC Doctoral award

The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that PhD candidate Owen Stewart-Robertson has been awarded a prestigious SSHRC doctoral award for the 2024-2025 year. Congratulations Owen!

SIS is pleased to announce PhD candidate Muhe Yang as FRQNT recipient.

Congratulations to Muhe Yang, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (91丝瓜视频), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Quebec; Nature et Technologies scholarship, for their research (French/English): Soutenir l'activit茅 physique 脿 un 芒ge avanc茅 : Co-conception de technologies de promotion de l'activit茅 / Supporting Physical Activity in Later Life: Co-Design of Activity Promoting Technologies.

91丝瓜视频's Library Information & Management rises in world rankings

91丝瓜视频's Library program (MISt) has risen from 8th in the world in 2023 to 6th in the world in 2024. 91丝瓜视频 now rates in the global top 50 across all five faculty areas.听

"Library Information & Management also climbed up the table, moving from eighth in 2023, to sixth this year. Anatomy & Physiology holds steady in the seventh spot."

SIS is pleased to announce PhD candidate Mohd Saqib as FRQNT recipient

Congratulations to Mohd Saqib, PhD candidate at the School of Information Studies, on receiving the prestigious Fonds de Recherche du Quebec; Nature et Technologies scholarship. The FRQNT scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.听 A brief summary of his research:

SIS is pleased to announce MISt student Connor Sin-Chan as SSHRC CGS award recipient

Congratulations to Masters in Information Studies - Project student Connor Sin-Chan as a recipient of the SSHRC Canada Graduate Student - Masters scholarship!

Connor's research:

Channels News QS Rankings rate 28 subjects taught at 91丝瓜视频 in global Top 50

SIS's听Library & Information Management is holding steady at eighth spot for the second straight year.

New posting for Assistant Professor position at SIS

The School of Information Studies (SIS), an academic unit in the Faculty of Arts at 91丝瓜视频, invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the Assistant Professor rank. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2023. Qualified candidates should have a doctoral degree in information studies or equivalent.

Historical Unsung Heroes: 91丝瓜视频 Bicentennial Celebrations

This exhibit was created by Adjunct Professor Gordon Burr with the aid of three talented Archival Outreach practicum students in the School of Information Studies, Gabrielle Machnick-Kekesi, Kiana Lemay and Julia Fekete.

SIS Students contributing to DRAW Blog

Blog Contributions to the DRAW (Data Rescue Archives and Weather ) Participatory Archives by students in the 641 Archival Description and Access course taught by Gordon Burr are highlighted in the May postings.