Opportunities in Information Science: Bringing Technology, People, and Information Together

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Opportunities in Information Science Bringing
Technology, People, and Information Together
Barbara Wildemuth, Professor, SILS J. Bert
Purvis, SILS Student
Tapping the vast reservoir of human knowledge
--Louis Round Wilson, founder, 1931
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What is information science?
Content

• Content
• People
• Technology
• Working together

Technology
People
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Who is an information scientist?

• A web site designer
• An information architect
• A systems analyst
• A competitive intelligence analyst
• A librarian
• A computer support professional

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How do I become an information scientist?
Welcome to
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BSIS Requirements

• INLS 40, Retrieving and Analyzing Information
  (prerequisite)
• INLS 50, Tools for Information Literacy
• INLS 55, Information Use for Organizational
  Effectiveness
• INLS 60, Information Systems Analysis and Design
• INLS 156, Introduction to Database
• INLS 92, Emerging Topics in Information Science
• Four electives in information science

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Additional Opportunities

• IS Internship (INLS 91)

• Honors Program (INLS 98/99)

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BSIS Graduates

• Where
• Accenture
• NORTEL
• Bank of America
• Progress Energy
• Doing what
• IT analyst
• Network support specialist
• Information architect
• Database administrator
• Web editor

Commencement, May 2004
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Minor in Information Systems

• INLS 40, Retrieving and Analyzing Information
  (prerequisite)
• INLS 50, Tools for Information Literacy
• INLS 60, Information Systems Analysis and Design
• INLS 156, Introduction to Database
• One elective in information science

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The Students Perspective

• J. Bert Purvis

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Questions?

• More information available at
• sils.unc.edu
• Contacts
• Lara Bailey (ljbailey_at_email.unc.edu)
• Claudia Gollop (gollop_at_ils.unc.edu)
• Paul Solomon (solomon_at_ils.unc.edu)
• Barbara Wildemuth (wildem_at_ils.unc.edu)