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Academic Prototyping

• This section includes some of the projects and courses that School faculty have developed to advance the ILS profession and academic preparation.

Kellogg CRISTAL-ED

• With the assistance of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the School has embarked on the Kellogg Coalition on Reinventing Information Science,Technology, and Library Education (CRISTAL-ED), a five-year project to reinvent such education to meet the changing needs of information professionals.

In the Community

• The faculty have established projects that directly benefit the community. In many cases, the goal is to set up a pilot project, and at the same time, train local information professionals to manage the project. This ensures the long-term success of the project and local community participation.

M-VISION

• M-VISION is developing opportunities for information professionals to pursue training and professional development within their fields, or to simply realize a desire to participate in lifelong learning. The unique and rich resources of the University of Michigan and the knowledge of its world class faculty, researchers and staff have been crafted into a wide variety of resources designed specifically for computer based delivery to individuals -- anywhere, anytime, anyplace.

Sponsored Faculty Research

• The amount of annual funded research at the School has risen steadily. In 1988-89, SILS received $130,000 in external research support. By comparison, in 1994-95, the figure climbed to approximately $3.75 million. The School's total current funded research (including multiyear projects) stands at $14,927,999.

Student Projects

• Some of the most frequently used services on the World Wide Web got their start at our School. You can review those shown at our fall 1995 Student Projects Showcase, and those from our fall 1994 and spring 1995 showcases. In addition, the resources listed below, also created by students, have been cited by major publications and/or been linked to extensively by other Web sites:
  • Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resources Guides, developed by Louis Rosenfeld.
  • Guide to Film and Video Resources on the Internet,
    developed by Lisa R. Wood and Kristen Garlock
  • The Internet Public Library, developed by students in Assistant Professor Joseph Janes' ILS 726 course, "Information Technology, Impacts and Implications."
  • Job Search and Employment Opportunities: Best Bets from the Net, developed by Philip Ray and Bradley Taylor