Fifty Years of the Information School.

2013 is highly significant in the history of the Information School. We are now completing the first half a century of the Information School as we enter our 50th year.

Throughout that time we have achieved considerable success in terms of research, notably attaining the highest level in each of the national research assessments since the 1980s as well as pioneering innovative teaching programmes.

Founded in 1963 as the Postgraduate School of Librarianship, it was only the second University school of its kind in the UK.  In 1967 the School changed its name to the Postgraduate School of Librarianship Information Science, and again in 1981 to the Department of Information Studies. Three years ago in 2010 the name changed to the current Information School, following our joining the international iSchools movement.

You can find out more about the School since its founding on our history page.

If you have a memory of the School that you'd like to share, why not sign our guestbook?

To celebrate the milestone we’re planning a range of events for everyone connected with the School and we hope you’ll be able to join in.  Please see the table below for more details.   Also watch out for virtual events in Second Life and our regular seminar series.

Month	Date	Event	More info
January	Friday 11th	PGT graduation ceremony and reception	Our 2012 PGT graduates celebrate as they receive their degrees with colleagues and guests.
February		Special Information School Anniversary issue of the Journal of Information Science, dedicated entirely to the work of Information School staff	Check back for a web link when the issue is launched
March		Question Time Event: "Past and Future"	An event for all our students with an expert panel of past and current colleagues giving you a chance to ask anything about the Information field but particularly where it has come from and where it is going.
April		Celebration of Information Behaviour and Information Literacy in the School.	Hosted by the Centre for Information Literacy Research
May		Information School Doctoral Conference	Postgraduate Research students from around the UK and beyond visit the School to present their work.
		Special Information School Anniversary issue of Library Trends, dedicated entirely to the work of Information School staff	Check back for a web link when the issue is launched
June	Friday 21st	Birthday celebration	Our flagship birthday celebration for anyone connected with the School, past and present.
September	Monday 16th	Information School Staff Symposium. A one-day mini-conference of School staff presenting their research.	Come and find out more about the research that we do.