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School of Information Resources
and Library Science
1515 East First Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
Tel: (520) 621-3565
Fax: (520) 621-3279
sirls@email.arizona.edu
Department Director
Dr. Bryan Heidorn
1515 East First Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
Tel: (520) 621-3565
Fax: (520) 621-3279
heidorn@email.arizona.edu
Tom Wilding Named VP of AzLA
Faculty, staff, students, and alumni of The School of Information Resources & Library Science at the University of Arizona congratulate Professor of Practice Thomas L. Wilding, who assumes the role of Vice-President / President-Elect of the Arizona Library Association today 1 December. Tom has been involved in libraries for over a half century working at the District of Columbia Public Libraries, the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, the Libraries of... more
New Faculty Member: Catherine F. Brooks
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine F. Brooks as an Assistant Professor. Her appointment is a joint one between the School of Information Resources & Library Science and the Department of Communication. Dr. Brooks comes to us from California State at Long Beach. She received her doctorate in Education, Curriculum, and Instruction in 2008 from California, Riverside. Her dissertation examined the differences... more
Web Site Migration
Some sections of the new website are still in the process of being migrated, including the syllabus archive. We expect these to come online later this summer.... more
Welcome to School of Information Resources & Library Science
The School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) is an academic department and a professional school in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Arizona, Arizona’s only public land grant university. The Library and Information Science disciplines (LIS) and interdisciplinary perspectives relevant to knowledge and information resources comprise the intellectual foundations of the school.
School News
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LIBRARY JOURNAL NAMES LUIS HERRERA 2012 LJ LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR New York, NY, January 10, 2012—It’s rare that a city mayor, board of supervisors, library commission and department heads, a union, and citizens of all types come together on anything, but that’s what happened in San Francisco when City Librarian Luis Herrera was nominated for the prestigious LJ Librarian of the...
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In ALA: Library Worklife http://ala-apa.org/newsletter/2011/12/11/enhance-your-resume-intelligence-analyst/ This article is from the December 2011 issue. By Virginia Sanchez The Intelligence community needs librarians and the skills we bring. My experience accessing and manipulating multiple databases; evaluating and identifying the most relevant search results; packaging my...
Upcoming Events
- Brown Bag Lecture(Event on Calendar)(4 days)
- Brown Bag Lecture(Event on Calendar)(18 days)
- Brown Bag Lecture(Event on Calendar)(32 days)
- Tucson Festival of Books(Event on Calendar)(42 days)
- Brown Bag Lecture(Event on Calendar)(74 days)
- Joint Conference of Librarians of Color Conference (JCLC)(Event on Calendar)(236 days)
