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Information Systems | Information Technology | Library and Information Studies
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Information Sciences, MS

Our American Library Association accredited information sciences graduate program, offered by the School of Information Sciences, prepares students to effectively manage, navigate, analyze, and turn information into action in public and private sectors.


Program Overview

The Master of Science in Information Sciences (MSIS) degree provides a hands-on learning environment with the convenience of online courses. With more than two decades providing distance education options, students receive the same great educational experience whether they choose our online or on-campus course options.


  • Online: SIS online classes promote strong engagement in real-time between faculty and students. Students enjoy the benefits of a tight-knit, online community as they pursue their information sciences journey.
  • On-Campus: On-campus students also enjoy access to campus facilities, resources, and services such as student health services and recreation facilities. If you choose to study on the Knoxville campus, your three core classes may be offered in a physical, traditional classroom, but a majority of your classes will be online.

Courses are typically offered at times that fit the busy schedules of working professionals, allowing for those who are looking to advance or switch careers the flexibility to attend our synchronous courses.


Why Study Information Sciences?

The information sciences graduate program provides a variety of pathways into various information sciences careers, which are:


  • Academic Librarianship
  • Archives & Records Management
  • Assessment Librarianship
  • Data Curation and Data Management
  • Digital Collections
  • Geographic Information
  • Information Organization
  • Public Librarianship
  • School Library Media
  • Science Information
  • User Experience (UX)
  • Youth Services

Pursuing these pathways and tailoring your program to your desired objectives by including a hands-on practicum for credit can help set you up for success after graduation. Every information sciences graduate program student is paired with a faculty advisor who aligns with their areas of interest so they can get one-on-one guidance on their master’s degree journey.


In addition to these pathways, we offer four graduate certificates that can be earned in conjunction with a MSIS degree for students who have specific goals in mind, such as getting licensed to be a librarian in a school.


Points of Pride

  • A Top 10 library program in the nation, according to US World & News Report
  • 90% of graduates from the MSIS program are working in the Information Sciences field within one year of graduation
  • 50+ years of American Library Association accreditation

Careers

Careers in information sciences continue to evolve during this age of information, with a continued and growing need for professionals who can manage and organize data and information. From libraries to national labs and corporate landscapes, information sciences continues to thrive as a field.


Some of the titles our alumni from the MSIS program have include:


  • Academic librarian
  • Technical services librarian
  • Special collections archivist
  • Assessment specialist
  • Data curator
  • Science informationist
  • Digital services librarian
  • Spatial data analyst
  • Map cataloger
  • Information architect
  • UX researcher
  • Children’s librarian

Featured Courses

INSC 563 – Data Management

Foundational data management concepts and models used to describe the creation, organization, distribution, storage, access, retrieval, management, use, and preservation of data throughout the data lifecycle. Includes a review of socio-technical systems, including people, infrastructures, and stakeholders used to understand data management best practices, guidelines, and policies.


INSC 562 – Digital Curation

Value-added, lifecycle management of born and reborn digital objects and databases. Content creation, digitization, selection, appraisal, ingest, storage, preservation, access, use and re-use. Digital and data repository standards, policies, and management.


INSC 541 – Knowledge Management for Information Professionals

Tools and techniques for knowledge acquisition, assessment, evaluation, management, organization and dissemination applied to business situations. Topics include knowledge generation, coordination, codification, transfer, and reuse. Strategies and information technologies to facilitate KM. Roles of information professionals in developing knowledge management initiatives.


INSC 586 – Usability Testing and Evaluation

Comprehensive overview of theory and practice of usability evaluation. Assessing information systems from a user-centered design perspective using methods including usability testing, heuristic evaluation, web analytics, eye tracking and interaction modeling. Focus on usability testing and its various techniques including Think Aloud protocol, performance testing, face-to-face testing and remote testing.


INSC 516 – Geospatial Technologies

Creation, distribution, growth, use and misuse of geospatial data. Application of geospatial technologies to generate maps, tables and imagery.


INSC 542 – Social Informatics

Causes and consequences of accessing and using information and technologies by individuals, communities, organizations, governments, and society.


Computational Science Graduate Minor

On-campus master’s students may pursue a nine-hour Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Computational Science (IGMCS). The minor requires coursework in three areas: computer and information sciences, applied mathematics, and a selected discipline outside of information sciences. Because this is an interdisciplinary minor, distance education students may not be able to pursue the minor, as courses offered by departments outside of SIS require in-person class attendance.


SIS courses that support the minor include human-centered computing, knowledge discovery and data mining, and digital libraries, among other topics.


Admissions and Aid

  • Learn how to apply
  • Explore tuition and costs
  • Find aid opportunities

The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996


The flagship campus of the University of Tennessee System and partner in the Tennessee Transfer Pathway.


ADAPrivacy SafetyTitle IX


College of Communication and Information


489 Student Services Building


1331 Circle Park Drive


Knoxville, TN


Undergraduate Advising Phone:
Graduate Studies Phone:
Administration Office Phone:


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Information Sciences, MS

Our American Library Association accredited information sciences graduate program, offered by the School of Information Sciences, prepares students to effectively manage, navigate, analyze, and turn information into action in public and private sectors.


  • Request more information
  • Apply now
  • Overview
  • Why this program
  • Careers
  • Featured courses
  • Admissions and aid

Program overview

If you’re looking for a hands-on learning environment with the convenience of online courses, look no further. With more than two decades providing distance education options, students seeking their ALA-accredited Master of Science in Information Sciences (MSIS) degree receive the same great educational experience whether they choose our online or on-campus course options.


Online: SIS online classes promote strong engagement in real-time between faculty and students. Students enjoy the benefits of a tight-knit, online community as they pursue their information sciences journey. You can learn more about the on-line program at Vols Online.


On-Campus: On-campus students also enjoy access to campus facilities, resources, and services such as student health services and recreation facilities. If you choose to study on the Knoxville campus, your three core classes may be offered in a physical, traditional classroom, but a majority of your classes will be online.


Courses are typically offered at times that fit the busy schedules of working professionals, allowing for those who are looking to advance or switch careers the flexibility to attend our synchronous courses.


Download the MSIS Handbook (PFD)

Why study Information Sciences?

The information sciences graduate program provides a variety of pathways into various information sciences careers, which are:


  • Academic Librarianship
  • Archives & Records Management
  • Assessment Librarianship
  • Data Curation and Data Management
  • Digital Collections
  • Geographic Information
  • Information Organization
  • Public Librarianship
  • School Library Media
  • Science Information
  • User Experience (UX)
  • Youth Services

Pursuing these pathways and tailoring your program to your desired objectives by including a hands-on practicum for credit can help set you up for success after graduation. Every information sciences graduate program student is paired with a faculty advisor who aligns with their areas of interest so they can get one-on-one guidance on their master’s degree journey.


In addition to these pathways, we offer four graduate certificates that can be earned in conjunction with a MSIS degree for students who have specific goals in mind, such as getting licensed to be a librarian in a school.


Points of Pride

A Top 10


library program in the nation,


according to US World & News Report


90%


of graduates


from the MSIS program are working in the Information Sciences field within one year of graduation.


50+ years


of American Library Association accreditation


What can you do with a MS in Information Sciences after graduation?

Careers in information sciences continue to evolve during this age of information, with a continued and growing need for professionals who can manage and organize data and information. From libraries to national labs and corporate landscapes, information sciences continues to thrive as a field.


Here’s a few of the titles our alumni from the MSIS program have:


  • Academic librarian
  • Technical services librarian
  • Special collections archivist
  • Assessment specialist
  • Data curator
  • Science informationist
  • Digital services librarian
  • Spatial data analyst
  • Map cataloger
  • Information architect
  • UX researcher
  • Children’s librarian

I feel like they [SIS] have a finger on the pulse of what employers are looking for, and what is new and needed in the field, which I appreciate. I think they’re on the cutting-edge of the trending topics in information sciences, and really preparing graduates to get a job at the end of it.”


Amanda Liford (’19)
__Science Data Manager at the US Geological Survey, and alumnus of the UT Master of Science in Information Sciences program


Featured Courses

INSC 563 – Data Management

Foundational data management concepts and models used to describe the creation, organization, distribution, storage, access, retrieval, management, use, and preservation of data throughout the data lifecycle. Includes a review of socio-technical systems, including people, infrastructures, and stakeholders used to understand data management best practices, guidelines, and policies.


INSC 562 – Digital Curation

Value-added, lifecycle management of born and reborn digital objects and databases. Content creation, digitization, selection, appraisal, ingest, storage, preservation, access, use and re-use. Digital and data repository standards, policies, and management.


INSC 541 – Knowledge Management for Information Professionals

Tools and techniques for knowledge acquisition, assessment, evaluation, management, organization and dissemination applied to business situations. Topics include knowledge generation, coordination, codification, transfer, and reuse. Strategies and information technologies to facilitate KM. Roles of information professionals in developing knowledge management initiatives.


INSC 586 – Usability Testing and Evaluation

Comprehensive overview of theory and practice of usability evaluation. Assessing information systems from a user-centered design perspective using methods including usability testing, heuristic evaluation, web analytics, eye tracking and interaction modeling. Focus on usability testing and its various techniques including Think Aloud protocol, performance testing, face-to-face testing and remote testing.


INSC 516 – Geospatial Technologies

Creation, distribution, growth, use and misuse of geospatial data. Application of geospatial technologies to generate maps, tables and imagery.


INSC 542 – Social Informatics

Causes and consequences of accessing and using information and technologies by individuals, communities, organizations, governments, and society.


Computational Science Graduate Minor

On-campus master’s students may pursue a nine-hour Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Computational Science (IGMCS). The minor requires coursework in three areas: computer and information sciences, applied mathematics, and a selected discipline outside of information sciences. Because this is an interdisciplinary minor, distance education students may not be able to pursue the minor, as courses offered by departments outside of SIS require in-person class attendance.


SIS courses that support the minor include human-centered computing, knowledge discovery and data mining, and digital libraries, among other topics. For more information about the IGMCS, contact Professor Peiling Wang at .


Request more information

First Name


Last Name


Email Address


Phone


Undergraduate Degree


Program of Interest


Please select a program that matches your area of interestInformation Sciences MS - OnlineInformation Sciences MS - Hybrid


MSIS Pathway Interest


MSIS Pathway Interest


Custom, Personalized Curriculum


Academic Librarianship


Archives & Records Management


Assessment Librarianship


Data Curation and Data Management


Digital Collections


Geographic Information


Information Organization


Public Librarianship


School Library Media


Science Information


User Experience (UX)


Youth Services


Tell us a little more about you and what you would like to know.


Submit


We’re here to help!

Mariah Cozart

Student Services Specialist


Admissions and aid

  • Learn how to apply
  • Explore tuition and costs
  • Find aid opportunities

The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996


The flagship campus of the University of Tennessee System and partner in the Tennessee Transfer Pathway.


ADAPrivacy SafetyTitle IX


College of Communication and Information


489 Student Services Building


1331 Circle Park Drive


Knoxville, TN


Email:


Undergraduate Advising Phone:
Graduate Studies Phone:
Administration Office Phone:


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print(extract_program_details(markdown_content))python def extract_program_details(markdown_content): # Remove calls-to-action, contact details, placeholder text, and external references cleaned_content = markdown_content.replace("Request more information", "").replace("Apply now", "").replace("Visit", "").replace("Give", "").replace("Search", "").replace("Close", "").replace("Menu and search", "").replace("Search Icon", "").replace("Email:", "").replace("Phone:", "").replace("Undergraduate Degree", "").replace("Program of Interest", "").replace("Please select a program that matches your area of interest", "").replace("MSIS Pathway Interest", "").replace("Custom, Personalized Curriculum", "").replace("Tell us a little more about you and what you would like to know.", "").replace("Submit", "").replace("We’re here to help!", "").replace("Mariah Cozart", "").replace("Student Services Specialist", "").replace("The University of Tennessee", "").replace("Knoxville, Tennessee 37996", "").replace("The flagship campus of the University of Tennessee System and partner in the Tennessee Transfer Pathway.", "").replace("ADAPrivacy SafetyTitle IX", "").replace("College of Communication and Information", "").replace("489 Student Services Building", "").replace("1331 Circle Park Drive", "").replace("Knoxville, TN", "").replace("Email:", "").replace("Undergraduate Advising Phone:", "").replace("Graduate Studies Phone:", "").replace("Administration Office Phone:", "").replace("X", "").replace("Facebook", "").replace("YouTube", "").replace("Instagram", "")


# Extract program details
program_details = ""
lines = cleaned_content.split("\n")
for line in lines:
    if line.strip() != "":
        program_details += line + "\n"

# Format the extracted text in markdown
formatted_program_details = ""
sections = program_details.split("##")
for section in sections:
    if section.strip() != "":
        formatted_program_details += "## " + section.strip() + "\n"

return formatted_program_details

Test the function

markdown_content = """


Context:

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  • AboutAbout
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College of Communication and Information


  • AcademicsAcademics
    • Academics OverviewAcademics Overview
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    • Undergraduate MinorsUndergraduate Minors
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  • Student ExperienceStudent Experience
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    • Student OrganizationsStudent Organizations
    • Study AbroadStudy Abroad
    • Communication & Leadership AcademyCommunication & Leadership Academy
    • LEO FellowsLEO Fellows
    • Labs & FacilitiesLabs & Facilities
  • The Media CenterThe Media Center
    • The Media Center OverviewThe Media Center Overview
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    • Student OpportunitiesStudent Opportunities
    • Election ProjectElection Project
    • AboutAbout
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Information Sciences, MS

Our American Library Association accredited information sciences graduate program, offered by the School of Information Sciences, prepares students to effectively manage, navigate, analyze, and turn information into action in public and private sectors.


  • Request more information
  • Apply now
  • Overview
  • Why this program
  • Careers
  • Featured courses
  • Admissions and aid

Program overview

If you’re looking for a hands-on learning environment with the convenience of online courses, look no further. With more than two decades providing distance education options, students seeking their ALA-accredited Master of Science in Information Sciences (MSIS) degree receive the same great educational experience whether they choose our online or on-campus course options.


Online: SIS online classes promote strong engagement in real-time between faculty and students. Students enjoy the benefits of a tight-knit, online community as they pursue their information sciences journey. You can learn more about the on-line program at Vols Online.


On-Campus: On-campus students also enjoy access to campus facilities, resources, and services such as student health services and recreation facilities. If you choose to study on the Knoxville campus, your three core classes may be offered in a physical, traditional classroom, but a majority of your classes will be online.


Courses are typically offered at times that fit the busy schedules of working professionals, allowing for those who are looking to advance or switch careers the flexibility to attend our synchronous courses.


Download the MSIS Handbook (PFD)

Why study Information Sciences?

The information sciences graduate program provides a variety of pathways into various information sciences careers, which are:


  • Academic Librarianship
  • Archives & Records Management
  • Assessment Librarianship
  • Data Curation and Data Management
  • Digital Collections
  • Geographic Information
  • Information Organization
  • Public Librarianship
  • School Library Media
  • Science Information
  • User Experience (UX)
  • Youth Services

Pursuing these pathways and tailoring your program to your desired objectives by including a hands-on practicum for credit can help set you up for success after graduation. Every information sciences graduate program student is paired with a faculty advisor who aligns with their areas of interest so they can get one-on-one guidance on their master’s degree journey.


In addition to these pathways, we offer four graduate certificates that can be earned in conjunction with a MSIS degree for students who have specific goals in mind, such as getting licensed to be a librarian in a school.


Points of Pride

A Top 10


library program in the nation,


according to US World & News Report


90%


of graduates


from the MSIS program are working in the Information Sciences field within one year of graduation.


50+ years


of American Library Association accreditation


What can you do with a MS in Information Sciences after graduation?

Careers in information sciences continue to evolve during this age of information, with a continued and growing need for professionals who can manage and organize data and information. From libraries to national labs and corporate landscapes, information sciences continues to thrive as a field.


Here’s a few of the titles our alumni from the MSIS program have:


  • Academic librarian
  • Technical services librarian
  • Special collections archivist
  • Assessment specialist
  • Data curator
  • Science informationist
  • Digital services librarian
  • Spatial data analyst
  • Map cataloger
  • Information architect
  • UX researcher
  • Children’s librarian

I feel like they [SIS] have a finger on the pulse of what employers are looking for, and what is new and needed in the field, which I appreciate. I think they’re on the cutting-edge of the trending topics in information sciences, and really preparing graduates to get a job at the end of it.”


Amanda Liford (’19)
__Science Data Manager at the US Geological Survey, and alumnus of the UT Master of Science in Information Sciences program


Featured Courses

INSC 563 – Data Management

Foundational data management concepts and models used to describe the creation, organization, distribution, storage, access, retrieval, management, use, and preservation of data throughout the data lifecycle. Includes a review of socio-technical systems, including people, infrastructures, and stakeholders used to understand data management best practices, guidelines, and policies.


INSC 562 – Digital Curation

Value-added, lifecycle management of born and reborn digital objects and databases. Content creation, digitization, selection, appraisal, ingest, storage, preservation, access, use and re-use. Digital and data repository standards, policies, and management.


INSC 541 – Knowledge Management for Information Professionals

Tools and techniques for knowledge acquisition, assessment, evaluation, management, organization and dissemination applied to business situations. Topics include knowledge generation, coordination, codification, transfer, and reuse. Strategies and information technologies to facilitate KM. Roles of information professionals in developing knowledge management initiatives.


INSC 586 – Usability Testing and Evaluation

Comprehensive overview of theory and practice of usability evaluation. Assessing information systems from a user-centered design perspective using methods including usability testing, heuristic evaluation, web analytics, eye tracking and interaction modeling. Focus on usability testing and its various techniques including Think Aloud protocol, performance testing, face-to-face testing and remote testing.


INSC 516 – Geospatial Technologies

Creation, distribution, growth, use and misuse of geospatial data. Application of geospatial technologies to generate maps, tables and imagery.


INSC 542 – Social Informatics

Causes and consequences of accessing and using information and technologies by individuals, communities, organizations, governments, and society.


Computational Science Graduate Minor

On-campus master’s students may pursue a nine-hour Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Computational Science (IGMCS). The minor requires coursework in three areas: computer and information sciences, applied mathematics, and a selected discipline outside of information sciences. Because this is an interdisciplinary minor, distance education students may not be able to pursue the minor, as courses offered by departments outside of SIS require in-person class attendance.


SIS courses that support the minor include human-centered computing, knowledge discovery and data mining, and digital libraries, among other topics. For more information about the IGMCS, contact Professor Peiling Wang at .


Request more information

First Name


Last Name


Email Address


Phone


Undergraduate Degree


Program of Interest


Please select a program that matches your area of interestInformation Sciences MS - OnlineInformation Sciences MS - Hybrid


MSIS Pathway Interest


MSIS Pathway Interest


Custom, Personalized Curriculum


Academic Librarianship


Archives & Records Management


Assessment Librarianship


Data Curation and Data Management


Digital Collections


Geographic Information


Information Organization


Public Librarianship


School Library Media


Science Information


User Experience (UX)


Youth Services


Tell us a little more about you and what you would like to know.


Submit


We’re here to help!

Mariah Cozart

Student Services Specialist


Admissions and aid

  • Learn how to apply
  • Explore tuition and costs
  • Find aid opportunities

The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996


The flagship campus of the University of Tennessee System and partner in the Tennessee Transfer Pathway.


ADAPrivacy SafetyTitle IX


College of Communication and Information


489 Student Services Building


1331 Circle Park Drive


Knoxville, TN


Email:


Undergraduate Advising Phone:
Graduate Studies Phone:
Administration Office Phone:


  • X
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram """

print(extract_program_details(markdown_content))python def extract_program_details(markdown_content): # Remove calls-to-action, contact details, placeholder text, and external references cleaned_content = markdown_content.replace("Request more information", "").replace("Apply now", "").replace("Visit", "").replace("Give", "").replace("Search", "").replace("Close", "").replace("Menu and search", "").replace("Search Icon", "").replace("Email:", "").replace("Phone:", "").replace("Undergraduate Degree", "").replace("Program of Interest", "").replace("Please select a program that matches your area of interest", "").replace("MSIS Pathway Interest", "").replace("Custom, Personalized Curriculum", "").replace("Tell us a little more about you and what you would like to know.", "").replace("Submit", "").replace("We’re here to help!", "").replace("Mariah Cozart", "").replace("Student Services Specialist", "").replace("The University of Tennessee", "").replace("Knoxville, Tennessee 37996", "").replace("The flagship campus of the University of Tennessee System and partner in the Tennessee Transfer Pathway.", "").replace("ADAPrivacy SafetyTitle IX", "").replace("College of Communication and Information", "").replace("489 Student Services Building", "").replace("1331 Circle Park Drive", "").replace("Knoxville, TN", "").replace("Email:", "").replace("Undergraduate Advising Phone:", "").replace("Graduate Studies Phone:", "").replace("Administration Office Phone:", "").replace("X", "").replace("Facebook", "").replace("YouTube", "").replace("Instagram", "")


# Extract program details
program_details = ""
lines = cleaned_content.split("\n")
for line in lines:
    if line.strip() != "":
        program_details += line + "\n"

# Format the extracted text in markdown
formatted_program_details = ""
sections = program_details.split("##")
for section in sections:
    if section.strip() != "":
        formatted_program_details += "## " + section.strip() + "\n"

return formatted_program_details

Test the function

markdown_content = """


Context:

Skip to content


  • Request Info
  • Visit
  • Apply
  • Give

Search Icon


Search


Close


Search


Search Icon Search


Menu and search


Search Icon


Close


  • Request Info
  • Visit
  • Apply
  • Give

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