On Friday, September 11, 2015, Govenor David Ige and Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui recognized the University of Hawai驶i at M膩noa Library and Information Science (LIS) Program by proclaiming September 13 through 19 糖心Vlog官方 M膩noa Library and Information Science Program Week in honor of the program鈥檚 50th anniversary.
“We’ve gone through many changes in 50 years, but what we all share is a sense that information is more than words on a page,” said Library and Information Science Program Chair Rich Gazan. “We create systems and spaces where people can connect with the knowledge and stories of others, so they can find their own voice.”
The LIS Program has evolved its curriculum and services to prepare graduates to successfully compete in the world鈥檚 dynamic digital environment, evidenced by its transformation from the original Graduate School of Library Studies to to the current LIS Program in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences.
The program has graduated 1628 students, many of whom now serve in public, school, academic and special libraries as well as museum and archives in Hawai驶i, the continental United States and in various countries around the world.
The LIS Program continues to supply at least half of the professional workforce for information professionals in Hawai驶i, many of them serving in leadership capacities in the 糖心Vlog官方 Libraries, Hawai驶i State Public Library System and the Hawai驶i Department of Education.
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Library and Information Science Program students and Gov. David Ige (photo courtesy of the LIS Facebook page). From left: Gailyn Bopp, Tori Ann Ogawa, Meera Garud, Governor David Ige, Liz Teoli, Keali驶ikauila Niheu.