Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management. School of Information Management

Corporate body (Dalhousie University)

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management. School of Information Management

• Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management. School of Library and Information Studies (1987-2005)
• Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management Studies. School of Library and Information Studies (1984-1987)
• Dalhousie University. Faculty of Administrative Studies. School of Library Service (1975-1984)
• Dalhousie University. Faculty of Graduate Studies. School of Library Service (1969-1975)
• Dalhousie University. Faculty of Graduate Studies. School of Library Service (1969-1975)

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The School for Information Management was established in 1969 as the School of Library Service, and it awarded its first Master of Library Service (MLS) degrees in May 1971. Originally administered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, the school became affiliated with the Faculty of Administrative Studies in 1975, which became the Faculty of Management Studies in 1984, and later simply the Faculty of Management.

Between 1979-1985 the library services curriculum was subject to ongoing revision, and in 1987 the school was renamed the School of Library and Information Studies. In 2005 it changed names again and became the School of Information Management, moving out of its longtime home on the third floor of the Killam Library to new digs in the Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building. It continued to offer a Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) degree, which in 2019 became a Master of Information (MI). In 2008 the school launched a graduate program for mid-career professionals leading to a Master of Information Management (MIM). The school has been continuously accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) since 1971.

The School of Information Management is located in the Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building on Dalhousie's Studley campus.

The School for Information Management offers programs leading to Master of Information (MI), combined MI and Juris Doctor (JD), combined MI and Master of Public Administration (MPA), and combined MI and Master of Resource & Environmental Management (MREM) degrees. It also runs a blended/online graduate mid-career degree program leading to a Master of Information Management (MIM), a Bachelor of Management degree program and an interdisciplinary PhD degree. The school supports faculty and student research in seven overlapping areas: data, information and knowledge management; data science; educational and informational services; human information interaction; information and society; information organization and representation; and scientific information.

The basic statute relating to Dalhousie University is Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1863. This statute replaced earlier statutes, and the 1863 statute itself has been amended and supplemented several times over the years. The provisions of these various statutes provide for the establishment and regulation of the university, the membership of the Board of Governors and its rights and powers, the authority of senate for the internal regulation of the university (subject to the approval of the board), and various other matters.

The School of Information Management is led by a limited-term director, who is appointed from among the faculty. In 2021 the school had 12 full-time faculty members, five part-time lecturers and nine adjunct professors, supported by five administrative and program staff.

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management (1975-)

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Graduate Studies (1949-)

Horrocks, Norman (1927-2010)

Information Science Student Association (ISSA) (1970-)

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management. Rowe School of Business (1930-)

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management. School of Public Administration (1975-)

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management. School for Resource and Environmental Studies (1973-)