Welcome | Information School | University of Washington

Isaac Pattis at REI

Library and Information Science

"The Master of Library and Information Science program redefined my approach to information and prepared me for the challenges of working in the information economy." Isaac Pattis, MLIS '12, Taxonomist, REI digital retail division.

Case Competition winners

Informatics Students Win 2013 Deloitte Case Competition

“Where our presentation really shined wasn’t on the technology; it was more on the human aspect, which is an important part of Informatics,” Curtis Howell, Informatics student and 2012 Deloitte Case winner.

class at Casa Latina

Improving the Lives of Underserved Communities

Fearless Cards, a set of basic, bi-lingual instruction cards developed at the iSchool are used at Casa Latina in Seattle to help immigrants learn about computers and the internet.

Information Mediaries Research Project

Professor Karen Fisher and Ph.D. candidates Phil Fawcett and Lassana Magassa are working with youth in immigrant communities to understand how they engage with their family and friends around information and social media.

Community Counts

At the iSchool, you will find a strong and supportive community that fosters collaboration and creative innovation.

Information Management

"Learning to unite the facets of people, process, and technology gave me the knowledge and tools to simplify complexity and create cohesive and long-lasting solutions that solve business problems." Monica McCool, MSIM ’09, Product Manager, Satori Software

Academic Programs

Bachelor of Science in Informatics

Informatics majors have a passion for making a difference through information and technology. They design, build, manage and secure systems to meet the needs of people, organizations, and society.

Master of Library & Information Science

Master of Science in Information Management

PhD in Information Science

The PhD program is the catalyst for excellence and attracts top students committed to making a difference through research, teaching and service to the community.

Undergraduate
Graduate
PhD

What is an iSchool?

Who What How Why

Who are we?

We are a community of professionals focused on diverse areas of expertise relating to the study of information and its use by people and organizations.

What do we do?

We prepare information leaders. We research the problems and opportunities of information. We design solutions to information challenges. We make information work.

Why do we do it?

We are inspired by information. We want to help people achieve their potential and harness the capacity of information as an agent for positive change.

How do we do it?

We conduct rigorous research, create challenging academic programs, tackle key social and technical problems in the information field and strengthen the link between users of information and designers of information systems.