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About SIS / History |
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Centennial Celebration (1901 - 2001) |
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 As
the School of Information Sciences celebrates 100 years of education,
it looks back with pride at the connection to Andrew Carnegie,
the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the Carnegie Institute and
to the strong ethics and traditions of excellence that are the
foundation of the educational program. Andrew Carnegie's gift
to the city of Pittsburgh extended to a small school established
to educate children's librarians at the Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh. It was the first school of its kind in the world.
Over the past century, the educational program has expanded
to include study of many aspects of the information professions,
incorporating the newest technologies with the traditional values
of access, service, and protection of privacy.
In 1962, the
School moved to the University of Pittsburgh, which wove the
library science thread with those of information science and
telecommunications into the intricate fabric that represents
the systematic integration of people, knowledge and technology
in today's School. As the School shapes its future, it works
within the international community to continue to strive in
scholarship, education and service. |
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~ Inaugural Event: May 30, 2001
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 Lecture
by Vartan Gregorian: "Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future"
Dr. Vartan Gregorian is the twelfth president of the Carnegie
Corporation of New York. Prior to his current position, which
he assumed in June 1997, he served for nine years as Brown University's
sixteenth president. Gregorian also served as president of the
New York Public Library. He graduated with honors from Stanford
with majors in history and the humanities. Gregorian also received
his PhD from Stanford and taught at San Francisco State College,
the University of California at Los Angeles, and the University
of Texas Austin. He was Tarzian Professor of History, professor
of South Asian history at the University of Pennsylvania, and
later became its twenty-third provost. His many awards include
more than fifty honorary degrees, including one from the University
of Pittsburgh, recognition by governments around the world
and numerous civic and professional honors. Gregorian is recognized
internationally as a visionary educator and leader. His dedication
"to do real and permanent good in the world" brings
him to Pittsburgh to celebrate 100 years of educating individuals
who lead institutions that "represent the spirit of humanity
for all ages."
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Lecture Photographs
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James Maher, Provost, University of
Pittsburgh; Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie
Corporation of New York; Toni Carbo, Former Dean,
School of Information Sciences |
Ellsworth Brown, President, Carnegie Museums
of Pittsburgh |
Herb Elish, Director, Carnegie Library
of Pittsburgh |
Toni Carbo, Former Dean, School of
Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh |
Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie
Corporation of New York |
Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie
Corporation of New York |
Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie
Corporation of New York |
Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor, University
of Pittsburgh
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Jo Butz, graphic designer and Carol Bleier,
author of Tradition in Transition: A History of the School
of Information Sciences. |
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Reception Photographs |
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The reception following Dr. Gregorian's
lecture was held in the Social Sciences Department of
the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. |
Margaret Kimmel, Professor, Department
of Library and Information Science; Elizabeth Mahoney,
Head, Information Sciences Library (both University
of
Pittsburgh; and Doreen E. Boyce, President, Buhl Foundation. |
Toni Carbo, Former Dean, School of
Information Sciences; Paul Munro and Stephen Hirtle,
Professors, Department of Information Science and
Telecommunications (all University of Pittsburgh)
chatting with Dr. Gregorian. |
Carol Bleier autographing copies of Traditions
in Transition: A History of the School of Information
Sciences |
Chancellor Nordenberg and Provost Maher
at the reception |
Carolyn Bann, Dean, GSPIA, Andrew Blair,
Vice Provost (both University of Pittsburgh) with Herb
Elish, Director, Carnegie Public Library |
C. Holmes Wolfe, former University of
Pittsburgh Board of Trustees and Dr. Gregorian |
James Maher, Provost, University of Pittsburgh |
EJ Josey and Vartan Gregorian |
Chancellor Nordenberg, Ellsworth Brown,
President, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, and Former
Dean Carbo |
Herb Elish, Director, Carnegie Library
of Pittsburgh; Carol Robinson, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh,
Board Trustee; Judge Frank Lucchino |
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Photo
Credits: CIDDE, University of Pittsburgh. |
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~ Published History of SIS ~ |
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Tradition
in Transition: A History of the School of Information Sciences
 Pitt's
School of Information Sciences has long been an innovative
leader in the field and the first to introduce many technologies,
and to introduce, as well, courses in the areas of Information
Ethics and policy.
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| Jo Butz, graphic designer and Carol
Bleier, author of Tradition in Transition: A History
of the School of Information Sciences. Photo credits:
CIDDE University of Pittsburgh. |
The School started the first Information Ethics
Forum in 1989. Programs like medical librarianship and biomedical
informatics were pioneering efforts in the 1980s. The telecommunications
program was the first in any information sciences school,
and the wireless and geoinformatics curricula and laboratories
begun in the 1990s, serve to keep Pitt on the leading edge
of education in the information sciences.
This fascinating narrative actually describes the evolution
of a profession using the history of one of its leading educational
institutions as a lens. Of interest to all library and information
science educators, as well as students interested in the history
of education and the development of the various facets of
information science. Contains over 100 historic photos.
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