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Department of
Information Studies

Information Studies

A degree in Information Studies can be the start of a varied and interesting career in the world of information in all its contexts: libraries, archives, record offices, the public and private sectors, in the UK and elsewhere.

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Graduation 2010

Research

  • Books in libraryThe Department has an International research reputation
  • Our Research

Distance Learning

  • We are a leading provider of distance learning degrees with 25 years experience. Our courses are flexible and student-centred with excellent academic and pastoral support using library and electronic resources tailored for distance learners.
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  • Distance Learning at DIS
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Campus-Based Study

  • Two studentsExcellent quality teaching at a coastal, campus university
  • High employability rate for graduates
  • Guaranteed first year accommodation
  • Professionally accredited courses
  • Courses

News

Cloud computing project

Two Department of Information Studies lecturers have received funding from the Society of Archivists for a project looking into the issues surrounding the storage of information in the cloud.

Staff / Student conference presentation

Senior Lecturer Dr Judith Broady-Preston, and past DIS student Alison Lobo recently gave a joint presentation at the QQML2010 conference in Chania, Crete.

Aber ILS student becomes art curator

ILS student Mark Gilbert is organising the opening of two simultaneous art exhibitions on Inuit Art in Cambridge and London.