[Air-L] University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies Accepting PhD Applications

[Ellen Rubenstein]

*The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the University of
Oklahoma*, an iSchool affiliate, is accepting applications to our Ph.D. in
Information Studies program for our 2022-2023 cohort. The program will
prepare graduates to lead in creative research and teaching in academic
environments, policymaking, and consulting for corporate, nonprofit, or
governmental institutions.



The goals of the program are:

   - To cultivate a community of students capable of conducting original,
   sustained, and effective research in the field of information studies that
   solves significant problems;


   -  To foster students to become catalysts for change and leading
   advocates who effectively address the information needs of a diverse,
   pluralistic society in culturally responsible and sensitive ways;


   - To prepare students to educate the next generation of information
   professionals in a highly technological and information-based society.


We are looking for exceptional students with interests in a variety of
areas including, but not limited to:

   - *Information behavior,* including health information behavior; the use
   of information and technology by individuals of all ages; and scholarly
   communication;
   - *Digital youth,* including young adults and children’s interactions
   with technology and libraries; digital literacy and practices; makerspaces;
   social media; and digital ethics;
   - *Social and cultural studies*, including all aspects of archival
   research and practice; marginalized and underrepresented communities;
   multicultural librarianship; social justice; history; race and gender
   studies; and libraries and society;
   - *Digital humanities*, including use of computational tools and methods
   to explore humanities-based questions, user-centered design of digital
   humanities online resources, developing collaborative spaces and practices
   to facilitate digital humanities scholarship;

·         *Information systems*, including information retrieval, data
analytics; informetrics; bibliometrics; and informatics; knowledge
management; human-computer
interaction; recommender systems; intelligent assistants, and text mining;

·         *Information policy*, including philosophy of information;
information theory development and diffusion; and the information

·      industry.


The University of Oklahoma is a diverse and inclusive university that
offers a variety of multicultural activities and resources. The
university also supports
robust departments focusing on Native American Studies, Women & Gender
Studies, and African & African-American Studies. SLIS is located on
two campuses, in Norman and in Tulsa, and comprises a faculty with
diverse research and teaching interests that can be further explored
on our
website at https://www.ou.edu/cas/slis/programs/phd. SLIS is a unit of
the College of Arts and Sciences, and offers opportunities for
students to access
courses from other departments as related to their specific interests.
SLIS faculty are involved in multiple projects and have received
funding from
national sources such as IMLS and the Mellon Foundation.

Students may pursue the Ph.D. on a full-time or part-time basis. All
degree requirements must be completed within 10 years of beginning the
program.
There are a number of graduate assistant positions across the
university in libraries, archives, and other departments.



For full consideration, applications are due no later than January 15, 2022.


For questions or more information, please contact the SLIS Director, Dr.
Susan Burke, at sburke at ou.edu, or 405-325-3921 or go to

http://www.ou.edu/cas/slis/programs/phd.




Ellen L. Rubenstein, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
erubenstein at ou.edu