Over half the nation's workforce is now directly engaged in producing, processing, and distributing information. In the age of the information superhighway and multimedia technology, the talents of skilled information professionals are in unprecedented demand. Information professionals have the expertise necessary to manage the acquisition, organization, preservation and retrieval of all types of information. They have the knowledge that enables them to make best use of information - both when making individual decisions and when meeting the needs of society.

Organizations in business, education, science, government, and industry all depend on accurate and relevant information. They all need specialists who can connect people and knowledge, whether these specialists are called librarians, information scientists, knowledge managers, or archivists.


In turn, prospective information professionals must take care to seek an education that will best prepare them for an exciting and demanding career.

UCLA's Department of Information Studies is widely regarded as one of the finest in the nation. We offer students:


an academic program at the forefront of the field
a dynamic, diverse and highly respected faculty
a learning environment rich in first-class resources and facilities.
Our MLIS program prepares students for successful, rewarding and challenging careers as information professionals. Our PhD program prepares students for careers as internationally respected, rigorous and creative researchers.