School of Information at Florida State University

The School of Information at The Florida State University is one of the top-ranked programs in the nation and has held this ranking for many years. The program maintains a respect for tradition, while it continues to explore new ways to educate information professionals. In 1947, the College was established as the School of Library Training and Service, a professional school offering a Master’s degree (now Specialist degree). The School was authorized in 1968 to offer the doctor of philosophy degree and in January 1969 to offer the advanced master’s degree. The College’s present master’s degree is titled library and information studies; students major in either information studies or library studies. An undergraduate major in information studies began in fall 1996. This degree was replaced by an undergraduate major in Information Technology starting in the Fall of 2005.