Graduate Study in Information Science at Cornell University

A new interdisciplinary graduate program in Information Science is now being offered at Cornell University. As of June 3, 2004, full approval was granted to Cornell to offer PhDs in Information Science, and we are currently supporting our first group of graduate students in this program. The design of this program is the culmination of careful research, discussions, and planning by many. Still, we view these early stages of deployment as a critical time to review and further shape the nature and directions of this interdisciplinary program and to share philosophies, experiences, and lessons with our colleagues in the HCI and Information Science communities. We hope to contribute to this workshop by sharing our goals, program design, and early experiences, and likewise benefit from the related efforts and experiences of others.