The University of the West Indies, Mona

About Us

The Department of Library and Information Studies (DLIS) at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica, is the premier English-speaking institution for education, training and research in the Information domain, an interdisciplinary domain concerned with the creation, organization, management, and uses of information in all its forms, formats and expressions.  It includes Archival Studies, Records Management, Library Studies and Museum Studies and applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, information preservation, history and cultural heritage to the creation, collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources.  Our aim is to prepare our graduates to meet the professional and leadership demands for information services in the Caribbean region and beyond.

In all its course offerings, the Department pays special attention to the social and developmental needs and interests of the countries and peoples of the Caribbean, and to the effects of these on national programmes and development. At the same time, every effort is made to assist students to understand trends and developments within an international context.

Mission: to provide the highest standard of teaching and research to produce information professionals, well equipped to face the challenges of the dynamic information environment, and to provide leadership in managing the information needs of the Caribbean for the twenty-first century and beyond.

Postal Address:

Box 181, Department of Library and Information Studies,

The Univesity of the West Indies, Mona Campus,

Kingston, Jamaica

Office hours: Mon - Fri: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Telephone: (1876) 927-2944/935-8322 

URL:http://www.mona.uwi.edu/dlis/

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N.B. Please view the Department's Handbook for more information.