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- 1905-2008 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
33.2 m of textual, electronic, and graphic records, architectural drawings, and publications.
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Administrative history
The University of Toronto's Faculty of Information (iSchool) was established in 1928 as Ontario's first formal library school with a full-year academic program in Library Science within the Ontario College of Education. In 1965, the department separated from the Ontario College of Education and became the School of Library Science. In 1972 the School of Library Science attained Faculty status, and became the Faculty of Library Science (FLS). In 1982, the Faculty was renamed the Faculty of Library and Information Studies (FLIS) and in 1994 became the Faculty of Information Studies (FIS). Finally, in 2008, FIS became the Faculty of Information, the iSchool at the University of Toronto. The name change reflects its closer alignment with the iSchool movement. Additional information on the Faculty's history, including a timeline, can be found here - https://ischool.utoronto.ca/about-us/legacy-of-excellence/
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Content and structure area
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This fonds contains 15 accessions of records. See accession-level descriptions for more details.
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