About

Wade Bishop is a Professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He is the Director of Graduate Studies as well as the Research Data Management Certificate Coordinator. His research focus is on Research Data Management, Data Discovery, Geographic Information Science, as well as the study of data occupations, education, and training. He has other research expertise that includes physical access for users to U.S. public libraries (using Geographic information Systems (GIS)) and the evaluation of many other services and resources in academic and public libraries. Bishop has an M.L.I.S. from the University of South Florida School of Information and a Ph.D. from Florida State University's School of Information. He serves as Associate Editor for Telematics and Informatics and on several other editorial boards.

Faculty News

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CALL Summit

New Students Join CALL

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Belmont Forum Human Dimensions Champion

Student News

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Claire Jordan: SIS Alum and Library of Congress Research Librarian (November 3, 2022)

Two SIS Grads Lead the Newly Relocated World Data System (August 23, 2022)

Kelsey Badger names Volunteer of Distinction (April 1, 2022)

Kristina Larsen becomes Rare Map Librarian (April 8, 2022)

Matt Cowan, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) company (September 16, 2021)

Charlie Mix, GIS Director, UT-Chattanooga (April 8, 2021)

Will Biggs: Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, MSIS Student (November 9, 2019)

Alum Rebecca Howard Uses History and MSIS Degrees to Archive the Past (October 2, 2019)

Clancy Anderson, Libraries and Veterans National Forum (September 13, 2019)

Sharra Rosichan, Nashivlle Public Library (December 11, 2018)

Taylor Hixson, Librarian for Geospatial Services at New York University Abu Dhabi (September 25, 2018)