SIMS also offers affiliates the opportunity to recruit students into career positions after graduation. Faculty and Students SIMS faculty represent a variety of disciplines. They pursue research in information organization and retrieval, database management, human-computer interaction, economics of information, intellectual property law, and a variety of other fields. Several faculty hold joint appointments in computer science, economics, business, and law. See our Potential Employers page for more information.
Affiliates receive faculty publications, research announcements, and other relevant materials.
Affiliates will be invited to at least two affiliates conferences per year on current topics in information management. Invitations to other related conferences and campus events will also be issued. See the Affiliates Workshop Archive for examples of conferences, workshops, and other events for SIMS Affiliates. SIMS will consult with Affiliates about their needs in order to shape the curriculum so as to produce information managers that will best meet the needs of your organization.