Pratt Institute School of Information

Pratt Institute School of Information
Pratt Manhattan Center at 144 West 14th Street
TypePrivate information school
Established1890
DeanAnthony Cocciolo
Students351 students
Location
New York City
,
New York
,
United States
CampusUrban
ColorsBlack, White and Yellow[1]
     
Websitepratt.edu/information

Pratt Institute School of Information is the information school of the Pratt Institute, a private university in New York City. The school administers the oldest Library and Information Science program in North America. It was created in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1890 shortly after Melvil Dewey created such a program at Columbia University in 1887.[2][3] Based in Manhattan, the school administers a master of information and library science degree program that has been accredited by the American Library Association since the 1924/1925 academic year.[4]

  1. ^ "Pratt Institute Identity Guidelines" (PDF). Pratt Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Adams Rathbone, Josephine. "The Pratt Institute School of Library Science." Library Journal 46 (1922): 935-936. Accessed December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Sharify, Nasser. "The Pratt Institute Graduate School of Library and Information Science." In Allen Kent, Harold Lancour and Jay E. Daily (eds.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, Vol. 23. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1978. Accessed December 23, 2013.
  4. ^ Accredited Library and Information Studies Master's Programs from 1925 through Present, American Library Association.