Montréal École de Bibliothéconomie et des Sciences de L'information, 1937–2004

By Marcel Lajeunesse

Notable Events

1937	Creation of the École de bibliothécaires (Library School)
1945	Introduction of the Bachelor of Library Science (BLS)
1961	Creation of the École de bibliothéconomie (School of Library Science)
1962	Last degrees conferred and closing of the École de bibliothécaires
1966	Bachelor of Library Science (BLS) program increased from one to two years
1969	First American Library Association accreditation obtained
1970	Master of Library Science (MLS) program launched
1976	ALA accreditation renewed
1979	Major reform of the Master's program
1982	Specialization in Archival Studies option added to the Master's program
1983	Certificate in Archival Studies created
1984	Name change to École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information (ÉBSI) (School of Library and Information Science)
1985	Master of Library Science (MLS) changed to Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
1989	Major reform of Master's program
1993	ALA accreditation renewed
1997	PhD in Information Science introduced
1998	Major reform of Master's program Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) changed to Master of Information Science (MIS)
2001	ALA accreditation renewed Certificate in Digital Information Management created
2003	Major reform of the Certificate in Archival Studies program First PhD in Information Science awarded to Christine Dufour

1961-1970	Laurent-G. Denis
1965-1967	Réal Bosa (Acting Chair)
1970-1972	Richard Kent Gardner
1972-1973	Marcel Lajeunesse (Acting Director)
1973-1977	Georges Cartier
1977-1978	Yves Courrier
1978-1981	Daniel Reicher
1981-1982	Suzanne Bertrand-Gastaldy (Acting Director)
1982-1983	Marcel Lajeunesse (Acting Director)
1983-1987	Richard Kent Gardner
1987-1994	Marcel Lajeunesse
1994-2001	Gilles Deschatelets
2001-	Carol Couture