The Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship (DKIS) is located in the Humanities Faculty of the University of Cape Town (UCT). The Department’s programme offerings include: the Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies (PGDipLIS); two Masters by coursework (the MLIS and the MPhil (specialising in Digital Curation)); Masters by research (MPhil(Res)); and, the PhD. The Department also offers an undergraduate service course, Introduction to Social Informatics, which is offered to first year students across the Humanities Faculty.

Vision

To be the school of choice in Africa for Library and Information Studies 

Mission 

To provide dynamic and innovative Library and Information Studies 
programmes and research, informed by global scholarship and our location in 
Africa 

Core values 

Academic and intellectual leadership 
Excellence in scholarship 
Excellence in teaching and learning 
Relevant and cutting-edge LIS research 
Social justice