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Henderson Lectures
The Lucile Kelling Henderson Lecture Series was established in 1990 to honor the memory of Lucile K. Henderson, faculty member (1932-1960) and dean (1954-1960) of the School of Information and Library Science. As an excellent teacher, administrator, counselor and adviser, Henderson made many contributions to the University and to the profession. She died in 1990 at the age of 95.
2003 — Fred Kilgour, Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Information and Library Science and Herbert Van de Sompel, team leader of the Digital Library Research and Prototyping Team at the Research Library of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, "Sharing Library Resources: From Online Computer Library Center to Open Archives Protocol for Metadata Harvesting."
2002 — William Ferris, associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South and professor, UNC at Chapel Hill History Department, "The Humanities, Technology and the American South"
2001 — John Vaughn, executive vice president of the Association of American Universities, "Scholarly Publishing in the Digital Age."
2000 — Gregory Crane, from Tufts University, editor-in-chief of The Perseus Project (www.perseus.tufts.edu), "Open Information and the Social Contract of the Humanities."
1999 — Michael Lesk, director of the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, “Books, Bytes and Bucks: When Can We Privatize Digital Libraries?”
1998 — Ben Schneiderman, professor at the University of Maryland 's Department of Computer Science, "The Eyes have It: User Interfaces for Information Visualization."
1997 — Nicholas J. Belkin, professor at the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University, "Understanding and Supporting People's Interactions with Information: Collaboration, Not Agency."
1997 — John V. Richardson Jr., associate professor with the Department of Library and Information Science at UCLA, "Understanding the Question-Answering Process: A Systems Approach and Demonstration."
1996 — Edward A. Fox, professor of computer science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, "Rethinking Libraries in the Information Age: Lessons Learned with Five Digital Library Projects."
1995 — Susan M. Hockey, director of the Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities, "Computers, Electronic Information and the Humanities: Views Toward the Twenty-First Century."
1994 — Gerda Lerner, Robinson-Edwards Professor of History Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, "The Creation of Feminist Consciousness."
1993 — Janice Radway, professor of literature at Duke University , "A Modern 'Selling Machine' for Books: The Origins of the Book of the Month Club."
1992 — William Moffett, director of the Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif., "Who Owns Knowledge?" (Dead Sea Scrolls)
1991 — Fred Roper, dean of the College of Library and Information Science at the University of Sourth Carolina.
Steinfirst Lecturers
The Susan Steinfirst Memorial Lecture in Children's Literature honors the memory of Susan Steinfirst, a professor of children's and young adult literature at the School of Information and Library Science from 1976 to 1996. Steinfirst dedicated her life to the promotion of children's literature by teaching future librarians and by publishing scholarly works in the field. She died of cancer in 1997.
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2004 — Paul O. Zelinsky, children's illustrator and Caldecott Medalist, Rapunzel |
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2002 — Vera B. Williams, children's author and illustrator of the Caldecott Award-winning book, More, More, More Said the Baby |
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2000 — Seymour Simon, children's science book author "From Paper Airplanes to Outer Space: Science Books are the Real Thing" |
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1999 — Deborah Hopkinson, children's author "Only Connect: Using Literature to Help Children Understand the Past" |
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1998 — Mary Pope Osborne, children's author "Myth, Legend and History: Sources of Inspiration for a Children's Author" |
Commencement Speakers
2003 (Dec) - Mary L. Boone, director of the Jefferson Information Center, U.S. Department of State (MSLS '73)
2003 (May) - Dr. Seamus Ross, director of Humanities Computing and Information Management at the University of Glasgow
2002 (Dec) - Dr. Angela Ruffin, Head, National Network of Libraries of Medicine (PhD '89)
2002 (May) - Dr. Robert Martin, Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services (PhD '88)
2001 (Dec) - Dr. Brian Sturm, Assistant Professor, SILS
2001 (May) - Betty McCain, Immediate Past Secretary of North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
2000 (Dec) - Tony Peacock, 1999 Champion, National Hollerin' Contest, Spivey's Corner, NC
2000 (May) - Eric Reeves, North Carolina State Senator, "Bringing Technology to Government"
1999 (Dec) - Dr. David Carr, Associate Professor, SILS
1999 (May) - Jane Smith Patterson, Senior Advisor to Gov. Jim Hunt for Science and Technology
1998 - Martin Dillon, Executive Director, Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and past SILS Faculty Member ('70-'85), "The Information Professions: The Future is Not What it Used to Be"
1997 - Dr. Laura Gasaway, Professor and Director of Law Library, School of Law, UNC, "Legal Challenges in Cyberspace"
1996 - Dr. Edward Holley, Dean and Professor, SILS, "To See the Glass Half Full: A Challenge for Commencement Day"
1995 - Jerry Campbell, Vice Provost for Library Affairs and University Librarian Perkins Library, Duke University, "Staying in the Eye of the Storm"
1994 - Dr. Fred Kilgour, Distinguished Research Professor, SILS, "Professional Excitement"
1993 - Dr. Chuck Stone, Walter Spearman Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications, "Librarians, Libraries and Other Liberators"
1992 - Dr. Marilyn Miller, Director, UNC-Greensboro's library science program and former SILS faculty member, "Celebrate Your Profession"
1991 - Dr. William Graves, Associate Provost for Information Technology at UNC, "Campus Technologies for the Future"
1990 - Anne Marie Elkins, Director, Braswell Memorial Library in Rocky Mount, NC, "Journey to Ithaka"
1989 - Anne J. Mathews, Director, Library Programs, U.S. Department of Education, "Empowering Librarians to Lead"
1988 - Dr. Margaret Myers, Head of ALA's Office for Library Personnel Resources, "The World is Your Oyster: Making a Difference"
1987 - Howard McGinn, Associate State Librarian, "Librarianship and the Information Infrastructure"
1986 - Dr. Evelyn Daniel, Dean, SILS, "Networking: The Key to a Successful Future"
1985 - Dr. Edward Holley, Dean, SILS
1984 - Libby Smith, Librarian, Environmental Protection Agency
1983 - Susan Tarr, Executive Director, Processing Department, Library of Congress
1980 - First Annual Graduate Reception following the University commencement. Included remarks by Dean Edward Holley and Nell Waltner, Alumni Association President.