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About UNC SILS
Located in the heart of the beautiful UNC at Chapel Hill campus, the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) prides itself on providing high quality educational and research opportunities in a dynamic, interdisciplinary learning environment.

Currently ranked #1 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, SILS consistently takes a leadership role in today's ever-changing information and library science landscape.

Manning Hall
Located on the central campus quad, Manning Hall houses the School's classrooms, offices, computing laboratory and the library.

Mission

We are here to conduct inquiry devoted to information generation and use to prepare reflective, adaptive information professionals for action in the present and the future, and to transfer to them an uncompromising advocacy for knowledge. . .

The School of Information and Library Science seeks to advance the profession and practice of librarianship and information science; to prepare students for careers in the field of information and library science; and to make significant contributions to the study of information. Faculty members further these goals by teaching and advisory work; by research and scholarly publishing; and by service to the school, the university, the state, and the professional community.