Web Page highlights previous directors of the Sara Fine Institute

Nov. 26, 2007 – A new Web page has been created to highlight the directors of The Sara Fine Institute. To visit the site, go to: http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~fineinst/people/pastdirectors.html

Dean Griffiths and Dr. Beth Fitzsimmons appointed to National Board

Nov. 13, 2006 – Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, dean of the School of Information and Library Science (SILS), and Dr. Beth Fitzsimmons, member of SILS Board of Visitors and the Louis Round Wilson Academy, have been appointed to serve on the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Advisory Board.

Dean Griffiths appointed to the National Science Board

August, 2006 – Internationally acclaimed policy expert, researcher and university administrator, Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, has been appointed to the United States National Science Board. She was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate for a term of six years.

PITAC - Dean Griffiths, Reed serve on presidential committee

July 20, 2005 – SILS dean, Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, and Dr. Daniel Reed, vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, served on the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee that recently released its report on the future of computational science and high-end computing in the United States.

Researchers find significant return on investment of public libraries

A team of researchers led by Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, dean of the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, found that a return of $6.54 was seen for every $1 invested in Florida’s public libraries. (more...)

Surveys to study future of librarians coming soon

May 20, 2005 — Researchers conducting a national study on the future of librarians and other information professionals in the workforce will soon be collecting survey data. (more...)