Kelly Returns to UNC for Distinguished Professorship

May 13, 2024

This fall, the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) will welcome back Diane Kelly as the new Wilson Distinguished Professor. This tenured, full professor appointment honors the legacy of Dr. Wilson, the first librarian at the Universi…Read more

In Memoriam: Fred Roper

May 9, 2024

The School of Information and Library Science community is mourning the loss of a distinguished alumnus and passionate supporter, Fred Roper (AB ’60 and MSLS ’62). Roper grew up in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and became an avid library user in se…Read more

Spring 2024 SILS Commencement

May 2, 2024

Click to view the commencement program About the Event May 10, 2024 | 7:00-8:30 p.m. Memorial Hall, UNC Chapel Hill This is a ticketed event. You must have a ticket from a graduating student to attend. Please complete this form to request accessibili…Read more

Beyond the AI Hype

April 30, 2024

Over the past year or so, conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) have ranged from doomsday prophecies to predictions of a miraculous new way of working. Mohammad Hossein Jarrahi is somewhat frustrated with both. He has spent his career rese…Read more

Information Interaction and Retrieval
Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS)

Media and January 6th

April 24, 2024

Recap & Highlights by Felicity Gancedo and Katherine Furl On April 12, the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life hosted an event entitled Media and January 6th. Many contributors and co-editors of the Media and January 6th volume ga…Read more

Rising Star: Xavier Nonez

April 22, 2024

Xavier Nonez (left) receives the Rising Star Alumni Award from SILSAA president Jamin Friday. Xavier Nonez (’21) was born and raised in Durham. He grew up playing almost every sport except baseball. Through sports, he developed a passion for teamwork…Read more

Minor in Information Systems

Rising Star: Alena Manjuck

April 16, 2024

Alena (Principato) Manjuck (MSLS ’17) has loved libraries since childhood. As a library page in her teen years, she realized that working in a library could be a career—and her path was set. Her interest in working in libraries took her first to Lafa…Read more

Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS)

Moore Making the Most of SILS Education

April 8, 2024

Receiving the SILS Distinguished Alumni Award might seem like a suitable capstone to Anne Cooper Moore’s 40-year library career. After all, she retired from her position as dean of the J. Murrey Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte in December 2023. She s…Read more

Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS)

Advocates for Inclusion

April 1, 2024

In front of the library entrance at Riverside High School hangs school media coordinator Jenna Wine’s SILS Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Advocate Certificate. Surrounding it are posters that say “This is a safe space” and “Al…Read more

Celebrating Casey Rawson

March 18, 2024

Music plays over the classroom speakers as students enter Casey Rawson’s classroom. Dr. Rawson asks students to send her songs that make them happy at the beginning of the semester, then uses the playlist before the class and during breaks or indepen…Read more