SILS News
May 16, 2012
Several awards were presented to acknowledge the many achievements by the graduating students at the UNC at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science during the academic year.
Dr. Sandra Hughes-Hassell, professor and chair of the SILS Diversity Committee, acknowledged and thanked...
May 16, 2012
The School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was delighted to welcome a special keynote speaker for the school's 2012 spring commencement. Dr. Cathy Davidson, Ruth E. DeVarney professor of English at Duke University and the John Hope Franklin...
May 15, 2012
The School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host alumni reunions during conferences held over the summer months. Join us for any or all of the SILS alumni reunions as we reunite with current and old friends and colleagues, catch up on news...
May 14, 2012
The School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill celebrated the 2012 graduates on Sunday, May 13th during the commencement ceremony held in the Great Hall of the Frank Porter Grapham Student Union.
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May 2, 2012
It was his mother’s and stepfather’s never-ending support and continued belief in him at each step of his educational experience that helped Dr. Fred W. Roper (A.B. ’60 and M.S.L.S. ’62) choose librarianship as his profession. And spending much of his work life in medical...
May 2, 2012
The Special Libraries Association/PAM Professional Development Committee and IOP Publishing, Inc. have selected Laurie Hunter (MSLS '11) as a 2012 PAM Travel Stipend winner. Hunter will receive a $1,000 check to support her attendance to the 2012 SLA Annual Conference in Chicago. The...
April 30, 2012
On Sunday, May 13, the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) will conduct its spring commencement ceremony and celebration for students who have completed their degree requirements.
Ceremony
The SILS ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Frank Porter Graham Student Union...
April 25, 2012
The fall schedule for the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers special topics courses in the areas of: Building a Personal Digital Library; Data Management; Making the Humanities Digital; Marketing; Mobile App Design and...
April 25, 2012
Shaundria Williams, human resources manager at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS), has been elected president of the student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). Williams was nominated for the position and...
April 24, 2012
“Imagine this: it’s your first day of library instruction. You have one hour, one academic library full of millions of resources, one classroom packed with instructional technologies and 25 18-year-old students who want to write their research papers using only Google. Are you ready?...
April 23, 2012
The School of Information and Library Sciences (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and RENCI have joined a nationwide effort to build an integrated data management infrastructure that will help scientists better understand the complex processes of the planet Earth, from...
April 22, 2012
Memorial Service for Dr. Deborah Barreau
A memorial service and tribute to Dr. Deborah Barreau, Frances Carroll McColl Term Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science, will be held on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 2 p.m. in the George...
April 18, 2012
Three School of Information and Library Science (SILS) students recently presented at the 13th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research. Information Science majors Marla Sullivan, Brittany Hayes and Ching-Ching (Sunshine) Chen presented their studies at the event on Monday, April 16th. Sullivan...
April 18, 2012
Peter McCracken (MSLS ‘95), co-founder and publisher of ShipIndex.org and co-founder of Serials Solutions, Inc., has been selected as a 2012 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science (SILS) distinguished alumnus. McCracken, who will receive the...
April 18, 2012
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science (SILS) congratulates Maryellen Tinsley, a Master's of Library Science student, who recently received an award for presenting her research at the 8th annual University Research Day.
Tinsley gave an...
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