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January 30, 2013
CHAPEL HILL – A new program that will assist those who wish to enhance their leadership skills in data curation is now available at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science.
The new program is geared toward practicing professionals who...
January 30, 2013
Digital Authoring Tools Incubator Group (DATIG) is a series of short (un)workshops that will address the use and integration of digital authoring tools into academic life. The group will cover some digital authoring basics of digital authoring.
All those interested are invited to join...
January 29, 2013
Beyond e-mail: the constantly changing realm of communication
If you e-mail Paul Jones, you’ll receive a swan song to the electronic communication he helped bring to Carolina: “Good-bye E-mail, I’m divesting.”
Jones, who gave up e-mail June 1, 2011, insists he isn...
January 28, 2013
The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) welcomes Tiffany Harris as administrative office support in the School's Administrative Offices effective Jan. 22, 2013.
Harris will assist with a number of office responsibilities including welcoming visitors and interacting with faculty,...
January 28, 2013
Sean Gartland, an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science (SILS), is owner and founder of a business that has recently opened on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, NC. The business, a shop called iCan Fix It, opened for...
January 28, 2013
Amanda Click, a Ph.D. student at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has recently hosted a series of webinars as a part of a collaboration between the Educating Librarians in the Middle East: Building Bridges for the 21st...
January 28, 2013
Meg Tuomala (MSLS 2010) began as electronic records archivist in the University Archives and Records Management Services of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries on Dec. 1, 2012.
In her new position, Tuomala will lead efforts within the Archives to manage and preserve...
January 25, 2013
Remember to register for:
THE 2013 EMERGING TRENDS IN INFORMATION PROFESSIONS SHOWCASE
Event to be held at the following time, date and location:
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EST)
Motorco Music Hall, Durham, NC
Attend Event
You are invited to the...
January 25, 2013
Jessica Yankowski was welcomed by staff at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Library and the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) as interLibrary library loan assistant on January 7, 2013.
In her position, Yankowski is responsible for the receipt of...
January 25, 2013
Jane Bethel, Electronic Resources/Reference Librarian at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Library, was a member of a panel discussion at the 32nd Charleston Conference on November 8, 2012. The session was titled "A Conversation with Technical Services Librarians and Publishers: A...
January 23, 2013
Dr. Felix Portnoy, a 2012 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science (SILS), has received the 2012 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Research Doctoral Award in Information Science for his dissertation titled, “Avoiding Ad Avoidance: Factors...
January 22, 2013
Lisa C. Wemett (MSLS ’75) coordinated the application that was selected to host the 2013 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture in Rochester, New York. Wemett, a long-time volunteer with the Youth Services Section of the New York Library Association (YSS/NYLA), spearheaded the effort for YSS/NYLA to partner...
January 22, 2013
iConference 2013: Regular registration ends Jan 27, 2013
12-15 February, 2013, Fort Worth, Texas
http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/2013index/
Regular registration rates for iConference 2013 run through Jan. 27, 2013. Late fees apply thereafter. Register today at http://www.ischools.org/...
January 18, 2013
Library and Information Science in the Middle East and North Africa
The ELIME-21 fellows in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill plan to edit a volume on library and information science (LIS) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)....
January 18, 2013
Activist, writer and entrepreneur Kevin Powell will give the 32nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Student Union.
The event, which is free, will begin with a scholarship...
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