2003 News
December 19, 2003
Ever look at the SILS home page and think, "I could do better than that?" Here's your chance: The SILS Website Redesign Committee is seeking new design ideas from SILS students.
We'll award $200 to the best submission (as determined by the committee, on...
December 19, 2003
The following was originally printed in BookWomen magazine, a "Readers' Community for Those Who Love Women's Words," published by the Center for Feminist Reading at Minnesota Women's Press.
BookWomen is dedicated to:
Building a community of readers,
Celebrating...
December 18, 2003
The annual holiday party for the School of Information and Library Science was held Dec. 12, featuring the Faculty Skit, written by SILS students Lewis Dorman, Kristen Wilson and Jessica Zellers and performed on demand by school faculty. The gingerbread Manning...
December 18, 2003
Full text article may be found at: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/18/technology/circuits/18diar.html
and visit The Open Video Project at http://www.open-video.org/
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Vini, Vidi, Video
Will Internet users eventually integrate digital video into their online conversations as...
December 18, 2003
Barry Seaver, Ph.D. '97, will give a reading and signing of his book A True Politician from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, at The Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth St., Durham.
A librarian at the Durham County Public Library, Seaver began research for his book as a SILS student with former Dean Edward...
December 15, 2003
The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting for the Triangle Research Libraries Network Fellows Program, which supports doctoral candidates interested in teaching and research in academic...
December 9, 2003
Dr. Jane Greenberg, a SILS assistant professor, has received a $10,000 contract from the Library of Congress to investigate recommended functionalities for automatic metadata generation applications.
The research is part of the Library's Bibliographic Control Action Plan...
December 8, 2003
A program in celebration of the 90th birthday of Professor Frederick G. Kilgour, a Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Information and Library Science and founder of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday...
December 8, 2003
Bobbie Lee Gault Holley, 76, wife of former SILS Dean Edward G. Holley, died on Dec. 4, 2003. The people of the UNC at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science will miss her presence in its community. She is survived by her husband; her children, Gailon...
December 8, 2003
ibiblio (http://www.ibiblio.org), the public's library and digital archive, reserves the month of December to highlight the site's extensive resources dedicated to unique, curious and extraordinary people.
Published (and unpublished) poets, imaginary (or real?) historical...
December 3, 2003
The annual Holiday Party for the School of Information and Library Science will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in the Toy Lounge of Dey Hall. The party will feature the Faculty Skit, written by talented first-year students and performed by school faculty.
With...
December 3, 2003
Dr. Brian Sturm, a SILS assistant professor who specializes in children’s literature, shares his holiday spirit by baking scrumptious treats (and veritable works of art, see left) and reading aloud his favorite holiday stories to young audiences.
Below, find a list...
November 6, 2003
by Catherine Lazorko, SILS Communications Director
The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a $496,370 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to support doctoral...
November 4, 2003
UNC’s School of Information and Library Science (SILS) is collaborating with the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII), the University of Glasgow, Fondren Library at Rice University and Duke University’s libraries to present...
November 4, 2003
The UNC at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science (SILS) has selected new leadership for the EPA Library under its contract to provide library services for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Research Triangle Park.
The new director is April...
November 3, 2003
In the modern landscape of instantaneous information, complaints of oversaturation and chaos are frequent. You get more than you need -- but often still can’t answer your questions. The googles and boogles, blogs and gogs aren’t making us any smarter...
November 3, 2003
The UNC at Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library will be featured in a segment of the UNC-TV program, North Carolina Now scheduled to be aired at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5.
In a segment on health literacy, Library Director Carol Jenkins will discuss the library’s role in...
November 3, 2003
Mary L. Boone, a senior adviser to the Office of Information Programs and Services, which oversees the U.S. Department of State's main library, will serve as the winter commencement speaker for the School of Information and Library Science at the University of...
November 3, 2003
The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) is now taking registrations for a June seminar in the Czech Republic.
The two-week program for library science students and professionals runs from May 30 through June 12, 2004. Modeled after the school’s popular...
November 3, 2003
Participants are being sought for a seminar offering a chance to study the history of librarianship at England’s world-renowned Bodleian Library, one of the greatest research centers in the world.
The program is sponsored by the University of North Carolina at...
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