2006 News
December 13, 2006
The School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced the selection of eight fellows for the ARL Academy: Careers in Academic and Research Libraries.
The 2006–07 ARL Academy fellows are:
• Lyn Batty - J.D., Georgetown...
December 13, 2006
Catherine Blake and Cal Lee, both assistant professors at the University of North Carolina’s School of Information and Library Science (SILS), have been awarded Junior Faculty Development Awards by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to support their research for the upcoming year...
December 8, 2006
The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host DigCCurr2007, an international symposium on digital curation, April 18 - 20, 2007.
The event is part of the "Preserving Access to Our Digital Future: Building an International...
December 7, 2006
If studying abroad is one of your life goals, take advantage of the School of Information and Library Science's international summer seminars.
Registration is now open to anyone interested in being part of the summer seminars in Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia; Prague, Czech Republic; or Oxford,...
December 1, 2006
Newly formed group to make recommendations by November 2007
Dec. 1, 2006 - Advances in search-engine technology, the popularity of the Internet and the influx of electronic information resources have greatly changed the way libraries do their work. To address those changes, the Library of Congress...
November 29, 2006
The Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP4) is calling for the submission of papers and posters to be presented at its upcoming meeting.
EBLIP4 is an international event that has emerged in response to the growing interest among all types of libraries in using the best...
November 29, 2006
The television broadcast, North Carolina People, featured Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 9:00 p.m. on UNC-TV. An encore presentation was broadcast at 5:30 p.m. on...
November 21, 2006
Children and adults alike will want to attend the annual Winter Stories on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
"Through a Frosty Window: Winter Stories 2006" will be presented on Thursday, December 7 at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Pleasants Family Room of the Louis...
November 17, 2006
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded one of six prestigious National Awards for Museum and Library Service to the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, serving 850,000 county residents in and around...
November 14, 2006
The School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for the University's Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity. The Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity places special emphasis on the recruitment of underrepresented...
November 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.
The...
November 13, 2006
“Uncertainty, Risk, Trust, and Digital Persistency” was the subject of the keynote presentation by Seamus Ross, director of the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute at the University of Glasgow and associate director of the United Kingdom's Digital Curation Centre,...
November 9, 2006
November 11, 2006 has been proclaimed Veteran's Day, and the week of November 5 through 11 has been set aside as National Veterans Awareness Week. These are days devoted to honor those who serve or who have served our country in uniform.
For more details about Veteran's Day, including the "...
November 9, 2006
The School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites nominations and applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank.
Medical Informatics
Tenure Track Faculty Position
University of North...
November 7, 2006
National experts researching the use of chief complaints in emergency department situations gathered at the "Towards Vocabulary Control for Chief Complaint: A National Symposium" on October 18, 2006. The symposium was held in conjunction with the Fifth Syndromic Surveillance Conference...
November 7, 2006
Dr. Helen Tibbo, professor in the School of Information and Library Science (SILS), has been appointed by President Erskine Bowles to serve on the University Graduate Council.
The University Graduate Council is made up of 16 graduate faculty members who represent various academic disciplines. It...
November 6, 2006
The Maryland Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and the Maryland Daily Record awarded Vesselina Stoytcheva (MSLS '99) one of Maryland 's Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise awards in September.
The MBE awards recognize exceptional minority and women business owners in Maryland for their...
November 3, 2006
The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites candidates for its Carolina Digital Curation Fellowships (CDCF) program. This program is intended to support graduate students interested in research and work in data and digital curation...
November 1, 2006
Dr. Irene Owens (Ph.D. 1995), dean of the School of Library and Information Science at North Carolina Central University, will be the guest speaker at the School of Information and Library Science's winter commencement on December 17, 2006.
Dr. Owens came to NCCU from the University of Texas at...
November 1, 2006
Nov. 1, 2006 —On Sunday, Dec. 17, the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) will conduct its winter commencement ceremony and celebration for students who have completed their degree requirements.
Ceremony
The SILS ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. in the Pleasants Family Room of the...
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