2008 News
December 19, 2008
The School of Information and Library Science will be closed for the winter holidays Monday, December 22 through Monday, January 5. The Dean's Office will close Monday, December 22 and will reopen December 29 at 8:00 a.m. The office will be closed January 1 and 2, 2009 and reopen January 5 at 8:00...
December 2, 2008
Let spellbinding storytellers and musicians kindle your wintertime spirit with Friends of the Library's 16th annual Winter Stories program on December 11. Themed "Tales to Warm Your Heart," the program will take place in Wilson Library. The fun will begin with refreshments in the...
December 2, 2008
From left to right, Steve Vargha, Rebecca Vargha and Dr. Robert Ballard, former Interim Dean at SLIS (2003-2005) and advisor to the SLA student chapter at SLIS.
Rebecca Vargha, head librarian at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has...
December 2, 2008
The School of Information and Library Science is pleased to announce its summer international program for 2010. Register now for the program to Prague in the Czech Republic.
Registration is open to anyone interested in being part of the summer seminar in Prague, Czech Republic. This international...
December 2, 2008
Dear friends and colleagues:
Some who received the paper copy of the winter issue of the School of Information and Library Science@Carolina newsletter through the U.S. Postal Service had a label with an incorrect last name. For reasons unknown, approximately halfway through our mailing list, the...
December 1, 2008
Registration is now open for "iSociety: research, education, engagement," the theme of iConference 2009. The conference brings together scholars and professionals who come from diverse backgrounds and shared interests in working at the nexus of people, information, and technology.
Guest...
November 14, 2008
A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumna who dedicated her life to education has left the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) over $1 million for student scholarships.
Jane Iris Crutchfield spent her career as a teacher and school librarian. She taught at the Danville, Va...
November 12, 2008
Doctoral student Cassidy Sugimoto has been elected to serve a two-year term as deputy director on the ASIS&T Chapter Assembly.
Ballots were received from 15 chapters from around the nation. In this capacity, Cassidy will serve on a number of ASIS&T committees and will report to the Board of...
November 12, 2008
Doctoral student, Rachael Clemens is the recipient of a 2008 ASIS&T Chapter Member of the Year Award. Clemens has devoted her time, energy and dedication as a board member of the Carolinas Chapter of ASIS&T (cc:asis&t).
The citation states, “Rachael was instrumental in helping to...
November 12, 2008
Dr. Deborah Barreau, associate professor, was elected director-at-large for the American Society of Information Science and Technolgy (ASIS&T). She joins another director-at-large, Dr. Barbara Wildemuth, SILS professor, who was elected in 2007 for the three-year appointment.
Barreau is part of...
November 12, 2008
Dr. Gary Marchinonini, Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been elected president for a three-year term by the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T...
November 6, 2008
Doctoral Fellowships in Archival Studies are currently available through a new eight-campus initiative for individuals who are interested in pursuing careers as educators and scholars and who would be entering doctoral programs in Fall 2009.
Applicants must apply for both the Fellowship and...
November 6, 2008
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 has been proclaimed Veteran's Day, and the week of Nov. 9 – 15 has been designated National Veterans Awareness Week. These are days devoted to honor those who serve or who have served our country in uniform.
The ROTC of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
November 5, 2008
Dr. David Carr, associate professor, will speak on "An American Library in an American Community" at the Friends of New Hanover County Public Library Annual Meeting, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13. The free program will be in the New Hanover Room on the third floor of the Main...
October 31, 2008
Mark Allen Greene, director of the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, will provide the keynote address at the School's winter commencement ceremony. The ceremony will take place in the Pleasants Family Room of the Louis Round Wilson Library on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 10 a.m....
October 30, 2008
On Sunday, Dec. 14, 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 Assembly Room of the Louis...
October 29, 2008
Stephanie Peterson, assistant manager of student services, and Aaron Brubaker, assistant director of instructional technology, have received the 2008 SILS Staff Excellence Award.
Nominations are accepted by faculty, staff and students and selected by a Nomination Committee on the basis of meeting...
October 28, 2008
The School of Information and Library Science is pleased to welcome the Data Intensive Cyber Environments (DICE) group to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The group includes 14 team members, some of whom have already, or will soon be relocating to Chapel Hill. They include:
Reagan...
October 28, 2008
New SILS faculty member, Phillip Edwards, was awarded the American Society of Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) James M. Cretsos Leadership Award for his contributions to the organization.
“The Cretsos Award was established in 1992 to recognize new ASIS&T members who have...
October 28, 2008
DICE group members accept the 2008 J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award during the awards ceremony at the 72nd annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists. From left to right, Paul Tooby, Antoine de Torcy, Chien-yi Hou and Reagan Moore. Photo by: Rob Ortner
During the 72nd annual...
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