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May 17, 2012
South Carolina's State Library director and a distinguished alumnus and member of the Board of Visitors of the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been appointed director of library Services at The Citadel. David S. Goble (MSLS '...
May 17, 2012
David S. Ferriero, archivist of the United States, of Washington, D.C., received a doctor of laws degree during the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's commencement ceremony Sunday morning, May 13, 2012.
Ferriero is the first professional librarian to become archivist of the...
May 16, 2012
Dr. Barbara Wildemuth, associate dean of Academic Affairs, presented the Deborah Barreau Award for Teaching Excellence to Dr. Stephanie Haas, professor, and to Rebecca Vargha, SILS libraian and adjunct instructor, during the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and...
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 16, 2012
The Edward G. Holley for the Good of the Order Award is presented sporadically when a person or persons demonstrate an extraordinary ability to put the needs of the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill above their own. The award was created in...
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
Jodi Berkowitz, alumna of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science, has been appointed project librarian for the Animal Welfare and Animal Rights Collection Project, Special Collections Research Center, at North Carolina...
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?...
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