SILS News
May 20, 2013
The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and the SILS Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill commend Jeffrey Beall, our alumnus and colleague, in his courageous and vigorous efforts to advance fair and equitable scholarly publishing. Scholars,...
May 17, 2013
Our world runs on information. The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) has a variety of degrees and programs, two of which are accredited Master's Programs that are top ranked in the nation by US News & World Report. A new video that highlights the Master's...
May 16, 2013
Who can participate? Anyone from SILS who has a passion to read and share!
How do we get started? Pick the Summer Reading program you want to participate in on our Web site: http://silssummerreading.weebly.com/index.html
What do we have to read???
You may read anything of your choice for the...
May 14, 2013
During Winston-Salem State University’s (WSSU) annual faculty and staff recognition awards programs held May 2 and 3, 2013 on the WSSU campus, a librarian and a faculty member were recognized for their efforts to introduce information literacy into the general education curriculum....
May 13, 2013
Amber Cushing (Ph.D. “12) had a chance to become a millionaire when chosen as a contestant on the television game show, “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.” She chose to walk away with $25,250 after answering six questions accurately. Out of lifelines and unsure of the answer, Cushing...
May 10, 2013
The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, welcomes its newest class of Carolina Academic Library Associates (CALAs) for the 2013-2014 academic year. The new CALAs are entering students of the UNC at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science (SILS)....
May 8, 2013
The Institute of Museum and Library Science (IMLS) has awarded Dr. Helen Tibbo a 2013 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant of nearly $500,000 for her project, “CRADLE: Curating Research Assets and Data using Lifecycle Education Data Management Education Tools for Content...
May 8, 2013
On Sunday, May 12, 2013 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...
May 8, 2013
Anne Less (MSLS '08), Google Green Team consultant, and a 2008 alumna of the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, collaborated with Beth Filar Williams and Sarah Dorsey of UNC-Greensboro last fall to publish a paper titled, "Librarians...
May 8, 2013
Dr. Jennifer Weil Arns (Ph.D. '02), assistant professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of South Carolina, and alumna of the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been elected vice-chair/chair-elect of the...
May 8, 2013
M. Cristina Pattuelli (Ph.D. '07), alumna of the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and associate professor in Information and Science at the Pratt Institute, and her colleague Irene Lopatovska are the winners of the 2013 American...
May 8, 2013
Students, faculty and staff were treasted with a visit by Othello the Therapy Dog on May 1st, 2013 in the Library of the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Therapy dogs are used to reduce stress and bring cheer and happiness to...
May 1, 2013
Work, research and studying at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) means that we all spend most of our time parked in front of computers, the beautiful campus and spring weather tantalizing us from just beyond the window. But recently a sizable number of SILSters got out...
April 29, 2013
Jacob Hill, a Ph.D. student and a Fellow in the Educating Librarians in the Middle East: Building Bridges for the 21st Century (ELIME-21) program in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, has been accepted to participate in the Carolina Digital...
April 26, 2013
The need for quality literacy education is strong, particularly for certain underserved populations. One group in critical need of improved literacy instruction is African American males. According to the National Association for Educational Progress 2011 Report Card, only 14 percent of African...
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