SILS News
January 25, 2013
Jane Bethel, Electronic Resources/Reference Librarian at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Library, was a member of a panel discussion at the 32nd Charleston Conference on November 8, 2012. The session was titled "A Conversation with Technical Services Librarians and Publishers: A...
January 25, 2013
Jessica Yankowski was welcomed by staff at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Library and the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) as interLibrary library loan assistant on January 7, 2013.
In her position, Yankowski is responsible for the receipt of...
January 25, 2013
Remember to register for:
THE 2013 EMERGING TRENDS IN INFORMATION PROFESSIONS SHOWCASE
Event to be held at the following time, date and location:
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EST)
Motorco Music Hall, Durham, NC
Attend Event
You are invited to the...
January 23, 2013
Dr. Felix Portnoy, a 2012 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science (SILS), has received the 2012 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Research Doctoral Award in Information Science for his dissertation titled, “Avoiding Ad Avoidance: Factors...
January 22, 2013
Lisa C. Wemett (MSLS ’75) coordinated the application that was selected to host the 2013 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture in Rochester, New York. Wemett, a long-time volunteer with the Youth Services Section of the New York Library Association (YSS/NYLA), spearheaded the effort for YSS/NYLA to partner...
January 22, 2013
iConference 2013: Regular registration ends Jan 27, 2013
12-15 February, 2013, Fort Worth, Texas
http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/2013index/
Regular registration rates for iConference 2013 run through Jan. 27, 2013. Late fees apply thereafter. Register today at http://www.ischools.org/...
January 18, 2013
Library and Information Science in the Middle East and North Africa
The ELIME-21 fellows in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill plan to edit a volume on library and information science (LIS) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)....
January 18, 2013
Activist, writer and entrepreneur Kevin Powell will give the 32nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Student Union.
The event, which is free, will begin with a scholarship...
January 17, 2013
The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf – a collection of books, films and other resources featuring Muslim culture in the United States and around the world – is now available at the Chapel Hill Public Library.
The Chapel Hill Public Library, in partnership with the UNC-Chapel Hill...
January 16, 2013
Elizabeth Hille Cribbs, an alumna of UNC’s School of Information and Library Science (SILS), will be using the knowledge she learned from SILS in a new position she has recently accepted in a university library in Illinois. On January 16, Cribbs began working as the new Catalog (Music)...
January 16, 2013
Library and Information Science in the Middle East and North Africa
The ELIME-21 fellows in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill plan to edit a volume on library and information science (LIS) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)....
January 16, 2013
Students and graduates (or soon to be graduates) who are seeking a job or internship in health related fields are invited to attend a special Health Affairs Job and Internship Expo. An excellent opportunity to meet with potential employers who are interested in YOU, the special event...
January 16, 2013
An exciting project to develop content and tools for a new service that supports collaborative environmental problem solving is now in beta test mode.
The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have initiated a social media hub...
January 16, 2013
The spring issue of the School of Information and Library Science @ Carolina newsletter features an international focus. It is now available online at:
http://sils.unc.edu/sites/default/files/publications/newsletter/12-newsletter-fall.pdf
Watch for the printed copy soon. In the meantime, happy...
January 16, 2013
A new five-year Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) to “establish a cooperative relationship in the field of scientific and...
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