SILS reaches 150% of its #GiveUNC goal

April 10, 2019

In its first year of participation, the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) blew past its goal of 40 donors during the #GiveUNC event on April 9. More than 60 SILS alumni and friends contributed, unlocking an $8,000 challenge gift to…Read more

MSLS student Jordan Wrigley awarded MLA scholarship

April 9, 2019

Jordan Wrigley, a second-year Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS) student at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), has been awarded a $5,000 scholarship from the Medical Library Association (MLA). MSLS student Jordan Wrigl…Read more

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Zeynep Tufekci: “Machines Shouldn’t Have to Spy On Us to Learn”

April 2, 2019

In her most recent column in Wired, UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Associate Professor Zeynep Tufekci discussed the need to stop excessive data collection practices for machine learning (ML), and to develop privacy-preserving ML…Read more

SILS at iConference 2019

March 30, 2019

The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) will be well represented at the 2019 iConference in Washington, D.C. Monday, April 1 1:30pm-3:00pm – “Automating Documentation: A Critical Perspective into the Role of Artificial Intelligence i…Read more

Wei Gao (MSIS ’01), VP at Amazon, selected for National Diversity Council’s Top 50 Women in Tech

March 28, 2019

Wei Gao (MSIS ’01), alumna of the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and Vice President, Technical Advisor to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has been named one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity Counci…Read more

NSF Cyber Carpentry Workshop application deadline extended to April 15

March 27, 2019

The application deadline for the NSF Cyber Carpentry Workshop: Data Lifecycle Training has been extended to April 15, 2019. The workshop will take place July 15-26, 2019 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Travel and accommodations wi…Read more

Mary Grace Flaherty receives fellowship from MLA to study health information use

March 26, 2019

UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Assistant Professor Mary Grace Flaherty has received a Lindberg Research Fellowship from the Medical Library Association (MLA) to study how information use affects timely diagnosis and health servi…Read more

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Alumna author Mélina Mangal to discuss her new picture book at SILS Library

March 21, 2019

Author, school librarian, and UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) alumna Mélina Mangal (MSLS ’94) is visiting Chapel Hill in early April to share her new book, The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just. She will rea…Read more

Megan Oakleaf (PhD ’06) wins ACRL/IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award

March 20, 2019

Megan Oakleaf (PhD ’06), alumna of the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) is the winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section’s (IS) Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. The award reco…Read more

University Librarian issues statement on UC System’s Termination of Elsevier Subscriptions

March 20, 2019

Elaine L. Westbrooks, Vice Provost for University Libraries and University Librarian, issued a statement on March 20 regarding the University of California (UC) system’s decision to cancel their $50 million subscription deal with publishing giant Els…Read more