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Early-Career Professor Recognized for Teaching Excellence

October 28, 2024

Only three years into his career as a professor, Elliott Kuecker has received his second teaching award. This time, it’s the 2024 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Early Career Excellence in Teaching Award. According t…Read more


Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS), Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS)
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International Partners Discuss Uses of AI

October 21, 2024

In the near future, artificial intelligence (AI) systems may help people dealing with intimate partner violence, be used to address misinformation, or coach people to be more civil online. Those are just some of the research topics shared at a confer…Read more


Willie Payne and student sitting next to each other looking at papers on table

Developing Materials for Music Education

October 10, 2024

Congratulations to Assistant Professor William (Willie) Payne on receiving an Arts and Humanities Research Grant! He and his team will develop tactile graphics (raised line prints) to teach music concepts to visually impaired learners. Payne’s resear…Read more

Equity and Inclusion
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Exploring Trust & Information

October 7, 2024

Information and library science professionals are experts who can guide users to trusted resources. So how do they cope with a world where facts can be complicated, users distrust traditional information sources, and elected officials share false or…Read more

Social Informatics
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Embracing Discomfort  

September 25, 2024

Ashley Rockenbach hopes that she never forgets to question her role as an archivist.     California. Michigan. Uganda. The Netherlands. Malawi. Virginia. New York. India. North Carolina.   Graduate student Ashley Rockenbach’s life as a scholar, teach…Read more


Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS)
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Unique Partnership Marks Golden Anniversary

September 16, 2024

Spring 2024 EPA-RTP Library Interns and Staff   The Environmental Protection Agency was a fairly new agency when Edward Holley, dean of the UNC School of Library Science, received a visitor. “Stanley Coerr, then with the EPA Office of Administra…Read more


Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS)
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Can Machine Learning Improve Air Quality?

September 3, 2024

Improving the Research Experience for EPA Scientists When searching online for information, how often do you go beyond the first page of results? Search engines often return hundreds, if not thousands, of web pages that might provide the perfect appl…Read more

Information Interaction and Retrieval
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Grants Help Faculty Guide Future

August 23, 2024

How can libraries better serve older adults? What are the best ways for libraries and archives to deal with increasing amounts of digitally created materials? Two faculty members in the School of Information and Library Science will spend the next th…Read more


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Happy New Year!

August 19, 2024

It’s always a thrill to feel the energy of students returning to campus for a new academic year! Here are some updates on things that happened over the summer. Lobby’s New Look The first big change you’ll probably notice is the new mural in the lobby…Read more


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Greer Recognized by the Society of American Archivists

July 30, 2024

MS in Library Science student Shira Greer is the 2024 recipient of the Harold T. Pinkett Student of Color Award given by the Society of American Archivists (SAA). Greer will receive complimentary registration and travel expenses to attend the SAA ann…Read more


Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS)