Donna Nixon (MSLS ‘01) Named 2023 SILS Distinguished Alum

April 3, 2023

The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) presented the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award to Donna Nixon (MSLS ‘01) on April 1 during the 2023 SILS Dean’s Luncheon. Established in 1981, the Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni wh…Read more

Julie Stivers (MSLS’15) named Library Journal “Mover & Shaker”

March 19, 2023

Julie Stivers (MSLS’15), alumna of the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and current librarian at Mount Vernon Middle School in Wake County, N.C., has been named a 2019 “Mover & Shaker” by Library Journal. Click here to read th…Read more

Equity and Inclusion

Registration Open: 2023 SILS Scholar Showcase

March 18, 2023

VIEW THE EVENT WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS HERE Hosted by the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), the SILS Scholar Showcase is a day for the SILS community to gather and share research and professional projects as well as explore topic…Read more

Mohammad Hossein Jarrahi wins award for best article

February 27, 2023

Mohammad Hossein Jarrahi, Assistant Professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), has won the Best Article Award for 2018 from Business Horizons. “Artificial intelligence and the future of work: Human-AI symbiosis in organiza…Read more

Research In Action & Equity in the Making: How the EITM Lab Promotes Inclusivity in Public Makerspaces

February 21, 2023

For some, working with new technologies can be an intimidating feat. For SILS Assistant Professor Maggie Melo and SILS graduate student researchers, their current research seeks to understand why this reaction happens in technological environments an…Read more

Jane Frazier (MSIS ’13) to Be Featured on Spring 2023 SILS Alumni AMA Webina

February 18, 2023

REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) will host an Alumni Ask Me Anything (AMA) webinar with Jane Frazier (MSIS ’13), Senior Applied Information Scientist in the Xero Data Team, on Friday, March 3 at 2 p.m.…Read more

Graziella Tonfoni to Present on Meaning Management in a Globally Networked World

February 10, 2023

REGISTER TO ATTEND Graziella Tonfoni, a linguist and information systems specialist, will present on the challenges of translating texts and ideas from one language to another and from one cultural or temporal context to another. During her presentat…Read more

Nominate your favorite professor for the SILS teaching excellence award

February 6, 2023

All students, faculty, and staff of the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) are invited to submit nominations for the 2020 Deborah Barreau Award for Teaching Excellence. SILS will recognize one full-time faculty member and one adjunc…Read more

Kawanna Bright to Deliver 2023 Kilgour Lecture

February 3, 2023

REGISTER TO ATTEND Dr. Kawanna Bright, Assistant Professor of Library Science at East Carolina University will deliver the 2023 OCLC/Frederick G. Kilgour Lecture on Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. in the Hitchcock Multipurpose Room at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center…Read more

Francesca Tripodi Publishes New Research on the Role Libraries Play in Combating Disinformation

January 25, 2023

Francesca Tripodi, Assistant Professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), is the lead author on a newly published research article examining the role libraries play in finding a solution to disinformation. In “Libraries Comb…Read more