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Louis Rosenfeld to Deliver 2023 SILS Departmental Commencement Address
May 5, 2023
Information architect, author, and publisher Louis Rosenfeld will deliver the 2023 SILS Departmental Commencement keynote address on May 11 in the Dean E. Smith Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. About Rosenfeld Rosenf…Read more
SILS Associate Professor Lukasz Mazur Awarded 2023 IISE Fellow Award
April 6, 2023
In March, Lukasz Mazur, an associate professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science and the UNC School of Medicine, was awarded the 2023 IISE Fellow Award. The Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE), which distributes…Read more
Amy Vincent: Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week
April 6, 2023
Amy Vincent is a Master of Science in Library Science major at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS). Vincent’s previous background teaching elementary school brought her to SILS, where she is pursuing her passion to become a Schoo…Read moreMaster of Science in Library Science (MSLS), Masters

Aashka Dave: Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week Feature
April 5, 2023
Aashka Dave is pursuing her Ph.D. in Information and Library Science at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS). At SILS, Dave currently conducts research to study how people find information on politically divisive topics. She is al…Read moreDoctor of Philosophy in Information and Library Sciences, Doctoral

Drew Robinson: 2023 Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week Feature
April 4, 2023
Drew Robinson is a Master of Science in Information Science major at the UNC School of Information and Library Science. As an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Robinson received a minor in information science wh…Read moreMaster of Science in Information Science (MSIS), Masters

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