Registration Open for SILS Conference on AI and Knowledge Work

March 19, 2022

Join the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) for the SILS Conference on AI and Knowledge Work. The conference will focus on the changing landscape of workplace culture through the evolution of technology and knowledge work. Find furt…Read more

Google Researcher Daniel Russell to deliver keynote address at SILS Conference on AI and Knowledge Work

March 9, 2022

The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) announced Daniel Russell, a Senior Research Scientist for Search Quality and User Happiness at Google, as the keynote speaker for the upcoming SILS Conference on AI and Knowledge Work on March…Read more

SILS alum M.K. England to deliver 2022 Steinfirst Lecture

March 4, 2022

Author, librarian, and UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) alum M.K. England (MSLS ’13) will give the Susan Steinfirst Community Lecture in Children’s Literature on Sunday, March 27, at 7 p.m. at the Morehead Planetarium on the UNC –…Read more

UNC SILS joins iSchools committee to plan 2022 summit

February 11, 2022

The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) joined a group of top iSchools in the nation to plan a summit centered on the role of iSchools in the future of the library and information science (LIS) field. The planning committee aims to p…Read more

Congratulations grads: Recognizing SILS December 2021 graduates

December 21, 2021

The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) extends its congratulations to the SILS students that graduated in December 2021. “On behalf of the SILS faculty, staff, and alumni, I extend my congratulations to all our December 2021 graduat…Read more

Equity in the Making Research Lab developing virtual reality makerspace

December 20, 2021

The Equity in the Making (EITM) Lab, a research lab within the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), is working to develop a virtual reality (VR) makerspace lab. Led by Maggie Melo, an assistant professor at SILS, the EITM Lab conduct…Read more

CITAP to co-host conference on “The Capitol Coup One Year Later,” SILS Professor Francesca Tripodi named a keynote speaker

December 17, 2021

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Center for Information, Technology and Public Life (CITAP) and George Washington University’s Institute for Data Democracy & Politics (IDDP) announced they will co-host a two-day conference titled…Read more

David Gotz named McColl Term Professor, promoted to full professorship

November 1, 2021

David Gotz, associate professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), has been appointed to serve as the next Frances Carroll McColl Term Professor through July 2023. Additionally, Gotz has been promoted to full professor at SI…Read more

Francesca Tripodi, co-researchers receive $750k NSF grant for research project on misinformation

October 29, 2021

False news is everywhere, and a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is exploring ways to help people sort through the swarm of bad information. Francesca Tripodi, an assistant professor at the UNC School of Information and Li…Read more

Register now for the Symposium on AI and Knowledge Work

August 30, 2021

As part of its 90th anniversary celebration, the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) is hosting a year-long examination of how technological developments and social upheavals, including those ushered by the COVID-19 pandemic, will sh…Read more