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Research In Action & Equity in the Making: How the EITM Lab Promotes Inclusivity in Public Makerspaces
Tuesday, 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... Read More
Jane Frazier (MSIS '13) to Be Featured on Spring 2023 SILS Alumni AMA Webinar
Saturday, 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... Read More
Graziella Tonfoni to Present on Meaning Management in a Globally Networked World
Friday, 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... Read More
Kawanna Bright to Deliver 2023 Kilgour Lecture
Friday, 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... Read More
Francesca Tripodi Publishes New Research on the Role Libraries Play in Combating Disinformation
Wednesday, 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... Read More
Anthony James joins SILS as inaugural director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
Thursday, January 19, 2023
In the role, James also serves the UNC School of Education.  When talking about his new role as the inaugural director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) at the UNC School of... Read More