Rose Timmons Dawson (MSLS ’86) began her library career the same year that Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday. Dawson created three different programs to help educate young patrons about the civil rights leader. As the first African-American children’s … Read more
Sofía Becerra-Licha (MSLS ’12), alumna of the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), has been appointed lead archivist at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The Kennedy Center created the position to help … Read more
Through his work at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC-G), his service to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his involvement with professional library organizations, Gerald Holmes (MSLS ’85) has encouraged individuals from underrepresented backgrounds … Read more
David Gotz, Associate Professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and Assistant Director of the Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP), was recently interviewed for WCHL’s Focus Carolina program. In the radio segment, Gotz discusses how his … Read more
The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) hosted its annual spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 12, to celebrate its Bachelor of Science in Information Science (BSIS), Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS), Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS), and Doctor of Philosophy in … Read more
Nadia Clifton, who graduated from the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) on May 12, was recently featured on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill homepage and website. The story covers her efforts to make Wilson … Read more
Daniel Russell, Google’s Senior Research Scientist for Search Quality and User Happiness in Mountain View gave a talk at UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) on April 12. Russell shared what he has learned from teaching thousands of … Read more
Daniel Russell, Google Senior Research Scientist for Search Quality and User Happiness in Mountain View, will deliver a talk titled “The Joy of Finding Out: Adventures in Teaching People How to Search” at the UNC School of Information and Library … Read more
The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) announced today that Anne Webb, currently Assistant Dean of Advancement at the UNC School of Nursing, will join SILS in August as the School’s first Deputy Director of Development. Webb will … Read more
The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) announced today that Anne Webb, currently Assistant Dean of Advancement at the UNC School of Nursing, will join SILS in August as the School’s first Deputy Director of Development. Webb will … Read more
