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 – Chapel Hill campus. The … Read more
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 … Read more
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 graduates on this distinguished accomplishment,” Gary Marchionini, dean and Cary … Read more
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 … Read more
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 “The Capital Coup One Year Later: How Research Can Assess and Counter Threats … Read more
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 SILS, which … Read more
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 Library Science and a senior … Read more
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 shape information and knowledge work in the … Read more
As part of its 90th anniversary celebration, the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) is hosting a series of faculty Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions. The next event on Friday, Aug. 27, will feature SILS Associate Professor Jaime Arguello and Teaching Assistant … Read more
As part of its 90th anniversary celebration, the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) is hosting a series of faculty Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions, starting Friday, Aug. 20. The first event will feature SILS Alumni Distinguished Professor Helen Tibbo, Professor Christopher … Read more
