Dr. Megan Winget earned her Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS) from SILS in 1999 and completed her PhD at SILS in 2006. While at Carolina, she worked in the University Archives, the Southern Historical Collection, the Rare Book … Read more
Dr. Helen R. Tibbo teaches in the areas of archives and records management, digital preservation and access, appraisal, trustworthy repositories, and data curation. She is the Alumni Distinguished Professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and … Read more
Dr. Arcot Rajasekar is a Professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and a Chief Scientist at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI). Previously he was at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, … Read more
Dr. Christopher (Cal) Lee is a Professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), and former editor of The American Archivist. He teaches archival administration, records management, digital … Read more
Dr. Elliott Kuecker spent ten years working in academic libraries, serving as an instructional librarian for the humanities, a college archivist, staff in physical and digital preservation, running a Digital Humanities Lab, and more. In addition, he has facilitated numerous … Read more
Melanie Feinberg is a professor at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Melanie’s scholarship examines the human character of data; her research approach synthesizes information science, design, and the … Read more
Dr. Alexandra Chassanoff is an assistant professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) where she teaches and conducts research on born-digital cultural heritage and community-driven approaches to digital curation. She received her PhD and Master’s degrees … Read more
The Society of American Archivists (SAA) has presented the 2020 SAA Council Exemplary Service Award to Helen Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), for her work on the Archival Metrics project. Tibbo shares the honor with two … Read more
A copy of the Billion Year Archive, a vast collection of human knowledge recorded on a small but durable disc, has been hurtling toward the moon on the spacecraft Beresheet since its launch on Feb. 22. Paul Jones, Professor at … Read more
