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Master's Practicum Project Sponsor Guidelines
The SILS capstone practicum project allows small teams of master’s students in their final semester to apply their learning to a real-world problem or...
Master's Practicum Project Sponsor Guidelines
The SILS capstone practicum project allows small teams of master’s students in their final semester to apply their learning to a real-world problem or...
Summer 2022
Instruction mode key:
Instruction modes for each class are listed next to the course.
In-Person on Campus Learners (IP): face to face instruction, on campus
In-Person on Campus Learners...
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....
Research-Based Master's Paper Approach
Overview
Required coursework
Picking a research topic
Research-based Master's paper registration
Research-based paper course requirements
FAQs about the...
Research-Based Master's Paper Approach
Overview
Required coursework
Picking a research topic
Research-based Master's paper registration
Research-based paper course requirements
FAQs about the...
Specializations:
Please note, with the exception of the ARM Concentration, these are informal course plans designed to help guide students; completing them will not result in an endorsement on a...
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) ...
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,...
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...
All are invited to attend the upcoming SILS Alumni Lecture with Bob Anthony (MSLS '82) on January 18th at 3 p.m. ET via Zoom webinar. Bob Anthony served as curator of the North Carolina Collection at...
Important Dates:
Pre-Registration Advising week: March 14-March 24
Registration begins: March 25
Classes begin: August 15
Late Registration ends: August 19
Labor Day: September 5
Well-being Days:...
Join the SILS Wellbeing Committee for a month of mindfulness, healthy living and wellness-focused events through September 2022. The Wellbeing Committee invites all affiliated with SILS to...
All are invited to attend the upcoming Alumni Ask Me Anything (AMA) webinar with Meredity Evans (Ph.D. '06) on Friday, Jan. 28 at 12 p.m. ET via Zoom webinar. Meredith Evans serves as the Director of...
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...
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...
2023 SILS Commencement Ceremony
The Spring 2023 SILS Department Graduation Ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 11th at 6 p.m. ET in the Dean E. Smith Center. December 2022, May 2023, and August...
2022 SILS Symposium on Information for Social Good
The SILS Symposium on Information and Social Good is an annual mini-conference hosted at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at The...
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...
The School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is sponsoring the 2022 Symposium on Information for Social Good.
The symposium is open to the public...
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The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) is hosting the 2022 Symposium on Information for Social Good on Friday, April 22, 2022 from 8:30am-3pm.
The SILS Symposium on Information for...
How can internet users speak freely online while also being protected from harmful content? How can real security threats from foreign technology products be addressed without depriving people of...
Please join SILS for a virtual memorial honoring Dr. Gollop via Zoom on Saturday, July 23rd at 4:30-6:00 p.m. ET.
Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/92383379091?pwd=eURORlFjVGJrZm9Jb3NTR1BXeHVjQT09
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The UNC School of Information and Library Science celebrated its August 2021, December 2021 and May 2022 graduates during the SILS Departmental Commencement Ceremony on May 5th, 2022. Watch the full...
