🫖 Cup of Tea with Dr. P! Wednesday, December 10, from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in the SILS Library. Crafts, snacks, and chat about library & information science. All SILS students, faculty & staff are welcome! 🍵 buff.ly/gupjE8J #SILSCommunity #CupofTeaWithDrP #UNCSILS

Jeffrey Bardzell, UNC Vice Provost for AI, Chief AI Officer, and SILS professor, shares his perspective on AI careers and higher education in an IT Brew interview. He explains how higher education builds critical thinking and leadership skills needed to succeed in tech. Read more: buff.ly/gPXR3Ar

Looking back at fall highlights at SILS 📚🍂 Students, faculty, staff, & community members came together for a Banned Book Reading to celebrate the freedom to read. A big thank you to all our readers, UNC Libraries, and UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media for helping make this event possible!

“SILS is a small school with a big impact… I look forward to building the next chapter.” — Diane Kelly, Interim Dean Kelly is guiding SILS through an exciting transition, focused on communication, transparency, & elevating the work of its community. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/lMveraC #UNCSILS

UNC SILS faculty Dr. Rob Capra and Dr. Jaime Arguello contributed to a new operator comment taxonomy now adopted into NSA policy through work with NC State’s Laboratory for Analytic Sciences. The framework improves how analysts document context and meaning in foreign communications. buff.ly/LtECDN7

🍂 Fall Highlights from SILS! A look back at our inaugural INSPIRE@SILS Research Symposium, where faculty shared short #research talks on GenAI, digital curation, born-digital stewardship, and more. Grateful to everyone who joined us and helped launch this new series. #UNCSILS

We’re pleased to share that Professor Diane Kelly has been named interim dean of UNC SILS, following Jeffrey Bardzell’s transition into a full-time role as Chief AI Officer and Vice Provost for AI. Congratulations to both leaders as SILS enters its next chapter! 🔗 buff.ly/qXVeK0Z #UNCSILS

Take a fall break with a warm cup of tea! 🍵🍂 Join us for a Cup of Tea with Dr. P on Wednesday, November 19, 3:30–4:30 p.m. in the SILS Library. There will be coloring, snacks, and great conversation with Dr. Ericka Patillo! Open to all SILS students, faculty & staff! ✨ buff.ly/JMVue3i

📢 UNC SILS is hiring! The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) invites applications for a Teaching Assistant Professor. 📅 Apply by January 5th, 2026: buff.ly/nnG6gqU #JobOpening #UNCSILS #Hiring

📰 Big News: an interview with SILS student, @citap.bsky.social research assistant, and 2025 Google PhD Fellow Viviane Ito (@vivito.bsky.social) on the research behind her fellowship and the role of AI in health information-seeking. ➡️ buff.ly/UB6j56c #UNCSILS #GoogleFellow

UNC SILS faculty, students & alumni are sharing their research at ASIS&T 2025 (Nov 14–18, Washington, D.C. + virtual Dec 11–12)! 📖🗣️💡 From panels & workshops to posters, our community is shaping the future of #InformationScience. 🔗 Full list of presentations: buff.ly/6Xb1h5g #UNCSILS

Two weeks ago, the Carolina Health Informatics Program, @chip-unc.bsky.social, hosted a faculty panel to discuss their groundbreaking research. Thanks to the panelists — Amy Cole, Lukasz Mazur, David Gotz, & Ashok Krishnamurthy — and to all the students who joined us! 🔗 chip.unc.edu/dual-degree/

Join UNC Libraries for a celebration of 25 years of the Carolina Academic Library Associate (CALA) program—a partnership with SILS that’s helped launch countless library & information careers. Hear from CALA students & alumni! library.unc.edu/news/fall-20... 🔗 Register: go.unc.edu/LibraryScholars

SILS & the School of Data Science and Society are beginning a participatory process to help design a new school at Carolina. “SILS and SDSS are excited about what their combined expertise can do to support student learning and growth,” said Dean Jeff Bardzell. Learn more: buff.ly/ROn3ish

💻 Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4, 2–3 p.m. ET on Zoom for an info session exploring UNC SILS MPS in Digital Curation and Management and the Archives and Records Management track of the M.S. in Library Science. 🔗 Register today! Go.unc.edu/DCMARM #UNCSILS #DigitalCuration #Archives #UNC

🎓 Don’t miss out on your chance to take the next steps toward your graduate studies in digital curation or archives! ⏰ 1 week away – join our virtual info session 📅 November 4 | 2–3 p.m. ET 🔗 Register here: go.unc.edu/DCMARM #LibraryScience #InformationScience #UNCSILS #UNC

🎉 Congratulations to SILS PhD student and @citap.bsky.social graduate student assistant, Viviane Ito (@viviito.bsky.social), named a 2025 Google PhD Fellow! Her work examines how AI-driven tools like ChatGPT & AI Overviews shape health information-seeking & trust online. ➡️go.unc.edu/GoogleFellow.

A little creativity + community at SILS 🎃 Join us for Tea with Dr. P, Wed., October 29, 3:30–4:30 p.m., in Manning Library. Sip tea 🍵, paint Halloween pottery 🦇, and celebrate the season with Dr. Ericka Patillo, Associate Dean for Academics! All students, faculty, and staff are welcome. #UNCSILS

💻🗂️ Preserve the past, curate your future, and make it your career! Interested in digital curation or archives and records management? Join us November 4, 2–3 p.m. ET for a virtual info session about two SILS graduate programs. Register here ➡️ go.unc.edu/DCMARM #LibraryScience #InformationScience

It’s #UNCResearchWeek! Join UNC SILS faculty on Monday, Oct. 20, from 10-11 am (Wilson Library, Pleasants Rm) for a panel on #archives and #digital curation. Earn CLE credit by attending! go.unc.edu/URWArchives #UNCChapelHill #SILS #LibraryScience

📣 Join the SILS faculty at UNC! We’re seeking a tenure-track Associate or Full Professor in Archives & Records Management to join our internationally recognized faculty. Apply by November 24: go.unc.edu/archivesfaculty #Hiring #UNC #SILS #LibraryScience

✨ Welcome to the 2025–2026 Carolina Academic Library Associates (CALAs)! Now in its 25th year, CALA gives SILS graduate students the chance to enhance their education with experience working in an academic library. The program is a collaboration between UNC Libraries & SILS. go.unc.edu/CALA2025-2026

SILS has shared a statement on the University’s plans to form a new school led by SILS and SDSS. We remain committed to honoring our 93-year legacy of excellence and to ensuring this transition is successful for all involved. Read more ➡️ sils.unc.edu/news/sils-st...

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Alexandra Chassanoff, Dr. Elliott Kuecker, & Dr. Eliscia Kinder on their recent publication in The American Archivist: 📰 “The Stories We Can Tell: Using Digital Primary Sources in the Archival Studies Classroom.” 🔗 american-archivist.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Ericka Patillo! Associate Dean at UNC SILS, she’s the 2025 Constance Hill Marteena Award winner 🏆 from the North Carolina Library Association for her leadership, mentorship, and scholarship in academic library management & music librarianship. More: sils.unc.edu/people/erick...

✨Save the Date! ✨ How do we safeguard knowledge in a digital world? 💭 Join UNC SILS faculty for a panel on archives & digital curation 🗓 Monday, October 20, from 10–11 AM, at Wilson Library (Pleasants Room). 🎓 Earn CLE credit! 🔗 go.unc.edu/URWArchives #UNCResearchWeek #SILS #LibraryScience

💡 Save the Date! Explore the field of biomedical & health informatics at UNC. Join @chip-unc.bsky.social for a Lunch & Learn on Oct 23 (12–1 PM) featuring research on AI, patient safety & more. Earn CLE credit. 🔗 Space is limited, so register by Oct 17: buff.ly/mVUFUZz #UNCResearchWeek

Today, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced that we are moving forward with bold plans to create a new school, joining together SILS with the UNC School of Data Science & Society. Together, we will equip today's students and the students of the future. go.unc.edu/ANewSchool

📚It’s #BannedBooksWeek! Join us 10/8 (10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.) in front of Manning Hall for our annual Banned Books Reading with UNC Libraries & UNC Hussman. Students & staff will share excerpts from challenged books across the U.S., standing up for the freedom to read. go.unc.edu/bannedbooks2...

UNC SILS faculty, students, and alumni are heading to Kansas City next week for the 2025 Association for Library & Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference. 🔗 See the full list of SILS presentations: sils.unc.edu/news/join-un...

📣 UNC SILS is hiring a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor! Focus on Youth & Information—youth library services, digital literacy, and youth advocacy & community engagement. Apply by Nov 3 ➡️ go.unc.edu/silsfaculty #JobOpening #UNC #Hiring #FacultyJobs #SILS

Congratulations to Dr. Saif Khairat for being elected as a Distinguished Fellow ACMI! The Class of 2025 will be inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) on November 16 at a ceremonial dinner during the 2025 Annual Symposium.

First day of classes at SILS! Here’s to new beginnings, late nights studying, and big ideas that shape the future of information and library science. 🌟 Wishing our Tar Heels a semester full of discovery, growth, and plenty of Carolina blue skies. 🌟 #UNC #SILS #FirstDayofClasses #GDTBATH

YOU can help support the next generation of information leaders. The SILS Alumni Association (SILSAA) is proud to launch the academic year by championing SILS students, funding and supporting registration fees, travel, and lodging for students eager to grow, learn, and lead.

From navigating medical records to a leading health informatics researcher at UNC SILS, Dr. Yu exemplifies the impact of information science in action. Read the UNC Research "Rooted" feature to learn about the real-world impact of interdisciplinary research and the power of access to information:

Join us for "Black Twitter: Talking Back and Transforming Television", a conversation on digital activism, media, and culture with Meredith D. Clark and Sherri M. Williams: ✬ March 26 ✬ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ✬ Halls of Fame, Carroll Hall ✬ Lunch provided 🔗 RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/j7cFNhTWRC

We know a little something about blue skies. #CarolinaBlue #unc #goheels