2007 Fall Issue
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Planning for a new building begins Inside this Issue A new building for the School of Information and Dean’s Message..................................... 2 Library Science is in motion with a location identified Faculty and Staff News ..................... 12 and architects selected. See page 3 for details. Student News .......................................19 Alumni News ........................................22 SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE The SCHOOL of INFORMATION and LIBRARY SCIENCE@ • TheCarolina UNIVERSITY of NORTH CAROLINA at CHAPEL HILL Winter 2007 http://sils.unc.edu Number 70 Snapshots from SILS’ 75th Anniversary Looking back on a year of celebrations The School of Information and Library Sci- ence wrapped up its 75th Anniversary celebra- tions with a grand finale on Sept. 17. The finale closed a year of activities celebrating the School’s past and looking ahead to its future. Highlights from those celebrations include (clockwise from top): president of the Carnegie Corporation Vartan Gregorian’s keynote at the finale, five past and present deans of the School opening the celebrations with a cake cutting, a presentation of student research in connec- tion with the kickoff of the anniversary (which fostered many discussions, like the one here between recent doctoral graduate John McMullen and professor Gary Marchionini), a performance of the Tar Heel voices at the finale, some of the first SILS alumni returning to campus to celebrate the anniversary and a year of thought-provoking events, speakers and presentations. 2 Dean’s Message Dear Colleagues, Celebration. Accomplishment. Legacy. Innovation. Opportunity. 2007 at SILS has Published by the University of North been an especially remarkable year for a School that continues to be noteworthy in both Carolina at Chapel Hill School of its participants and its activities. This year we have been reminded of the impacts those Information and Library Science for the connected with SILS have made in our profession and our world. We have also been School’s alumni and friends. impressed with the august responsibility and exceptional potential we have to ensure that the School continues to lead and support what are arguably one of the most significant WANDA MONROE endeavors of the 21st century. I would like to draw your attention to a few highlights of Editor this significant year. Director of Communications 75th Anniversary — the Grand Finale NICHOLAS JOHNSON It was enlightening for all of us to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the School this last Writer year, with all of the accompanying looking back and looking forward that it engendered. Communications Assistant Our culminating event was this last September 17th, when Dr. Vartan Gregorian addressed an impressive gathering at Memorial Hall. President of the Carnegie Corporation in New We welcome your submissions. If you’ve York, winner of the National Humanities Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, received an honor or award, moved to a the nation’s highest civilian honor, founding dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences and new position, had a baby or have other then provost of the University of Pennsylvania, president of Brown University and former news to share, please send it to: president of the New York Public Library for eight years, Dr. Gregorian was joined by our own former governor Jim Hunt and Chancellor James Moeser. Their insightful comments [email protected] challenged us to keep building on the rich legacy on which we stand. or mail via the U.S. Postal Service to: A Platinum Home for SILS SILS Newsletter Planning continues to move forward on a much-needed new facility for the SILS. Con- CB #3360 sistent with our desire to provide leadership in multiple ways, on campus as well as to our 100 Manning Hall profession, we have committed ourselves to developing the new building as a model of Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 energy and environmental design, a “green building” of the highest, platinum, certifica- tion. To be built on a beautiful wooded setting near the Kenan Flagler Business School, or contact: the architectural firm Kieran Timberlake Associates LLP and DEGW, a design firm, are 919/843-8337 working with us to develop the concept for the building, confirmation of which is planned for spring 2008. If you would like to connect with the SILS Intellectual and Professional Advancement Alumni Association, please contact: SILS will be hosting a number of noteworthy lectures and activities over the next few months. I encourage you to both visit our Web site (sils.unc.edu) and be aware of those WANDA MONROE mentioned in the pages of these newsletters and join us for as many as you can. Your Director of Communications participation in these events expands their impact and relevance, and we appreciate pres- [email protected] ence at the School and on campus. 919.843.8337 Thank You Learn more about opportunities for The following pages are filled with articles of celebrations, accomplishments, legacies, giving to the School of Information and innovations and opportunities. In what is for many a hectic season of the year, I would Library Science by ask that you take a few moments, pour your beverage of choice, and spend some focused contacting: time reading through this newsletter. I believe you will be impressed, as I am, of the depth JEFFREY TIBBS and breadth of what is happening here at SILS. I also hope that you will be encouraged to consider your own ongoing role in our activities. To take the next step as an institution, Associate Dean for Administration [email protected] we will need the combined creativity and contribution of all of our extended community 919.962.8365 and profession. Thank you for being part of it. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is Sincerely, committed to the principles of equal opportuni- ty with regard to its students and its employees. José-Marie Griffiths, Dean 3 School News Thank you for supporting SILS Upcoming Events Dear Alumni and Friends: Now more than ever, business and aca- In this issue of the newsletter, we ac- deme need capable and creative informa- January 19, 2008 knowledge all who have provided gifts to the tion science and library professionals. Your NC Science Bloggers Conference School over the past fiscal year. Your support helps to educate tomor- Time: 8 a.m. registration contributions enable us to continue row’s leaders, attract and retain Location: Sigma Xi Center, Research toward our goal of providing the a top-notch faculty and conduct Triangle Park best education for our students. research that enhances the global More info: http://wiki.scienceblogging. Your gifts supply much needed community. com/scienceblogging/ support for teaching, research and While we prepare for a much public engagement. needed new building (see the February 6, 2008 Scholarships for needy students, article below), your financial as- Henderson Lecture and Reception Keynote Presenter: Siva Vaidhyanathan, lectures to enhance the educational Development sistance in reaching our goals can experience and professorships to Message make all the difference. author of Copyrights and Copywrongs: reward our dedicated, inspiring By Jeffrey Tibbs, As you consider your donations The Rise of Intellectual Property and and world-renowned faculty are Associate Dean for for 2008, please keep us in mind. How it Threatens Creativity and The just some of the ways that private Administration For gifts of $1000 or more, we will Anarchist in the Library: How the clash support contributes to a student’s send you Illuminating the Past, a between Freedom and Control is Hack- education. pictorial book that recalls and celebrates ing the Real World and Crashing the Your support may translate into paying the first 75 years of the School (see the back System for books, sustaining research or defraying cover). Title: “The Human Knowledge Project equipment costs--such as the cost of a laptop As always, your generous gifts are the key (Part 1): Four Conceptual Errors Con- for a disadvantaged student or much needed to our tradition of excellence. cerning Massive Digital Library Projects.” electronic tools for the classroom. Sincerely, Time: 3 p.m. Jeffrey M. Tibbs Location: Frank Porter Graham Student Union Auditorium Platinum is the goal for SILS new building February 8, 2008 Last spring, planning began in earnest for Louis Round Wilson Academy and staff from ibiblio - Special Presentation a new home for SILS. The University added our the University’s Facilities and Construction Keynote Presenter: DJ Spooky request to its master plan for campus con- Department and others to gather feedback Time: 3 p.m. struction and a location in a beautiful wooded on what is needed for a new building and to Location: Hanes Art Auditorium setting was identified near the Kenan Flagler learn what is expected by the University. More info: http://djspooky.com/ Business School on south campus. The ar- The firm’s representatives have shared chitectural firm, KieranTimberlake Associates how water, wind, plant life and other envi- March 19, 2008 LLP, and DEGW, a design firm, were selected ronmental elements near the construction OCLC/Frederick Kilgour Lecture and to begin working toward designing a LEED site may be of benefit as planning continues. Reception platinum green building for the School. They are currently completing the first draft of Keynote Presenter: To be determined. The Leadership in Energy and Environ- a program statement for review by the School. Location: Pleasants Family Room, Wilson mental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating The next phase will include confirmation on Library System™ is a point-based rating system de- the concept for the building. Watch for more info at: sils.unc.edu termined by the U.S. Green Building Council. “The new SILS building must be an innova- There are four levels of certification including: tive architectural exploration that will show April 5, 2008 certified, silver, gold and platinum with the the interplay between ‘place’ and ‘space,’ both Steinfirst Lecture and Reception (book platinum level the highest level available.