Inaugural meeting held in Chapel Hill

Citizens around the world are becoming more aware that they often need a trusted guide to help sort and substantiate the information they require. Faculty members at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) agree that leading institutions are obliged to review and design anew roles and models for Knowledge Professionals who will assume larger and more pivotal roles in the 21st Century. 

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 International leaders met at the crossroads of culture and tradition in Granada, Spain, on April 27 and 28 to discuss the future of library and information science education, which are facing a crossroads of their own.

Adopting Thomas Jefferson’s pledge of “Eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man” as its motto, the Louis Round Wilson Academy approved its first general resolutions (statements) on ethics and openness – two topics of special concern for those responsible for the future stewardship of recorded knowledge.

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Five trailblazers in information and library science and information technology were honored Thursday (Oct. 12) in the first Knowledge Trust Honors ceremony.

The Knowledge Trust is a commitment made last October by the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to shape a critical role for 21st-century knowledge professionals.

At the ceremony in Washington, D.C., five Knowledge Masters who have made significant differences in education, exploration, innovation, next-generation leadership and lifetime achievement were named.

The 2006 honorees are Gary E. Strong, university librarian at the University of California, Los Angeles; Dr. Joseph Viscomi, James G. Kenan distinguished professor of English at UNC-Chapel Hill; Dr. Paul Jones, director of the ibiblio Web collection at UNC-Chapel Hill; Wes Cruver, chief creative officer and cofounder of Kidz Online, based in Herndon, Va.; and Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, director of the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. (more…)

Internationally acclaimed policy expert, researcher and university administrator, Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, has been appointed to the United States National Science Board. She was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate for a term of six years.

Griffiths is the dean of the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and founding chair of The Knowledge TrustSM, which is concerned with the role and preparation of 21st -century knowledge professionals. (more…)

President George W. Bush nominated Dr. Robert S. Martin to serve on the National Council on the Humanities, an advisory board to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The nomination has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

The National Council on the Humanities is a board of 26 distinguished private citizens appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate who advise the chairman of the NEH. Martin’s service to the board is a six-year term ending January 26, 2012. (more…)

Dr. Nancy Davenport, Louis Round Wilson Academy member, has been nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

“The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a statutory body affiliated with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), supports a wide range of activities to preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, created in every medium ranging from quill pen to computer, relating to the history of the United States.” It is a 15 member commission chaired by the nation’s archivist. The Commission was created in 1934 by the United States Congress. (more…)

Nov. 13, 2006 - Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, dean of the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and chair of the Louis Round Wilson Academy, and Dr. Beth Fitzsimmons, member of the Louis Round Wilson Academy and the SILS Board of Visitors, have been appointed to serve on the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Advisory Board.

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January 25 2007 — Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, Under Secretary for Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has signed an agreement with Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive of the British Library, to collaborate on the development of a global science gateway. The gateway would eventually make science information resources of many nations accessible via a single Internet portal.

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April 4, 2007 – Entrepreneur and renowned researcher and statistician, Donald W. King, has been appointed Distinguished Research Professor by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science (SILS). (more…)

Brewster Kahle, Louis Round Wilson Academy member, and his Open Content Alliance were profiled in the August 15 issue of the Library Journal. The article, “Scan this Book!” discussed the “race to digitize the public domain.”