According to the school's Bylaws, "the Faculty consists of all persons holding appointments to the ranks of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, lecturer and instructor." The Faculty is a collegial body of the School that makes decisions collectively. Faculty are governed by the Faculty Code of University Governance issued by the University (latest edition July 1999 available in supporting documentation).

The numbers of both full-time and part-time faculty have increased over the past six years as the table below reflects:

	1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99
No. of Full-time faculty,Fall	15	14	16	15	15	16
No. of Full-time faculty, Spring	15	14	15	14	16	18
	1	1	4	4	6	4
No. of Part-time faculty, Fall	7	7	8	8	12	13
No. of Part-time faculty, Spring	10	15	14	12	14	15
No. of Part-time faculty, Summer	8	7	6	5	4	7
No. of Part-time FTE, Fall	1.75	1.75	2	2	3	3.25
No. of Part-time FTE, Spring	2.5	3.75	3.5	3	3.5	3.75
No. of Part-time FTE, Summer	2	1.75	1.5	1.25	1	1.75

Currently 18 active members of the Faculty hold tenure-track position as the following table shows:

Name	Rank
Joanne Gard Marshall	Dean and Professor
Evelyn Daniel	Professor
Robert Losee	McColl Term Professor
Gary Marchionini	Boshamer Professor
Barbara Moran	Professor
David Carr	Associate Professor
Stephanie Haas	Associate Professor
Jerry Saye	Associate Professor
Paul Solomon	Associate Professor
Helen Tibbo	Assoc. Prof. & Assoc. Dean
Barbara Wildemuth	Associate Professor
Bert Dempsey	Assistant Professor
Claudia Gollop	Assistant Professor
Jane Greenberg	Assistant Professor
Greg Newby	Assistant Professor
Diane Sonnenwald	Assistant Professor
Brian Sturm	Assistant Professor
Charles Viles	Assistant Professor

In addition, Fred Kilgour holds a Distinguished Research Professor appointment, former Dean Ed Holley is Professor Emeritus, and Paul Jones, Director of MetaLab, holds a joint appointment with the School of Journalism, Department of Mass Communications and SILS. The University Librarian Joe Hewitt also has a joint appointment in the School.

The University categorizes staff as either EPA (for Exempt from Personnel Act) for faculty and faculty-like appointments and SPA (for State Personnel Act) for staff employees. EPA faculty can be either tenure-track as are those listed above or non-tenure track. The latter have both instructional and administrative responsibilities. The School has three employees in this category.

Name	Title
Jay Aikat	Dir., Info. Technology and Services
Melissa Cain	Dir., Development & Alumni Affairs
David MacDonald	Dir., Communications

An EPA non-faculty category also exists. In this category, the school has one regular employee -- Scott Adams, Director of Instructional Technology -- and three contract employees who supervise service provision and student internship training at the U.S. EPA Library.

In addition to these faculty, the school appoints about 10 members of the professional community each academic year as part time adjunct faculty and clinical instructional staff. Recent appointments to this group are described below in the Adjunct Faculty section.

Members of the faculty are actively involved in the governance of the school through various standing and ad hoc committees. Tenure-track faculty typically teach two courses each semester and are engaged in scholarly and research activities. The following section provides an overall assessment and description of the tenure-track faculty.

 

Abridged vitae of each tenure-track faculty member are included in Appendix U. More complete versions are available in the supporting documentation. In addition, links from the school's website (http://ils.unc.edu) provide brief summaries and further links to individual research pages through faculty names and to individual home pages through "Contact Information" for each faculty member. The list below identifies the primary research and teaching areas for each faculty member with his/her date of appointment, field of doctorate and doctoral-granting institution.

Name	Research, Teaching & Advising Specializations	Date of Appt. to SILS	Doctoral Degree Field	Doctoral Granting Institution
David Carr	Collections and cultural institutions; Lifespan learning; Tools and cognition; Concepts of service; Books, readers, reading; Reference services in humanities and social sciences; Adult materials and services	1/1/99	Library and Information Studies	Rutgers
Evelyn Daniel	Information resources management; Organization theory; Special librarianship and Knowledge management; School librarianship and User education; Distance education; Information brokering and outsourcing; Strategic planning	7/1/85	Information Science	Univ. of Maryland
Bert Dempsey	Multimedia networking; Internet protocol design; WWW resource discovery; Distributed systems; Digital libraries	7/1/95	Computer Science	Univ. of Virginia
Claudia Gollop	Reference services; Information resources; Collection development; Health sciences librarianship; Consumer health information; Information & diverse user groups; Public librarianship	9/6/97	Library Science	Univ. of Pittsburgh
Jane Greenberg	Lexical-semantic relationships; Metadata; Classification; Retrieval for archival and records management; Bibliographic databases; Full-text systems in the digital environment	1/1/99	Information Science	Univ. of Pittsburgh
Stephanie Haas	Natural language processing; Information retrieval; Sublangugage and terminology; Genre and discourse structure; Artificial intelligence; Database design; Information systems	7/1/89	Information Science	Univ. of Pittsburgh
Robert Losee	Information retrieval; Information theory; Reasoning systems; Decision making; Artificial intelligence; Managing data; Research methods	7/1/86	Library & Information Science	Univ. of Chicago
Gary Marchionini	Information seeking in electronic environments; Human-computer interaction; Digital libraries; Information systems - design, use and evaluation; Information policy; Browsing and learning	7/1/98	Curriculum DevelopmentMathematics	Wayne State Univ.
Joanne Marshall	Health information; Value and impact of LIS services and technology; Aging work force; Special and medical librarianship;	1/1/99	Higher Education	Univ. of Toronto
Barbara Moran	Academic librarianship; Management; Human resources management; Popular materials; Research methods;	7/1/81	Higher Education	Univ. of Buffalo
Greg Newby	Information retrieval; Information visualization and virtual reality; Community information systems; Electronic and mass media; Digital libraries; User-based research methods;	7/1/97	Information Transfer	Syracuse Univ.
Jerry Saye	Organization of information; History of books and libraries; Cataloging and classification; Technical services; Abstracting and indexing;	7/1/85	Library and Information Science	Univ. of Pittsburgh
Paul Solomon	Role of information in people's lives; Information systems as learning devices; Intensive research methods; Categories as features of texts; User-based analysis in support of information systems design	7/1/91	Information Systems	Univ. of Maryland
Diane Sonnewald	Human information behavior; Collaboration among multi-disciplinary and cross-organizational teams; Collaboration technology; Digital libraries; Information retrieval;	7/1/95	Communica-tions, Library and Information Science	Rutgers Univ.
Brian Sturm	Storytelling and folklore; Children's and young adults' literature and public library services; Children and technology; Communication and consciousness	1/1/98	Library & Information Science	Indiana Univ.
Helen Tibbo	Archives and records management; Information services for humanities; Electronic information retrieval; Reference service	7/1/96	Library & Information Science	Univ. of Maryland
Charles Viles	Distributed information retrieval; Distributed object systems; Internet resource discovery; Undergraduate education	7/1/97	Computer Science	Univ. of Virginia
Barbara Wildemuth	Information-seeking behaviors and information use; Design and evaluation of information systems; Adoption and use of information technologies; Medical informatics	7/1/88	Information Systems Design	Drexel Univ.

 

The gender and ethnic composition of the faculty is nine white males, eight white females and one black female. Age ranges by gender of the faculty are shown below:

Gender	Ages 25-34	Ages 35-44	Ages 45-54	Ages 55-64	Ages 65 and over
Men	2	3	3	0	0
Women	2	3	4	0	1

One faculty member is expected to retire within the next two years. Discussion of a replacement has begun.

Criteria and procedures for faculty apointments, reappointments, promotion and tenure are available in SILS Policies and Procedures: Criteria and Procedures for Faculty Personnel Decisions, Rev. 1994.

Faculty research focuses on the social, organization, and technical issues of information seeking and use in today's world. Topics of study include:

• How individuals and groups gather information, learn, and solve problems

• How systems can organize and retrieve information to provide information of most benefit to users
• Organizational change as a function of the introduction of information technology
• Information exploration, seeking, dissemination and use
• Collaboration, evaluation and use of collaboration technology
• Design and deployment of effective and efficient information retrieval systems

A survey of faculty publications over the past five years shows that faculty published 68 articles in refereed journals, 27 refereed conference proceedings, 18 contributions to books, 5 books, 3 statistical or technical reports, 17 book reviews, and 5 other. Journals where at least two articles were published were: Journal of the American Society for Information Science (19), Information Processing and Management (11), Bulletin of the Medical Library Association (4), College and Research Libraries (3), Informaati Tutkimus (3), American Archivist (2), the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (2), Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (2), and Libraries and Culture (2).

To determine the impact of these publications, a citation study was conducted in the spring of 1999 using three citation indexes (Arts and Humanities, Science, Social Sciences). Appendix V: Faculty Citation Study summarizes the results of the study and shows that citation is extensive across the entire faculty. Citations to 1,532 journal publications or an average of 96 citations per faculty member were uncovered via this method. It should be noted that citation studies like this one do not identify citations to books, book chapters, electronic journals, statistical and technical reports, or to many international journals and conference proceedings. Citation by authors of master's papers and doctoral dissertations are also not included. In the citation study, faculty published articles that were cited 10 or more times were designated Distinguished Papers. A list of the 38 papers by nine faculty members in this category is also provided in Appendix V. The complete study is available in the supporting documentation on site.

While much of the research is conducted by a single scholar, increasingly faculty within SILS conduct collaborative research, both within and outside of SILS, as is shown in table below.

Collaborative Research	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	Totals
Within SILS	1	4	3	8	11	27
Outside of SILS (including outside of UNC)	4	10	7	17	10	48
Totals	5	14	10	25	21	75

Appendix W: Grant Activity of Faculty, 1997-1999 lists research and training grants submitted and funded during the past three years. Of the grants that faculty participated in, some in SILS and some elsewhere on campus, over $7 million was funded. A number of grant proposals are pending. Major funding agencies include National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Statistics and Technology, U.S. Army Research Laboratories, U.S. Dept. of Education, Institute of Museum and Library Services, International Research and Exchange Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education, Hoechst-Celanese Corporation.

 

Faculty are proud of the School's reputation for good teaching. Student survey response to questions about faculty teaching is positive, as the following table taken from the most recent student survey (Appendix L) shows.

	Very Satisfied	Satisfied	Neutral	Slightly Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied
Quality of instruction	27	25	2	1	0
Relates class material to theory and research	32	21	2	0	0
Relates class material to professional applications	21	23	4	5	1

Teaching activities for the past three semesters showing number and proportion of graduate and undergraduate courses and numbers of students in these courses by faculty ranks and proportionally are included in Appendix X: Faculty Teaching Activities. For a list of courses offered each semester by faculty member between Fall 1996 and Summer 1999, see Appendix Y.

Teaching activities outside the formal classroom -- advising, fieldwork supervision, doctoral student mentoring, independent study oversight, Master's paper and dissertation advising and the like -- for tenure-track faculty for the most recent academic year (1998-99) are detailed in Appendix Y: Faculty Additional Teaching Responsibility. Appendix E shows the number of advisees per faculty member by degree program. Appendix F reports student satisfaction with the quality of academic advising.

Tenure-track faculty are actively involved in the training and supervision of teaching assistants. The ability to teach is considered an important aspect of the doctoral education program. To that end, students are required to take a course in teaching and encouraged to work under the mentorship of a faculty member in the design and teaching of at least one course before undertaking a course independently. A faculty mentor is assigned to each doctoral teaching assistant. Mentorship involves visiting at least one class and writing detailed observation and evaluative comments.

Evaluation of the quality of course instruction is accomplished, in part, through the use of the Educational Testing Service's Student Instructional Report. At the end of each semester, students are asked to fill out anonymous evaluation forms that then mailed to ETS for analysis. The returned evaluation reports are distributed to the faculty members, the dean, and a copy placed in the SILS library for public examination. A summary of average SIR scores for recent semesters is available for panel review.

Faculty also instituted a peer observation process a number of years ago to monitor and suggest improvements in the overall quality of SILS teaching. Each non-tenure track faculty member is observed by two senior faculty members in one course each semester. Tenured faculty members are observed in similar fashion on a three year rotation. A formal write-up of the observations according to agreed-upon criteria is provided to the faculty member being reviewed. (See Appendix T: Peer Observation Guidelines)

Three years ago the School instituted an annual $2,500 outstanding teacher award. Selection of the best teacher occurs as a result of student nomination followed by peer evaluation and recommendation to the Dean. Recipients of this honor have been Stephanie Haas, Jerry Saye, and Evelyn Daniel. Jerry Saye also received the University's prestigeous distinguished Teaching Award for Post Baccalaureate Instruction in 1999.

 

SILS faculty are actively involved in service to the School, the University, the professional communities, and as good civic citizens. Some of their recent activities in their respective activities are detailed below, as well as in the annual reports of the School and in faculty vitae (see Appendix U: Abridged Curriculum Vitae for Faculty).

Faculty, staff, and students are centrally involved in school governance. Work is apportioned through six standing committees: the master's Committee, the Personnel Committee, the Research and Doctoral Committee, the Undergraduate Committee, the Information Technology Committee, and a Faculty Salary Committee. Ad hoc committees are also appointed as the need arises. A summary of the composition and the primary responsibilities of these committees follows.

• Master's Committee

  • Composition: Three faculty (typically one from each rank); the Associate Dean, the SILS librarian, and the SILS Registrar -- all ex officio; one MSLS student; one MSIS student.

  • Charge: to review and evaluate the curriculum on an ongoing basis, to study proposals for change and recommend action to the Faculty; to review applications for admission to the Master's programs and recommend admission decisions to the Dean; to prepare comprehensive exam questions and to administer the exam process; to review policies and procedures relative to the Master's programs and advising and to recommend changes to the faculty.

  • Reports: End of semester and end of year reports are to be presented to the faculty.

• Personnel Committee

  • Composition: Three faculty (typically one from each rank); one Master's student and one PhD student

  • Charge: to establish procedures and conduct formal reviews for promotion and tenure decisions and for post-tenure and reappointment reviews; to oversee the peer observation of faculty and teaching assistants; to elect members of the Faculty Salary Committee; to serve as a search committee for new faculty (sometimes a specially designated committee is created for this purpose); to review policies and procedures relative to faculty personnel matters and to recommend changes to the Faculty.

  • Reports: Minutes of all meetings are filed with the dean. End of semester and end of year reports are presented to the faculty.

• Research and Doctoral Committee

  • Composition: Three faculty (typically one from each rank); the Associate Dean, ex officio, one PhD student

  • Charge: to oversee the PhD program and to review its policies and procedures recommending changes to the faculty; to review and evaluate the PhD requirements on an ongoing basis; to review doctoral applications and to make admission decisions to the Dean; to consider the research activities of the School and to develop ways to enhance the school's research profile.

  • Reports: End of semester and end of year reports presented to the faculty.

• Undergraduate Committee

  • Composition: Three faculty (typically one from each rank); the Undergraduate Student Services Assistant, ex officio; one undergraduate student

  • Charge: to oversee the undergraduate minor program and to review policies and procedures recommending changes to the faculty; to review and evaluate the undergraduate curriculum on an ongoing basis and to recommend changes to the faculty; to review applicants for admission and to recommend admission decisions to the dean; to develop plans for an undergraduate major program for discussion with the Faculty.

  • Reports: End of semester and end of year reports presented to the faculty.

• Information Technology Committee

  • Composition: Two faculty; the Director of Information Technology, the Director of Instructional Technology, the SILS librarian -- all ex officio; one undergraduate student, one master's student, one PhD student

  • Charge: To oversee and review policies and procedures governing the use of computer labs, the SILS library, and other information resources used in teaching and research by faculty and students of SILS and to recommend changes to the faculty and the Dean; to review the school's website and to develop policies and procedures for its ongoing implementation; to monitor university actions relative to information technology to assure that SILS responds appropriately.

  • Reports: End of semester and end of year reports to the faculty.

• Faculty Salary Committee

  • Composition: Three faculty (one from each rank) elected by faculty for three year term.

  • Charge: to ensure that a written salary policy is on file and available for convenient review by faculty; to review the written faculty salary policy with the faculty and dean each year; to review salary increases for all faculty members in the fall of each year and to report to the Dean and Faculty any perceived inconsistencies or inequities; to evaluate the Dean's performance in implementing salary policies as part of the regular evaluation of the dean.

  • Reports: Fall semester salary report to faculty and dean; End of year salary policy review.

In 1998-99, ad hoc committees for building security, space (a major issue for the School), and searches for four key staff positions also took place. In addition to committee work, individual faculty also act as liaison to eight student groups; one faculty member coordinates the EPA contract; another the school's continuing education program; a third the school library certification program; another acts as the SILS Equal Employment Opportunity Officer. Two members of the faculty serve as members of the School's Administrative Board. Appendix AA: Administrative Assignments, 1999-2000 shows faculty assignments to committees, liaison assignments to student groups and other responsibilities.

Faculty are active in university service. Some of the more recent activities include the following: University Case Statement Task Forces for Research, Graduate and Professional Education, Graduate Students; Association of American University Professors Campus Chair; Information Technology Activity Committee; Advisory Board for Certificate of Aging Program; Honorary Degrees Committee; UNC Commencement Speaker Selection Committee; Faculty Legislative Liaison; Teacher Education Committee, School of Education; Advisory Board, Friday Center for Continuing Education; Advisory Board, Carolina Population Center; Professional Schools Partnership; Chancellor's Instructional Technology Task Force; Chancellor's Advisory Board on Women's Issues; Administrative Board, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Faculty occupy leadership positions in many professional associations including the American Library Association, the Association of Computing Machinery, the American Society of Information Science, the Association of Library and Information Science Education, Beta Phi Mu, the International Federation of Library Associations, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), North Carolina Library Association, North Carolina Public Library Directors Association.

They hold editorial positions with the following journals: ACM's Transactions, Advances in Classification Research, American Archivist, College and Research Libraries, Data Base, Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Information Processing and Management, Library and Information Science Research, Library Quarterly, Popular Culture and Libraries.

They serve as reviewers for promotion and tenure decisions for faculty at other leading universities and as members of review panels for the Committee on Accreditation.

In addition, faculty are active in consulting for such organizations as the Getty Information Institute, the Durham County Schools, the World Bank, the Town of Chapel Hill, GE Capital Group, Duke Institute of Learning in Retirement, Emory University's Center for Clinical Evaluation, the Presidential Appointments Program, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, SOLINET, the National Institute of Science and Technology.

They also contribute to the life of the community through service in the following ways: Board member, Chapel Hill Public Library Foundation; Trustee, Dingler Foundation; President, Friends of Carrboro Public Library; Habitat for Humanity Volunteer; International Study Host Family; Board of Governors for UNC Press; Regional Advisory Council for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine; Chapel Hill-Carrboro High School Band and NC Boys Choir; Chapel Hill Homeless Center; Storyteller for various public libraries and storytelling festivals.