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The School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the appointments of several new faculty members. In the Spring 2012 Term, the School welcomes Stephen M. Griffin, Visiting Professor and Mellon Cyberscholar, and Patrick Keilty, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Library and Information Science Program. Dr. Griffin comes to the School after a successful 32-year career at the National Science Foundation (NSF). He most recently held the position of Program Director in the Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS); prior to that, he was engaged in program planning, development and evaluation for several NSF divisions. In addition to his role as Visiting Professor, Dr. Griffin serves as the Mellon Cyberscholar. In 2008, the School received a five-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the development of a research program in Cyberscholarship, designed to understand and influence the emergence of digital communication and research in academia. For more information about Dr. Griffin, please visit http://www.ischool.pitt.edu/people/griffin.php. Dr. Keilty, a Visiting Assistant Professor, recently earned his PhD (2011) at the University of California, Los Angeles. His doctoral work in the Department of Information Studies culminated in his dissertation on "Seeking Sex: Embodiment and Electronic Culture." Keilty's research interests include gender and sexuality, critical theory, digital culture, digital humanities, visual studies, information activity, information structures, philosophy of science and technology, rare books and manuscripts, and the history and theory of information studies. More information about Dr. Keilty is available at http://www.ischool.pitt.edu/people/keilty.php. Looking ahead, the School is pleased to announce that Sheila Corrall will be joining the faculty in Fall 2012 as a Full Professor and Chair of the Library and Information Science Program. Currently, Dr. Corrall is Professor and Chair in Librarianship and Information Management at the Information School, University of Sheffield, UK; she also served as Head of School from 2006-2010. Dr. Corrall has earned a Master's in Classics from Cambridge; a postgraduate diploma in Librarianship from the Polytechnic of North London; an MBA from the Roffey Park Management Institute; a Master's in Information Systems from the University of Southampton; and a Certificate in Higher Education from Sheffield University. Dr. Corrall has had a wide-ranging career in the library profession having worked in both public and academic libraries including the British Library and the University of Southampton library system. More information about Dr. Corrall's many accomplishments is available at http://www.ischool.pitt.edu/news/02-06-2012.php. Kelly I. Shaffer Director of External Relations School of Information Sciences University of Pittsburgh 412-624-2677 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>