Author: Alex Lehner

Linda Most wins ALISE Award

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Linda Most, a doctoral candidate at The Florida State University College of Information, has been awarded the Norman Horrocks Leadership Award from the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Each year ALISE recognizes one new member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in its professional activities. ALISE is "a non-profit organization that serves …

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CI Student Nominated for ALA Division President

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Kim Patton, a masters student at the Florida State University College of Information and aKansas young adult specialist (Lawrence Public Library), has been nominated for president of the Young Adult Library Services Division of the American Library Association. Read an article about her life and her service: “Bookworm: Librarian turned childhood passion into fulfilling career,” …

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LIS Diversity Scholarship Opportunity – March 1, 2009 Deadline

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The American Library Associations Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies Division [ALA ASCLA] is recruiting applicants for the tenth annual ASCLA Century Scholarship. ASCLA Century, a $2500 award, is an ASCLA diversity initiative within the ALA Scholarship Program that promotes the entry of individuals with access needs into the library and information science profession. …

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FLA Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award – deadline 12/5/08

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Only one month left to apply for ACRL’s Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award! The Association of College & Research Libraries, with generous support from Thomson Reuters, makes an annual award of $1,500 to support dissertation research on topics related to academic librarianship. Details are available online at www.ala.org and applications are being accepted through December 5, …

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Alumnus to lead new Miami-Dade branch, credits Chavez-Hernandez

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FSU College of Information alumnus Jeffrey Smith (MLIS 2004) has been named manager of the newly opened Virrick Park Branch, Miami-Dade Public Library System. "When I was driving from library to library making deliveries during the 1980s, I never dreamed I would manage one, said Smith, but learning about the community services that libraries perform …

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