McClure book published by ALA

A book by Dr. Charles R. McClure, “Public Libraries and Internet Service Roles: Measuring and Maximizing Internet Services” co-authored by Dr. Paul T. Jaeger, was published by the American Library Association. Dr. McClure is Francis Eppes Professor of Information Studies and director of the Information Institute at the Florida State University College of Information. The …

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CI Students Participate in Digital Harmony Rollout/Training

College of Information students spent Saturday (10/11) working with the 2nd annual “Digital Harmony” Project Rollout at R. Frank Nims Middle School. Students (Mike Falcon, Heather Franklin, Twanisha Gordon, Yaniv Levy, Emily Rosenthal, and Kirk Yoder) and Faculty (Ebe Randeree) assisted the school with processing and delivering computers to families. The CI Students also worked …

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IMLS Grant: Attaining Information Literacy

The College of Information at Florida State University, along with its partners, Chipola College, and Tallahassee Community College, has received a $415,673 research grant from the National Leadership Grant Program of the Institute of Library and Museum Services. Drs. Melissa Gross and Don Latham are the principal investigators for “Attaining Information Literacy: Understanding and Responding …

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IT Career Day: 10/10 @ 10 9/30/08

The College of Information will host “IT Career Day” on Oct. 10th from 10:00 am until noon at the Shores Building. The event is desighned to help students secure internships and employment with local IT companies, and is sponsered by the Association of IT Professionals (AITP) FSU Chapter IT Career Day will be hosted in …

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Information Institute on FSU Headlines Radio 9/19/08

Dr. Charles R. McClure, Director of the Information Institute, was interviewed by WFSU radio to discuss the Institutes most recent grant effort: Public Library Hurricane Preparedness and Response. The interview noted the new and increasingly important role that Florida public libraries provide in serving community needs during times of disaster. Listen to the WFSU audio …

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