The FSU Health Informatics Users Group (HiUG) led by Ebrahim Randeree (Assistant Professor, College of Information) and Nadine Dexter (Head of Public Services, Maguire Medical Library) has completed its first year. The ad-hoc group meets monthly to discuss health/medical informatics issues and research, with the goal of creating an informatics curriculum and establishing an FSU …
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Health Informatics Group completes first year
Grad student wins Georgia Bar Association award
While attending classes at FSU’s College of Information, graduate student Laureen Adams, J.D., has been working as a solo law librarian as the library manager of Dougherty County Law Library, Albany, Georgia. This past Friday, Laureen was awarded the William B. Spann Jr. Award by the Georgia Bar Association for her service to self-represented litigants. …
CONTINUE READINGGathegi Attends S. African Ethics Conference
Prof. John N. Gathegi has just returned from the African Information Ethics Conference: Ethical Challenges in the Information Age held in Pretoria, South Africa, February 2007. Prof. Gathegi presented a paper titled: “Intellectual property, traditional resource rights, and natural law: a clash of cultures?” The meeting brought together international academics and policy makers from around …
CONTINUE READINGFSU working to transform the Internet Public Library
College of Information assistant professors Lorri Mon and Sabah Currimrecently received funding from the Institute of Museum & Library Services to build an online learning community and explore sustainability issues as one part of a collaborative multi-university project for the Internet Public Library. The full project, “A Virtual Learning Laboratory for Digital Reference: Transforming the …
CONTINUE READINGFSU project to prepare future Southeast Florida library leaders
A Florida State University College of Information project, “Southeast Florida Library Leaders: Building the Next Generation of Service to Underserved Populations” recently received $559, 872 in grant funding from the Institute of Museum & Library Services. The project will provide 30 students with scholarships-15 who are seeking a master’s degree with a specialization in leadership …
CONTINUE READINGFSU honors College of Information Student leaders
Several College of Information students received leadership awards at the FSU Leadership Awards Night, “Leadership Without Limits,” held in the Oglesby Union Ballrooms on Tuesday, April 10. We honor and acknowledge our College of Information award-winning students: Sean A. Pittman Award: Willie Jackson II Awarded to one FSU student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and …
CONTINUE READINGFACRL Student Scholarships
The Florida Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (FACRL) is offering student scholarships to attend its upcoming fall program, “Reinventing Outreach: The New Frontier,” and participate in a student panel. The program, which is being co-sponsored by the FLA Academic Libraries Member Group and the Southwest Florida Library Network, will be held …
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