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 …
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Gathegi Attends S. African Ethics Conference
FSU 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 …
CONTINUE READINGCollege of Information: Entirely Online: FSU's post-master's certificate and specialist degree
An August 13 article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel highlights how the College of Information’s Project LEAD is providing master’s degree opportunities for school library media specialists in conjunction with Florida school districts. Project LEAD, developed with IMLS funding, is an online curriculum that integrates National Board Certification, the highest credential in the teaching profession. …
CONTINUE READINGDresang to Receive Scholastic Library Publishing Award
Professor Eliza T. Dresang, Eliza Atkins Gleason professor at the FSU College of Information, will receive the Scholastic Library Publishing Award at the 2007 Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in June. The award is “presented to a librarian whose unusual contribution to the stimulation and guidance of reading by children and young …
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