Professor John Bertot recently appeared as a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss the Patriot Act-in particular the issues around the recently released report by the Inspector General regarding the underreported use of National Security Letters, etc., by the FBI. Below is information about the program and links for listening to it. Kathleen Dunn …
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Bertot on FBI/Patriot Act Use
Bertot at State Library Association Press Conference
As part of a larger effort to demonstrate the value of Floridas public libraries, Dr. John Carlo Bertot, Professor and Associate Director of Florida State Universitys Information Use and Policy Management Institute, participated in a press conference held by the Florida Library Association (FLA) on Thursday, Nov. 29, in Tallahassee. He and representatives of the …
CONTINUE READINGARLIS/NA Student Awards
Hello, ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA (ARLIS/NA) is offering three awards for current library school students and/or recent graduates to attend our annual conference. This year the conference is being held in Denver, May 1-5, 2008. Would you please post the attached notice to your student mailing list and perhaps also on a bulletin …
CONTINUE READINGAnnual Convocation & Award Ceremony
PROCESSIONAL WELCOME Paul Marty 2007 SRYGLEY LECTURE Introduction by Corinne Jrgensen “Traditions: Foundations for the Future” Lawrence C Dennis Dean, FSU College of Information COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AWARDS Introduction by Paul Marty Outstanding Alumni Award Charles E. Parker Presented by Mary Jane Little, 2006 Award Recipient F. Wiliams Summers Outstanding Graduate Award Rachel Besara Presented …
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Join the FSU College of Information at the 2007 Cooperative Library and Information Science School/Program Alumni Reunion: Sunday, June 24, 2007, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Colonial Room, Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC.
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1st Tuesday! American Library Association Student Chapter Meeting Tuesday, October 2 4:45-5:30 PM Goldstein Library View the Webcast Guest Speaker on Digital Libraries: Plato Smith Department Head Strozier Digital Library Center
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YALSA will be funding one ALA Spectrum Scholar for the 2008 year who is interested in pursuing a career in young adult librarianship or secondary school librarianship. Spectrum Scholars receive a $5,000 scholarship towards the completion of a masters in library science. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2008. Spectrum’s major drive is to …
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