Meet Alumna/Bestselling Author on Dec. 12

Meet Lucia St. Clair Robson, a 1974 MLS graduate and New York Times bestselling author, on Monday, Dec. 12 at 10:45 a.m. in the Gregory Conference Room. The former librarian will discuss her career as a historical novelist and affirm her belief that the library degree and reference courses she took with Dr. Ronald Blazek …

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Employment Outlook for LIS Graduates

A recent article in Library Journal, based on its annual “Placements and Salary Survey,” discusses how 2004 LIS graduates faired in their job search, current patterns in job availability and compensation, and the outlook for graduates and the profession. Please feel free to read the Closing the Gap-Placements and Salaries 2004, written by FSU College …

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High Rankings for Two College Journals

A recently published study gave high rankings to the two research journals at the FSU College of Information: Seventy-one refereed library/information science journals were rated on a scale of one to five in two rankings-one by deans of ALA-accredited education programs and another by directors of ARL libraries. The Library Quarterly was ranked second by …

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2005 College Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of awards at the 2005 Convocation & Awards Ceremony: Outstanding Alumni: Laurence Miller Outstanding Faculty Member: Darrell Burke Outstanding Staff Member: Susanne Houff F. William Summers Outstanding Graduate Student: LaTasha Spradley Gene T. Sherron Outstanding Undergraduate Student: Kysandra Ladner

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Students With Tech Skills Wanted for London Study Center

Are you interested in spending a semester in London? Openings are available for College of Information students with strong technology skills to spend a semester living and working at the London Study Centre. Interviews will begin immediately for Spring 06, Summer06 and Fall 06. Interns work approximately 30 hours a week providing user support, computer …

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