Visit the FSU-SLIS booth at ALA, June 24-27

The School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University invites its community of alumni, students, and friends to visit us at Booth 3526A during the upcoming  American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans beginning June 24. See below for our booth hours. FSU Reception. We also hope to see everyone attending …

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Gross & Latham published in April 2011 Library Quarterly

Dr. Melissa Gross and Dr. Don Latham published an article in the April issue of The Library Quarterly, “Experiences with and Perceptions of Information: A Phenomenographic Study of First-Year College Students.” Citation information: Experiences with and Perceptions of Information: A Phenomenographic Study of First-Year College Students Melissa Gross and Don Latham The Library Quarterly Vol. …

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Mardis to give keynote speech at SLAWNY, May 8

Dr. Marcia Mardis will be the keynote speaker at the School Librarians of Western New York (SLAWNY) conference on Friday, May 8, 2011. Her speech is titled “Who Are You? ‘Home Truths’, Possible Realities, and Opportunities for School Librarians to Thrive.” Mardis was the 2010 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Service Award Winner. Later …

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FSU 2011 Education & Library Career Exposition

You are invited to attend Florida State University’s 2011 Education and Library Career Exposition on April 28, 2011. This event will be held on campus in the Oglesby Union Ballrooms from 9am to 1pm and lunch will be served from 1:00–2:00 p.m. This event provides recruiters with the opportunity to connect with job seekers majoring …

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Mardis' digital school library research is IMLS April 2011 profile of the month

The Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies research grant Digital Libraries to School Libraries (DSL2SL) is the highlighted Institute for Museum and Library Studies (IMLS) website Project Profile for April 2011. The three-year study of the use of digital technology and professional development in school libraries to integrate digital learning objects into online …

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SLIS presents editor of new King James Bible, April 4, 2011

Celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible with the editor of the definitive new edition! The FSU School of Library & Information Studies has collaborated with the Department of English and the program in History of Text Technologies to bring you Professor Gordon Campbell Professor of Renaissance Literature, University of Leicester, editor of …

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