Mardis to speak at IMLS WebWise 2011

Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the FSU School of Library & Information Studies, has been invited to speak at the WebWise 2011 Conference in Baltimore, MD. Regarded as a signature event of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the annual conference brings together representatives from museums, libraries, education and other fields to explore …

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IT alumnus bags pass to developer’s conference

2008 SLIS Bachelor’s in Information Technology program graduate Andrew Bertino won an all-access pass to the 2011 Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, which was awarded by the International Game Developer’s Association. Bertino wrote one of 25 winning essays about previous volunteering efforts, game-related projects, and future aspirations. The essays were judged by a panel …

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Two white papers by Everhart and Mardis included in NSF database

by Bob Branciforte Two white papers co-authored by Dr. Nancy Everhart and Dr. Marcia Mardis of The Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies have been entered into the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) prestigious Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science (SBE) database, “SBE 2020.” The database seeks to assist the NSF and social science …

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SLIS at 2011 ALISE Annual Conference

Looking to connect with faculty, students and alumni of the FSU School of Library & Information Studies at the 2011 ALISE Annual Conference? As usual, they are making generous contributions to the event. Here are their presentations: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5, 2011 10:30 a.m.–Noon ALISE Research Award 2010 Update: “An Activity Theory Approach to the Study …

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Everhart’s AASL ‘Vision Tour’ highlighted in American Libraries magazine

SLIS’ Dr. Nancy Everhart, in her role as president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) of the American Library Association (ALA), was the focus of an article in American Libraries magazine on Dec. 20. “Road Trip: AASL president takes national ‘Vision Tour’ of excellent school libraries” by Leonard Kniffel focuses on Everhart, who …

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SLIS student selected for ALA Student-to-Staff Program

SLIS graduate student Daniela Hudson has been selected as the ALA Student-to-Staff representative for The Florida State University at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. Graduate student Suzanne Smagala will represent FSU, should Hudson be unable to serve. Each fall, members of student chapters of the American Library Association may compete to be Student-to-Staff …

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