Stvilia and Jörgensen publish journal article about Flickr usage

Dr. Besiki Stvilia and Dr. Corinne Jörgensen of the School of Library & Information Studies co-authored the article “Member activities and quality of tags in a collection of historical photographs in Flickr” in the December 2010 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Citation of the article: Stvilia, B. and Jörgensen, C. …

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Mardis is guest editor of Knowledge Quest

Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the School of Library & Information Studies, is guest editor of the Nov/Dec 2010 issue of Knowledge Quest, the official journal of the American Association of School Librarians. The issue theme is “STEM for Our Students” and features articles on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. Highlighted in …

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Information Institute staff are contributors to new LIS book

A group of SLIS faculty, alumni and students associated with the Information Policy and Use Management Institute at the College of Communication & Information are contributors to a new book, Public Libraries and the Internet: Roles, Perspectives, and Implications, published by Libraries Unlimited. Dr. Charles R. McClure, director of the Information Institute and Francis Eppes …

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Friday, Nov. 5, FSU Gamma Chapter, Beta Phi Mu events

NOTE: A webcast of the BPM Gamma Chapter’s annual meeting held on Nov. 5 is available for viewing at: The Gamma Chapter of Beta Phi Mu, School of Library & Information Studies College of Communication & Information, The Florida State University Invites the alumni, faculty, staff and graduate students of the School of Library & …

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New book by Gross: HIV/AIDS in Young Adult Novels

Dr. Melissa Gross of the School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University has co-written a book, HIV/AIDS in Young Adult Novels: An Annotated Bibliography, with Annette Y. Goldsmith, Ph.D. and Debi Carruth, doctoral candidate. The book was published by Scarecrow Press (citation below). Not long after becoming public health concerns in …

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A blog from our visiting German librarians

Two school librarians from Germany, Julia Rittel and Helga Hoffman, are visiting the PALM Center for the next ten days. They are sponsored by the Goethe Institut. You can follow along and read about their impressions of American school libraries at their Librarian in Residence blog linked below. Julia and Helga will visit about 15 …

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