"Library guy" alumnus works to make a difference

April 28 article from St. Peterburg Times (www.tampabay.com) about SLIS alumnus Paul Clark, “Library Guy shows how one man can make a difference in Tallahassee” available at http://www.tampabay.com/ TEXT ONLY VERSION (No photo):  Library Guy shows how one man can make a difference in Tallahassee  He wasn’t sure he could make a difference. Just one …

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CCI board member Vangalis-Zepp in Democrat’s "25 Top Women"

CCI Leadership Board member Victoria Vangalis-Zepp was recently honored by the Tallahassee Democrat as one of their " Top Women You Need to Know."The Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle Inc. also named her as one of their 2010 Woman of Distinction in Business, Finance and Insurance for her many community endeavors. Vangalis-Zepp is …

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Mardis to present NDSL webinar, April 21

Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the CCI School of Library & Information Studies and associate director of Partnerships Advancing Library Media (PALM) Center will be one of three presenters at a webinar hosted by the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) on Wednesday, April 21, 4:30 p.m. CDT. Building the Learning Environment – “Engage, Interact, …

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Everhart bringing two German librarians in residence

This fall, two German librarians will join us at the CCI School of Library & Information studies as part of the Goethe-Institut New York’s Librarians in Residence Program. SLIS Associate Professor Nancy Everhart will organize the program for the institute’s two librarians in residence. Each year, the Goethe-Institut New York invites two German librarians to …

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Mardis to chair NSF digital library accessioning board

Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the CCI School of Library & Information Studies has been asked to chair the first National Science Foundation (NSF) National STEM Digital Library (NSDL) National Accessioning Board (NAB). The board has been created to insure that NSDL collections meet the criteria prescribed by their policy. It  will review and …

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CCI faculty investigators on FSU Renewable Energy Research Portal

Drs. Charles McClure, Ian Douglas and Chris Hinnant of the College of Communication & Information are project investigators on the Renewable Energy Research Portal. The portal identifies, organizes, and makes available, via a web portal, research generated by FSU’s Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability as well as other research from participants in the …

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SLIS Alumna named VA regional library director

The Board of Trustees of the Rockingham Library Association, Inc., has named Lois W. Jones as Director of the Massanutten Regional Library (MRL), a nine-branch library system serving the residents of Harrisonburg and Rockingham and Page Counties.  Jones brings over thirty years of library management and non-profit development experience to the position and will be …

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