On Friday April 2, 2010, Dr. Steve Sawyer from Syracuse University will be coming to the Florida State University to give a presentation to the students and faculty of the College of Business and the College of Communication and Information, School of Library and Information Studies. All are welcome to attend. At 10:00 – 11:30 …
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Institute welcomes social informatics expert today, April 2
Randeree wins undergrad teaching award
Ebrahim “Ebe” Randeree, Assistant Dean, was one of those recognized at the university’s Faculty Awards Program held Thursday, April 1. He received an Undergraduate Teaching Award. Recipients must be outstanding in the many aspects of teaching that contribute to successful teaching and learning. It is a student-oriented award with nominations submitted by students and alumni. …
CONTINUE READINGBurnett book explores Information Worlds
Dr. Gary Burnett, Associate Professor at the School of Library & Information Studies of The Florida State University College of Communication & Information, has co-authored Information Worlds: Behavior, Technology, and Social Context in the Age of the Internet with FSU alumnus Dr. Paul Jaeger, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland. Burnett’s academic research focuses on the …
CONTINUE READINGJoin the 'Noles in Napa, March 28
When: Sunday, March 28, 2:00–4:30 p.m. Where: Gargiulo Vineyards, 575 Oakville Crossroad, Oakville, Napa Valley, CA Featuring: The Heritage Protocol Exhibit. A historical collection of FSU memorabilia and cultural artifacts. Converstations with the Deans. Dr. Larry Dennis (Communication & Information) and Julia Zimmerman (University Libraries). A Private Wine Tasting. Hosted by Jeff Gargiulo, FSU alumnus …
CONTINUE READINGWiegand/book festival in Democrat
F. Williams Summers Professor Wayne Wiegand received a mention and was quoted in the Tallahassee Democrat’s Tallahassee.com site on March 14, 2010. The article was about the upcoming Tallahassee book festival and writers conference: Following the social, a public panel discussion on “The Power of Books to Shape American Life” will feature FSU library and information studies …
CONTINUE READINGAlumna gets $10K school library grant
SLIS alumna Evelyn Reakes (MLIS, 2007) recently received a $10,000 grant from the Koch Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase reference materials for the media center at Queen of Peace Catholic Academy in Gainesville, FL.
CONTINUE READINGGrad student wins Rittenhouse Award
SLIS master’s student Melody Ramsey has won the Medical Library Association’s (MLA) 2010 Rittenhouse Award for 2010 for her paper entitled, “NIH public access policy: Implications for collections management.”The prestigious award honors the best unpublished paper or web‐based project in health sciences librarianship or medical informatics submitted by a student in an ALA‐accredited library school …
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