January 5, 2012 Charles R. McClure, Francis Eppes professor and Director of the Information Use Management and Policy Institute, recently has co-authored a number of papers and reports broadly related to Internet high-speed broadband and technology: “Assessing Florida public library broadband for e-government and emergency/disaster management,” in Bertot, J. C., Jaeger, P. T., & …
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Recent publications by McClure about high-speed broadband
FSU-SLIS welcomes Richard J. Urban to its faculty
January 5, 2012 TALLAHASSEE – The School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) at The Florida State University is pleased to welcome Richard J. Urban as a visiting assistant professor beginning in the spring of 2012. Urban is a researcher on knowledge representation (such as ontology development, metadata, and descriptive standards) for cultural heritage materials …
CONTINUE READINGTwo SLIS alumni, ALISE conference paper winners, published in JELIS
Linda R. Most and Renee Franklin Hill, SLIS doctoral program alumni who were among the winners of four 2011 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Best Conference Paper Awards earlier this year, had articles published in the October issue of the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS). Dr. Most’s award …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS alumna named FSUS 2011 teacher of the year
SLIS alumna Jennifer Underhill, who earned her Master’s Degree in Library and Information Studies, Masters in Public Administration and Bachelor’s in English from FSU, has been recognized as the 2011 Teacher of the Year by the Florida State University School (FSUS). Jennifer serves as the K-12 Media Specialist at FSUS, which is a K-12 charter …
CONTINUE READINGTwo SLIS doc students to present broadband research paper at iSchools iConference 2012
School of Library & Information Studies doctoral students Lauren Mandel and Nicole Alemanne are presenting a research paper, Rural Anchor Institution Broadband Connectivity: Enablers and Barriers to Adoption, at the upcoming iSchools iConference in Toronto, February 7–10, 2012. The paper presents findings from two research projects that the students are currently engaged in at the …
CONTINUE READINGLustria serves on development of FL Health Disparities Research Agenda
SLIS associate professor Mia Liza A. Lustria, PhD served as the group leader of the Health Promotion Work Group as part of the development of Florida’s Health Disparities Research Agenda, which outlines a research plan to achieve health equity for all Floridians. Below is a recent press release about the initiative. TALLAHASSEE – State Surgeon …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS doc student and alumna Aisha Johnson publishes "Service to African Americans"
SLIS doctoral student and alumna Aisha Johnson was published “Service to African Americans” in The American Public Library Handbook. Aisha earned her MLIS at SLIS (’09) before entering the doctoral program and is currently working as an archival intern at the Fisk University John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, funded by a nine-month Institute …
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