Join SLIS at ALA in Anaheim!!

Going to ALA? Check FSU libIT and the website for news of SLIS!! NMRT will award FSU ALA Student Chapter – Best in the Nation on Sunday 24, 6:30 – 7:30 PM HYATT-Royal Ballroom B; ALISE all LIS School Reunion will be held 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm in the Disneyland Hotel, Magic Kingdom Ballroom …

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Florida Library Association: Presenters and Programs from SLIS FSU!

Weds April 18 8:00 – 8:45 A.M.  New Member & First-Time Conference Attendee Orientation – Gloria Colvin, Christie Koontz, Tangerine A 1:00 – 2:00  Student Mixer Azalea Room A – Christie Koontz, ALA Student Chapter, Natasha Fortune FLA minority scholarship winner, and USF reps 2:15 – 3:30 P.M. Engaging Students in Information Literacy: The First Year …

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SLIS alum Ann Thornton appointed director of NY libraries

Ann Thornton, who earned her master’s in Library and Information Studies at Florida State in 1994, has been named director of the New York Public Libraries, the largest public library system in the world. She will be responsible for collection development, preservation, reference and research services, and exhibitions at four world-renowned research libraries and 87 …

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FSU Students Caty Green and Natasha Fortune win 2012 FLA Scholarships!

The Florida Library Association (FLA) Scholarship Committee awards three graduate school scholarships ($2,000 each): one at Florida State University, one at the University of South Florida and a third, the Minority scholarship, which may be awarded at either school.  These wil be awarded at the upcoming FLA in ORlando, April 18-20. The scholarships are available …

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AP story quoting CCI’s Jeanette Castillo on social media’s role in Trayvon Martin case published around the globe

Dr. Jeanette Castillo, an assistant professor of digital media in the School of Communication, was quoted in an Associated Press story about social media’s role in publicizing the Trayvon Martin shooting. The AP story has been picked up worldwide. A Google search of “Trayvon Martin” and “Jeanette Castillo” yields 25 pages of results, almost all …

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Florida Library Conference: April 18-19 Orlando

Join SLIS FSU at FLA at the Wyndham Hotel in Orlando April 18 – 19 Student Mixer 4.18 1 – 2 pm SLIS Reception 4.18, 6:30 to 8 pm Visit us at the Exhibition Hall at booth #409 Faculty, students and alums are presenting, facilitating, & sharing in committee work  at FLA! Contact Dr. Christie …

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