Marcia Mardis has a new book hitting shelves this year. The associate professor at Florida State University‘s School of Information wrote The Collection’s at the Core: Revitalize Your Library with Innovative Resources for the Common Core and STEM. As a former school administrator and school librarian with 15 years experience, Mardis takes a look at K-12 …
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Mardis publishes new book
Girl Scout Camp featured in Tallahassee Democrat
The partnership between Girl Scouts of Florida Panhandle and the FSU College of Communication and Information has been featured in Tallahassee Democrat. In December 2014, two technology camp sessions were taught to more than 60 Girl Scouts and 15 adults at Florida State University. Girls were taught about the inside of computers, programming, coding, web design …
CONTINUE READINGNew CCI Garnet & Gold Scholar Inductees
The newest group of Garnet and Gold Scholars have been inducted. Members of the Garnet and Gold Scholar Society will demonstrate how they have developed their leadership, professional, citizenship and/or research skills while building collaborative relationships in the academic, local or global community. Students meet criteria in three of the five following areas: Leadership, Internship, …
CONTINUE READINGFSU ranks 8th ‘Best Colleges for Vets’
Florida State University has risen in the ranks, hitting No. 8 in the most recent “Best Colleges for Vets” ranking, published annually by Military Times magazine. With a military student population of 372, Florida State University has the second highest graduation rate in the top 10 schools. Florida State earned a four star rating for extracurriculars and …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM student Blair Stokes live tweets Strozier Shooting
Senior public relations student Blair Stokes was in the throes of an all-nighter, finishing an annotated bibliography for class, when she heard the first murmurings of a shooter in Strozier Library. In an age of constant news and updates, Blair checked Twitter to confirm the chilling news. When she didn’t see any information, Blair fell into a …
CONTINUE READINGStvilia and Gibradze published
Two members of Florida State University‘s School of Information, Besiki Stvilia and Leila Gibradze, were recently published in Library & Information Science Research. What do academic libraries tweet about, and what makes a library tweet useful?, was published in October 2014 and analyzed 1,200 tweets from six large academic libraries. A content analysis revealed nine content …
CONTINUE READINGFarewell to a Friend: Courtney Carter
Courtney Carter, 19, a student in the School of Communication, passed away November 23, 2014 at Shands Medical Center in Gainesville, from complications of systemic lupus. Courtney has left behind an incredible legacy, with her blog and YouTube channel showing shining examples of Courtney’s strong, unbreakable spirit. Diagnosed in eighth grade with lupus, Courtney’s road has been …
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