Dr. Marcia Mardis of The Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) will receive the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of School Librarians next month in Washington, D.C. The award, which recognizes “an outstanding national contribution to school librarianship and school library development,” will be presented at the American Library …
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Mardis to receive national recognition with AASL Distinguished Service Award
Everhart, Mardis & PALM research: SLJ cover story
The cover story of the May 1, 2010 issue of School Library Journal (SLJ) highlights the research of three institutes that are “poised to make the biggest difference” in school libraries, among them the PALM Center at Florida State University. Drs. Nancy Everhart and Marcia Mardis of the School of Library & Information Studies at …
CONTINUE READINGWiegand receives Antiquarian grant
Dr. Wayne Wiegand, F. Williams Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies, received a “Grant-in-Aid” from the American Antiquarian Society to do research their collections for his current study, “This Hallowed Place: A People’s History of the American Public Library.”
CONTINUE READINGWiegand in SIGNS
Dr. Wayne Wiegand, F. Williams Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies, co-authored an article published in the Spring 2010 issue of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. “By Invitation Only: The American Library Association and the Woman’s Library of the World’s Columbia Exposition, Chicago, 1893” was written with Associate Professor Sarah Wadsworth …
CONTINUE READINGKorzenny addresses Hispanic/Latino Entrepreneur Summit
Dr. Felipe Korzenny, professor of Communication and director of the Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication at The Florida State University, was one of the speakers at the 2010 Tallahassee Hispanic/Latino Proefessionals and Entrepreneurs Summit. Read more…
CONTINUE READINGEverhart 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 …
CONTINUE READINGMardis 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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