The College of Information welcomes two new faculty members this semester: Hongyan Ma (Assistant Professor) received a BS in Information Science, a BS in Economics, a minor in Law, and a MS in Management from Peking University, China. She completed her MLIS in Informatics from the University of California, Los Angeles where she is ABD …
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News about the faculty of all schools comprising the the FSU College of Communication & Information
College welcomes new faculty for Fall 2007
Bertot on FBI/Patriot Act Use
Professor John Bertot recently appeared as a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss the Patriot Act-in particular the issues around the recently released report by the Inspector General regarding the underreported use of National Security Letters, etc., by the FBI. Below is information about the program and links for listening to it. Kathleen Dunn …
CONTINUE READINGBertot at State Library Association Press Conference
As part of a larger effort to demonstrate the value of Floridas public libraries, Dr. John Carlo Bertot, Professor and Associate Director of Florida State Universitys Information Use and Policy Management Institute, participated in a press conference held by the Florida Library Association (FLA) on Thursday, Nov. 29, in Tallahassee. He and representatives of the …
CONTINUE READINGSrygley Lecture on October 31
Dr. Nancy Everhart has been invited to deliver an address to the students, faculty, and friends of the School of Information Studies on the timely topic of “Controversial Issues in School Librarianship.” Dr. Everhart is an Associate Professor at St. John’s University. She will deliver the 2003 Sara K. and Ted Srygley Lecture on Friday, …
CONTINUE READINGWiegand is Director of First Annual Florida Book Awards
FSU College of Information F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Wayne Wiegand has been chosen to serve as the director of the First Annual Florida Book Awards. The competition will accept entries of books from Florida authors originally published during 2006. To learn more, click on Florida Book Awards Article.
CONTINUE READINGMon's Research Praised in American Libraries Article
Dr. Lorri Mon, who recently joined the College faculty, was referred to as a “…gift to the LIS research and teaching community…” in the August 2006 issue of American Libraries magazine. The results of her doctoral research are discussed in Joseph Janes’ Information Technology article entitled “Internet Librarian” (page 76) and referred to as “myriad, …
CONTINUE READINGBertot on NPR: the role of libraries after disasters
Tallahassee, FL, September 20, 2006 – John Carlo Bertot, Florida State University College of Information professor and associate director of its Information Use Management and Policy Institute, was interviewed on National Public Radio (NPR) yesterday about the role of libraries in disasters. Bertot was lead author of “Public access computing and Internet access in public …
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