College Welcomes Five Tenure-Track Faculty

August 21, 2006 – Tallahassee, FL – FSU College of Information is proud to welcome five new tenure-track faculty members this fall to support the expansion of its School Media Specialist Program and its new Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Degree Program: Dr. Sabah Currim, Assistant Professor, holds both a Ph.D. in Management and …

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College Welcomes Five New Non-Tenure Faculty

August 10, 2006 – Tallahassee, FL – The Florida State University College of Information is proud to welcome five new non-tenure track faculty members: Dr. Peter Jrgensen, Director of Academic and Research Technologies, earned his PhD from the University at Buffalo’s School of Informatics, where he worked as a Senior Applications Analyst in the Computing …

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Koontz Elected to ALA/PLA Research and Statistics Committee

College of Information Associate in Library Studies, Christie Koontz, has been chosen as chair-elect of the American Library Association/Public Library Association Research and Statistics Committee. The purpose of the committee is to foster the use of public library statistics; to recommend and promote the application of statistical research; to develop new statistical methods; and to …

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Bertot Elected to ALA Library Research Roundtable

College of Information Professor John Bertot has been elected as “Chair-Elect” of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Library Research Round Table. Founded in 1968 “to contribute toward the extension and improvement of library research,” this committee sponsors research activities in the ALA, including the award of the Jesse H. Shera Award for Public Research. Late …

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Chavez-Hernandez Receives Outstanding Volunteer Award

Dr. Maria Chavez-Hernandez, Associate in Information Studies at the College of Information, received the Outstanding Volunteer Achievement Award from the Florida Association of Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the Americas (FAVACA) at their annual volunteer reception in Tallahassee on April 20. During the reception, Dr. Chavez-Hernandez was recognized for her volunteer achievements and presented …

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CI Alumna to Moderate Commons Roundtable at FLA

Ruth Swan, FSU alum and Associate Director of Libraries at FAMU will be moderating a Commons Roundtable discussion at the FLA Annual Conference on April 19, 3:30-5:00 PM. Florida libraries are in various stages of Commons development and implementation. Even if you have not implemented a Commons you are invited to join what will surely …

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Bertot Article Recognized with 2005 Literati Award

Professor John Bertot’s article “Libraries and networked information services: issues and consideration in measurement” has been named as Outstanding Paper for 2005 for the publication Performance Measurement Metrics: The International Journal for Library Information Services by Emerald, as part of the publisher’s Literati Club Awards for Excellence. Emerald publishes a wide range of management and …

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