CI Faculty, Staff Selected for FSU Awards

College of Information assistant professor Paul Marty and undergraduate advisor Scott Thorp have been selected as recipients of a Florida State University 2004-05 University Teaching Award and University Advising Award, respectively. The awards are presented by the FSU Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs. Paul Marty received one of two Graduate Teaching Awards, which …

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Eppes Lecture: Policy Implications of the Federal Library Statistics Program

Denise Davis, director of the Office of Research & Statistics of the American Library Association, will present a Francis Eppes Lecture entitled “Policy Implications of the Federal Library Statistics Program” on Friday, April 1, 2005 at the FSU College of Information. The presentation is hosted by the Information Institute of the College of Information, and …

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Prospective Faculty Presentations, March 16 & 18

During the month of March, College of Information students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to attend presentations by candidates for faculty positions. Learn about the research of your potential teachers and colleagues, who may represent the College in the years to come: On March 16, Greg Riccardi will present a talk entitled “Challenges for …

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Bertot Book Published

College of Information Professor John Carlo Bertot, along with co-author Denise M. Davis (Director, Office of Research, American Library Association), recently published Planning and Evaluating Library Networked Services and Resources through Libraries Unlimited. The book describes techniques for evaluating and measuring services provided through library networks (including collection development, group purchases, and reference services). It …

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Gathegi Garners Appointments

During January, College of Information faculty member John Gathegi (Associate Professor) was unanimously elected as Chair of the Information Policy Special Interest Group (SIG-IFP) of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST). He was also appointed to the editorial board of the international online journal, “Open Government: A Journal on Freedom of Information.” …

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January 2005: Wiegand in Print

College of Information faculty member Wayne Wiegand (F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies and professor of American Studies) published an article entitled “Critiquing the Curriculum” in the library education section of the January 2005 issue of American Libraries, the magazine of the American Library Association. The Chronicle of Higher Education discussed the …

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