FSU-SLIS alumnus Kenneth J. Hirsh (MSLIS ’89) has been elected to the executive board of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). He is director of the law library and information technology and professor of practice at the College of Law, University of Cincinnati. Hirsh has a history of leadership with both the AALL and …
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News about (and for) the alumni of the schools comprising the FSU College of Communication & Information
Alumnus Hirsh elected to Association of Law Libraries executive board
Faculty and alumni elected to ALISE board of directors
Two members of the FSU-SLIS family were recently elected to the board of directors of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). FSU-SLIS associate professor Don Latham, who earned his doctorate at FSU-SLIS, will serve as director for special interest groups and FSU-SLIS doctoral program alumna Laurie Bonnici, now an assistant professor at …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Hosts Fall Career Fair on 10/8
CCI is holding itss FALL Career Day on Monday 10/8 from 1-3:30pm in the Alumni Center (FSU Alumni Association | 1030 West Tennessee Street | Tallahassee, FL 32304-771) There is limited parking available at the Alumni Center. A shuttle will run every 20 minutes between the Alumni Center, UCC, and Shores Bldg/Landis Entrance starting at 12:30 and going …
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FSU School of Communication alumnus José Marichal (’91), an associate professor of political science at California Lutheran University (CLU), is the author of a new book, “Facebook Democracy: The Architecture of Disclosure and the Threat to Public Life.” Using an ethnographic analysis of 250 Facebook political groups, Marichal explores the impact of Facebook on citizens …
CONTINUE READINGRecent Alumni Publications
Check out our recent Alumni Publications Wayne A. Wiegand, Main Street Public Library: Community Places and Reading Spaces in the Rural Heartland, 1876–1956 Main Street Public Library: Community Places and Reading Spaces in the Rural Heartland, 1876–1956 by Wayne A. Wiegand Review by: Paul T. Jaeger The Library Quarterly October 2012, Vol. 82, No. 4: …
CONTINUE READINGFSU-SLIS alumnus named Librarian of the Year by FLA
FSU-SLIS alumnus Jim Morris (MS ’89) was named as the Florida Library Association’s 2012 Librarian of the Year at an awards ceremony held during their annual conference on April 20. Morris, who is Executive Director of Library and Community Services at Florida Gateway College (FGC) in Lake City, has been highly active in academic librarianship …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS wins 2012 ALA Student Chapter of the Year Award
TALLAHASSEE (April 9, 2012) — On Friday the American Library Association (ALA) New Members Roundtable congratulated The Florida State University ALA Student Chapter as the winner of its 2012 Student Chapter of the Year Award. The annual award is presented to one of the 57 national chapters in recognition of outstanding contributions to the American …
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