School of Library & Information Studies doctoral students Lauren Mandel and Nicole Alemanne are presenting a research paper, Rural Anchor Institution Broadband Connectivity: Enablers and Barriers to Adoption, at the upcoming iSchools iConference in Toronto, February 7–10, 2012. The paper presents findings from two research projects that the students are currently engaged in at the …
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News about the research activities of the FSU College of Communication & Information
Two SLIS doc students to present broadband research paper at iSchools iConference 2012
Call for Papers: UDC Conference on ‘Climates of Change’
The Union for Democratic Communications has issued a call for papers for its 2012 international conference on “Climates of Change: Democracy Movements, Media and Global Environments.” The deadline for submission of abstracts is Jan. 15, 2012. Hosted by The Florida State University’s School of Communication, the conference will be held May 10-12 at the Turnbull …
CONTINUE READINGInformation Institute Receives Award for Evaluation of Florida Electronic Library
Since 2002, the Information Use Management and Policy Institute (Information Institute) of Florida State University, College of Communication and Information, School of Library and Information Studies has engaged in multiple evaluations of the Florida Electronic Library for the Florida Division of Library and Information Services (Division). For this current project the Information Institute will engage in …
CONTINUE READINGFSUComm faculty, students present at Istanbul conference
Dr. Steve McDowell, director of FSU’s School of Communication, Dr. Jennifer Proffitt, an associate professor of Communication, and five doctoral students presented at the 2011 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference held in Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-17. Presentations were as follows: Ginevra Adamoli-Kalbli, and Dr. Proffitt: “Promoting Economics with Morals: Capitalist Ideology in …
CONTINUE READINGCCI part of $10 million project to digitize U.S. biology collections
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $10 million grant to Florida State University and the University of Florida to coordinate 92 institutions in 45 states working to digitiz the nation’s biological collections. FSU’s Center for Information Management and Scientific Communication, in the College of Communication & Information, will work with UF’s Florida Museum …
CONTINUE READINGRaney to deliver senior-scholar lecture at BEA symposium
Dr. Arthur A. Raney, associate professor and director of doctoral studies in the School of Communication, has been invited to deliver a senior-scholar lecture at the Broadcast Education Association’s featured research symposium April 10 in Las Vegas. BEA is one of the largest gatherings of broadcasting and cable educators in the world, and this year’s …
CONTINUE READINGTwo white papers by Everhart and Mardis included in NSF database
by Bob Branciforte Two white papers co-authored by Dr. Nancy Everhart and Dr. Marcia Mardis of The Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies have been entered into the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) prestigious Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science (SBE) database, “SBE 2020.” The database seeks to assist the NSF and social science …
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