January 5, 2012 TALLAHASSEE – The School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) at The Florida State University is pleased to welcome Richard J. Urban as a visiting assistant professor beginning in the spring of 2012. Urban is a researcher on knowledge representation (such as ontology development, metadata, and descriptive standards) for cultural heritage materials …
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FSU-SLIS welcomes Richard J. Urban to its faculty
Two SLIS doc students to present broadband research paper at iSchools iConference 2012
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 …
CONTINUE READINGCCI's Raulston wins Florida Campus Compact's Community Engagement Educator Award
By Andrea Wolf Project SPARTA. Sounds like an obscure movie reference, doesn’t it? Short for “Supervised Practical Application of Research, Theory and Academics,” it’s actually a unique service learning program created by Florida State University’s Melissa Raulston. Raulston, a webmaster and service learning coordinator with the College of Communication & Information, was recently awarded the …
CONTINUE READINGRaney gives keynote at sports media conference in China
Arthur A. Raney, professor and director of doctoral studies in FSU’s School of Communication, delivered a keynote address at an international conference on sports media and communication hosted by Chengdu Sport University in Chengdu, China — the first of its kind ever convened in mainland China. Raney was one of three U.S. sports media scholars invited to headline …
CONTINUE READINGCall 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 READINGLustria serves on development of FL Health Disparities Research Agenda
SLIS associate professor Mia Liza A. Lustria, PhD served as the group leader of the Health Promotion Work Group as part of the development of Florida’s Health Disparities Research Agenda, which outlines a research plan to achieve health equity for all Floridians. Below is a recent press release about the initiative. TALLAHASSEE – State Surgeon …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS doc student and alumna Aisha Johnson publishes "Service to African Americans"
SLIS doctoral student and alumna Aisha Johnson was published “Service to African Americans” in The American Public Library Handbook. Aisha earned her MLIS at SLIS (’09) before entering the doctoral program and is currently working as an archival intern at the Fisk University John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, funded by a nine-month Institute …
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