SLIS alumna Nicole Stroud (MLIS, 2010) was one of 35 “early career” librarians selected from a pool of over 100 applicants to serve as a field recruiter in the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity’s Discovering Librarianship Program. The program is funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Service (IMLS) and enlists early …
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SLIS alumna Nicole Stroud selected for ALA program
Two SLIS students selected for iConference 2011 Doctoral Student Colloquium
SLIS doctoral students Junga Lee and Melissa Johnston have been chosen to present research posters in Seattle this coming February at the iConference 2011 Doctoral Student Colloquium. In a highly competitive review process, theirs were two of 20 research proposals selected from a field of 89. A grant from the National Science Foundation provides participants …
CONTINUE READING2 SLIS alumni win 2010 Carnegie/NY Times "I Love My Librarian" Award
On Dec. 8, 2010, two graduates of the master’s program at the School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University were among ten winners of the 2010 “I Love My Librarian” Awards. Alumni Paul Clark and Jeff Dowdy were chosen from more than 2,000 nominations throughout the nation. The award, administered by …
CONTINUE READINGScholarship for service – cybersecurity
Applications are currently being accepted for Spring 2011 The need for Cybersecurity professionals Cybersecurity has emerged as a critical domain of global competition that reaches across the social, economic, political and military realms of influence. The growth of the Internet and its infusion into nearly every aspect of our life presents a target opportunity for …
CONTINUE READINGGross elected ALISE Vice President/ President-Elect
Dr. Melissa Gross of The Florida State University will be the next president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), an organization that serves as the intellectual home of faculty in library and information science graduate programs throughout North America. Gross’ election as ALISE Vice President/President-Elect, seems a natural progression for the …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Barry Sapolsky dies after long battle with leukemia
Dr. Barry S. Sapolsky, 61, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication at The Florida State University, passed away on Nov. 28, 2010, after a long and hard fought battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. A memorial service was held at Temple Israel on Mahan Drive on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Sapolsky began his career at Florida …
CONTINUE READINGKoo wins FSU Dissertation Research Grant
Doctoral student “Joy” Joung Hwa Koo of the School of Library & Information Studies has been awarded a 2010-2011 Dissertation Research Grant from the Graduate School of The Florida State University. She was selected by a committee of representatives from FSU schools and colleges that offer doctoral degrees. The grants are funded by the FSU …
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