Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the School of Library & Information Studies, will present the second annual Hazel Harvey Peace Lecture, “Coming full circle: How the past can help us get it right in 21st century learning,” at the University of North Texas (UNT) College of Information on Sept. 11. The event is co-hosted …
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Mardis to deliver Hazel Harvey Peace Lecture at UNT, Sept. 11
IT Leadership students bridging 'Digital Divide' at Senior Center
The Digital Divide between generations is narrowing in Tallahassee, thanks to a group of students in an Information Technology Leadership class. All 28 students in the summer class were required to complete an outreach project, and five students organized training classes at the Tallahassee/Leon County Senior Center in Keyboarding, Facebook and Microsoft Word. They have …
CONTINUE READINGFSU STARS student programs win three awards at national conference
Three awards — two first-place and one second-place — were clinched by project posters of undergraduate students in the FSU School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) information technology program at the “STARS Celebration 2010” conference in Orlando on August 9. The students were attending the five-day conference as members of the Florida State University …
CONTINUE READING2010 Convocation & Homecoming Ceremonies, November 6
THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Communication & Information Cordially invites you to the 2010 Convocation & Homecoming Ceremonies Saturday, November 6, 2010 Louis Shores Building, Florida State University campus 8:00 a.m. – Buffet breakfast 9:30 a.m. – Cememony honoring alumni, faculty and staff from the Schools of Communication, Communication Science and Disorders, and Library and Information …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS senior honored by MGC as 2009 Woman of the Year
School of Library & Information Studies senior Charleta Williams was named “2009 Woman of the Year” by the Multicultural Greek Council of The Florida State University in a ceremony held at the Tallahassee Civic Center on Thursday, April 15, 2010. “I am blessed to have been nominated for the Women of the Year award, and …
CONTINUE READINGInformation Institute E-government report shows Florida ahead of the curve
The Information Use Management and Policy Institute (Information Institute) at Florida State University, College of Communication and Information, has been involved in the assessment and development of E-government services in public libraries for a number of years. The Information Institute recently completed an E-government study, with the goal to assist public librarians, especially in Florida, …
CONTINUE READINGMcClure's Research identified as heavily cited, high quality
Charles R. McClure, PhD, Francis Eppes Professor and Director of the Information Use Management and Policy Institute, College of Communication and Information, Florida State University has been identified for his work being heavily cited and for its overall high quality. In a research paper authored by Jiamg Li et al., published July 2010 in the …
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