Workshop on CCI graduate programs to be held Oct. 16

The College of Communication & Information will hold an informational workshop for students considering applying to its graduate programs at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in Room 006 of the Louis Shores Building. Learn about the exciting graduate programs in Communication, Communication Science & Disorders and Library and Information Studies. Send an e-mail to Audrey …

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Wiegand quoted in Library Journal

Dr. Wayne Wiegand of the School of Library and Information Studies was quoted in a Library Journal article called “The Dewey Dilemma,” about efforts to streamline and improve shelving systems. ————————————– The Dewey Dilemma By Barbara Fister Copyright Library Journal Not long ago, a mother blogged about her visit to a newly opened public library …

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Hispanic Marketing Communication students lend perspective

Advertising Age columnist Rochelle Newman-Carrasco, in examining the changing perceptions of the Hispanic market and advertisers’ approach to it, recruited a group of students from the School of Communication’s Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication to give their opinions of the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies’ conference. ————————————————————————————————- Experiencing a conference as if for the first …

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SLIS Fall 2009 Proseminar and Research Colloquia Series

The Fall 2009 Proseminar & Research Colloquia Series from the School of Library & Information Studies is open to everyone at the College—in person and on the Web. The presentations feature College faculty and doctoral students. We invite you to attend in person or view them on the Web. Location: Room 206, Shores Building, FSU …

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Banned books to be read on Strozier Library steps

What do Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper, Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World have in common? In addition to being acknowledged as literary classics or among the best of recent novels, they were among the dozens of …

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Institute public library report highlights broadband needs

Florida public library outlets and K-12 public schools reported inadequate connection speeds and insufficient workstations to serve patrons in a needs assessment report recently issued by the Information Use Management Policy Institute at The Florida State University College of Communication & Information. The research, funded by a contract from the State Library and Archives of …

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2009 Convocation and Homecoming Ceremonies

THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of  Communication & Information Cordially invites you to the 2009 Convocation & Homecoming Ceremonies Saturday, October 31, 2009 Louis Shores Building, Florida State campus • 8:00 a.m. Buffet breakfast • 9:30 a.m. Ceremonies honoring alumni, faculty, and others of the recently merged Schools of Communication, Communication Science & Disorders, and …

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