Warrick Dunn a finalist for Jefferson Award; fans urged to vote

Warrick Dunn has represented The Florida State University well, both on and off the football field, and now the FSU community has an opportunity to show its appreciation. Dunn, a graduate of the College of Communication & Information’s School of Library & Information Studies, is a finalist for a prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service. …

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New book by Gross: HIV/AIDS in Young Adult Novels

Dr. Melissa Gross of the School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University has co-written a book, HIV/AIDS in Young Adult Novels: An Annotated Bibliography, with Annette Y. Goldsmith, Ph.D. and Debi Carruth, doctoral candidate. The book was published by Scarecrow Press (citation below). Not long after becoming public health concerns in …

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St. Augustine alumni host President and Mrs. Barron, CCI leaders

Old City FSU extended a warm Seminole welcome to President Eric Barron and First Lady Molly Barron when they visited St. Augustine in August. College of Communication & Information Dean Larry Dennis, Universities Libraries Dean Julia Zimmerman, CCI Development Director Mafe Brooks and Patricia Ramsey, vice president for principal gifts of the FSU Foundation/Women4FSU, were …

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Brown Bag Luncheon: Emerging Models for Library-Educational Partnerships in Germany

Who: PALM Center German librarians-in-residence, Helga Hoffman (Frankfurt Municipal Library) and Julia Ritell (Technical College of Rhein-Siegen-Kreis) When: Next Wednesday, Oct. 27 · 12:00–1:00 PM Where: Room 206, Louis Shores Building Lunch: Pizza provided Abstract: Changes in the landscape and policy of education in Germany have created a paradigm shift from teacher-centered to student-centered learning. …

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Proffitt and Cox: First at AEJMC

by Bob Branciforte Assistant professor Jennifer M. Proffitt and  doctoral student Nicole Cox of the School of Communication won first place in the Cultural and Critical Studies Division poster competition during the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) 94th annual conference, August 4–7, Denver. Their research, “Mimicking Bollywood in Slumdog Millionaire: A …

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Everhart keynote at SLAQ-IASL Conference 2010

by Bob Branciforte Dr. Nancy Everhart, associate professor at the School of Library & Information Studies, delivered the keynote address at the joint conference of The School Library Association of Queensland and the International Association of School Librarianship in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. A webcast of Dr. Everhart’s address, “Invited guest …

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CCI In-house Doctoral Poster Session Photos

The 2010 CCI Doctoral Poster Session took place in the Goldstein Library of the Shores Building, Oct. 13, 2010. The event provides doctoral students with an opportunity to receive feedback on their research presentations in preparation for upcoming conferences. The School of Library & Information Studies presented cash awards to help subsidize conference travel to …

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