Professor Eliza T. Dresang, Eliza Atkins Gleason professor at the FSU College of Information, will receive the Scholastic Library Publishing Award at the 2007 Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in June. The award is “presented to a librarian whose unusual contribution to the stimulation and guidance of reading by children and young …
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Dresang to Receive Scholastic Library Publishing Award
Dresang as Wonder Woman
Dr. Eliza Dresang was featured in the cover article of the August 2007 issue of School Library Journal, Wonder Woman: Eliza Dresang, Winner of the Scholastic Library Publishing Award. You can read the article at http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6463501.html.
CONTINUE READINGHighlights of the 2007 Convocation & Homecoming
This year’s Convocation & Homecoming Ceremonies were held at the Shores Building on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007 and celebrated the accomplishments of the alumni, students, faculty, and staff of the FSU College of Information. Highlights of the event included: Dean Lawrence C. Dennis presented the 2007 Srygley Lecture “Traditions: Foundations for the Future” in which …
CONTINUE READINGCollege welcomes new faculty for Fall 2007
The College of Information welcomes two new faculty members this semester: Hongyan Ma (Assistant Professor) received a BS in Information Science, a BS in Economics, a minor in Law, and a MS in Management from Peking University, China. She completed her MLIS in Informatics from the University of California, Los Angeles where she is ABD …
CONTINUE READINGCollege Receives Cancer Research Grant
The FSU College of Information has received a Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research grant from the Florida Department of Health to help healthcare providers support the breast cancer care needs of rural Floridians. Dr. Mia Liza A. Lustria is the principal investigator of the project, “Participatory Design & Evaluation of STEER: A Clinic-Based Tool to Help Health …
CONTINUE READINGCI Undergrad Receives FSU Research And Creativity Award
CI undergraduate student Cedric Nabe was recently awarded an FSU Research & Creativity Award. The award exists to foster directed research and creative opportunities for undergraduate students. Cedric will receive a summer stipend of $4000 to carry out his project-building an online database application that will enhance communication and interaction among athletes and athletic staff. …
CONTINUE READINGCI student accepts YouTube award
Libby Childers , a master’s student at the College of Information, accepted an award at The First InfoTubey Awards, part of the 22nd Annual Computers in Libraries conference in Arlington, Virginia. The awards recognized the top five outstanding YouTube, library-related productions that “demonstrate creativity, humor, and sincerity in marketing a library or library services or …
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