Dr. Lorri Mon, who recently joined the College faculty, was referred to as a “…gift to the LIS research and teaching community…” in the August 2006 issue of American Libraries magazine. The results of her doctoral research are discussed in Joseph Janes’ Information Technology article entitled “Internet Librarian” (page 76) and referred to as “myriad, …
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Mon's Research Praised in American Libraries Article
FSU-CI FAME Reception: Nov. 1
The FSU College of Information Invites Our Current Students, Alumni, and Friends to a Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) Reception Wednesday, November 1, 7:30–9:00 p.m. Cancun Room Coronado Springs Resort Walt Disney World Lake Buena Vista, Florida Please RSVP with your name and affiliation to Rachel Besara (rmm05d@garnet.acns.fsu.edu) by October 16
CONTINUE READINGBertot on NPR: the role of libraries after disasters
Tallahassee, FL, September 20, 2006 – John Carlo Bertot, Florida State University College of Information professor and associate director of its Information Use Management and Policy Institute, was interviewed on National Public Radio (NPR) yesterday about the role of libraries in disasters. Bertot was lead author of “Public access computing and Internet access in public …
CONTINUE READINGCollege Welcomes Five Tenure-Track Faculty
August 21, 2006 – Tallahassee, FL – FSU College of Information is proud to welcome five new tenure-track faculty members this fall to support the expansion of its School Media Specialist Program and its new Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Degree Program: Dr. Sabah Currim, Assistant Professor, holds both a Ph.D. in Management and …
CONTINUE READINGCollege Welcomes Five New Non-Tenure Faculty
August 10, 2006 – Tallahassee, FL – The Florida State University College of Information is proud to welcome five new non-tenure track faculty members: Dr. Peter Jrgensen, Director of Academic and Research Technologies, earned his PhD from the University at Buffalo’s School of Informatics, where he worked as a Senior Applications Analyst in the Computing …
CONTINUE READINGKoontz Elected to ALA/PLA Research and Statistics Committee
College of Information Associate in Library Studies, Christie Koontz, has been chosen as chair-elect of the American Library Association/Public Library Association Research and Statistics Committee. The purpose of the committee is to foster the use of public library statistics; to recommend and promote the application of statistical research; to develop new statistical methods; and to …
CONTINUE READINGBertot Elected to ALA Library Research Roundtable
College of Information Professor John Bertot has been elected as “Chair-Elect” of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Library Research Round Table. Founded in 1968 “to contribute toward the extension and improvement of library research,” this committee sponsors research activities in the ALA, including the award of the Jesse H. Shera Award for Public Research. Late …
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