The Information Use & Policy Management Institute will partner on an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant titled, “Libraries and E-Government: New Partnerships in Public Service,” along with the American Library Association, the University of Illinois, and the University of Maryland. The award of $581,609, with matching funds of $583,155, falls …
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News about the research activities of the FSU College of Communication & Information
Information Institute to partner on IMLS National Leadership Grant
$2.5 million grant helps team transform teaching of math, science
A doctor records his patients’ symptoms on a tiny laptop computer, receiving instant, expert feedback for his diagnosis. A police officer gets a suspect’s rap sheet in minutes, thanks to the cruiser-installed computer connecting her to critical public safety data. Even the cashier at the fast-food joint uses a high-tech system to process your order …
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 …
CONTINUE READINGFirst-year doc student Baeg wins seat in NCES database seminar
First-year SLIS doctoral student Jung Hoon Baeg has won a seat in the exclusive training seminar, “Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) Database for Research and Policy Discussion” being held in Washington, D.C., August 3-5. The limited-seating (approximately 40 nationwide) seminar is open to advanced graduate students and faculty members from …
CONTINUE READINGLaPointe and Stierwalt publish research on cognitive loading and injurious falls
Leonard La Pointe and Julie Stierwalt of the SCSD faculty have published a research article in the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology along with Charles Maitland (College of Medicine). For “Talking while walking: Cognitive loading and injurious falls in Parkinson’s disease,” the researchers studied 25 participants with Parkinson’s disease and 13 participants without neurological compromise. …
CONTINUE READINGTeam wins $1.2 million grant to teach children to monitor wildlife
A research team led by School of Library & Information Studies faculty is using a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to equip fourth- and fifth-graders with handheld digital journals to monitor natural habitats and analyze wildlife behavior at the Tallahassee Museum. Habitat Tracker — a joint project of FSU’s College of …
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