As he finishes up his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of New Mexico, CCI alumnus Dr. Plato Smith (Ph.D., Information Studies, ’14) has accepted a new position with the University of Florida as Associate University Data Management Librarian on the tenure track. While at Florida State, Smith served as a Teaching Assistant as well as the Associate University …
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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Library & Information Studies
FSU Alum Dr. Plato Smith Accepts Position as Associate University Data Management Librarian at UF
Library Science Alum Doreen van Assenderp Retires After Career with NASA
From working in both academic and public libraries to working as a support services contract manager for NASA, Doreen Cohen (van Assenderp) (M.A., Library Science ’68) has utilized her degree in a variety of exciting and unexpected ventures. Cohen earned her B.A. in History in 1966 from FSU and then traveled to FSU’s Florence Study Center from …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Alum Cathy Seeds Embraces Passion for Reading as FDOE Library Media Specialist
When Cathy Seeds graduated from FSU with a degree in Literature (B.A., ’08), she wasn’t sure exactly what she wanted to do. However, her life-long love for reading and desire to help people led her to earn her MLIS degree (M.S., ’10). Today, she serves as the library media specialist of the Florida Department of Education. What exactly does …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Alum Natalie Binder Reenergizes R.J. Bailar Public Library with New Additions
2011 Master of Science in Library and Information Studies (MLIS) graduate Natalie Binder has kept a strong faith in the library system since she started working at Jefferson County’s R.J. Bailar Public Library in 2009 – and it’s paid off. The library has recently been completely renovated to include numerous new opportunities that many people …
CONTINUE READINGTim Tully Leverages MLIS at Brooklyn Public Library
Recent Master’s in Library and Information Studies graduate, Tim Tully, is busting the librarian stereotype in his role as a Business & Career Librarian with the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) in New York City. Tim’s career as a librarian is lightyears away from the preconceived notion of librarians. On the day-to-day Tim is assisting patrons with career and business …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Graduates Three Garnet & Gold Scholars
Each semester, the College of Communication and Information (CCI) bids farewell to a group of graduates who will go on to change the world. Within that group, a select few are inducted into the Garnet and Gold Scholar Society. Of the 528 students inducted in the past 5 years, 70 are from CCI. Members of the Garnet and …
CONTINUE READINGMicah Vandegrift Champions Open Access Initiatives
Do you believe that a single person with a piece of advice can change the course of a life? For Micah Vandegrift, his life changed when Dr. Wayne Wiegand suggested he pursue his Master’s in Library and Information Science (MLIS) after Vandegrift was rejected from several doctoral programs. Luckily, the MLIS program had a late summer …
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