iSchool master’s student earns scholarship to Virginia Tech graduate history program

Florida State University School of Information master’s student David Atkins was recently awarded a scholarship and select graduate assistantship to Virginia Tech’s Master of Arts in History program beginning next fall. Atkins, a Virginia resident, is set to graduate from Florida State’s Master of Science in Library & Information Studies online program this spring.  Because …

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iSchool alumnus joins Florida Memory

Florida State University School of Information alumnus Mark Nicolou recently accepted a position as a systems analyst at Florida Memory — the State Archives of Florida, which is the central repository for the records of Florida State Government. The Florida Memory website serves as one of Florida’s principal venues for citizens to access historical images, …

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iSchool alumna garners innovation award from Association of College and Research Libraries

Florida State University School of Information alumna Meredith (Gorran) Farkas was recently honored with a 2014 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section Innovation Award. Farkas collaborated on with other faculty members at Portland State University, where she is a general education instruction coordinator, to develop the software Library DIY, which assists students …

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iSchool alum collaborates on "Jailbreaking the PDF"

Technology has expedited advancements in the Information Age as knowledge and data continues to be shared throughout the world with the click of button. However, sometimes, information produced from research studies is not always easily accessible for analysis in the world of academia. While working on projects at the Institute for Digital Information and Scientific …

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CCI alumni a force in Teach for America movement

Several Florida State University College of Communication & Information (CCI) alumni have recently found themselves taking a detour from their original career paths immediately after graduation.  Instead, they are making two-year commitments to teach in low-income public schools across the nation as a part of the Teach for America (TFA) movement. Countless children throughout the …

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Join the FSU iSchool at ALISE (1/21-24)

Join Florida State University iSchool faculty, students, staff and alumni at the ALISE Annual Conference in Philadelphia from January 21 to January 24, 2014!   Here’s where you can find us at ALISE: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Opening Reception/Works In Progress Poster Session Wednesday, January 22, 2014 8:30 a.m. – …

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