Auto industry powerhouse, General Motors (GM), is shifting from information technology (IT) outsourcing to an insourcing model. In its efforts, the company has increasingly been hiring students and recent graduates in high numbers from the FSU College of Communication and Information (CCI)’s School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS). GM’s IT refocusing relies on the establishment of …
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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Library & Information Studies
GM hires SLIS students and grads as part of IT restructuring
SLIS Ph.D. alumnus wins Jesse Shera Award
Dr. Sung Jae Park (FSU SLIS Alum) has been selected as the winner of the Library Research Round Table (LRRT)’s Jesse Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research for the article, “Measuring Public Library Accessibility: A Case Study Using GIS,” published in Library & Information Research 34 (2012): 13-21, December 2011. Park’s article provides a well-defined research question, …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS Alumna awarded Leadership Grant
Florida State University SLIS Alumna, Professor Melissa Johnston, was recently awarded the Ken Haycock Leadership Development Grant from the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL). The $1,000 grant is awarded to first time attendees of the IASL annual conference, which will be held in Bali in August 2013. The purpose of this grant is to …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS Information Technology Master's Student is CEO of Cutting-Edge Multimedia Marketing Company
School of Library and Information Studies’ Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) student, Stephany C. Jones, is CEO of WBS Multimedia. Her story is inspiring for women who want to get into IT and helps to demonstrate the value of SLIS graduate IT education. Her company is cutting edge, spearheading multimedia marketing campaigns which …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS School Library Media Program Ranked First in the Nation in 2014 U.S. News & World Report’s "Best Graduate Schools"
Florida State’s No. 1 ranked School Library Media Program at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) is among 56 such programs accredited by the American Library Association around the country. Its master’s degree program is completely online, with students closely monitored and supported through technology, including employing Skype to observe interns in the …
CONTINUE READINGFSU-SLIS student chapter recognized for second year by ALA
The Florida State University student chapter of the American Library Association (ALA) has won the 2012-2013 Runner-Up for the ALA Student Chapter of the Year Award. The news comes after receiving top honors last year as the ALA’s 2011-2012 Student Chapter of the Year. “Despite it being a largely virtual group, our chapter has once …
CONTINUE READINGLIS luminary Wedgeworth presents “Size Matters: iSchools & Other LIS Programs,” at FSU-SLIS on April 10
The School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University proudly invites you to a presentation by Robert Wedgeworth, “Size Matters: iSchools & Other LIS Programs,” Wed., April 10. The event is co-sponsored by University Libraries and the Friends of the FSU Libraries. RENOWNED LEADER. Highly recognized as a leading librarian, library educator …
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