SLIS appoints interim director

Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) Dean Larry Dennis announced Tuesday that Dr. Kathleen Burnett will serve as the interim director of the School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS). Dr. Burnett,  a professor at SLIS has served in many roles within the School during her time at FSU.  She was associate …

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FSU-SLIS alumnus named Librarian of the Year by FLA

FSU-SLIS alumnus Jim Morris (MS ’89) was named as the Florida Library Association’s 2012 Librarian of the Year at an awards ceremony held during their annual conference on April 20. Morris, who is Executive Director of Library and Community Services at Florida Gateway College (FGC) in Lake City, has been highly active in academic librarianship …

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Florida Library Association: Presenters and Programs from SLIS FSU!

Weds April 18 8:00 – 8:45 A.M.  New Member & First-Time Conference Attendee Orientation – Gloria Colvin, Christie Koontz, Tangerine A 1:00 – 2:00  Student Mixer Azalea Room A – Christie Koontz, ALA Student Chapter, Natasha Fortune FLA minority scholarship winner, and USF reps 2:15 – 3:30 P.M. Engaging Students in Information Literacy: The First Year …

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SLIS alum Ann Thornton appointed director of NY libraries

Ann Thornton, who earned her master’s in Library and Information Studies at Florida State in 1994, has been named director of the New York Public Libraries, the largest public library system in the world. She will be responsible for collection development, preservation, reference and research services, and exhibitions at four world-renowned research libraries and 87 …

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Doc alumna Johnston to join University of Alabama faculty

Recent FSU-SLIS doctoral program graduate, Dr. Melissa Johnston, is joining the faculty of the University of Alabama School of Library & Information Studies in August, according the following JESSE listserv post on March 23, 2012, by Professor and Director  Heidi Julien: The School of Library & Information Studies at The University of Alabama is delighted to …

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Three articles by FSU-SLIS authors in JASIST, March 2012

Research articles by two SLIS faculty members and one doctoral graduate are among those in the March 2012 issue (Volume 63, Issue 3) of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology: Dr. Sanghee Oh (Assistant Professor, FSU-SLIS). The characteristics and motivations of health answerers for sharing information, knowledge, and experiences in …

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