The School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University is hosting a “SLIS-FSU Reception for Students, Alums and Friends” at the 2011 American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday, June 24, 2011 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Hotel and room location will be posted once it is set. …
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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Library & Information Studies
SLIS-FSU Reception at 2011 ALA Conference in New Orleans, June 24
SLIS-FSU Reception at 2011 FLA Conference in Orlando, May 4
The School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University is hosting a “SLIS-FSU Reception for Students, Alums and Friends” at the 2011 Florida Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in Seminole Room A of the Doubletree Hotel at the Entrance to …
CONTINUE READINGIT alumnus bags pass to developer’s conference
2008 SLIS Bachelor’s in Information Technology program graduate Andrew Bertino won an all-access pass to the 2011 Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, which was awarded by the International Game Developer’s Association. Bertino wrote one of 25 winning essays about previous volunteering efforts, game-related projects, and future aspirations. The essays were judged by a panel …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS at 2011 ALISE Annual Conference
Looking to connect with faculty, students and alumni of the FSU School of Library & Information Studies at the 2011 ALISE Annual Conference? As usual, they are making generous contributions to the event. Here are their presentations: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5, 2011 10:30 a.m.–Noon ALISE Research Award 2010 Update: “An Activity Theory Approach to the Study …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS alumna Nicole Stroud selected for ALA program
SLIS alumna Nicole Stroud (MLIS, 2010) was one of 35 “early career” librarians selected from a pool of over 100 applicants to serve as a field recruiter in the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity’s Discovering Librarianship Program. The program is funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Service (IMLS) and enlists early …
CONTINUE READING2 SLIS alumni win 2010 Carnegie/NY Times "I Love My Librarian" Award
On Dec. 8, 2010, two graduates of the master’s program at the School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University were among ten winners of the 2010 “I Love My Librarian” Awards. Alumni Paul Clark and Jeff Dowdy were chosen from more than 2,000 nominations throughout the nation. The award, administered by …
CONTINUE READINGUSA Today article references SLIS alumnus Sol Hirsch
SLIS alumnus Sol Hirsch (MLIS, 1972) was quoted in a recent USA Today article, “Libraries welcome homeless to community ‘living rooms’. ” Hirsch is the director of Alachua County Library District and was honored as the School’s 2008 Distinguished Alumnus. The USA Today article discusses how libraries are working to increase their services for homeless …
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