IT 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 …

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SLIS 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 …

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SLIS 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 …

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USA 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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