Find the iSchool at ALA 2016

Join FSU iSchool faculty, students, staff and alumni at the American Library Association Conference in Orlando, Florida!  Here’s where you can find us at ALA: Friday June 24, 2016 Friday 24 June – 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Marcia Mardis, Associate Professor, will be at the CLASS II Research Project Meeting, OCCC – S330H Friday …

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Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho Invited to Present at SBP-SBiM’16 Conference

Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho, Assistant Professor in the School of Information, is known for her renowned research on human-computer interactions involving cyber insider threats and online deception. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Florida Center for Cyber Security, and Florida State University Council of Research and Creativity, Dr. Ho’s research utilizes social-psychological theories and …

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Gene Sherron Scholarship Marks First Endowment for Technology Programs

Retired professor Gene Sherron recently gifted FSU’s iSchool with $30,000 to fund the very first endowment to provide scholarships for the Information Technology program. With his generous gift, Sherron is taking the lead to ensure that the next generation of IT students will have the support they need to succeed in the fast-paced and ever-changing world of technology. The Professor Gene …

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iSchool Doctoral Candidate, Alum and Professor Publishing Papers About Music Information Seeking Behaviors

iSchool doctoral candidate Hengyi Fu and alumna Yun Fan are publishing a paper entitled “Music Information Seeking via Social Q&A: An Analysis of Questions in Music Stack Exchange Community.” The paper discusses how music Q&A sites like Music Stack Exchange are fruitful resources for identifying users’ music information needs, how those needs are expressed and …

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Professor Stvilia and Research Collaborators Receive IMLS National Leadership Grant

iSchool’s Associate Professor Besiki Stvilia and his collaborators and iSchool alumni Dr. Shuheng Wu of Queens College and Dr. Dong Joon Lee of Texas A&M University received an IMLS National Leadership Grant to explore researcher participation in research information management systems. The $50,000 grant will help them address the need to have greater knowledge of …

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iSchool Doctoral Candidate Jongwook Lee Receives Outstanding TA Award

iSchool doctoral candidate Jongwook Lee was recently presented with the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (OTAA) for his work as a lead instructor for LIS2780: Database Concepts last year. The OTAA is awarded annually to outstanding graduate teaching assistants for their distinguished contributions to student learning through excellence in instruction. In order to be eligible to …

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