Dr. Shuyuan Ho Speaks at TCC as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho, an assistant professor in Florida State University’s School of Library and Information Studies, spoke at Tallahassee Community College’s Center for Workforce Development in honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month on Oct. 24. Ho spoke about her research in cyber insider threats and online identity theft and potential careers in the …

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SLIS Professor awarded IMLS grant looking at STEM skills in High School Math and Science students

Dr. Don Latham, Professor at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, has been awarded a National Leadership Planning Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The grant will be led by Dr Latham (Principal Investigator) and includes Dr. Melissa Gross (School of Library and Information Studies, FSU), Dr. …

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Dr. Chris Hinnant Participates in the Workshop on Science Team Dynamics and Effectiveness at the National Academies of Sciences

School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, Assistant Professor Chris Hinnant was invited to participate at the Workshop on Science Team Dynamics and Effectiveness, held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC on July 1, 2013. The workshop examined current research on collaboration and management within large and small scientific teams …

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SLIS professor awarded NSF grant investigating secure and trustworthy cyberspace

Dr. Shuyuan Ho, Assistant Professor at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, has been awarded a two year grant for $200,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant team will be led by Dr. Ho (Principal Investigator) and includes Dr. Xiuwen Liu (Co-Principal Investigator) and Dr. Mike Burmester (Co-Principal Investigator), …

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Everhart elected to IASL Regional Director representing the United States

Dr. Nancy Everhart, Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, was recently elected to serve as the Regional Director of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) representing the United States. Dr. Everhart is also the Director of the PALM Center (Partnerships Advancing Library Media) and conducts research into …

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SLIS, Florida’s iSchool, welcomes Dr. Warren Allen to its faculty

The FSU School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool is pleased to welcome Warren Allen to its faculty as an assistant professor beginning in the fall of 2013.  This semester he is teaching the graduate Social Media Management course (LIS 5385). “We are very pleased that Warren has chosen Florida’s iSchool as the …

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Koontz publishes her second book on Marketing Library and Information Services

Dr. Christie Koontz, research associate in the School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), published the second volume of the book, Marketing Library and Information Services II: A Global Outlook.  Her co-editors are Dinesh K. Gupta and Àngels Massísimo.  It was published in 2013 by Berlin/Munich: De Gruyter Saur. With contributions from library and information professionals including practitioners, …

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