By Andrea Wolf Project SPARTA. Sounds like an obscure movie reference, doesn’t it? Short for “Supervised Practical Application of Research, Theory and Academics,” it’s actually a unique service learning program created by Florida State University’s Melissa Raulston. Raulston, a webmaster and service learning coordinator with the College of Communication & Information, was recently awarded the …
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CCI's Raulston wins Florida Campus Compact's Community Engagement Educator Award
Wiegand 'gathers no moss'
In their July 2011 article in The Library Quarterly, “Wayne A. Wiegand and the Library: A Passionate Engagement,” co-authors Arthur P. Young and John C. Bertot accurately anticipated that retirement would not be “a retiring activity for Wayne…” Earlier this year, the Florida State University F. William Summers Emeritus Professor of Library and Information Studies …
CONTINUE READINGBeta Phi Mu events set for Nov. 18
The Gamma Chapter of Beta Phi Mu is holding its 54th Annual Meeting and Evening of Events on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, during FSU Homecoming Weekend. All Beta Phi Mu members—as well as alumni, faculty, and friends of the School of Library & Information Studies—are invited. Among those expected to be in attendance is retired …
CONTINUE READINGMardis to deliver Distinguished Lecture at Syracuse's CDL
Dr. Marcia Mardis, an assistant professor in the School of Library & Information Studies, has been invited to give the 2011 Distinguished Lecture at Syracuse University’s Center for Digital Literacy on Oct. 17. Mardis, who is also associate director of the Partnerships Advancing Library Media (PALM) Center, has done extensive research on the intersection of …
CONTINUE READINGEmeritus SLIS Professor Wayne Wiegand discusses his new book, "Main Street Public Library", in American Libraries Magazine
http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/features/09272011/main-street-public-library WAYNE A. WIEGAND is F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University in Tallahassee, president of the FSU Friends of Libraries, and director of the Florida Book Awards.
CONTINUE READINGMardis quoted in article on libraries and science education
Dr. Marcia Mardis, an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Studies, is quoted in the latest issue of NSTA Reports about ways that school libraries can aid science achievement. NSTA Reports is a publication of the National Science Teachers Association, which has more than 60,000 members. The organization is influential is setting …
CONTINUE READINGFSU-SLIS welcomes Rodriguez-Mori to its faculty
TALLAHASSEE – The School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) at The Florida State University is pleased to welcome Dr. Howard Rodriguez-Mori to its faculty as an assistant professor beginning in the fall of 2011. Rodriguez-Mori is a researcher on the influence of interpersonal, social, ethnic and cultural factors on information-seeking behavior. He has been …
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