SLIS faculty/doc students to present 9 research posters at iSchools iConference in Toronto

Nine research posters by FSU-SLIS faculty and students have been accepted for presentation at the upcoming iSchools iConference in Toronto, February 7–10, 2012: Rural Anchor Institution Broadband Connectivity: Enablers and Barriers to Adoption by Lauren H. Mandel, Nicole D. Alemanne, Charles R. McClure Observations of the Lifecycles and Information Worlds of Collaborative Scientific Teams at …

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Recent publications by McClure about high-speed broadband

 January 5, 2012             Charles R. McClure, Francis Eppes professor and Director of the Information Use Management and Policy Institute, recently has co-authored a number of papers and reports broadly related to Internet high-speed broadband and technology: “Assessing Florida public library broadband for e-government and emergency/disaster management,” in Bertot, J. C., Jaeger, P. T., & …

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FSU-SLIS welcomes Richard J. Urban to its faculty

January 5, 2012 TALLAHASSEE – The School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) at The Florida State University is pleased to welcome Richard J. Urban as a visiting assistant professor beginning in the spring of 2012. Urban is a researcher on knowledge representation (such as ontology development, metadata, and descriptive standards) for cultural heritage materials …

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CCI's Raulston wins Florida Campus Compact's Community Engagement Educator Award

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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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 …

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Beta 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 …

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Mardis 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 …

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