Mardis to deliver Hazel Harvey Peace Lecture at UNT, Sept. 11

Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the School of Library & Information Studies, will present the second annual Hazel Harvey Peace Lecture, “Coming full circle: How the past can help us get it right in 21st century learning,” at the University of North Texas (UNT) College of Information on Sept. 11. The event is co-hosted …

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McClure's Research identified as heavily cited, high quality

Charles R. McClure, PhD, Francis Eppes Professor and Director of the Information Use Management and Policy Institute, College of Communication and Information, Florida State University has been identified for his work being heavily cited and for its overall high quality. In a research paper authored by Jiamg Li et al., published July 2010 in the …

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Koontz co-edits IFLA Public Library Service Guidelines

Dr. Christie Koontz of the School of Library & Information Studies co-edited the International Federation of Libraries Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Public Library Service Guidelines with Barbara Gubbin, director of the Jacksonville Public Library. The guidelines are “framed to provide assistance to library and information professionals in most situations. They assist to better develop effective …

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Team wins $1.2 million grant to teach children to monitor wildlife

A research team led by School of Library & Information Studies faculty is using a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to equip fourth- and fifth-graders with handheld digital journals to monitor natural habitats and analyze wildlife behavior at the Tallahassee Museum. Habitat Tracker — a joint project of FSU’s College of …

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SLIS at the ALA 2010 Annual Conference

Once again, the School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) at the FSU College of Communication & Information will participate with a table in the ALA/ALISE Joint LIS School Reunion at the American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference. This year the event is being held on Sunday, June 27, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in …

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Mardis to receive national recognition with AASL Distinguished Service Award

Dr. Marcia Mardis of The Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) will receive the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of School Librarians next month in Washington, D.C. The award, which recognizes “an outstanding national contribution to school librarianship and school library development,” will be presented at the American Library …

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Everhart, Mardis & PALM research: SLJ cover story

The cover story of the May 1, 2010 issue of School Library Journal (SLJ) highlights the research of three institutes that are “poised to make the biggest difference” in school libraries, among them the PALM Center at Florida State University. Drs. Nancy Everhart and Marcia Mardis of the School of Library & Information Studies at …

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