by Bob Branciforte Two white papers co-authored by Dr. Nancy Everhart and Dr. Marcia Mardis of The Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies have been entered into the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) prestigious Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science (SBE) database, “SBE 2020.” The database seeks to assist the NSF and social science …
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Two white papers by Everhart and Mardis included in NSF database
SLIS at 2011 ALISE Annual Conference
Looking to connect with faculty, students and alumni of the FSU School of Library & Information Studies at the 2011 ALISE Annual Conference? As usual, they are making generous contributions to the event. Here are their presentations: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5, 2011 10:30 a.m.–Noon ALISE Research Award 2010 Update: “An Activity Theory Approach to the Study …
CONTINUE READINGEverhart’s AASL ‘Vision Tour’ highlighted in American Libraries magazine
SLIS’ Dr. Nancy Everhart, in her role as president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) of the American Library Association (ALA), was the focus of an article in American Libraries magazine on Dec. 20. “Road Trip: AASL president takes national ‘Vision Tour’ of excellent school libraries” by Leonard Kniffel focuses on Everhart, who …
CONTINUE READINGGross elected ALISE Vice President/ President-Elect
Dr. Melissa Gross of The Florida State University will be the next president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), an organization that serves as the intellectual home of faculty in library and information science graduate programs throughout North America. Gross’ election as ALISE Vice President/President-Elect, seems a natural progression for the …
CONTINUE READINGStvilia and Jörgensen publish journal article about Flickr usage
Dr. Besiki Stvilia and Dr. Corinne Jörgensen of the School of Library & Information Studies co-authored the article “Member activities and quality of tags in a collection of historical photographs in Flickr” in the December 2010 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Citation of the article: Stvilia, B. and Jörgensen, C. …
CONTINUE READINGMardis is guest editor of Knowledge Quest
Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the School of Library & Information Studies, is guest editor of the Nov/Dec 2010 issue of Knowledge Quest, the official journal of the American Association of School Librarians. The issue theme is “STEM for Our Students” and features articles on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. Highlighted in …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS Visits FAME
Title: SLIS Visits FAMELocation: Hilton Bonnet Creek, Orlando FLLink out: Click hereDescription: Exhibits, Booth #812. Are you a current SLIS student or alum–or considering getting your Master’s in Library and Information Studies? Visit Drs. Nancy Everhart and Linda Swaine at booth 812 and or learn about our completely online master’s degree program or just say …
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