Dr. Christie Koontz (School of Library and Information Studies, College of Communication & Information) chaired a pre-conference for the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) in Athens, Greece, August 19-21. The event, hosted by the IFLA’s Management and Marketing Section, its Management of Library Associations Section, and the Greek Ministry of National Education …
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Koontz chairs Athens IFLA conference
Alumnus published in MultiCultural Review
Congratulations to School of Library and Information Studies alumnus Ricardo Antoni (MSLIS, 2007). His article “Computadoras al Alcance de Todos: Bridging the Latino Digital Divide with Computer Literacy Programs in Spanish at the Library” was published in the Summer 2009 issue of Multicultural Review. It appears in the Ethnic and Multicultural Information Services Roundtable Bulletin …
CONTINUE READINGWiegand named as Rollins College visiting scholar
Wayne A. Wiegand, F. William Summers Professor at The Florida State University School of Library and Information Studies, has been named as a “Visiting Scholar-in-Residence” at the Winter Park Institute of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida for the 2009-2010 academic year. In that capacity, he will teach a course about the history of book censorship in the United …
CONTINUE READINGResearch Colloquium: Rodriguez-Mori, Aug. 6
The School of Library & Information Studies hosts Dr. Howard Rodriguez-Mori, Assistant Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College Presenting a research colloquium “The Information Behavior of Puerto Rican Migrants in Central Florida, 2003-2009: Grounded Analysis of Six Case Studies — Use of Social Networks During the Migration Process” Thursday, August …
CONTINUE READINGMardis on WCTV, WTLX news
Dr. Marcia Mardis (center) discusses school library resources with Stephanie Salvatore and Lauren Searcy of WCTV. Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the School of Library & Information Studies, appeared on local television evening news reports, Friday, July 24, 2009, on WCTV and WTLX. The features highlighted the recent grant received by Mardis to investigate the …
CONTINUE READINGMardis receives IMLS grant to explore digital open content for school libraries
Studies have shown that digital resources — video clips, audio, simulations, and images — improve student learning in science and math, and the emergence of online digital libraries has made more free resources available than ever before. Yet few make it to student classrooms or computers. A new research study at The Florida State University …
CONTINUE READINGCollege secures funding for IT scholarships
Florida’s Great Northwest announced Monday (7/13/09) its investment in certificate and degree programs in information technology (IT) and engineering at seven Northwest Florida post-secondary institutions. This grant award is a response to the workforce deficit in computing and engineering occupations in Northwest Florida as identified in a recent study conducted jointly by Florida’s Great Northwest …
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