TALLAHASSEE—As Alachua County’s library director, Sol M. Hirsch earned a reputation for improving library services and community involvement. After his 2011 retirement from the library system, Hirsch turned his attention to establishing a legacy at his alma mater in memory of his parents, who were both Nazi concentration camp survivors and lost their entire families …
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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Library & Information Studies
Alumnus Hirsch creates SLIS endowment for Holocaust research
FSU SLIS Recruits in NE Florida!! Feb 13-15
Join Dr. Christie Koontz (ckoontz@fsu.edu) to hear about FSU SLIS 36 hour online master’s in LIS program. Efficient, low cost and tailored to our students. Earn a degree from a high-brand school like FSU! Thank you NEFLIN…this is our eighth year. Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10 am – 12 noon Central Brevard Library and Reference …
CONTINUE READINGFSU SLIS at iConference 2013
Join our faculty, staff, students and alumni at iConference 2013, Ft. Worth, Texas, Feb 12-15. The School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) at the Florida State University is one of the leaders and founding members of the international iSchools organization. Here’s where we’ll be at iConference: Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 …
CONTINUE READINGAmerican Library Association grants continued accreditation to SLIS program
In a letter addressed to Dr. Kathleen Burnett, professor and interim director of the School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University, the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association (ALA) stated that it had voted to grant continued accreditation status to the school’s master’s degrees in library and information studies. …
CONTINUE READINGIT alum recognized as 2013 Columbia County District's school-related employee of the year
Florida State University (FSU)’s Information Technology (IT) alum, Patrick Mitchell, was recognized as the 2013 School-Related Employee of the Year by the Columbia County [Florida] School District. Mitchell has worked for over three years as a network specialist at their Administrative Complex. At an honorary Employee of the Year luncheon, he received a cash recognition and a key to the …
CONTINUE READINGFlorida’s iSchool at ALISE 2013
Are you going to ALISE 2013 in Seattle? Here are some of the places where you can find Florida State University faculty, staff, alumni, and students: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:30 – 10 a.m.- SIG Program: Doctoral Students: Surviving the Pre-Tenure Years Conveners: Lenese Colson (doctoral student, Florida State University) – Menzies Suite – Grand Hyatt …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS doctoral team chosen for iConference 2013 Social Media Expo
The FSU School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) would like to congratulate a team of its doctoral students who have been selected to compete in the inaugural Social Media Expo at iConference 2013, Feb. 12-15. Laura Spears, Nathaniel Ramos, Jr. and Jisue Lee have received a $3,000 award from conference sponsor Microsoft Research to …
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