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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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Library & Information Studies
Koontz chairs Athens IFLA conference
SLIS reception at FAME Conference, Oct. 1
The School of Library & Information Studies at the Florida State University College of Communication and Information Cordially invites our students, alumni, and friends to a reception during the 2009 annual Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) Conference Join us on Thursday, Oct. 1 from 6:00–7:30 p.m. Vinroy Room, Marriott World Center in Orlando …
CONTINUE READINGCCI merges school development/advancement programs
The Florida State University’s newly merged College of Communication & Information Leadership Board meets to merge development & advancement programs On July 17, 2009, Dr. Lawrence Dennis, dean of the newly merged departments of Communication, Communication Science & Disorders, and Information met with notable alumni and friends from all over the country in this inaugural …
CONTINUE READINGAlumnus 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 READINGAlumnus book on history of FL black school bands
Dale A. Thomas (MSLIS ’07) published A Band in Every School: Portraits of Historically Black School Bands in Florida. The book is a historical account of the role played during the days of segregation by the Florida Association of Band Directors in improving the quality of instrumental music education in Florida’s historically black schools. Although …
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 READINGAlumnus named Jacksonville University Library Director
David Jones, who received a master of library and information studies degree from the Florida State University College of Information in 1998, has been appointed director of the Carl S. Swisher Library at Jacksonville University (JU). A March 27 press release from the university stated: Jones joined the faculty at JU in 1988 as an …
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