iSchool Professor Paul Marty recently delivered a keynote lecture at a symposium on museum informatics hosted by the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Seoul. Librarians, archivists, and museum professionals attended this symposium from cultural heritage institutions across South Korea. In his talk, Museum Informatics: Technological Innovation and the Future of Digital Culture, Marty spoke on …
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Museum Informaticist Dr. Marty Keynotes in South Korea
Marcia Mardis Appointed Associate Director at Information Institute
Dr. Marcia A. Mardis, Associate Professor in the Florida State University iSchool and Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Research and Education at the College of Communication & Information will also serve as Associate Director of the Information Use Management and Policy Institute effective immediately. Mardis currently serves as a Co-PI with Dr. Charles R. McClure, Francis Eppes …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Jane Barrager
20 Questions with Jane Barrager What was your first job? Waitressing at a Coney Island. I was 14 and lied about my age. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? “What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been” Where did you grow up? Metro Detroit. What is your favorite class …
CONTINUE READINGFirst Annual Prof Hop Aims to Keep Grads in TLH
Last spring, a partnership among the College of Communication & Information, Diverse Computing Inc., Domi Station, and the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce created the Tally Job Hop. The Job Hop took 24 technology students who were interested in staying local after graduation and toured 3 companies and ended at Domi Station for a start-up showcase. Seven …
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20 Questions with Warren Allen. 1. What was your first job? I think the first paid gig I ever had was writing high school sports stories for the local newspaper. But my first real grown-up job was as a Web Developer for Axent Technologies, an information security firm in the D.C. area. 2. If you …
CONTINUE READINGFarewell to a Friend: F. William “Bill” Summers
Bill Summers, 83, passed away peacefully in Tallahassee, Florida on August 12, 2016. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida on February 8, 1933 to Frank Wesley and Kathleen Gilreath Summers. He is survived by his wife Lorraine of Tallahassee; son William Wesley Summers of Avondale, Arizona; sister Annette Graddy (James) of West Palm Beach, Florida; …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Chris Landbeck
What was your first job? I cooked crabs for Gabler’s in Aberdeen, MD. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? What Happens After Where did you grow up? Since my dad was in the military, all over the place. New Jersey, Hawaii, Michigan, Germany, and Maryland are what I …
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