Dr. Greg Riccardi of the School of Library & Information Studies received a National Science Foundation grant of $483, 582 for a project entitled “Collaborative Research: Data Integration for Repository Services in Biodiversity Informatics. He and co-principal investigator Dr. Austin Mast of the FSU Department of Biological Science are collaborating with the University of Texas …
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SLIS to create distributed information system for image-based biodiversity data
SLIS study on issues of cross-contextual information quality evaluation
A faculty-student research study entitled “Issues of cross-contextual information quality evaluation—The case of Arabic, English, and Korean Wikipedias” appears in Library & Information Science Research (Vol. 31, Iss. 4, pp. 232-239). The article is authored by Dr. Besiki Stvilia, Abdullah Al-Faraj, and Yong Jeong.
CONTINUE READINGSLIS study of The Geography of Virtual Questioning in Library Quarterly
A collaborative research study by SLIS faculty, students, and associates at the Information Institute entitled “The Geography of Virtual Questioning” appeared in Library Quarterly (Vol. 79, No. 4, pp. 393-420). The research looked at activity within the Florida Electronic Library “Ask a Librarian” collaborative chat service. Researchers mapped IP addresses in participating Florida libraries as their …
CONTINUE READINGEverhart chosen to co-chair National Board committee
Dr. Nancy Everhart, associate professor at The Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies in Tallahassee, Florida has been chosen by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) to co-chair a committee composed of a select national group of educators to assure the National Board’s Library Media Standards reflect the best practices …
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Libraries of the Future Lakeland, Florida November 13, 2009 The Florida and Caribbean Chapter of SLA is offering student workshop grants that will reimburse student registration fees as well as travel expenses of up to $100 to attend. The Chapter may award up to five student grants to qualified applicants. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS: To …
CONTINUE READINGFocus on Research 2009: October 26-30
Join members of our three schools in celebrating the first research week of the newly-merged College of Communication & Information, highlighted by faculty and doctoral research presentations and culminating in a celebratory reception. Wednesday through Friday events will be Webcast; find a link to the Webcasts at the College Web site (http://cci.fsu.edu). Monday – Faculty …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS Fall 2009 Proseminar and Research Colloquia Series
The Fall 2009 Proseminar & Research Colloquia Series from the School of Library & Information Studies is open to everyone at the College—in person and on the Web. The presentations feature College faculty and doctoral students. We invite you to attend in person or view them on the Web. Location: Room 206, Shores Building, FSU …
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