A group of faculty and researchers from Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) collaborated on an analysis of discussion board data from Patients Like Me and their findings were recently published in the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology. School of Information faculty members Michelle Kazmer, Mia Lustria and …
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CCI faculty, researcher publish study of ALS patient online community
iSchool faculty article earns 2013 Top 20 distinction by Library Instruction Round Table
Florida State University School of Information associate professor Don Latham and professor Melissa Gross’s article entitled, “Preparing Teachers and Librarians to Collaborate to Teach 21st Century Skills: Views of LIS and Education Faculty,” earned distinction as a 2013 Top Twenty article by the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the American Library Association (ALA). Latham …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool team receives I-Corps Entrepreneur Training Program grant from National Science Foundation
A faculty member and doctoral student from Florida State University’s School of Information are part of a three-person group that received an I-Corps Teams grant of $50,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to participate in NSF’s flagship I-Corps Entrepreneur Training Program. The primary goal of the NSF I-Corps is to foster entrepreneurship that will …
CONTINUE READINGIncluding Patrons With Autism in Your Library Programs
Autism is the fastest growing disability in the United States, and Florida is on the cutting edge in serving patrons on the autism spectrum. In this webinar: Anne Leon, Executive Director of Public Library Services; Alvin Sherman, with the Library at Nova Southeastern University, involved in a joint use partnership between NSU and the Broward …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool associate director collaborates with College of Medicine on National Cancer Institute project
Florida State University School of Information Associate Director Michelle Kazmer is collaborating with the College of Medicine on a two-year project funded through the National Cancer Institute that will investigate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the Latina teenage population. Mary A. Gerend, an associate professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Behavioral Sciences …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool to offer combined BSIT/MSIT program
Florida State University’s School of Information now offers a combined Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Information Technology, which will allow motivated and academically talented undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue both degrees in a shorter time span. Students accepted to this combined program may count up to 12 units of graduate coursework …
CONTINUE READINGWebJunction-FREE library specific courses
Beginning on July 1, access to WebJunction’s library-specific courses is available for free to all library workers (including volunteers) across the nation. Through the generous support of OCLC, the Gates Foundation, and many state library agencies across the U.S., WebJunction will continue to provide timely and relevant learning content for you to access anytime, from …
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