Career Workshop: Information Consulting as a career Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from 5:30 -7:30pm The SLA Philadelphia chapter will be hosting their second installment of the Career Workshop with the SLA Princeton-Trenton chapter. This will be an onsite program with webcasting option. We will have 3 panelists discussing “Career Workshop: Information Consulting as a …
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Career Workshop: Information Consulting as a career (online and live in PA)
iSchool alumnus thrives as president of publicly traded tech incubator
Joey Ricard was born in Key West, the son and grandson of treasure hunters, so it isn’t surprising the Florida State University School of Information alumnus is now chasing modern-day treasures of his own as the president of a publicly traded tech incubator. Ricard realized he had a knack for technology when he began building …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool graduate student awarded ALA Spectrum Scholarship
Florida State University School of Information graduate student Camille Thomas received a 2014-15 Spectrum Scholarship awarded by the American Library Association’s Office of Diversity on June 24. Thomas, a Master of Science in Library & Information Studies (MLIS) student, is one of 50 exceptional library and information graduate students to earn the award. A committee …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool alumna to receive 2014 Beta Phi Mu Award
Florida State University School of Information alumna Beth M. Paskoff will receive the 2014 Beta Phi Mu Award, given annually to a library school faculty member or to an individual for distinguished service to education for librarianship, on June 29 at the http://ala.org/. Paskoff, who earned her doctorate from Florida State in 1989, has served …
CONTINUE READINGTyndall AFB (Panama City, FL) Needs a Librarian NOW
Tyndall AFB (Panama City Beach, FL) really needs a degreed (or almost, like this summer graduation….) librarian. My final-out date is 26 June, a week from today. Unfortunately, the library will temporarily suspend services for the summer if an ALA accredited Librarian isn’t in place soon. Below is the previously sent job post: The Tyndall …
CONTINUE READINGJoin FSU iSchool at the ALA Annual Conference!
Join FSU iSchool faculty, staff, students and alumni at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 26 – July 1, 2014! Here are some of the places and times where you can find us at ALA Annual: Friday, June 27 8:30am to 4:00pm – Dr. Richard Urban, “Practical Linked Data with …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool faculty collaborate on marketing, social media guide for libraries
Florida State University School of Information faculty members Christie Koontz and Lorri Mon collaborated on the recently published, “Marketing and Social Media: A Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums,” a guide to marketing libraries, archives, and museum professionals in the social media age. The collaboration is both an introductory textbook and a guide for working …
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