Several doctoral students and faculty members from Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Information are heading to the 2014 iConference in Berlin, Germany that will take place March 4 through 7. This year’s FSU participants include: Dr. Warren Allen, Dr. Gary Burnett, Dr. Kathleen Burnett, Wonchan Choi, Laura-Edythe Coleman, Dr. Nancy Everhart, Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho, Ji Hei Kang, …
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FSU School of Information faculty and doctoral students to attend 2014 iConference in Berlin
The Future of Libraries-with Garry Golden and Al Carlson (webinar) March 17
Join us in The CAVE, Goldstein Library for this webinar on The Future of Libraries: an interview with futurist Garry Golden and tech-guru Al Carlson Date: March 17, 2014 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am ET In December 2013, futurist Garry Golden presented a look into the future of libraries as part of the 2013 TBLC Expert Series.Join …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool alumna garners innovation award from Association of College and Research Libraries
Florida State University School of Information alumna Meredith (Gorran) Farkas was recently honored with a 2014 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section Innovation Award. Farkas collaborated on with other faculty members at Portland State University, where she is a general education instruction coordinator, to develop the software Library DIY, which assists students …
CONTINUE READINGGovt & Social Svcs Career Fair Feb 20
The Government & Social Services Career Fair is scheduled for Thursday, February 20, 2014 from 10 am – 2 pm in the Oglesby Union Ballrooms. Representatives from various non-profit, social service and government agencies will be recruiting students for full-time, co-op and internship opportunities. For a current list of registered employers visit http://www.career.fsu.edu/fairs/GSS/ The following …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool alum collaborates on "Jailbreaking the PDF"
Technology has expedited advancements in the Information Age as knowledge and data continues to be shared throughout the world with the click of button. However, sometimes, information produced from research studies is not always easily accessible for analysis in the world of academia. While working on projects at the Institute for Digital Information and Scientific …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool alum receives George Mason University's Spirit of King Award
Florida State University School of Information alum Aaron Hood received the 2014 Spirit of King Award presented at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration held at George Mason University on Jan. 30. The Spirit of King Award is presented to a staff member or administrator at George Mason who has made an exceptional contribution to …
CONTINUE READINGIt’s official! Florida’s iSchool is the FSU School of Information
The Florida State University (FSU) iSchool is now officially the School of Information. ISchool Director and F. William Summers Professor, Dr. Kathleen Burnett, said, “For the past twenty years, our commitment to making vital connections between people and information has never wavered. Today, technology provides us with the opportunity to spread our deep roots to …
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