SWFLN Webinar Date: 4/17/2013 : Are you considering getting your Master’s in Library and Information Studies?

Becoming a Library & Information Professional SWFLN Webinar Date: 4/17/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 11:00 AM Description: Are you considering getting your Master’s in Library and Information Studies? Learn about the School of Library & Information Studies’ Florida State University and School of Library & Information Science, master’s degree program. Learn about the …

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Three CCI faculty members awarded 2013 First Year Assistant Professor Grants

School of Communication & Science Disorders faculty member, Dr. Kaitlin Lansford, and two School of Library & Information Studies faculty members, Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho and Dr. Richard Urban, have each been awarded First Year Assistant Professor (FYAP) Grants for 2013. Here are some of their research project topics and links to abstract summaries: Dr. …

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Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho (2013 FYAP Grant Winner)- Research Project Information

Title: “Identity Deception and Detection in Computer-Mediated Communications” Abstract: Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho’s proposed research is a continuation of her previous research on trustworthiness attribution in virtual organizations.  Her current work, based on the social psychology theory of attribution, has uncovered the important finding that information behavior can be used to identify scenarios where members …

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Dr. Richard Urban (2013 FYAP Grant Winner)- Research Project Information

Title: “Representation Patterns for Cultural Heritage” Abstract: The World Wide Web has been an extremely successful way to share documents on a global scale, yet it contains an important flaw.  Documents on the Web can only be associated through hyperlinks that hide the relationships among them.  Although documents may contain a great deal of information, …

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SLIS Professor Everhart quoted in article on technology in K-12 education

Dr. Nancy Everhart, associate professor in the School of Library and Information Studies and director of the PALM Center (Partnerships Advancing Library Media), was quoted in a Tampa Bay Times article.  She discusses some reasons advising against the removal of media specialists from primary education in Pasco County, FL. Everhart, who has expertise in media and digital curriculum, brought up that trying to …

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Chapman, Director of Product Marketing and Design for Caselite Software, presents on April 12 in UCB 2104

Amy Chapman, Director of Product Marketing and Design for Caselite Software, Inc, will be presenting about “Caselite Software, Development and Delivery of Web-Based Scheduling Software for Special Educators” on Friday, April 12 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at the stadium in University Center B, Room 2104. Chapman holds a BSBA in Computer Information Systems, from Appalachian …

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LIS luminary Wedgeworth presents “Size Matters: iSchools & Other LIS Programs,” at FSU-SLIS on April 10

The School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University proudly invites you to a presentation by Robert Wedgeworth, “Size Matters: iSchools & Other LIS Programs,” Wed., April 10. The event is co-sponsored by University Libraries and the Friends of the FSU Libraries. RENOWNED LEADER. Highly recognized as a leading librarian, library educator …

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