Colloquium, “Information Fast and Slow: iSchools in the 21st Century,” Monday, Feb. 18

Dean’s Colloquium Series College of Communication & Information “iSchools and Education in the 21st Century” “Information Fast and Slow:  iSchools in the 21st Century” Caroline Haythornthwaite Director, School of Library, Archival & Information Studies University of British Columbia Monday, February 18, 2013 11:00 a.m., Room 206 LSB Webcast link will be available Monday morning on …

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FSU-SLIS team qualifies in collegiate cyber defense competition

A team of undergraduate students taking an information technology (IT) security class at the FSU School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) has successfully qualified for the 2013 Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The students placed as one of the top southeastern university teams in an eight-hour virtual qualification event on Feb. 2, during which …

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FSU SLIS Recruits in NE Florida!! Feb 13-15

Join Dr. Christie Koontz (ckoontz@fsu.edu) to hear about FSU SLIS 36 hour online master’s in LIS program.  Efficient, low cost and tailored to our students. Earn a degree from a high-brand school like FSU!  Thank you NEFLIN…this is our eighth year. Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10 am – 12 noon Central Brevard Library and Reference …

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FSU SLIS at iConference 2013

Join our faculty, staff, students and alumni at iConference 2013, Ft. Worth, Texas, Feb 12-15. The School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) at the Florida State University is one of the leaders and founding members of the international iSchools organization. Here’s where we’ll be at iConference: Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 …

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SLIS doc student Plato Smith II selected by NSF as early career scholar

FSU School of Library & Information Studies doctoral student Plato L. Smith II was chosen by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a leading American early career scholar to be invited to its “Early Career Strategic Visioning Workshop” for EarthCube last October at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C. “We were very happy …

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