by Erin Groth (SLIS master’s student and graduate assistant) FSU-SLIS graduates continue to redefine what can be done with a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Studies. Believe it or not, alumna Suzanne Smagala used her MLIS and her internship experience at FSU to become a digital media analyst for Ripley’s Entertainment, Inc. in Orlando. …
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News about the CCI iSchool
Believe it or not: Alumna Suzanne Smagala and the changing world of the MLIS graduate
Arkansas Library Association ArLA: October 14 – 16
Holiday Inn Convention and Conference Center: Springdale, ARK. Meet Betsy Crawford at the FSU SLIS Booth, Sunday 3 – 6 pm and Monday!! Program information available–for more information contact Christie Koontz ckoontz@fsu.edu
CONTINUE READINGMardis JASIST article analyzes NSF merit review criteria
A research article co-authored by Dr. Marcia Mardis, associate professor at the FSU School of Library & Information Studies, was published in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (Volume 63, Issue 9, pages 1758-1772, September 2012). Here is the abstract from the article, titled “Toward broader impacts: Making sense of …
CONTINUE READINGRecent Alumni Publications
Check out our recent Alumni Publications Wayne A. Wiegand, Main Street Public Library: Community Places and Reading Spaces in the Rural Heartland, 1876–1956 Main Street Public Library: Community Places and Reading Spaces in the Rural Heartland, 1876–1956 by Wayne A. Wiegand Review by: Paul T. Jaeger The Library Quarterly October 2012, Vol. 82, No. 4: …
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Check out our recent Publications Connecting to Collections in Florida: Current Conditions and Critical Needs in Libraries, Archives, and Museums Corinne Jörgensen, Paul F. Marty, and Kathy Braun The Library Quarterly October 2012, Vol. 82, No. 4: 453-476. Valeda Dent Goodman, Qualitative Research and the Modern Library Qualitative Research and the Modern Library …
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Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) Dean Larry Dennis announced Tuesday that Dr. Kathleen Burnett will serve as the interim director of the School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS). Dr. Burnett, a professor at SLIS has served in many roles within the School during her time at FSU. She was associate …
CONTINUE READINGCOMO: Macon, GA October 3 – 5
COMO XXIV Macon It Happen @ Your Library is to be held at the Macon Marriott City Center & Centreplex in historic Macon, GA October 3-5, 2012. Visit Sylvia Norton snorton@admin.fsu.edu, at FSU SLIS booth number 24
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