FSU-SLIS welcomes Rodriguez-Mori to its faculty

TALLAHASSEE – The School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) at The Florida State University is pleased to welcome Dr. Howard Rodriguez-Mori to its faculty as an assistant professor beginning in the fall of 2011. Rodriguez-Mori is a researcher on the influence of interpersonal, social, ethnic and cultural factors on information-seeking behavior. He has been …

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Miami Dade Offers SLIS FSU Students Internships!

Miami-Dade Public Library System (MDPLS) Main Library – Internship Job Description Available Spring 2012 General—(Note: most internship(s) will not include all of these duties) Reference & ILS system (Polaris) training Assist staffing the different public service desks – answering customers’ reference inquiries and providing computer assistance Learning and assisting with the Library’s email reference department …

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FSU London Study Center Internship: January – June 2012: due Sept 15!

Study Abroad and Internship Program: Earn your degree while exploring the world! Due September 15!!  The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), College of Communication and Information (CCI) is accepting applications for the following study abroad and internship opportunity. This program offers students the opportunity to earn credits while getting to know the culture, …

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FSU Florence Library Internship August 2012-2013: due September 15!

International Internships: Earn your degree while exploring the world! The College of Communication & Information, School of Library & Information Studies is accepting applications for the following international internship opportunity. This internship offers students the opportunity to earn credits while getting to know the culture, customs, and history of another country.  There is one internship …

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MLIS Nina Rose article accepted for publication!

CCI SLIS student in the LIS 5661 Government Information class, Nina Rose, has hadarticle accepted for publication in the student papers edition of the American Library Association Government Documents Roundtable journal, DttP: Documents to the People, titled “Lilly Ledbetter: A Tour of the Three Branches” and traces the history of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay …

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Student scholarship: FACRL due 9.30

Student scholarship! The Florida Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries http://facrl.fcla.edu/programs/Fall2011Program/Fall2011programinfo.html welcomes student presentations scheduled for Friday, October 21, 2011, at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, ICI Center, Daytona Beach, Florida. Email abhatt@fgcu.edu for scholarship  application due 9.30

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IFLA honors Dr. Koontz with Scroll of Appreciation

Dr. Christie Koontz, an Associate in Information Studies in the College of Communication & Information’s School of Library and Information Studies, has been awarded the 2011 International Federation of Library Agencies’ Scroll of Appreciation. The award, given annually to an individual for contributions to both the organization and the profession, was presented at the IFLA’s …

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