A doctor records his patients’ symptoms on a tiny laptop computer, receiving instant, expert feedback for his diagnosis. A police officer gets a suspect’s rap sheet in minutes, thanks to the cruiser-installed computer connecting her to critical public safety data. Even the cashier at the fast-food joint uses a high-tech system to process your order …
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News about the CCI iSchool
$2.5 million grant helps team transform teaching of math, science
Emmy-winning cameraman at SLIS, Sept. 14
Emmy Award-winning cameraman Tom Fitz will make a special presentation in the Gregory Conference Room of the Louis Shores Building on Tuesday, September 14, 10:00–11:00 a.m. His not-for-profit Schoolyard Films, Inc. provides K-12 schools with free online downloads of high-quality natural history films and study guides, whose programming reinforces state and national science standards. Tom’s …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS alumna Totolo wins 2010 ASIST International Paper Contest
Bob Branciforte SLIS alumna Dr. Angelina Totolo (Ph.D. 2007) has won first place in the 2010 International Paper Contest of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST). As the first place winner, she has been invited to participate in the ASIST 2010 Annual Meeting being held Oct. 22–27 in Pittsburgh. “I am over …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS announces fall colloquia focusing on LIS education
The School of Library & Information Studies at the College of Communication & Information, The Florida State University (FSU), announces three 2010 fall colloquium focusing on LIS education: September 15 – 1:00 PM Collaborative Syllabus Development: A case study Dr. Gary Burnett, Dr. Michelle Kazmer and doctoral student Adam Worrall will discuss the collaborative development of …
CONTINUE READINGRecent alumna Platt published in digitization book
Bob Branciforte Alice Platt, an alumna of the School of Library and Information Studies (MSLIS, 2009), has contributed a chapter to the recently published Digitization in the Real World, Lessons learned from small and medium-sized digitization projects. The new book is the first to present case study examples of small and medium-sized digitization projects, with information …
CONTINUE READINGAnonymous volunteers needed to support academic research in an online activity
Making advancements in the field of early learning for children is a collaborative effort that includes academic research. If you are an adult over 18 years of age, you are invited to participate in a research project and to impact the development of a new tool that is being constructed under the guidance of the …
CONTINUE READINGSecond-year SLIS distance student Glendon wins two scholarships
Bob Branciforte Ivey Glendon is a distance student in the School of Library & Information Studies master’s program who works as a digital conversion specialist in the Serial and Government Publications Division of the Library of Congress . And this year, she is also the winner of two significant scholarships. In the early spring, Ivey received the 2010 …
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