Dr. Wayne Wiegand, F. Williams Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies, received a “Grant-in-Aid” from the American Antiquarian Society to do research their collections for his current study, “This Hallowed Place: A People’s History of the American Public Library.”
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Wiegand in SIGNS
Dr. Wayne Wiegand, F. Williams Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies, co-authored an article published in the Spring 2010 issue of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. “By Invitation Only: The American Library Association and the Woman’s Library of the World’s Columbia Exposition, Chicago, 1893” was written with Associate Professor Sarah Wadsworth …
CONTINUE READINGColloquium, "The Young and the Digital", S. Craig Watkins, May 14
"The Young and the Digital: Race, Class, and the New Media Ecology" Presented by S. Craig Watkins Associate Professor, The Department of Radio-Television-Film The University of Texas at Austin Friday, May 14, 2010 10:00–11:00 a.m. Gregory Conference Room, Goldstein Library Louis Shores Building, FSU Campus Or view live on the web at Abstract: From the …
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SLIS senior Charleta Williams was named as “2009 Woman of the Year” by the Multicultural Greek Council of the Florida State University in a ceremony held at the Tallahassee Civic Center on Thursday, April 15. At the ceremony, Williams was recognized for her outstanding leadership and service to the FSU campus and the Tallahassee community. …
CONTINUE READING"Library guy" alumnus works to make a difference
April 28 article from St. Peterburg Times (www.tampabay.com) about SLIS alumnus Paul Clark, “Library Guy shows how one man can make a difference in Tallahassee” available at http://www.tampabay.com/ TEXT ONLY VERSION (No photo): Library Guy shows how one man can make a difference in Tallahassee He wasn’t sure he could make a difference. Just one …
CONTINUE READINGAssociation of IT Professionals (AITP) hosts IT graduates
AITP held its semester celebration on Monday 4/19 in the Goldstein Library. Students, parents and faculty attended the event which was designed to honor the 50 IT students who are graduating in 2 weeks. Dean Larry Dennis opened the event followed by awards for students. The first category was the AITP Honors Cords that students …
CONTINUE READINGMardis to present NDSL webinar, April 21
Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the CCI School of Library & Information Studies and associate director of Partnerships Advancing Library Media (PALM) Center will be one of three presenters at a webinar hosted by the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) on Wednesday, April 21, 4:30 p.m. CDT. Building the Learning Environment – “Engage, Interact, …
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