Drs. Besiki Stvilia and Corinne Jörgensen of the School of Library & Information Studies at College of Communication & Information have been awarded a research grant as co-principal investigators of “Assessing the reuse value of socially created metadata for image indexing.” The grant is funded by the Library and Information Science Research Grant Program of …
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SLIS to assess use of end-user metadata for updating knowledge organization systems
Dr. Charles McClure & Lauren Mandel Present on Broadband Policy at ALISE
Dr. Charles R. McClure, Director, and Lauren H. Mandel, Research Coordinator, presented a paper at the Information Policy Special Interest Group (SIG) Panel at the 2010 ALISE Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, January 14. McClure and Mandel presented the results of the Needs Assessment of Florida Public Library E-Government and Emergency Management Broadband Services, a …
CONTINUE READINGFSU students at the forefront of learning: The Internet Public Library
Graduate students are learning about the future of public libraries as they help to build that future in courses from the School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University. In classes such as “Intro to Information Services” and “Virtual Reference Environments,” students are learning first-hand how new online technologies are transforming libraries. …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS doc student on primary sources in School Library Monthly
An article written by SLIS doctoral student Melissa Johnston entitled, “A Historical Partnership: Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Direct,” appeared in the December 2009 issue of School Library Monthly (Volume XXVI, Number 4). “The Library of Congress Educational Outreach Division, in October of 2008, asked seventeen practicing educators for input on how to teach other …
CONTINUE READINGMary Alice Hunt Memorial Service, Jan. 15
A memorial service for Mary Alice Hunt, Professor Emeritus at Florida State University, will be held on Friday, Jan. 15, 12:00 noon, at the Florida State University Alumni Center, Rendina Room (1030 West Tennessee St., Tallahassee, Florida). Memorial contributions may be made to the Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund, Florida State University Foundation, 2010 …
CONTINUE READINGRecruitment Event – Edward Waters College Graduate School Day, Jan 20
Title: Recruitment Event – Edward Waters College Graduate School Day Location: 1658 Kings Road, Student Union Building, Jacksonville, FL Description: Dr. Christie Koontz from Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies (FSU/SLIS) will attend Edward Waters College Grad Day. Dr K will share information about the completely online master’s degree program. If you …
CONTINUE READINGRecruitment Event – Edward Waters College Graduate School Day, Jan 20
Title: Recruitment Event – Edward Waters College Graduate School Day Location: 1658 Kings Road, Student Union Building, Jacksonville, FL Description: Dr. Christie Koontz from Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies (FSU/SLIS) will attend Edward Waters College Grad Day. Dr K will share information about the completely online master’s degree program. If you …
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