New Course Attendance Policy

Beginning this fall, the University is implementing a first-day attendance policy in ALL classes, graduate and undergraduate, online and classroom-based. Any student who does not attend the first day of a class will be dropped from the course. Please note: any student who is dropped from a course for non-attendance on the first day will …

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New Service for Student Course Packs

Beginning in Fall 2003, we will be using a new service that provides convenient, 24-hour online access to more of your course materials. This is in response to numerous requests. Using this new service will also help the school meet its responsibilities regarding recent changes in copyright law. CHANGES: Some courses use non-text book resources …

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Students awarded scholarships

Two students were recently awarded scholarships for their outstanding academic achievements. Kathryn Kennedy, a student pursuing a master’s degree in library and information studies, has been chosen to receive a $6,000 scholarship from the Special Libraries Association (SLA). Ms. Kennedy is enrolled as a distance student while working full-time as a Classification Analyst at the …

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Faculty member co-writes "Distinguished Published Research"

Associate Professor Corinne Jrgensen co-wrote an article that was recently recognized as “Distinguished Published Research” by the Library Research Round Table of the American Library Association. The article titled, “The Impact of the Internet on Public Library Use: An Analysis of the Current Consumer Market for Library and Internet Services,” was chosen to receive the …

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Doctoral seminar on Monday, April 21

Dr. Eugene Garfield will direct a doctoral seminar on Citation Indexing, Entrepreneurship and Electronic Information Retrieval from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday, April 21 in the Gregory Conference Room (Goldstein Library). All Doctoral students are urged to attend. Dr. Garfield is the sponsor of the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships awarded through Beta Phi …

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School prepares to honor Professor

  FSU School of Information Studies prepares to honor longtime faculty member The Florida State University School of Information Studies will honor Professor Ronald Blazek, who will retire at the end of Spring semester. Dr. Blazek has taught at the school for 32 years and is nationally known for his work in reference and library …

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FLA Alumni reception

The Florida State University School of Information Studies will host a reception for its alumni at the upcoming Florida Library Association annual conference in Orlando. The reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 24 at the Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa. The School is also looking for alumni who would …

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