The 3rd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color http://www.jclcinc.org/jclc-2018/ will be held September 26-30 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. JCLC is a conference for everyone! Stop by our booth and meet Dr. Howard Mori-Rodriguez and Master’s student and information professional Kelsa Bartley and learn more about careers and programs. JCLC brings together a diverse group …
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Joint Conference of Librarians of Color Sept 26-30
iSchool FSU: Arkansas Library Association Sept 22-25
Arkansas Library Association “Make It Happen: Arkansas Libraries Transform” https://arlib.org/event-2894360: September 22-25, 2018 Embassy Suites Hotel, Rogers, Arkansas Stop by our booth and meet Kristie Escobar our doctoral student and information professional. Learn more about careers and programs.
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Join Dr. Yolanda Rankin and Doctoral Student TY Chen at our booth! (Thursday the 20th) Tapia 2018, Orlando, FL http://tapiaconference.org/ September 19-22, 2018 The Tapia conference is the premier venue to acknowledge, promote and celebrate diversity in computing. The goal of the Tapia Conferences is to bring together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, and …
CONTINUE READINGCollege of Communication & Information Researchers Partnering on Grant to Improve Public Libraries Disaster Response
written by Diona Crawford Florida State University, in partnership with University of Texas Austin, was awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services research grant to investigate how small and often rural public libraries contribute to community viability in the face of disasters and crises, particularly with the use of information and communication technologies. The …
CONTINUE READINGDarren Raj – iSchool Alumnus and Founder of Agribugs
Darren Raj earned his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a minor in Computer Science in 2009. The inspiration from a class he took while attending Florida State University mixed with his passion for remote control cars sparked an idea. This idea turned into a company he later founded: AgriBugs. AgriBugs is a drone …
CONTINUE READINGMeet Nashieli Marcano: Librarian at Kennesaw State University
Written by Diona Crawford Nashieli Marcano earned her Master of Science in Library and Information Studies from Florida State University in 2006. While at FSU, she developed the skills to adapt to varying situations, learn new technologies, and gain an in-depth understanding of the diverse scholarly ecosystem. Nashieli had always wanted to be an astronaut …
CONTINUE READINGCiara Hensley: CCI Alumna and Librarian at Valencia College
Ciara Hensley earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in Information, Communication and Technology in 2014. Due to her strong interest in the field, she continued to pursue her master’s degree in Library & Information Studies. Graduating in 2017, Ciara moved back to her hometown of Orlando as an Emerging Technology Librarian at Valencia …
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