Dr. Lynnsey Weissenberger, alumna of the School of Information master’s and doctoral programs in Library and Information Studies, has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowship for two years of postdoctoral research in the European Union. The highly-competitive fellowship scheme attracts researchers who are mobile, meaning they are able to live and work within …
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Weissenberger awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship
5 Tips for Preparing for a Career Fair
We sat down with CCI’s career liaison, Kate Herron, to talk career fair prep. The CCI Career Fair brings in companies from North Florida looking for students in public relations, communication, graphic design, advertising, information technology, cybersecurity, software development and more. When preparing for a career fair, Kate gives a few pointers: Craft a Strong …
CONTINUE READINGBuilding Talent Pipelines from CCI to the Working World
Right before the winter break, CCI Student Hannah Brock traveled with ten other students and Associate Dean Ebe Randeree to Atlanta on a career building trip to meet with alumni, hiring managers, and decision-makers from top corporations looking to hire students from Florida State University. She writes about her experience on the trip in the piece …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Women Recognized at ALISE 2017
Women from the School of Information at Florida State University brought home accolades from the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) conference this weekend. Many iSchool faculty, students and alumni attended the conference in Atlanta, Ga. ALISE focuses on Library Information Studies educators and researchers. Florida’s iSchool is ranked as the #13 Best …
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Florida State University’s School of Information (FSU iSchool) faculty and doctoral students will be attending the ALISE Conference from January 17-20 and the ALA Midwinter Meeting January 20 – 24 in Atlanta! Meet with iSchool director, Lorri Mon and iSchool faculty members, Melissa Gross, Lynne Hinnant, Don Latham, Marcia Mardis and Besiki Stvilia. Here’s where …
CONTINUE READINGKazmer Named Editor of Library Hi Tech Journal
Dr. Michelle Kazmer, Professor in the School of Information at Florida State University, has been named editor-in-chief of Library Hi Tech, effective August 2016. Kazmer will succeed Dr. Elke Greifeneder and Dr. Michael Seadle of Humboldt University in Germany. Kazmer, an information scientist with extensive experience in the library science and information field, says that …
CONTINUE READINGMardis Keynotes MAME Conference
Marcia Mardis, Associate Professor in the School of Information and CCI Assistant Dean has long been a player in school librarianship and digital learning. In her research she explores digital learning resource collection, description, and use. Her unique research not only yielded two recent books, numerous grants and the popular Web2MARC cataloging software, but also …
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