FSU Students Mentor Technology Students at TSA

FSU students including students from IT, ICT, and Biology are currently in Orlando judging events for the Florida Chapter of the Technology Student Association (TSA). TSA consists of middle and high school students who compete in various events related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In addition FSU students will also represent the University …

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iSchool Collaborative Research Project Receives ALISE/OCLC Grant

A research project being conducted by iSchool professor Dr. Besiki Stvilia with iSchool alum Dr. Shuheng Wu of SUNYand Dr. Dong Joon Lee of Texas A&M Libraries recently received an ALISE/OCLC Research Award for $14,984. Entitled “Social aspects of participation in online research identity management systems,” the study will look at researchers’ perceived value of research identity metadata and motivations …

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Find the iSchool at #FLA2016!

FSU iSchool presents at the 2016 Florida Library Association The Plaza Resort & Spa, Daytona Beach, FL   Members of the Florida State University (FSU) School of Information ( FSU iSchool) community will be at the upcoming FLA Conference in Daytona Beach, FL February 29 – March 3, 2016.  The iSchool invites you to stop …

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FSU Students Attend SwampHacks

  Several Florida State students recently attended SwampHacks, the University of Florida’s hackathon (in other words, a software development marathon). From 12 pm on January 23 to 12 pm on January 24, participants programmed new products, listened to tech talks and spoke to recruiters from corporate sponsors such as Facebook and Microsoft. FSU iSchool student Zaymeen …

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Free Webinar Series in Social Media, Information & Technology Careers

Please feel free to join Dr. Lorri Mon, Associate Director and Associate Professor of the FSU School of Information, in the upcoming free webinar series in Social Media and Information & Technology Careers.  Join each session via the following webinar link:  http://bit.ly/fsuwebinar   Thursday, February 18, 2016 – 12-1pmEST / Social Media Marketing & Management …

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iSchool Professor Melissa Gross Publishes New Book

iSchool professor Melissa Gross recently published her new book, 5 Steps of Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation for Public Libraries. Co-authored with Cindy Mediavilla and Virginia A. Walter, the book is intended to help librarians conduct solid community assessments and integrate outcome-based planning and evaluation (OBPE) into their work. Gross shares, “My co-authors and I recognized …

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