iSchool professor and researcher Dr. Michelle Kazmer recently blogged for FSU’s Institute for Successful Longevity. Her blog post addresses the information needs of an aging population. Dr. Kazmer’s post discusses research about older adults’ information needs and elaborates on specific key factors that should be considered when designing information services and sources for older adults. These …
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Dr. Kazmer Blogs for the Institute for Successful Longevity
FSU Associate Professor and Doctoral Candidate Publish Study on Mobile Wellness Applications
FSU associate professor Besiki Stvilia and FSU alumnus Wonchan Choi recently published an exploratory study entitled “Mobile wellness application-seeking behavior by college students.” The duo examined how students obtain wellness information, including what wellness applications students use and for what purposes and how students found out about and select the wellness applications. According to the study, students get most of their …
CONTINUE READINGNancy Everhart Awarded DAAD Research Stay for University Academics and Scientists
Nancy Everhart, FSU graduate in Library & Information Studies (Ph.D., ’90) and professor in the School of Information, has recently been awarded a DAAD Research Stay for University Academics and Scientists to travel to Berlin. She will spend the spring 2016 semester studying how education for school librarianship may be received in Germany by measuring the perceptions of library …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool’s Kathy Burnett Keynotes in India
The 2nd International Conference on Innovation Driven Librarianship (ICIDL) took place June 11-13 at SRM University in India. Dr. Kathy Burnett, Director of the School of Information and F. William Summers Professor, delivered the keynote address. The conference was organized by the Central Library at SRM University, in association with the Korea Society for Information Management and the …
CONTINUE READINGDoc Candidate Amelia Anderson wins Top Poster at FLASHA 2015
Amelia Anderson, doctoral candidate in the School of Information, studies college students with autism and their experiences in libraries. Anderson works with Dr. Nancy Everhart on the Project PALS grant, a program that works to improve information services for rural library patrons who have autism spectrum disorder. In May, Anderson attended the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Alumna Jennifer Wood Awarded Takeshi Murofushi Research Award
Jennifer Wood, graduate of the School of Information MLIS program and current doctoral student, was awarded the Takeshi Murofushi Research Award. The $500 award will help Wood fund her research project, School Librarians’ Access, Selection, Storage and Use of Digital Resources: An International Perspective. In pursuit of her doctorate in Information Studies, Wood would ultimately like …
CONTINUE READING6 CCI Faculty win FYAP and COFRS awards from FSU Office of Research
Six faculty from the School of Communication, School of Information and the School of Communication & Science Disorders have been awarded for their fieldwork and experimental efforts through the Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) at the FSU Office of Research. The purpose of the First Year Assistant Professor Awards (FYAP) summer program is to provide …
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