Two SLIS students selected for iConference 2011 Doctoral Student Colloquium

SLIS doctoral students Junga Lee and Melissa Johnston have been chosen to present research posters in Seattle this coming February at the iConference 2011 Doctoral Student Colloquium. In a highly competitive review process, theirs were two of 20 research proposals selected from a field of 89. A grant from the National Science Foundation provides participants …

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Koo wins FSU Dissertation Research Grant

Doctoral student “Joy” Joung Hwa Koo of the School of Library & Information Studies has been awarded a 2010-2011 Dissertation Research Grant from the Graduate School of The Florida State University. She was selected by a committee of representatives from FSU schools and colleges that offer doctoral degrees. The grants are funded by the FSU …

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Stvilia and Jörgensen publish journal article about Flickr usage

Dr. Besiki Stvilia and Dr. Corinne Jörgensen of the School of Library & Information Studies co-authored the article “Member activities and quality of tags in a collection of historical photographs in Flickr” in the December 2010 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Citation of the article: Stvilia, B. and Jörgensen, C. …

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Information Institute staff are contributors to new LIS book

A group of SLIS faculty, alumni and students associated with the Information Policy and Use Management Institute at the College of Communication & Information are contributors to a new book, Public Libraries and the Internet: Roles, Perspectives, and Implications, published by Libraries Unlimited. Dr. Charles R. McClure, director of the Information Institute and Francis Eppes …

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New book by Gross: HIV/AIDS in Young Adult Novels

Dr. Melissa Gross of the School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University has co-written a book, HIV/AIDS in Young Adult Novels: An Annotated Bibliography, with Annette Y. Goldsmith, Ph.D. and Debi Carruth, doctoral candidate. The book was published by Scarecrow Press (citation below). Not long after becoming public health concerns in …

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CCI In-house Doctoral Poster Session Photos

The 2010 CCI Doctoral Poster Session took place in the Goldstein Library of the Shores Building, Oct. 13, 2010. The event provides doctoral students with an opportunity to receive feedback on their research presentations in preparation for upcoming conferences. The School of Library & Information Studies presented cash awards to help subsidize conference travel to …

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Join us for CCI Research Week 2010

October 11th thru October 15th Date Time Event & Location Monday, October 11th 3:30-4:45 pm Union for Democratic Communications Student Research Panel Location: UCC 4400 All Week Faculty Publications on Display Location: Goldstein Library, LSB Tuesday, October 12th 1:00-2:00pm Doctoral Poster Session (SLIS, SCSD) Location: Goldstein Library, LSB Wednesday, October 13th 1:00-2:00pm Overview of Institutes …

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