Gross & Latham published in April 2011 Library Quarterly

Dr. Melissa Gross and Dr. Don Latham published an article in the April issue of The Library Quarterly, “Experiences with and Perceptions of Information: A Phenomenographic Study of First-Year College Students.” Citation information: Experiences with and Perceptions of Information: A Phenomenographic Study of First-Year College Students Melissa Gross and Don Latham The Library Quarterly Vol. …

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Mardis' digital school library research is IMLS April 2011 profile of the month

The Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies research grant Digital Libraries to School Libraries (DSL2SL) is the highlighted Institute for Museum and Library Studies (IMLS) website Project Profile for April 2011. The three-year study of the use of digital technology and professional development in school libraries to integrate digital learning objects into online …

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Two white papers by Everhart and Mardis included in NSF database

by Bob Branciforte Two white papers co-authored by Dr. Nancy Everhart and Dr. Marcia Mardis of The Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies have been entered into the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) prestigious Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science (SBE) database, “SBE 2020.” The database seeks to assist the NSF and social science …

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SLIS at 2011 ALISE Annual Conference

Looking to connect with faculty, students and alumni of the FSU School of Library & Information Studies at the 2011 ALISE Annual Conference? As usual, they are making generous contributions to the event. Here are their presentations: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5, 2011 10:30 a.m.–Noon ALISE Research Award 2010 Update: “An Activity Theory Approach to the Study …

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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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