Everhart, Mardis & PALM research: SLJ cover story

The cover story of the May 1, 2010 issue of School Library Journal (SLJ) highlights the research of three institutes that are “poised to make the biggest difference” in school libraries, among them the PALM Center at Florida State University. Drs. Nancy Everhart and Marcia Mardis of the School of Library & Information Studies at …

CONTINUE READING

CCI faculty investigators on FSU Renewable Energy Research Portal

Drs. Charles McClure, Ian Douglas and Chris Hinnant of the College of Communication & Information are project investigators on the Renewable Energy Research Portal. The portal identifies, organizes, and makes available, via a web portal, research generated by FSU’s Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability as well as other research from participants in the …

CONTINUE READING

Burnett book explores Information Worlds

Dr. Gary Burnett, Associate Professor at the School of Library & Information Studies of The Florida State University College of Communication & Information, has co-authored Information Worlds: Behavior, Technology, and Social Context in the Age of the Internet with FSU alumnus Dr. Paul Jaeger, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland. Burnett’s academic research focuses on the …

CONTINUE READING

Doctoral Fellowships Available at FSU Information Institute

Two doctoral-level research fellowships of up to $7,500 per year are available at The Information Use Management and Policy Institute, College of Communication and Information, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. The awards are in addition to the normal stipend awarded doctoral students by the School of Library and Information Studies. Each award may cover up …

CONTINUE READING

Mardis and Newsum earn top research award

The Florida State University team of Janice Newsum and Dr. Marcia Mardis has received the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2010 Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Award. The award provides $1,000 of seed money for small scale projects that reflect YALSA’s research agenda in the area of young adult library services. “Are Boys Radically Changing? A …

CONTINUE READING

SLIS to assess use of end-user metadata for updating knowledge organization systems

Drs. Besiki Stvilia and Corinne Jörgensen of the School of Library & Information Studies at College of Communication & Information have been awarded a research grant as co-principal investigators of “Assessing the reuse value of socially created metadata for image indexing.” The grant is funded by the Library and Information Science Research Grant Program of …

CONTINUE READING

Dr. Charles McClure & Lauren Mandel Present on Broadband Policy at ALISE

Dr. Charles R. McClure, Director, and Lauren H. Mandel, Research Coordinator, presented a paper at the Information Policy Special Interest Group (SIG) Panel at the 2010 ALISE Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, January 14. McClure and Mandel presented the results of the Needs Assessment of Florida Public Library E-Government and Emergency Management Broadband Services, a …

CONTINUE READING