Doc student receives Literati award

Doctoral student Plato L. Smith II recently received an 2009 Outstanding Paper Award from the Emerald Literati Network for his journal article, “Where IR you? Using ‘open access’ to extend the reach and richness of faculty research within a university.” The purpose of the paper was to clarify relationships between researchers, digital librarians, and catalogers …

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Alumnus published in MultiCultural Review

Congratulations to School of Library and Information Studies alumnus Ricardo Antoni (MSLIS, 2007). His article “Computadoras al Alcance de Todos: Bridging the Latino Digital Divide with Computer Literacy Programs in Spanish at the Library” was published in the Summer 2009 issue of Multicultural Review. It appears in the Ethnic and Multicultural Information Services Roundtable Bulletin …

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Research Colloquium: Rodriguez-Mori, Aug. 6

The School of Library & Information Studies hosts  Dr. Howard Rodriguez-Mori, Assistant Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College  Presenting a research colloquium “The Information Behavior of Puerto Rican Migrants in Central Florida, 2003-2009: Grounded Analysis of Six Case Studies — Use of Social Networks During the Migration Process” Thursday, August …

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Mardis on WCTV, WTLX news

Dr. Marcia Mardis (center) discusses school library resources with Stephanie Salvatore and Lauren Searcy of WCTV. Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the School of Library & Information Studies, appeared on local television evening news reports, Friday, July 24, 2009, on WCTV and WTLX. The features highlighted the recent grant received by Mardis to investigate the …

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Mardis receives IMLS grant to explore digital open content for school libraries

Studies have shown that digital resources — video clips, audio, simulations, and images — improve student learning in science and math, and the emergence of online digital libraries has made more free resources available than ever before. Yet few make it to student classrooms or computers. A new research study at The Florida State University …

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Initiative STEERS rural women towards breast cancer screening

A Florida State University-Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Cancer Center partnership designed to increase breast cancer screening and improve patient access to cancer-care resources in rural areas is now enrolling women in Gadsden and Wakulla counties. FSU College of Information Launches STEER Program from FSU Headlines on Vimeo. The STEER (System for Tracking, Empowering, Equipping and Reminding) …

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