FSU SLIS doctoral student Joung Hwa “Joy” Koo received the Elfreda Chatman Research Award at the SIG USE Symposium at the 75th ASIS&T Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 27, 2012, which includes a $1000 check to support the research. Together with Yong Wan Cho and FSU SLIS Professor Melissa Gross, Joy’s award-winning research investigates the …
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Joy Koo Receives Elfreda Chatman Research Award at ASIS&T
Believe it or not: Alumna Suzanne Smagala and the changing world of the MLIS graduate
by Erin Groth (SLIS master’s student and graduate assistant) FSU-SLIS graduates continue to redefine what can be done with a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Studies. Believe it or not, alumna Suzanne Smagala used her MLIS and her internship experience at FSU to become a digital media analyst for Ripley’s Entertainment, Inc. in Orlando. …
CONTINUE READINGDoc alumna Johnston to join University of Alabama faculty
Recent FSU-SLIS doctoral program graduate, Dr. Melissa Johnston, is joining the faculty of the University of Alabama School of Library & Information Studies in August, according the following JESSE listserv post on March 23, 2012, by Professor and Director Heidi Julien: The School of Library & Information Studies at The University of Alabama is delighted to …
CONTINUE READINGShaney T. Livingston
Media Advisory –New Library Director Selected September 14, 2011 Shaney T. Livingston was selected to head the Alachua County Library District. Livingston was chosen by the Library District Governing Board from among three finalists. She succeeds Sol Hirsch, the former director who retired in June. For 20 years Livingston has worked at this district in …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS student wins Hope Award for Best Blog
Katherine (Katie) Schaber, current MLIS online student from Orlando, received the Hope Award for Best Blog from the National Infertility Association. From their website: from if to when was voted Best Blog for raising awareness about what life is like when you’re faced with infertility. In her winning blog, Katie Schaber addresses the misconception that …
CONTINUE READINGShaney Livingston new ACLD Director!
Shaney T. Livingston (FSU SLIS Alum Fall 2011) was selected to head the Alachua County Library District. Livingston was chosen by the Library District Governing Board from among three finalists. She succeeds Sol Hirsch (FSU SLIS alum), the former director who retired in June. For 20 years Livingston has worked at this district in areas …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Nina Rose article accepted for publication!
CCI SLIS student in the LIS 5661 Government Information class, Nina Rose, has hadarticle accepted for publication in the student papers edition of the American Library Association Government Documents Roundtable journal, DttP: Documents to the People, titled “Lilly Ledbetter: A Tour of the Three Branches” and traces the history of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay …
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