Nancy Everhart, FSU graduate in Library & Information Studies (Ph.D., ’90) and professor in the School of Information, has recently been awarded a DAAD Research Stay for University Academics and Scientists to travel to Berlin.

She will spend the spring 2016 semester studying how education for school librarianship may be received in Germany by measuring the perceptions of library science educators, library school students, and public librarians. While abroad, Everhart plans to visit libraries, associate with library and educational professionals and researchers, give guest lectures, form collaborations, and immerse herself in the German culture and language.

The study will measure individuals’ perceptions of education innovations by using the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM), which applies a legitimate theoretical framework and methodology. 

As an editor of the international research journal, School Libraries Worldwide,  Everhart plans on dedicating a special issue to German school librarianship after she completes her research, complete with involvement from German authors. This won’t be her first experience as an international scholar. 

In the past, she has also traveled to Brazil and Portugal as a consultant, the UK for research, and Germany as part of a faculty study tour and host exchange program. All together, Everhart as obtained over $4 million in grant funding and served as President of the American Association of School Librarians.