Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies (FSU SLIS) alumna, Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, was selected as the vice president/president-elect of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). ASCLA is the destination for American Library Association (ALA) members to find information and help populations that are served by libraries. Her division of the …
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SLIS alumna Moeller-Peiffer selected as VP/President-Elect of Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies
SLIS hosting librarian Dr. Lowrie’s 95th Birthday Celebration on Oct. 11
Esteemed librarian, Dr. Jean E. Lowrie, will be celebrating her 95th birthday on Friday, Oct. 11. The celebration, hosted by School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), will take place at The Dolphin Bar & Shrimp Grill at 1401 NE Indian River Dr. in Jensen Beach, FL. If you would like to attend this event, …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS Doctoral student wins George Atiyeh Award
Blake Robinson, a doctoral student in the FSU School of Library and Information Studies, Florida’s iSchool, has won the 2013 George Atiyeh Prize. The award, presented by the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA), offers financial aid to attend the annual meetings of MELA and of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA). Robinson …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS, Florida’s iSchool, welcomes Dr. Warren Allen to its faculty
The FSU School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool is pleased to welcome Warren Allen to its faculty as an assistant professor beginning in the fall of 2013. This semester he is teaching the graduate Social Media Management course (LIS 5385). “We are very pleased that Warren has chosen Florida’s iSchool as the …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS Professor Mardis joins UCAR as Distinguished Research Fellow
FSU School of Library and Information Studies Associate Professor, Marcia Mardis, will join the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research (UCAR) during the 2013-14 academic year as a Distinguished Research Fellow at the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). UCAR is a consortium of over 100 member universities and academic affiliates focused on research and training in the atmospheric and …
CONTINUE READINGGM hires SLIS students and grads as part of IT restructuring
Auto industry powerhouse, General Motors (GM), is shifting from information technology (IT) outsourcing to an insourcing model. In its efforts, the company has increasingly been hiring students and recent graduates in high numbers from the FSU College of Communication and Information (CCI)’s School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS). GM’s IT refocusing relies on the establishment of …
CONTINUE READINGKoontz publishes her second book on Marketing Library and Information Services
Dr. Christie Koontz, research associate in the School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), published the second volume of the book, Marketing Library and Information Services II: A Global Outlook. Her co-editors are Dinesh K. Gupta and Àngels Massísimo. It was published in 2013 by Berlin/Munich: De Gruyter Saur. With contributions from library and information professionals including practitioners, …
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