Several doctoral students and faculty members from Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Information are heading to the 2014 iConference in Berlin, Germany that will take place March 4 through 7. This year’s FSU participants include: Dr. Warren Allen, Dr. Gary Burnett, Dr. Kathleen Burnett, Wonchan Choi, Laura-Edythe Coleman, Dr. Nancy Everhart, Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho, Ji Hei Kang, …
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FSU School of Information faculty and doctoral students to attend 2014 iConference in Berlin
It’s official! Florida’s iSchool is the FSU School of Information
The Florida State University (FSU) iSchool is now officially the School of Information. ISchool Director and F. William Summers Professor, Dr. Kathleen Burnett, said, “For the past twenty years, our commitment to making vital connections between people and information has never wavered. Today, technology provides us with the opportunity to spread our deep roots to …
CONTINUE READINGBurnett named Director of School of Information
Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) has named Dr. Kathleen Burnett as the Director of the School of Information and F. William Summers Professor. She has served as interim director since September 2012 and was selected from an excellent slate of candidates in a national search. “Kathy Burnett is an outstanding researcher …
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 READINGEverhart elected to IASL Regional Director representing the United States
Dr. Nancy Everhart, Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, was recently elected to serve as the Regional Director of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) representing the United States. Dr. Everhart is also the Director of the PALM Center (Partnerships Advancing Library Media) and conducts research into …
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 …
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