What’s next on the horizon in educational technology? Florida State University School of Information associate professor Marcia Mardis is one of 50 people from across the globe future-casting emerging technologies for the New Media Consortium’s (NMC) Horizon Report. The internationally recognized NMC Horizon Report series are part of the NMC Horizon Project, “a comprehensive research venture established in …
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iSchool alumna embarks on Appalachian Trail adventure
Florida State University School of Information alumna Mary Jeanes is in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime adventure as she attempts to hike the Appalachian Trail in its entirety this summer. The Appalachian Trail is one of the longest continuously marked footpath in the world, measuring approximately 2,180 miles in length. The Trail goes through 14 …
CONTINUE READINGMon, Lee win best poster at 2014 iConference
Florida State University School of Information’s Dr. Lorri Mon and doctoral student Jisue Lee won Best Poster at the 2014 iConference at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science in Berlin, Germany, which took place March 4-7. Mon, an associate professor, and Lee collaborated on the poster, “Twitter and the Virtual Branch: the …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool alumna garners innovation award from Association of College and Research Libraries
Florida State University School of Information alumna Meredith (Gorran) Farkas was recently honored with a 2014 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section Innovation Award. Farkas collaborated on with other faculty members at Portland State University, where she is a general education instruction coordinator, to develop the software Library DIY, which assists students …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool alum collaborates on "Jailbreaking the PDF"
Technology has expedited advancements in the Information Age as knowledge and data continues to be shared throughout the world with the click of button. However, sometimes, information produced from research studies is not always easily accessible for analysis in the world of academia. While working on projects at the Institute for Digital Information and Scientific …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool alum receives George Mason University's Spirit of King Award
Florida State University School of Information alum Aaron Hood received the 2014 Spirit of King Award presented at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration held at George Mason University on Jan. 30. The Spirit of King Award is presented to a staff member or administrator at George Mason who has made an exceptional contribution to …
CONTINUE READINGFSU iSchool at ALISE 2014!
Join Florida State University iSchool faculty, students, staff and alumni at the ALISE Annual Conference in Philadelphia from January 21 to January 24, 2014! Here’s where you can find us at ALISE: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Opening Reception/Works In Progress Poster Session Wednesday, January 22, 2014 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 …
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