Ann D. Thorton is no stranger to the College of Communication and Information (CCI). She graduated from the MLIS program in 1994 and was honored as the School of Information’s Distinguished Alumni in 2013. Her career’s success has been great, including working as the director of the New York Public Libraries, the largest public library …
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iSchool Alumna named University Librarian at Columbia University
MLIS Student Alvarez Tarver awarded Diversity Scholar by Association of Research Libraries
Alvarez Tarver, who is pursuing her MLIS degree through the School of Information, has been named a 2014-2016 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workplace (IRDW) Diversity Scholar by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Tarver receives her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida this spring of 2015. Her doctoral dissertation, “A …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alum Mary Turner transitions from FSU to Auburn Public Library
2013 Master of Science in Library and Information Studies (MLIS) graduate, Mary Turner, has let her imagination soar at the Auburn Public Library in Auburn, Ala. through planning displays and cataloging bibliographic items. The former B.S. Political Science undergraduate became inspired by librarianship while in Gambia, West Africa with the US Peace Corps in 2004-2006. She discovered …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Jennifer Underhill leads Florida High’s library
Mix a Bachelor’s in English, a Master’s in Public Administration and a Master’s in Information Studies – School Media and what do you get? The recipe for a fantastic librarian, like iSchool alumna Jennifer Underhill, the School Librarian at Florida State University Schools – the Developmental Research School at Florida State University. Since 2007, Underhill …
CONTINUE READINGLibrarian Lauren Gibaldi-Mathur publishes YA novel
Lauren Gibaldi Mathur has worn quite a few hats since she first graduated from Florida State University in 2005. Ten years later, Lauren is a FSU MLIS graduate, librarian, mom and a soon-to-be published author with HarperCollins. The Orlando-based writer is the Branch Librarian at the Orange County Library System’s Alafaya branch. On lunch breaks, …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Grad named State Librarian of New Mexico State Library
Starting in June, School of Information graduate Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer will be the newest leader of the New Mexico State Library. A few years ago, CCI wrote about Kathleen when she was selected as the VP/President Elect of the Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies, which is the destination for ALA members to find information and …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Amy Johnson named new state librarian
Amy Johnson, alumna of the MLIS program, has been named the new state librarian and director of the Division of Library and Information Services. “I am a proud graduate of Florida State University’s School of Information from December 1990,” she shared. “I have many fond memories of classes with Dr. Clack, Dr. Conaway, and Dean …
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