SLIS, Dunn Foundation to present home libraries to 2 families

The Warrick Dunn Family Foundation, in collaboration with The Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies, will present home libraries to two single-parent families at 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 8, at FSU’s Goldstein Library in the Louis Shores Building. The presentation is the culmination of a pilot project partnering WD-FF with Dunn’s alma …

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Everhart quoted in NYT story on school library cuts

A New York Times story published Friday, June 24, 2011, “In Lean Times, Schools Squeeze Out Librarians,” includes comments from Dr. Nancy Everhart, SLIS associate professor and president of the American Association of School Librarians. Read the story..  

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$2.5 million grant helps team transform teaching of math, science

A doctor records his patients’ symptoms on a tiny laptop computer, receiving instant, expert feedback for his diagnosis.  A police officer gets a suspect’s rap sheet in minutes, thanks to the cruiser-installed computer connecting her to critical public safety data. Even the cashier at the fast-food joint uses a high-tech system to process your order …

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White Paper: Media specialists key in effective use of broadband

By Dr. Nancy Everhart, director, and Dr. Marcia Mardis, associate director, The PALM Center In a matter of days, the federal government will start handing out the first $4.5 billion from stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, underserved urban neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for better …

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