Three alumni of the School of Information have been elected to the Florida Association of College and Research Libraries (FACRL) Board. Christina Will, (MLIS) Dean of Libraries at St. Johns River State College, will serve as Vice-President/President Elect 2015-16 year. Bridgett Birmingham (MLIS) has been elected as a Board Member for the 2015-16 year. Patrick Reakes (MLIS) …
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iSchool Grads Elected to FACRL Board
MLIS Alumna Jennifer Wood Awarded Takeshi Murofushi Research Award
Jennifer Wood, graduate of the School of Information MLIS program and current doctoral student, was awarded the Takeshi Murofushi Research Award. The $500 award will help Wood fund her research project, School Librarians’ Access, Selection, Storage and Use of Digital Resources: An International Perspective. In pursuit of her doctorate in Information Studies, Wood would ultimately like …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna named University Librarian at Columbia University
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 …
CONTINUE READINGCatch the iSchool at FLA 2015!
Calling out all FSU fans and friends! Join Florida State University faculty, students and alumni at the 2015 FLA Conference May 12 – 15 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida! The School of Information – Florida’s iSchool will be located at Booth #107 in the exhibit hall. Stop by when the exhibits open …
CONTINUE READINGMardis named Chair of AASL Editorial Board
Marcia Mardis, associate professor in the School of Communication, has been named the Chair of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) editorial board. While on the board, she will help build on a strong history of publications that seek to transform teaching and learning through school library programs. Highly respected in the field of …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS 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 READING20 Questions with Pam Doffek
20 Questions with Pam Doffek What was your first job? I was a checkout clerk at the A&P grocery store in Oconto, Wisconsin…would you like 4 loaves of bread for $1 with your order? If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? Either “Groundhog Day” or “I Go to Extremes” …
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