Burnett book explores Information Worlds

Dr. Gary Burnett, Associate Professor at the School of Library & Information Studies of The Florida State University College of Communication & Information, has co-authored Information Worlds: Behavior, Technology, and Social Context in the Age of the Internet with FSU alumnus Dr. Paul Jaeger, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland. Burnett’s academic research focuses on the …

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SLIS to assess use of end-user metadata for updating knowledge organization systems

Drs. Besiki Stvilia and Corinne Jörgensen of the School of Library & Information Studies at College of Communication & Information have been awarded a research grant as co-principal investigators of “Assessing the reuse value of socially created metadata for image indexing.” The grant is funded by the Library and Information Science Research Grant Program of …

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Mary Alice Hunt: Remembering a life of service to SLIS

Mary Alice Hunt, retired professor emeritus of the School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University, passed away at her home on Saturday, December 19, 2009. Mary Alice was born in Lima, Ohio on April 14, 1928. She graduated from Ocala High School in 1946 and enrolled at Florida State University, where …

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Everhart chosen to co-chair National Board committee

Dr. Nancy Everhart, associate professor at The Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies in Tallahassee, Florida has been chosen by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) to co-chair a committee composed of a select national group of educators to assure the National Board’s Library Media Standards reflect the best practices …

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Raney keynotes international conference

Dr. Arthur A. Raney, associate professor of communication, was invited to be one of five keynote speakers at an international conference on entertainment theory and effects in Benasque, Spain, Nov. 15-21. It was the first in a series of communication congresses being organized under the auspices of the Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual, …

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Focus on Research 2009: October 26-30

Join members of our three schools in celebrating the first research week of the newly-merged College of Communication & Information, highlighted by faculty and doctoral research presentations and culminating in a celebratory reception. Wednesday through Friday events will be Webcast; find a link to the Webcasts at the College Web site (http://cci-pre-prod.cci.fsu.edu/). Monday – Faculty …

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