As part of a larger effort to demonstrate the value of Floridas public libraries, Dr. John Carlo Bertot, Professor and Associate Director of Florida State Universitys Information Use and Policy Management Institute, participated in a press conference held by the Florida Library Association (FLA) on Thursday, Nov. 29, in Tallahassee. He and representatives of the …
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News about the faculty of all schools comprising the the FSU College of Communication & Information
Bertot at State Library Association Press Conference
Srygley Lecture on October 31
Dr. Nancy Everhart has been invited to deliver an address to the students, faculty, and friends of the School of Information Studies on the timely topic of “Controversial Issues in School Librarianship.” Dr. Everhart is an Associate Professor at St. John’s University. She will deliver the 2003 Sara K. and Ted Srygley Lecture on Friday, …
CONTINUE READINGWiegand is Director of First Annual Florida Book Awards
FSU College of Information F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Wayne Wiegand has been chosen to serve as the director of the First Annual Florida Book Awards. The competition will accept entries of books from Florida authors originally published during 2006. To learn more, click on Florida Book Awards Article.
CONTINUE READINGMon's Research Praised in American Libraries Article
Dr. Lorri Mon, who recently joined the College faculty, was referred to as a “…gift to the LIS research and teaching community…” in the August 2006 issue of American Libraries magazine. The results of her doctoral research are discussed in Joseph Janes’ Information Technology article entitled “Internet Librarian” (page 76) and referred to as “myriad, …
CONTINUE READINGBertot on NPR: the role of libraries after disasters
Tallahassee, FL, September 20, 2006 – John Carlo Bertot, Florida State University College of Information professor and associate director of its Information Use Management and Policy Institute, was interviewed on National Public Radio (NPR) yesterday about the role of libraries in disasters. Bertot was lead author of “Public access computing and Internet access in public …
CONTINUE READINGCollege Welcomes Five Tenure-Track Faculty
August 21, 2006 – Tallahassee, FL – FSU College of Information is proud to welcome five new tenure-track faculty members this fall to support the expansion of its School Media Specialist Program and its new Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Degree Program: Dr. Sabah Currim, Assistant Professor, holds both a Ph.D. in Management and …
CONTINUE READINGCollege Welcomes Five New Non-Tenure Faculty
August 10, 2006 – Tallahassee, FL – The Florida State University College of Information is proud to welcome five new non-tenure track faculty members: Dr. Peter Jrgensen, Director of Academic and Research Technologies, earned his PhD from the University at Buffalo’s School of Informatics, where he worked as a Senior Applications Analyst in the Computing …
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