McClure on Integrating Research Involvement

Dr. Charles McClure, Eppes Professor, Professor at The School of Information Studies and Director of the Information Use Management & Policy Institute, presents a colloquium entitled “Integrating Practitioner Involvement in Funded Research Projects: Recent Examples, Selected Issues, and Possible Strategies” from 2 to 3 p.m. on Friday, November 7, Room 006 of the Louis Shores …

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Robbins Colloquium Today

Dr. Jane Robbins, Dean and Professor at The School of Information Studies, presents a colloquium entitled “The Urge to Merge: What are the factors that may help us to understand why colleges, schools and academic departments are merging into larger, more complex administrative units?” from 2 to 3 p.m. on Friday, September 26, Room 006 …

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Shim named to post at Information Institute

The Information Institute at the School of Information Studies, Florida State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Wonsik “Jeff” Shim as Assistant Director of the Institute. Dr. Shim’s research interests center on the effective management of information centers and systems, and information habits. For his doctoral dissertation, Dr. Shim used a technique …

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Faculty member co-writes "Distinguished Published Research"

Associate Professor Corinne Jrgensen co-wrote an article that was recently recognized as “Distinguished Published Research” by the Library Research Round Table of the American Library Association. The article titled, “The Impact of the Internet on Public Library Use: An Analysis of the Current Consumer Market for Library and Internet Services,” was chosen to receive the …

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School prepares to honor Professor

  FSU School of Information Studies prepares to honor longtime faculty member The Florida State University School of Information Studies will honor Professor Ronald Blazek, who will retire at the end of Spring semester. Dr. Blazek has taught at the school for 32 years and is nationally known for his work in reference and library …

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Faculty member to receive award

Assistant Professor Darrell Burke was recently chosen to receive an award for writing “The Best Paper based on a Dissertation.” The paper is titled, “Opening the Black Box: Measuring Hospital Information Technology Competency,” and it offers a theoretical method to measure organizations’ IT strategy based on diverse stakeholder group needs. The award, which is given …

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Q&A with Professor Blazek

Professor Ron Blazek answers questions about his impending retirement. He will leave at the end of the Spring semester after teaching at the FSU School of Information Studies for 32 years. On how he feels about retiring from FSU after 32 years of service? I look at retirement with mixed feelings, knowing that what was …

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