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 …
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Email: nick.segal@cci.fsu.edu
Catch the iSchool at FLA 2015!
Mardis named Chair of AASL Editorial Board
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) released a roster of new board members last week. Marcia Mardis, associate professor in the School of Information, was named Chair of AASL’s Standards and Guidelines Editorial Board. Mardis was brought on to evaluate and revise the association’s learning standards and program guidelines. Highly respected in the field …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Student Alvarez Tarver awarded Diversity Scholar by Association of Research Libraries
Florida State Master of Science in Library and Information Studies student, Alvarez Tarver, 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 …
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Here’s a great opportunity from NEFLIN– “Flipped” Online Course with Stephanie Gerding Thursdays, April 23, 30, and May 7, 2 pm – 3 pm More information and online registration: http://tinyurl.com/ksqdepg (this webinar is free to all Florida Library employees)
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Melissa Gross
20 Questions with Melissa Gross What was your first job? When I was sixteen I worked for Carte Blanche (a credit card company that no longer exists). If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? My Life with Books. Where did you grow up? Los Angeles, CA What is …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alum Mary Turner transitions from FSU to Auburn Public Library
2013 Master of Science in Library and Information Studies (MLIS) graduate, Mary Turner, has let her imagination soar at the Auburn Public Library in Auburn, Ala. through planning displays and cataloging bibliographic items. The former B.S. Political Science undergraduate became inspired by librarianship while in Gambia, West Africa with the US Peace Corps in 2004-2006. She discovered …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Jennifer Underhill leads Florida High’s library
Mix a Bachelor’s in English, a Master’s in Public Administration and a Master’s in Information Studies – School Media and what do you get? The recipe for a fantastic librarian, like iSchool alumna Jennifer Underhill, the School Librarian at Florida State University Schools – the Developmental Research School at Florida State University. Since 2007, Underhill …
CONTINUE READINGLibrarian Lauren Gibaldi-Mathur publishes YA novel
Lauren Gibaldi Mathur has worn quite a few hats since she first graduated from Florida State University in 2005. Ten years later, Lauren is a FSU MLIS graduate, librarian, mom and a soon-to-be published author with HarperCollins. The Orlando-based writer is the Branch Librarian at the Orange County Library System’s Alafaya branch. On lunch breaks, …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Welcomes New iSchool Staff
Chauncey Richburg graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. Criminology in 2012. He was an active member of the United States Army from 2004-2007 and previously worked as an Academic Support Assistant in the FSU Statistics Department. Richburg serves as an Office Administrator in the School of Information and enjoys research about military science and political science. …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Grad named State Librarian of New Mexico State Library
Starting in June, School of Information graduate Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer will be the newest leader of the New Mexico State Library. A few years ago, CCI wrote about Kathleen when she was selected as the VP/President Elect of the Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies, which is the destination for ALA members to find information and …
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