FSU iSchool at ALA 2016

FSU iSchool at ALA 2016 Join FSU iSchool faculty, students, staff and alumni at the American Library Association Conference in Orlando, Florida! Here’s where you can find us at ALA: Friday June 24, 2016 Friday 24 June – 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Marcia Mardis, Associate Professor, will be at the CLASS II Research Project …

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The Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Endowed Scholarship

Elaine Crepeau, a two-time alumna of Florida State University, has enjoyed a lengthy and diverse career as a librarian. The beginning of her career started at Florida State, where she received her bachelor’s degree in 1972 and her master’s in library science a year later. It was at FSU that she met faculty member, Dr. Martha Jane …

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20 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 …

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iSchool 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 …

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iSchool 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 …

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Librarian 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, …

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CCI 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. …

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MLIS 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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Health Informatics Certificate opens doors in the UK

This past May, Christina Hecht walked across the stage at a graduation ceremony at Florida State. Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Christina was ready to take on the world. In the end, it would be her minor in Information Technology and her certificate in Health Informatics that took her across the sea to the …

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