The Florida State University College of Communication & Information undergraduate Information Technology bachelor's degree and graduate Library & Information Studies masters' degree programs for careers in IT, libraries, health informatics and more - http://slis.fsu.edu
17. Transfer courses… • Courses must be at the graduate level but an exception may be made for one senior-level (4000-level) course with appropriate justification. Exception: Distance-learning School Media students may transfer up to 9 undergraduate-level credits to document the education courses that are required for initial Florida certification. • Courses cannot be reviewed or approved prior to the student's first semester • Transfer courses must be graded "B" or better. • Transfer courses cannot have already been counted as credit toward another degree. • Action to transfer courses the student took before starting FSU’s LIS degree program must be initiated before s/he earns more than 24 semester hours toward the LIS degree. • Approval to transfer credits typically depends on relevance • No course may be more than seven years old at the time of your graduation from FSU .
51. SLIS Alums share loyalty, future employment, internship sites & donate to our Foundation & scholarships! I can't believe this year has been going by so quickly, and that I've already been working as a Children's Librarian for about 9 months now. One experience after another, and I absolutely love working in the public library setting.
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57. Health Informatics Improving breast cancer intervention in rural areas Public perception of health information resources & privacy needs, IT outcomes Dr. Mia Lustria Ebe Randeree
65. Thank You & Come See Us— College of Communication & Information School of Library & Information Studies in Tallahassee, FL http://slis.fsu.edu
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CI—is located in Tallahassee, Florida in the Louis Shores Building. We welcome our visitors from around the state and other regions. Let me introduce you to CI through our history—and our academic programs.
Academic ratings were based on student responses to questions about class sizes, the accessibility of professors and other educational matters. Other factors considered were student-faculty ratios and percent of classes taught by teaching assistants.
SLIS is headed past its 60th year—although our roots go back to 1926 when the first library science course was offered. It would be twenty years later when FSCW President Doak S. Campbell ‘realized his women’s institution of 3000 students would have to aid the overwhelming influx of returning GI’s.’ FSCW became co-ed FSU in 1946. To meet the burgeoning demands for librarians in Florida after WWII--and the Library Science undergraduate program expanded to a new graduate program. The new dean was Louis Shores—librarian, professor and educator modeled it from his experiences at Peabody College. Dr. Shores was dean till 1967—the College has only had five deans: Shores, Harold Goldstein, Bill Summers, Jane Robbins and Larry Dennis. But the College has had six names. The School of Library and Training Service (SOLTAS) (1947); The Library School (1953-- and by the way the school had 53 master’s students then—over 40 years later we have 700 plus); The School of Library Science (1968); School of Library and Information Studies (1981); School of Information Studies (after 1996); College of Information (2005). And now College of Communication & Information (2009.) So all in all you can say we change names more than deans! We keep deans a long time because they are ‘good…’ And we change our name more often-- to reflect the dynamism of our curriculum and faculty research, which mirrors the information skills and needs of those we educate and serve.
We don’t admit you to our online program or our on-campus program. We admit you to our graduate program – whether you take the courses online or on-campus is up to you. The biggest factors in student learning outside of the effort the student puts into the course which if paramount - are the quality and attitude of the instructors. At Florida State we recruit nationwide and because of our reputation for excellence we are able to hire some of the best faculty in the country. Those are the faculty who teach our courses, both online and on-campus.
SLIS/CCI is enjoying tremendous success: 3rd in the nation in Children and Youth Services And ranked highly amongst top LIS programs Headquarters of the prestigious Beta Phi Mu, the exclusive international Library and Information Studies honor society FSU’s SLIS is one of the founding members of the nation’s “i-School” consortium
Our delivery systems may be different—but we have same faculty, same curriculum and course content. We have around 225 students on campus, and over 500 distance. We are committed to the same high standards online and on campus…
a growing cadre of 21st-century multimedia specialists who help guide students through the digital ocean of information that confronts them on a daily basis. These new librarians believe that literacy includes, but also exceeds, books. … students to use social networking sites to debate topics from history or comment on classmates’ creative writing. Yet as school librarians increasingly teach students crucial skills needed not only in school, but also on the job and in daily life, they are often the first casualties of school budget crunches.
Our degrees are available completely online, and here are our requirements:
• Grades earned at another institution cannot be used to improve your FSU GPA. ALL 12 Certificate hours ca be transferred in---must be no more than 7 years old
SLIS will also have suggested concentrations to guide your study in Fall 2007, with specializations available within each of the three
The online program really allows us to have a large and diverse set of courses because we have plenty of students to fill our seats—and we can accommodate their varied interests!!
We also offer opportunities for those seeking employment in specific professions:
Juris Doctor/Master of Science Graduates work in law libraries and organizations that create and disseminate legal information Certificate in Museum Studies Certificate program develops the skills needed by museums and archival organizations Specialized certification or training Post-master’s programs for information professionals in specific professions (i.e., news, medicine, schools)
Designed for everyone interested in learning more about Web 2.0 applications, this program offers two of our regular classes in an international setting. Coursework examines theory, concepts and techniques, while using London as the subject matter on which practical projects are based. Students plan, design and create websites, podcasts, short films, digital photographs, personalized books, and other multi-media presentations. Students stay in furnished apartments in the FSU London Study Centre or in comparable accommodations within central London. Costs include The fee includes all registration and instructional costs for up to 6 undergraduate or graduate credit hours; program social/cultural activities; London Transport Card; class related performances and events; health insurance; international student ID card; T-shirt; full-time academic and administrative support. Not included: The fee does not include round-trip international airfare; passport; books and supplies; food, personal travel/activity/spending money.
Graduates are leaders in the fields of information in libraries, business, education and government
We are now offering certificates for working professionals with the MLIS, and those without an MLIS…
The certificate provides future library leaders and managers with leadership, management, policy, strategy development, decision making, customer service, team building, negotiating, and budget and finance skills that reflect librarianship in the 21 st century.
We currently have about 50 active students –and will admit 4 – 6 in the Fall.
Doctoral students embrace the interdisciplinary nature of library and information studies by employing a variety of research techniques in collaboration with faculty and colleagues. A dynamic and collaborative atmosphere supports innovative and critical thinking. And there is a sense of excitement as faculty and students address cutting edge research topics and issues. … work with the editors of prestigious journals. SLIS is home to Beta Phi Mu the International LIS Honor Society—in its 60 th year…
Your IT career begins at CCI, learning to determine information needs of organizations and users, designing information systems, and creating and managing information systems—you learn through hands on experience--!
Currently we have over 200 students on campus.
… in Gainesville with our Dean of CCI, Larry Dennis. CCI works towards going out into the field to meet as many of our distance students f2f as we can—The dean also holds ‘Tell the Dean Sessions’ online—each semester—we listen and respond to what you want and need…currently we have over 500 students who are learning online.
The faculty of SLIS has been chosen for their excellence in teaching, their records as researchers, and their standing in the profession. Each makes a unique contribution to SLIS, and collectively they represent a diversity of the fields of activity and specialization within the profession.
Institute of Museum and Library Services – and other funders—millions over last few years for student tuition and fees Florida Department of Health: Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program Employing masters’ students for research Florida Agency for Healthcare developing health informatics curriculum (new Jobs!) Morphbank National Science Foundation (exponential information growth creating awareness of need for information professionals in sciences) American Library Association & Gates Library Foundation (information technology and digital divide)
Dr Nancy Everhart is director of our school media program and the PALM Center. Drs Everhart along with former colleague launched Project LEAD – a master’s certificate program that helps prepare school media specialists for National Board Certification. It provides instruction in information management, technology, reading and the instructional role of librarians. It is the first program of its kind in the US. Drs. Gross and Latham are experts in the information seeking behavior and needs of young adults and have used that expertise to help develop programs to increase HIV and STD awareness, reduce underage drinking and improve information literacy Lisa Tripp research and co-author on the most extensive U.S. study of teens and their use of digital media, recently released by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The three-year study showed that "America's youth are developing important social and technical skills online - often in ways adults do not understand or value." Dr. Marcia Mardis Assistant Professor, works primarily with school library media and children's/youth services students at the College of Information. She is also the Associate Director for the Partnerships Advancing Library Media (PALM) Center. Dr. Linda Swaine is the lead on school media internships. Another of the outstanding programs in the College is housed in the Information Policy and Management Institute. It is run by ….
Dr. Chuck McClure. Their most recent results focused national attention the expanding role libraries are playing in providing government services. For example, many librarians unexpectedly found themselves asked to advise patrons on various Medicare Part D options. Other libraries played a major role in disaster relief – because the library was one of the first places in many communities to restore internet access and a great many people used libraries to apply for federal aid or contact family members. Part of the College’s research is focused on creating the Next Generation Library and preparing the Next Generation Librarian… We are working with
That meets the information management needs of the health care profession. The two CI faculty shown here Thank you, that’s a partial look at activities within the College of Information – I hope you can see why we are very optimistic about the future.
Dr. Lisa Tripp Texting, blogs, Facebook , gaming and instant messages might seem, to some, to be just more reasons to stare at a computer screen. Thinking like that is so 2008, any middle schooler will tell you. Now a study that looked at the online habits of 800 teenagers backs them up. Researchers in the study, titled the Digital Youth Project and conducted primarily at the University of Southern California and the University of California at Berkeley, found that in our increasingly technological world, the constant communication that social networking provides is encouraging useful skills. The study looked at more than 5,000 hours of online observation and found that the digital world is creating new opportunities for young people to grapple with social norms, explore interests, develop technical skills and work on new forms of self-expression.
The college provides state of the art people and computer systems to support learning the new technologies and your education!!!