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FSU Libraries chosen to participate in OpenStax’s Institutional Partner Program

Published: August 19, 2021 | 2:46 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University Libraries will expand its efforts to increase awareness for the textbook affordability movement and promote the adoption of open educational resources (OER) through a new partnership with OpenStax. FSU is one of 12 universities that’s been chosen to participate in the 2021-2022 OpenStax Institutional Partner Program. As a participant in the network’s […]

Faculty honored for publications digitally during FSU Authors Day 2020

Published: March 31, 2021 | 3:06 pm | Posted in: University News

Every year, Florida State University Libraries and the Office of Faculty Development and Advancement host FSU Authors Day to celebrate published accomplishments by FSU faculty and staff. This year, due to the pandemic, authors were honored digitally in lieu of an annual reception. A full list of FSU authors’ works is available at https://fsulib.com/fsu-authors-day-2020-2/. “The […]

Podcasts across FSU’s campus foster connections during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published: March 17, 2021 | 9:46 am | Posted in: University News

The rise in popularity of podcasts is a trend that’s hit Florida State University, especially as the campus community looks for ways to stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. A variety of faculty, staff, students and alumni have launched an array of podcasts that share compelling stories featuring different programs and people at the university. […]

Florida State University Libraries debuts new open access publishing program

Published: March 2, 2021 | 3:25 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Strozier Library at Florida State University. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University Libraries is launching FSU’s first open-access publishing program. Florida State Open Publishing (FSOP) provides the university’s faculty, students and staff with the digital publishing tools and support needed to produce peer-reviewed, open scholarly publications, educational resources and other digital research outputs. Created to address gaps in traditional scholarly publishing, FSOP aims to […]

FSU Libraries becomes a virtual hub for remote learning

Published: June 22, 2020 | 4:44 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Students & Campus Life

Robert Manning Strozier Library. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University Libraries provides a space where the university community gathers to study, access research materials and collaborate. Now, with classes being taught remotely through the end of the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that central hub has become a virtual focal point and resource. While its physical locations are currently closed, FSU […]

Florida State University celebrates newly tenured faculty through library endowment book collection

Published: May 6, 2020 | 12:18 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University awarded tenure to 54 faculty members — the most awarded tenure during any academic year to date. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University Libraries, the Office of Faculty Development and Advancement, and the Office of the President honored newly tenured faculty through the Celebration of Newly Tenured Faculty and Showcase of the Library Endowment Book Collection. Each of the 54 faculty members — the most awarded tenure during any academic year to date — picked […]

FSU exhibit celebrating 50th anniversary of Earth Day goes virtual

Published: April 22, 2020 | 7:13 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and to commemorate the occasion, Sustainable Campus and Florida State University Libraries’ Special Collections have partnered on an online, virtual exhibit. Organizers took a local perspective with the curated collection by highlighting the history of Earth Day at FSU and the greater Tallahassee area and celebrating alumni who have made significant, positive impacts on the environment. Titled “Earth Day 50: […]

2019 Florida Book Awards winners announced

Published: March 3, 2020 | 12:29 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

With its 14th annual competition now complete, the Florida Book Awards has announced winners for books published in 2019. More than 175 eligible publications were submitted across the 11 categories of competition. The Florida Book Awards, coordinated by the Florida State University Libraries, is the nation’s most comprehensive state book awards program. It was established […]

FSU researchers receive NEH grant to strengthen data sharing in the humanities

Published: January 16, 2020 | 9:47 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Sarah Stanley, a digital humanities librarian at FSU, will lead four other FSU researchers on an NEH-funded project to determine what a data repository for a specific subset of the humanities might look like.

A Florida State University team of researchers has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to determine what a data repository for a specific subset of the humanities might look like. The grant will fund the project “Data Repository Infrastructure for Prosopographic Data,” which proposes a three-day working meeting to convene […]

FSU to hold forum for faculty, students looking to publish first book

Published: November 18, 2019 | 1:30 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

The First Book Forum is open to FSU faculty and graduate students who are new to publishing longform scholarship work, as well as experienced researchers. The forum will cover everything from writing a first book to turning published articles into a full-length manuscript.

Florida State University Libraries, in partnership with the FSU Office of Research Development and the Office of Faculty Development, presents the First Book Forum, an event catered to researchers and scholars interested in turning their research into book publications. The First Book Forum is open to FSU faculty and graduate students who are new to […]

FSU Libraries to host esteemed Emmett Till scholar

Published: September 12, 2019 | 2:20 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

It’s been 64 years since 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi after allegedly offending a white woman in her family’s grocery store, but University of Kansas Professor Dave Tell has worked diligently to preserve Till’s story and legacy. Florida State University Libraries will host Tell for an evening of conversation and learning surrounding his […]

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