Library Lovers and Black History Meet with BCALA!

Our meeting with Shauntee Burns-Simpson, President of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association https://www.bcala.org  was held Friday, February 19th 2021 at 6:30. We learned about the Black Caucus of the ALA, and ways to support and uplift all our library professionals in this Library Lovers Month! This brief survey is from the BCALA …

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Tuning in to Music Librarianship

In January, our ALA Chapter hosted Lisa Shiota, the Publicity & Outreach Officer for the Music Library Association. She passed on tons of information about the field of Music Librarianship, including many helpful links to explore more! A Music Librarian… • Provides instruction on music material • Catalogs materials • Reserves materials • Purchases/rents music …

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Food!!!

This meeting, we highlighted food, food history, recipe collections, etc. via various websites and resources, and featured an exploration of the Bloomsbury Online Food Library (https://www.bloomsburyfoodlibrary.com/about-bloomsbury-food-library) Below are the resources we shared, and a brief Q&A with Melissa Mazza of the Digital Resources Division of the Bloomsbury Publishing Company. Resources dedicated to everything Food! https://wellcomelibrary.org/what-we-do/history-of-wellcome-library/researching-wellcome-work/ …

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Interview with State of Florida Archivist

State Archives of Florida Q&A   Beth Golding, Florida State Archivist Chief, Bureau of Archives and Records Management Division of Library and Information Services with Florida Department of State What are the most important skills to have as an archivist? Personal budget (you won’t get rich) 🙂 Patience – few things happen quickly on the job …

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Covid-19 FSU Community Experience Project

September 18, 2020 Our first ALA Student chapter meeting tonight was awesome! Krystal Thomas and Sandra Varry from the COVID-19 FSU Community Experience Project spoke on their work in Heritage & University Archives to document the personal experiences of FSU students, staff, and faculty during the Coronavirus outbreak. Sandra Varry is the Heritage & University …

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New to ALA @ FSU?

Welcome! Are you interested in a career in the world of libraries, archives, museums, think-tanks… Any cultural hub you can imagine? Consider joining the American Library Association Student Chapter at FSU! Each month we gather virtually for an hour to discuss issues and topics important to the Information field. We host speakers, offer networking, and …

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