In the latest episode of the Get Data Lit! podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Matthew Christoffel , Chair of the Cybersecurity Outreach Club at Florida State University. We explored everything from his journey into computer science to the Cybersecurity Outreach Club’s mission—empowering the community with real-world cybersecurity knowledge. Matthew shared what... Continue Reading →
Materials Spotlight: “Hollowed Out: Exhuming an Ethics of Hollowing in Tite Kubo’s Bleach”
This is the first installment of a series of blog posts that will serve to briefly highlight various materials here at FSU Libraries. Materials are chosen completely on the basis of my personal judgement; generally, it comes down to whether I think they're interesting, helpful, or underappreciated (or some combination of all three). In doing... Continue Reading →
A Short Primer on Data Visualization
Introduction Data visualizations shape the way that we see and interact with the world around us. Tableau defines data visualization as "the graphical representation of information and data." These graphical representations can be shown as charts, plots, or infographics, with the goal of communicating complex data relationships in a way that is easy to understand.... Continue Reading →
Earth Day – Using Government Documents Resources
April 22nd is Earth Day! That means it’s time to highlight useful materials for researching environmental science and climate change. Let’s look at some of the many environment-related resources that you can access in the FSU Libraries’ Government Documents collection. For the sake of manageability, we’ll be focusing on information from U.S. Federal Government documents.... Continue Reading →
FSU Libraries Celebrates at the 2024 Florida Book Awards Dinner
Florida State University Libraries welcomed authors and their families to the Abitz Family Dinner, an annual event celebrating the winners of the 2024 Florida Book Awards. Now in its 19th year, the Florida Book Awards (FBA) remains one of the nation’s most comprehensive statewide book awards programs. This year’s competition saw more than 190 eligible... Continue Reading →
Celebration of Newly Tenured Faculty 2025
Faculty receiving tenure at Florida State University now have a lasting legacy included in the collection of the University Libraries. Each year, members of the new class of tenured faculty will hand-pick an item for the Libraries in a subject area of their choosing. These new library holdings will bear a bookplate inscribed with the... Continue Reading →
Wrap-Up: FSU Libraries Hosts Professors Emeriti to Speak on Russian Political Rhetoric
On March 4, 2025, FSU Emeriti faculty, Dr. Marilyn Young and Dr. Michael Launer visited Strozier’s Bradley Reading Room to give a lecture on their latest book, The Rhetorical Rise and Demise of “Democracy” in Russian Political Discourse, volume 4, co-authored with Dr. David Cratis Williams from Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Young, though retired as... Continue Reading →
Doug Crane Workshop at FSU Libraries
On March 25 and 26, the Doug Crane workshop will hold its sessions in Strozier Library’s Bradley Reading Room. These sessions are designed to assist library faculty and staff in efficiency and building leadership qualities. Both sessions will take place from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Both sessions are also sponsored by the Panhandle Libraries... Continue Reading →
FSU Libraries Hosts Digital Research Incubator
On March 27, 2025, FSU Libraries will host the Digital Research Incubator in the Bradley Reading Room in Strozier Library. The event will last from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, with lunch provided for those in attendance. Digital Research Incubator is a program that supports the creation and development of digital humanities and scholarship projects.... Continue Reading →
Strozier Hosting LINC 2025
The sixth annual Literature and Linguistics Interdisciplinary Conference (LINC) is being held at Strozier Library from February 27th to the 28th at 12:00 PM and 9:00 AM respectively, in the Bradley Reading Room. Keynote speakers include FSU’s own Dr. Martin Munro and University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Dr. Karen Evans-Romaine. The conference is open to the public;... Continue Reading →

