Written by Angel Zheng, Intern for Digital Research and Scholarship Are you looking to start a scholarly journal? Want to find a home for a niche book project? Florida State Open Publishing (FSOP) is now accepting proposals for its 2025 publishing cycle! We accept a variety of scholarly and creative works, including monographs, edited collections,... Continue Reading →
Sila Lott currently works as the Director of Library Services and Adjunct Professor at Tallahassee State College. She began as a student employee at FSU Libraries, cycling through several positions and titles such as Library Scout, Reference Librarian Assistant, Collections Access Associate, and Peer Leader. Having finished her initial major in English in two years,... Continue Reading →
Alice Pearman is a former FSU graduate student and Libraries Assistant. She left in 2011 for her first professional librarian position at Southern New Hampshire University where she led a project building an institutional repository. Following this, Pearman worked at the Boston Athenaeum and then YBP before finding herself at Plymouth State where she worked... Continue Reading →
FSU Libraries’ own Director of Archives & Manuscripts and “well-rounded Doors fan,” Rory Grennan, sat down with WCTV’s Zak Dahlheimer for an interview regarding FSU Libraries’ Jim Morrison collection. Morrison, a music legend, famous for being the frontman of The Doors, attended FSU from 1962 to 1963. Though he did not graduate from FSU, he... Continue Reading →
Nataly Blas received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees here at FSU, in Public Relations and Library Science respectively. Finishing her graduate program in 2012, Nataly moved on to the University of North Carolina, serving as the Diversity Resident Librarian. During the interview process, UNC spoke highly of the various projects she had completed during... Continue Reading →
Jake Tompkins graduated from FSU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science in 2018. During his time at FSU, he worked at the Libraries in Assessment as a Student Data Analyst. His time at the Libraries marked the first research project he had spearheaded himself and gave him valuable experience and confidence, which would aid... Continue Reading →
Rafael Gonzalez graduated from FSU in 2013 with a dual bachelor’s degree in Psychology and International Affairs (with a focus in religion). At FSU Libraries, he was a research assistant working in assessment where he studied the study habits of STEM and graduate students. In addition to finding this research fascinating, Rafael enjoyed the quiet,... Continue Reading →
Yamilee Francois graduated from FSU in 2009 with a Bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Social Science. Though, due to the recession, she had a hard time finding a job after graduation, she eventually landed a teaching job. Using the skillsets she picked up from that job, she became the director of technology at a school district... Continue Reading →
Kevin Seeber left FSU Libraries in 2011. He received his master's degree in library science in 2009 while working as a student employee. After FSU, he worked as a library instruction coordinator at Colorado State University Pueblo. From there, he worked his way up to the position of Government Documents Librarian. Kevin left Pueblo in... Continue Reading →
Ginger Williams graduated from FSU with a degree in Library Science while working as a student employee at FSU Libraries. She then worked at Valdosta State University for just over four years; while she was there, she earned a master’s degree in Higher Education Leadership. After departing from VSU, she worked her way up the... Continue Reading →
