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Library Listicle News Recap: The Athletic Edition
Commemorating the Challenger Tragedy at 40 Years
Forty years ago, we lost seven exceptional members of the scientific community. January 28th of 1986 had brought unusually cold weather to Cape Canaveral, Florida, where the Space Shuttle Challenger was scheduled to lift off for flight STS 51-L. The mission carried student experiments on crystal growth and chicken embryo development, a study on the motion of fluids in zero gravity, and the Spartan-Halley carrier spacecraft to observe and document the flyby of Halley’s Comet. STS 51-L would also initiate NASA’s... Continue Reading →
Finals Week with FSU Libraries: Studio Ghibli
This Finals Week, FSU Libraries are inspired by the magical world of Studio Ghibli! With themed events and displays offered throughout the next two weeks at Strozier and Dirac, there are plenty of opportunities to destress and recharge between study sessions.
STEM Data Fellow Spotlight: Carlos Bravo
Hello! My name is Carlos, and I am currently a junior majoring in Computer Science. My relationship with Computer Science is a very complicated one, from not liking it to loving it. Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved video games, specifically games like Minecraft because they allowed me to create things from scratch... Continue Reading →
Love Data Week 2024
Introduction Love Data Week is coming back to FSU in 2024! Love Data Week, or LDW, is an international event where individuals and groups are encouraged to host and participate in activities related to any and all data. It occurs every week that Valentine’s Day lands, and focuses on helping people learn about the best... Continue Reading →
A Short Dive Into Data Science
Introduction Data science is a multidisciplinary field that combines math, statistics, programming, and artificial intelligence to analyze and discover insights embedded in large amounts of data. These insights can then be used to help data scientists ask and answer questions about data, such as: what happened, why it happened, what will happen, and what can... Continue Reading →
2023 Research Data Access & Preservation (RDAP) Virtual Summit Reflections
The Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit is an annual conference focusing on management, access, and preservation of research data that brings together professionals and students from various fields such as library science, data management, and research data specialists. As a graduate assistant, I was lucky enough to have FSU Libraries sponsor my registration... Continue Reading →
Evaluating Data Through a Critical and Ethical Lens
This post, written by FSU Libraries Data Fellows, discusses the critical evaluation of data through the lens of data collection, data presentation and visualization, and data ethics.
Summer Tutoring Opens Today
Join us this summer for help with numerous core chemistry, math, and physics classes. Our free service does not require appointments! Simply drop in anytime you need assistance and our tutors will be happy to help. All tutoring during summer 2021 will happen online through Zoom, and you can find more information about the service... Continue Reading →
My Experience as a STEM Research Data Services Assistant
Welcome to the third post in the Get Data Lit! blog series. This post will focus on my experience working as a STEM Research Data Services Associate with FSU Libraries during the 2020-2021 school year. In this role, I assisted with outreach and education to FSU students, groups, and organizations at Florida State University around STEM research data services.
