In January 2008, a new research institute, the Interdisciplinary Center for leadership, Technology Integration and Critical Literacies (I-CELTIC) was created as a cooperative Founding director Dr. Eliza T. Dresang said I-CELTIC's purpose was "to model and encourage innovative leadership practice and bring school libraries to the table along with all other disciplines".
Dresang founded and managed the center along with CI faculty members Dr. Nancy Everhart, Dr. Wayne Wiegand, and College of Education faculty member Dr. J. Michael Spector.
 In June 2008 the name of I-CELTIC was changed to the PALM (Partnerships advancing Library Media) Center when Dr. Nancy Everhart became the Director following Dresang's departure to the University of Washington.
 Dr. Marcia Mardis became an Associate Director in January 2009.

The PALM Center is one of several centers under the jurisdiction of the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University.

In May 2010, Dr. Everhart and Dr. Mardis were featured in the School Library Journal cover story, "Up, Up, and Away: How a group of researchers is reinventing school libraries".
The article highlights their work on Project LEAD (Leaders Educated to Make a Difference), and several projects that the on which the PALM Center is currently working.
The article highlights the work of the PALM Center as well as two other school library research centers - CISSL (Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries at Rutgers University and the Center for Digital Literacy at Syracuse University.
In January 2008, a new research institute, the Interdisciplinary Center for leadership, Technology Integration and Critical Literacies (I-CELTIC) was created as a cooperative Founding director Dr. Eliza T. Dresang said I-CELTIC's purpose was "to model and encourage innovative leadership practice and bring school libraries to the table along with all other disciplines". Dresang founded and managed the center along with CI faculty members Dr. Nancy Everhart, Dr. Wayne Wiegand, and College of Education faculty member Dr. J. Michael Spector.  In June 2008 the name of I-CELTIC was changed to the PALM (Partnerships advancing Library Media) Center when Dr. Nancy Everhart became the Director following Dresang's departure to the University of Washington.  Dr. Marcia Mardis became an Associate Director in January 2009.
The PALM Center is one of several centers under the jurisdiction of the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University.
In May 2010, Dr. Everhart and Dr. Mardis were featured in the School Library Journal cover story, "Up, Up, and Away: How a group of researchers is reinventing school libraries". The article highlights their work on Project LEAD (Leaders Educated to Make a Difference), and several projects that the on which the PALM Center is currently working. The article highlights the work of the PALM Center as well as two other school library research centers - CISSL (Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries at Rutgers University and the Center for Digital Literacy at Syracuse University.
PALM Center