October 12, 2012 – 8:56 am
Inspired by some of my fellow bloggers entries last week, I thought I would share with all of you how I came to library sciences. One of the things I love about library school is that the students come from a whole variety of backgrounds. Some have worked in libraries for years, others, like myself, [...]
September 10, 2012 – 10:25 am
One of my biggest issues at the beginning of the semester is that I get myself into a tizzy when the professor goes over the syllabus. I get all worked up about the assignments, even the ones that are due sometime in November. “How am I ever going to have that paper done before Thanksgiving?!” [...]
With only one last class and one last presentation to give, Im facing the end of the semester, and I cant believe it went by so quickly! Ive had a great experience in my Introduction to Archival Methods and Services class, and I learned so much from my internship with the Cambridge Historical Society. The [...]
April 30, 2012 – 10:55 pm
This morning I saw a bumper sticker with these lovely words of wisdom: It IS as bad as you think, and they ARE out to get you. While I cannot attest to exactly what that Volkswagen-driving amateur conspiracy theorist has in mind, I can assure you that that phrase does not apply to Simmons GSLIS. [...]
February 7, 2011 – 9:25 am
On Friday LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association) had a GSLIS Mixer and Trivia night at the Bell in Hand Tavern here in Boston. LISSA is a student group you are automatically entered in once you start here at Simmons GSLIS and they plan different types of events, everything from Guest Speakers to Trivia [...]
November 10, 2010 – 9:45 am
?On Friday, November 5th Saturday, November 6th, Simmons GSLIS hosted the VIII Trejo Foster Foundation (TFF) Institute. TFF is part of REFORMA, The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. The goals of the institute are to highlight current issues and trends in library and information services [...]
October 29, 2010 – 11:49 am
I can hardly believe that I am now into my first midterm as a GSLIS student and my third month as a Boston resident. I was anxious enough about getting around on public transportation in a new city; add to that making the adjustment from working full-time back to student again! I have to admit, [...]
On this, the last week of classes in my first semester as a library grad student, I finally made it to the Simmons Boston campus. I am sitting in the campus center as I write, near the Java City caf. Its a gorgeous day and the afternoon sun is drenching the students lounging on the [...]
This is it. As of Saturday, May 8, 2010, Simmons spring semester will be over and I will have completed my first semester at GSLIS. Time flew by at warp speed. Sometimes its hard for me to believe that over the past five months I rearranged my life, moved to a new state, started school [...]
April 27, 2010 – 10:23 am
A word about being an older student: Its not a big deal. My friends ask about this from time to time, and my experience is, in short, that the classroom is ageless. Id say most of my classmates at GSLIS West, at any rate, are in their late 20s to early 40s, and I gather [...]
