Christine Drew, M.L.S., is Manager of Instruction & Outreach at Gordon Library, Worcester Polytechnic Institute in central Massachusetts. Christine serves as IT liaison to various academic departments. She coordinates the information literacy program at WPI, leads instruction sessions and workshops on a variety of research topics, and has been hosting a library podcast, Audio &…
Deborah Jordan graduated from Simmons in 1989 with a dual masters (LIS and Education). She worked one year at St. Mary�s High School in Lynn and then packed her bags for Hawaii. She worked in a combined public and high school library for 4 years on Oahu and moved to Maui, working for 3 years…
Beth Gallaway is a Simmons graduate with the class of 1998. She is an independent library trainer and consultant. Her company, Information Goddess Consulting, is the go-to resource for gaming, technology, and youth services training and consulting for multi-type libraries. Her presentation entitled “Gamers in the School Library” was given as part of the Massachusetts…
Katie Cerasale-Messina started her career in libraries when she was 14, volunteering at the public library in the town she grew up in. She holds a B.A. from Suffolk University in European History with a minor in English Literature. While at Suffolk she held an internship at the Museum of Science library. As a result,…
Anita Silvey is the author of 100 Best Books for Children and 500 Great Books for Teens. She has devoted 35 years to promoting books that will turn the young — and families — into readers. To do this she has appeared frequently on NPR, “The Today Show,” “60 Minutes,” and radio programs to talk…
Emerging technologies present exciting new opportunies for information professionals. But do they also exclude some information seekers? On Monday April 7th, 2008, Jessamyn West, Susan O’Connor, and Pat Oyler participated in a panel discussion at Simmons College about this so-called Digital Divide — the gap between those people who have effective access to information technology…
