On September 28, 2010 the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted a panel on the history of the Boston Athenaeum as part of their Lunchtime Lecture Series. The panel included professors Kathy Wisser and Melanie Kimball from GSLIS, and Dr. Ross Harvey, a visiting Professor from Australia. Simmons GSLISGraduate School of Library…
On September 23, 2010, Sarah Smith, a Councilor-at-large at the the American Library Association and the GSLIS liaison to the student chapter of the ALA, gave a presentation entitled “Getting the most out of your ALA Membership.” In this presentation, she reviewed some of the benefits the ALA can offer to its student members as…
On September 22, 2010 Sarah Smith, a Councilor-at-large at the the American Library Association and the GSLIS liaison to the student chapter of the ALA, gave a presentation entitled “Navigating the ALA: An Easy Guide to a Complicated Organization.” In this presentation, she offered a brief overview of the organization, including its divisions and round…
