Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Internet: Its Past and Possible Futures

October 20, 2010
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On October 20, 2010, the New England Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC) had a formation meeting, featuring a presentation by Scott Bradner, University Technology Security Officer of Harvard University, entitled �The Internet: Its Past and Possible Futures.� The event opened with introductory remarks by T. Cowieson, Sally Wentworth, and Hampton Watkins, followed by Mr.…

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Q&A on Open Access to Research with Peter Suber

October 20, 2010
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On October 20, 2010, the ASIS&T student chapter at Simmons hosted a Q&A session on Open Access to Research with Peter Suber as part of the GSLIS Open Access Week. Dr. Suber is a Berkman Fellow at Harvard University and the Open Access Project Director at Public Knowledge. After the Q&A, Dr. Suber briefly discussed…

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Panel Discussion of Issues in Open Access

October 18, 2010
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On October 18, 2010, Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted a Panel Discussion of Issues in Open Access as part of its Lunch Time Colloquium Series and the Open Access Week. The panel consisted of Professor Naresh Agarwal, Ms. Athanasia (Nancy) Pontika and Ms. Elaine Martin, and was moderated by Professor Robin…

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Reviving the Library of Alexandria

October 14, 2010
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On October 14th, 2010 the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted a lecture by Dr. Andrew Jameson, a Simmons GSLIS alumnus and retired professor of Harvard University and University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Jameson’s lecture focused on the origin and history of the Library, its collections and arrangement, the scholar-librarians, and…

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