On November 29th, 2011, Simmons GSLIS hosted a lecture by John Palfrey entitled “A Future for Libraries in a Digital-Plus Era”. The lecture was sponsored by the Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Program. Dr. Palfrey is the Henry N. Ess Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Library and Information Resources at Harvard Law School and…
On November 18th, 2011, the Progressive Librarian’s Guild at Simmons College hosted a panel discussion on the topic of libraries and labor unions. How do unions operate in the library workplace? How do they affect our mission as information professionals? Can they be a vehicle for social justice librarianship? Panelists include Colin Wilkins and Ann…
On November 18th, 2011, the Progressive Librarian’s Guild at Simmons College hosted a panel discussion on the topic of libraries and labor unions. How do unions operate in the library workplace? How do they affect our mission as information professionals? Can they be a vehicle for social justice librarianship? Panelists include Colin Wilkins and Ann…
On November 10th, 2011, Assistant Professor Katherine Wisser gave a Research Colloquia Lunchtime Lecture entitled “Can I Be Friends with Mother Theresa?: The Wily World of Relationships in Archival Description”. Simmons GSLIS Graduate School of Library and Information Science “How It Begins” by Kevin McLeod Music used in this episode
Hello, and welcome to this edition of GSLIScast. On November 9th, 2011, Simmons GSLIS hosted an Advising Day for students entering the program in the upcoming Spring semester. This podcast includes a welcome from Sarah Petrakos, an Advising Day Overview from Richard Gates, an Overview of the GSLIS Profession from Associate Dean Jeannette Bastian, an Overview…
On November 8th, 2011, Assistant Professor Mary Wilkins Jordan gave a Research Colloquia Lunchtime Lecture entitled “Using Twitter to Connect with the Library’s Community”, focusing on how libraries use Twitter and how they might use social media more effectively. Simmons GSLIS Graduate School of Library and Information Science Mary’s Presentation Slides PDF format “Midday Dance”…
On November 3rd, 2011 the Massachusetts School Library Association hosted a career panel which featured two recent School Library Teacher Program graduates – Emily Sypole and Jennifer Dimmick who talk about how they navigated the job search. School Library Teacher Program professors Fran Zilonis and Rebecca Morris talk about how to develop the most effective…
