This Week in Library School

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LIBRARYTHING.com PRESENTATION

Abby Blachly, GSLIS alum and librarian for LibraryThing.com, will be presenting about this popular cataloging and social networking tool. Abby gave a wonderful presentation that was well attended last year, the American Library Association Student Chapter (ALASC) has invited her to return and give us an update. Everyone (and I mean everyone) is invited to attend–we look forward to seeing you there!

When: Wednesday 2/28 at 8pm
Where: Kotzen meeting room

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PLG SCREENING: "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: RESISTANCE REPRESENTATION IN THE AGE OF INTELLECTUAL COPYRIGHT"

Just a heads up to carve out some time in your calendar next Wednesday
February 27th at 2:00pm. In conjunction with the PLG, I will be
screening my video about the murky waters of intellectual property &
copyright and the threats to free speech. It is called Freedom of
Expression: Resistance Repression in the Age of Intellectual
Copyright. I will be on hand to answer questions.

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You can check out a teaser here on YouTube:
and you can see more about the video and the book that inspired the
video here:
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Details:
2:00pm
GSLIS Tech Lab

If you can't make it then, I will be screening it later that same
evening at the Lucy Parsons Center in Boston.

Details:
7:00pm
Lucy Parsons Center
549 Columbus Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
Free
http://lucyparsons.org/calendar.php?action=event&eventid=505

Hope you can make it!

Jeremy Smith|GSLIS West student

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SIMMONS COLLEGE GSLIS ALUMNI DAY

SIMMONS COLLEGE GSLIS ALUMNI DAY 2008 WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Simmons.

The GSLIS Alumni Board invites current GSLIS students to enter the raffle to win a sponsored registration to Alumni Day 2008. Twenty sponsored registrations will be available, funded by donations from GSLIS alumni, faculty, and staff. This is a wonderful opportunity for current students to network with alumni and other professionals in the field.

To register for the raffle, simply respond to gslis@simmons.edu and include your full name in the message. ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 9AM ON MONDAY, MARCH 10. One entry per student. The list of winners will be posted on the gslis_info listserv by Wednesday, March 12. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE RAFFLE UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU CAN ATTEND ON MARCH 29.

Those who don't win a sponsored spot may still attend by paying the $20 student
registration fee. You can register online at.alumnet.simmons.edu.

AGENDA

Simmons College
GSLIS Alumni & Professional Development Day 2008
Educate, Transform, Empower: Preparing Leaders for the 21st Century
Saturday, March 29
Linda K. Paresky Conference Center, Simmons College
Main Campus Building

* 8am Registration and Continental Breakfast
* 9am Welcome, MICHELE V. CLOONAN, DEAN, and KEYNOTE SPEAKER: ANN J. WOLPERT '69LS,
DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES, MIT
* 10am Break
* 10:30am Business Meeting: MARGARET CARDELLO ?85LS
* 11am GSLIS Alumni Achievement Award Presentation: ANNE C. BROMER ?65LS, BROMER
BOOKSELLERS
* Noon Lunch and Speaker SUSAN C. SCRIMSHAW, PRESIDENT, SIMMONS COLLEGE
* 2pm Panel Disucssion: Preparing Leaders for the 21st Century, led by JESSAMYN WEST
OF LIBRARIAN.NET, and featuring CINDY FISHER MS CANDIDATE '08, IRENE HEROLD PHD CANDIDATE
'10, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AMY PATTEE
* 3:30pm Reception and Library Tours

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ARCHIVAL FELLOWSHIPS FROM THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH CENTER

The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at the College of William and
Mary is pleased to announce the availability of John M. Presson Archival
Fellowships for graduate and advanced undergraduate students. These
Fellowships are intended to provide a summer work experience for students
interested in pursuing a career in archives or special collections. We
anticipate awarding two fellowships for the summer of 2008.

The 2008 Fellows will work on several projects, including processing
collections, conversion of legacy finding aids to EAD, and a preservation
survey. In addition, they may participate in such activities as providing
reference assistance, digitization, and exhibit development and preparation.

Fellows will be expected to work ten 40-hour weeks; pay will be $400/week
for undergraduates and $440/week for graduate students. Exact dates will be
worked out with each Fellow.

Requirements: Graduate students and advanced undergraduates (rising juniors
and seniors) from any accredited institution are eligible to apply.
Applicants should have completed at least twelve credits in archival
administration, library or information science, public history, American
history, or American studies. Undergraduates should have an overall GPA of
at least 3.4. Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in archives or
historical repositories, such as through volunteering, work, internships, or
coursework. Also important are attention to detail, good organizational and
communication skills, the ability to lift 30 pounds, flexibility, and a
sense of humor. The Fellows may be subject to a criminal background check
before starting their Fellowships.

Located in the heart of the colonial city of Williamsburg, Virginia, William
and Mary is the nation's second-oldest college and prides itself on being
the best public liberal-arts university in the country. The SCRC is a unit
of Swem Library, the main university library. It houses outstanding
manuscript collections in American and Virginia history, a fine rare book
collection, and the University Archives, which has materials relating to the
College's history dating back to its founding in 1693.

More information about the SCRC is available online at:
http://swem.wm.edu/scrc/

Applications are due by March 31, and winners will be notified by April 15.
To apply, send a cover letter, resume, official transcripts (undergraduate
and graduate), and names and contact information for three references to:

Beatriz Hardy, Director
Special Collections Research Center
Swem Library
PO Box 8794
Williamsburg, VA 23187