SCoSAA & SLA: Graduate Symposium

April 21, 2012 by gsliscast  0 comments

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On April 21st, 2012, the Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists in collaboration with the Special Library Association hosted the first annual Graduate Symposium. The Symposium consisted of presentations of papers on topics related to archives, special collections, and the many ways in which the study of history and archives converge. This podcast contains the keynote address from the Symposium, given by Gregor Trink-house-Randall, the current president of the Society of American Archivists.

ALASC Interview: Military Librarianship with Anne Parham and Lily McGovern

April 20, 2012 by gsliscast  0 comments

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On April 20th, 2012, ALASC Events Coordinator Keiley McGregor conducted an interview with two U.S. military librarians. Anne Parham, who recently retired from the post of Librarian of the Army, and Lily McGovern, who currently works as a research librarian at the National Defense University Library.

Annemaree Lloyd: “What Can Fire Fighters, Nurses, Ambulance Operators and Refugees tell us about Information Literacy?”

April 16, 2012 by gsliscast  0 comments

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On April 16th, 2012, Simmons GSLIS hosted a lecture by Annemaree Lloyd, a visiting professor from Charles Sturt University in Australia and a long-time friend of Professor Ross Harvey. The lecture was titled “What Can Fire Fighters, Nurses, Ambulance Operators and Refugees tell us about Information Literacy?”

ALASC Interview: Millie Gonzalez, President of the NE Chapter of REFORMA

April 10, 2012 by gsliscast  0 comments

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On April 10th, 2012, the ALA Student Chapter at Simmons College hosted an over-the-phone interview with Millie Gonzalez, who works as a Reference and Electronic Resources Librarian at Framingham State College and serves as the president of the NE chapter of REFORMA.

Ann Whiteside: Changing Roles for Librarians

April 9, 2012 by gsliscast  0 comments

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On April 9th, 2012, Panopticon hosted a lecture by Ann Whiteside, Librarian and Assistant Dean for Information Resources at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Her lecture, titled “Changing Roles for Librarians: One Person’s View” explores the shifting roles of scholars and librarians during this time of transition into digital scholarship through different digital humanities projects.

GSLIS Summer 2012 Advising Day

April 4, 2012 by gsliscast  0 comments

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On April 4th, 2012, Simmons GSLIS hosted an Advising Day for students entering the program in the upcoming Summer semester. This podcast includes a welcome from Sarah Petrakos, an Advising Day Overview from Richard Gates, an Overview of the GSLIS Profession from Dean Michele Cloonan, an Overview of the GSLIS Program from Mary Jordan, and an Overview of the Technology Orientation Requirement from Stacy Reardon. After a short break, Advising Day continues with a look at the GSLIS website with Jen Doyle, an Overview of the GSLIS Advising Process from Melanie Kimball, and ends with an Overview of Student Groups and Student Support Services from Em Claire Knowles.

Lunchtime Lecture with Mary Wilkins Jordan: “Humans at the Intersection of Nature & Technology”

April 3, 2012 by gsliscast  0 comments

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On April 3rd, 2012, Simmons GSLIS hosted a Lunchtime Lecture with Assistant Professor Mary Wilkins Jordan who talks about how technology can be used to bring people back into nature. Her talk titled “Humans at the Intersection of Nature & Technology” covers her research into the use of the popular “Global GPS Cache Hunt Site” “Geocaching.com”.