On Monday, September 24, 2007, Newton Free Library Director Kathy Glick-Weil spoke at Simmons College about program evaluation in public library settings. Glick-Weil’s talk was part of ‘Real-World Evaluation Research and Practice,’ a special event convened by Simmons College professor Rong Tang as part of her fall 2007 “Evaluation of Information Services” course. Simmons GSLISGraduate…
Robert C. Maier is the Director of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. On Monday, September 24, 2007, he spoke at Simmons College about the process of evaluating statewide library issues and developing programing to meet identified needs. Maier’s talk was part of ‘Real-World Evaluation Research and Practice,’ a special event convened by Simmons College…
Kathryn Hammond Baker is Deputy Director of the Center for the History of Medicine at Harvard University’s Countway Library. On Monday, September 24, 2007, she spoke at Simmons College the evaluation of photo digitization and records training programs in an academic archive. Baker’s talk was part of ‘Real-World Evaluation Research and Practice,’ a special event…
Marcel LaFlamme is a current student in the Master’s degree program at Simmons GSLIS, and co-chair of the Simmons chapter of the Progressive Librarians Guild. On Saturday, September 22, Marcel spoke about the importance of public libraries collaborating with the communities they serve in order to meet their information needs. Marcel’s talk was part of…
John Aubrey graduated from the Master’s degree program at Simmons GSLIS in August 2007. During his time at Simmons, John focused his studies on special and corporate libraries, and he interned at the Boston-based Christian Science Monitor. On Saturday, September 22, he spoke about his experiences at the Monitor, and the continuing role of news…
Winifred Flint graduated from the Master’s degree program at Simmons GSLIS in January 2006. During her time at Simmons, Winifred took on the challenge of starting a school library at a small, underfunded private school in Lowell, MA. On Saturday, September 22, she spoke about why library students should be taking on equally daunting tasks.…
On Saturday, September 22, 2007 the Simmons chapter of the Progressive Librarians Guild sponsored the second annual GSLIS Skill Share, an event designed to promote teaching and learning within the GSLIS student body. The keynote speakers for the event were Eli Guinnee from the University at Buffalo and Amy Buckland from McGill University in Montreal.…
