On October 28, 2008 the Simmons Student Chapter of the Society American Archivists sponsored an Archives Career Panel. The panelists discussed their experiences in the archives job market, expectations for new graduates in the profession, and gave advice on resumes and interviews. The speakers included Megan Sniffin-Marinoff, University Archivist and Co-Director of the Open Collections…
On October 21, 2008 a panel of GSLIS Alumni spoke about their career paths and how their Simmons experience has helped them successfully manage and navigate their careers. The speakers were Ann Collins ’86 the librarian at Brookline Public High School; Laura Straub ’06, Collection Development Manager at the Boston Public Library; Thomas Blake ’06,…
On October 2, 2008 Ellen Giroud, Robie Harris, Penelope Johnson and Anne L. Moore spoke on a panel about their experiences with books being challenged from both an author and librarian’s perspective. The event was sponsored by Massachusetts School Library Association’s Student Interest Group in conjunction with the Simmons Progressive Librarians Guild and ALA Student…
Sergio Chaparro is an Assistant Professor at Simmons College. He has taught courses on human information behavior, communications, international librarianship, information technology, and Spanish. On October 2, 2008 he presented some of the work of his current research focus. His current research focuses on information technology and policy in Brazil and other Latin American countries.…
