On March 25th, 2010 ten Simmons faculty members shared their experiences and advice in the “Successful Grant Proposal Writing” panel that was sponsored by the Provost’s Office, and organized by professor Rong Tang of GSLIS, with the assistance from the Office of Sponsored Programs. The first segment of the event, entitled “Grant Writing for Humanities,…
On March 25, 2010, the Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists at Simmons College hosted a panel discussion on Ethics in Archives. In this event, Marvin Kabakoff of NARA, Robin McElheny and Megan SniffinMarinoff of Harvard University Archive, and Sarah Cheeseman from MITRE corporation discussed ethical issues in archive settings, including privacy, the…
On March 17, 2010 the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted a panel on international librarianship as part of their Lunchtime Lecture Series. Lauren Vander Zanden spoke about her experiences in Nicaragua, Jennie Murack about South Korea, and Linnea Johnson and Terry Plum spoke about their time in Vietnam. Simmons GSLIS Graduate…
On March 17th, 2010 the Simmons Student Chapter of ASIS&T sponsored a lecture by David Weinberger, a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard. Dr. Weinberger is he author of several books, including the international bestseller The Cluetrain Manifesto, Small Pieces Loosely Joined, and Everything is Miscellaneous. Simmons GSLIS Graduate School…
On March 15th, 2010 Tim Lewontin, the E-Resources Coordinator at Boston University Libraries made a presentation to Rong Tang’s Digital Information Services & Providers class. He reviewed the evolution of electronic resources, contrasting earlier bibliographic indexes with more recent full text electronic journals collections, and explored the question, “What do the most recent trends tell…
On March 4th, 2010 Sanda Erdelez gave a presentation for Rong Tang’s doctoral students on the process of developing a literature review as part of doctoral research. Dr. Erdelez is an associate professor at the University of Missouri, and specializes in business and competitive intelligence, legal informatics, and user information needs in e-commerce, e-government, and…
