On October 22nd, 2012 to recognize International Open Access Week, the Simmons Chapter of American Society of Information Science & Technology sponsored a discussion with Peter Suber and Professor Robin Peek. The two answered questions from the audience, and discussed the importance and current state of Open Access. Simmons GSLIS Graduate School of Library…
As the 2012 Spring Semester began to wind down, LISSA, The Library and Information Science Student Association held an end of semester event for students and professors. On April 27, 2012, GSLIS TALKS Ideas Worth Spreading invited six GSLIS Professors to share their ideas and research related to the LIS field. Naresh Agarwal discusses how…
On Thursday April 26th, 2012 the GSLIS Alumni Board held their annual event, GSLIS After Dark, an Evening of Recognition and Connection. This year’s Alumni Achievement Award winner was Jo A. Cates class of ’84LS. Jo Cates is the Associate Vice President for Academic Research and Dean of the Library at Columbia College Chicago, an…
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…
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. Simmons GSLIS Graduate School of Library and Information Science…
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?” Simmons GSLIS Graduate School of Library and Information…
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. Simmons GSLIS Graduate School of Library and Information Science ALASC Website ALA Student…
