GSLIScast: Library Spaces

Anne C. Moore: The Learning Commons at UMass & the Evolving Role of the Specialist Librarian

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:34:00 -0400

Anne C. Moore, the Associate Director for User Services at
UMass Amherst spoke on March 15th 2008 at the Simmons College GSLIS West campus in South Hadley, MA. Ms Moore discussed the far reaching success of the Learning Commons at Umass Amherst and how that success has changed the role of librarians on campus.

Slide Presentation :: PDF Format 11 MB
Liason Document :: Word Format 32 KB
Slide presentation with audio :: Slideshare website.
beat combo 9 game over/Oriolgos :: Music used in this podcast.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this podcast.

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Building a human centered library

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:37:00 -0400

Adaptive Environments is a non-profit organization committed to universal design: the idea that products and services should be accessible to all users regardless of their ability. Mary-Ann Parker-O’Toole, the Director of Information Management and Librarian at the organization, often consults with outside librarians to ensure that library services and facilities are meeting the needs of all patrons. Currently she is working on building a new special library at Adaptive Environments from the ground up. On April 2, 2007, she spoke at an event sponsored by the Simmons College chapter of the Special Libraries Association about her experiences building her own library, and about universal design principles.

Podcast transcript. :: Complete audio transcript.
Adaptive Environments :: Parker-O'Toole's organization.
SLA@Simmons :: Event sponsor.
Stranded / David Henderson :: Music used in this podcast.

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Use of Collaborative Spaces in Academic Libraries

Simmons College GSLIS — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:56:00 -0500

With the design of new libraries increasingly emphasizing support for collaborative activity, librarians need to understand how and why their patrons are working together in library spaces. Howard Silver is the Associate Head & Biological Engineering Librarian at MIT. On Tuesday, February 27, 2007, he spoke at an event sponsored by the Simmons GSLIS Research Colloquium on “The Use of Collaborative Spaces in Academic Libraries.”

Slide Presentation :: (PDF format, 615k)
About the Research Colloquia :: Event sponsor
Ehren Starks - Lines Build Walls :: Intro music used in this podcast
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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