GSLIScast

Examining the Digital Divide

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:22:00 -0400

Emerging technologies present exciting new opportunies for information professionals. But do they also exclude some information seekers? On Monday April 7th, 2008, Jessamyn West, Susan O’Connor, and Pat Oyler participated in a panel discussion at Simmons College about this so-called Digital Divide—the gap between those people who have effective access to information technology and those who do not.

Jessamyn West is a librarian in rural Vermont and the author of the popular blog librarian.net. Susan O’Connor is the Executive Director of the Timothy Smith Network, an organization that promotes technology use in the Roxbury section of Boston. Pat Oyler is a professor at Simmons GSLIS who has been intimately involved with the school’s ongoing librarian training programs in Vietnam. Together the three panelists talked about how issues of access to technology have impacted end users of information services.

The panel discussion was co-sponsored by the Simmons College chapters of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, the Progressive Libraians Guild, and Simmons International Relations.

Slide Presentation :: Link to slides for Jessamyn West
Slide Presentation :: Slides for Susan O'Connor / PDF Format 3.89 MB
Slide Presentation :: Slides for Pat Oyler / PDF Format 73 KB
Kevin McLeod / Bright Wish :: Music used in this podcast

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Siva Vadiyanthan: The Googlization of Everything

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:17:00 -0400

On March 28th 2008 in Amherst, MA Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan, associate professor of Media Studies and Law at the University of Virginia, delivered a lecture titled “The Googlization of Everything.” The event was part of the third annual Digital Quadrangle Series Colloquium and was sponsored by the UMass Amherst Libraries, Office for Research, Center for Teaching, Graduate School, and Office of Outreach.

A cultural historian and media scholar, Siva Vaidhyanathan is the
author of Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens Creativity (New York University Press,2001); and The Anarchist in the Library: How Peer-to-Peer Networks are Transforming Politics, Culture, and Information (Basic Books, 2003).

He is co-editor of Rewiring the “Nation”: The Place of Technology in American Studies (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007).

After five years as a professional journalist, Vaidhyanathan earned a PhD in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Vaidhyanathan has taught at the University of Texas, Wesleyan University, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and New York University.

He is currently associate professor of Media Studies and Law at the University of Virginia and writing his next book, The Googlization of Everything, a critical examination of Google’s disruptive effect on culture, commerce, and community on a public website/blog produced by the Institute for the Future of the Book.

Sivacracy :: Siva's blog
The Googlization of Everything :: Website/blog of The Googlization of Everything project/book
Institute for the Future of the Book :: project co-sponsor website
Oriolgos/Beat Combo 9 Game Over :: Music used in this podcast

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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)

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A Career in Library & Information Science: Strategies, Choices, & insights/ Questions & Answers

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:56:00 -0400

Question & answer period of the panel discussion “A Career in Library and Information Science: Strategies, Choices, & Insights” held March 9, 2008 at Simmons College GSLIS West campus in South Hadley, MA. Presented by the GSLIS Alumni Executive Board.

Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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A Career in Library & Information Science: Strategies, Choices, & insights featuring Susan Crowther

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:42:00 -0400

Susan Crowther ’03 is library director/teacher at Chicopee Comprehensive High School Library in Chicopee, MA. She started as a school librarian at E.N. White Elementary School in Holyoke, MA in 2002. Previously, she was a library and information services assistant and textbook manager at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. A graduate of Stockbridge School of Agriculture and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Susan’s 16 years of experience in bookstore management led her to pursue her M.S. When Susan is not thinking of new ways to engage her students in literacy, she volunteers her time as executive board area co-director for the Mass. School Library Association, vice-president of Friends of Western Mass. Regional Library System, and as a trustee for the South Hadley Public Library.

Chicopee Comp High School Library :: website of the library at Chicopee Comprehensive High School in Chicopee, MA
Gypsy-esque Clarinet & Sax 103 bpm/Stephenchai :: Music used in this podcast
Q&A Session :: Q&A Session for this podcast
Podcast transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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A Career in Library and Information Science: Strategies, Choices and Insights featuring Kathy Coolidge

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:33:00 -0400

Kathy Coolidge ’04 is the law librarian at Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP. She manages all aspects of library operations, conducts legal research, and provides information services as requested by the firm’s 43 attorneys, 7 paralegals, and other staff in two offices. Prior to joining Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas in December 2002, Kathy was associated for seventeen years with the law firm of Michael D. Parker, Esq. in Springfield, Massachusetts. She graduated from Carleton College in 1977, and from Western New England College School of Law in 1984. She has been admitted to the Massachusetts bar since January 1985. She is a member of the Simmons Chapter of Beta Phi Mu, and served as the treasurer for the Legal Division of SLA from 2005-07 and as the president-elect for the Connecticut Valley Chapter of SLA during its merger with the Boston Chapter. She currently serves on the Boston Chapter Board as the program planner for the Connecticut Valley Region and on the Finance Committee of SLA. Kathy has had articles published in Law Library Journal, AALL Spectrum, and other professional association newsletters. She contributed a chapter on solo law librarianship to A Day in the Life: Career Options in Library and Information Science edited by P. Schontz and R. Murray, Libraries Unlimited, 2007.

Bulkley, Richardson, & Gelinas, LLP :: website of law firm that Kathy works for
Gypsy-esque Clarinet & Sax 103 bpm/Stephenchai :: Music used in this podcast
Q&A Session :: Q&A Session for this podcast
Podcast transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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A Career in Library and Information Science: Strategies, Choices and Insights featuring Carl Antonucci

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

Carl Antonucci is a reference librarian and current director of library services at Capital Community College. On Sunday, March 9, 2008, Antonucci spoke as part of a career panel at the GSLIS West campus. The event, entitled “A Career in Library and Information Science: Strategies, Choices, and Insights,” was sponsored by the GSLIS Alumni Board.

Podcast transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.
Q&A Session :: Q&A Session for this event
Capital Community College Library :: Library where Carl works
Gypsy-esque Clarinet & Sax 103 bpm/Stephenchai :: Music used in this podcast

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Real-World Evaluation Research and Practice: Evaluation of Information Services

Simmons College GSLIS — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:25:00 -0400

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 convened by Simmons College professor Rong Tang as part of her fall 2007 “Evaluation of Information Services” course.

Slide Presentation :: PDF Format 192KB
Kevin Mcleod / Radio Martini :: Music used in this podcast
Podcast transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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Real-World Evaluation Research and Practice: Evaluation at the Newton Free Library

Simmons College GSLIS — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:22:00 -0400

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.

Kevin McLeod / Bama Country :: Music used in the podcast

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Real-World Evaluation Research and Practice: Library Needs Assessment at the Statewide Level

Simmons College GSLIS — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:59:00 -0400

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 professor Rong Tang as part of her fall 2007 “Evaluation of Information Services” course.

Kevin McLeod / Griphop :: Music used in this podcast
Podcast transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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