GSLIScast: LIS Education

GSLIS Information Session - Summer 2009

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:25:00 -0400

On June 3rd, 2009, the GSLIS Office of Admissions held an Information Session for interested students. Em Claire Knowles, Assistant Dean for Student Services did a short introduction. Sarah Petrakos, Assistant Dean for Admission and Recruitment moderated the panel. The Alumni Panelists included Andrea Medina-Smith, Alma Ramos-McDermott, and Jessica Reader.

Simmons GSLIS Website :: Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science

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Summer 2009 GSLIS Information Session

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:50:00 -0400

Simmons GSLIS :: Website for the Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Kevin MacLeod / Ecossaise in E Flat :: Music used in this episode.

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Podcasting as a Tool in Education

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:41:00 -0400

On March 24th, 2009 the Pottruck Technology Resource Center sponsored a Faculty Luncheon on podcasting. Sarah Volkman, a professor in the School for Health Studies in the Nursing Department, spoke about her experiences using podcasting from a teaching perspective. And Linnea Johnson, Assistant Manager of GSLIS Technology, gave an overview of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science’s podcasting program: GSLIScast.

Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 15.7 MB
Kevin MacLeod / Sovereign :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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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
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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Very Hue: A Report on the Vietnamese Librarian Project

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:45:00 -0500

In October of 2005, Simmons College received a $1.8 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to train a new generation of Vietnamese librarians for leadership roles. Professor Pat Oyler, who oversees the grant, has been working with Vietnamese librarians for more than 13 years. This report describes a 10 week program of four GSLIS courses, taught by Patrick McGlamery (Simmons GSLIS adjunct teacher) and Terry Plum in Hue, Vietnam from June – August, 2007. Participating were 25 Vietnamese university librarians from four different areas of Vietnam: Can Tho (in the Mekong Delta), Hue, Da Nang, and Thai Nguyen (north of Hanoi). Many of the Vietnamese librarians were as new to Hue as the teachers. This talk discusses teaching LIS in Vietnam, technological determinism, the role of the academic library in supporting university education, and how constructions of the cultural landscape can affect teaching and learning.

This lecture was co-sponsored by Simmons International Relations and the GSLIS Research Colloquium

Dispatches from the Field:Vietnam :: A blog documenting Terry's summer in Vietnam, with pictures
Slide Presentation :: (pdf format, 18MB)
Slidecast :: Slideshow with audio
PianoAbstract02/ Yewbic :: Music used in this Podcast
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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PLG Skillshare: Student Scholarship in the Open Access Age

Simmons College GSLIS — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:02:00 -0400

On Saturday, September
22, 2007 the Simmons chapter of the Progressive Librarians Guild sponsored the second annual GSLIS Skill Share, an event designed to promote teaching and learning within the GSLIS student body. The keynote speakers for the event
were Eli Guinnee from the University at Buffalo and Amy Buckland from McGill University in Montreal. Eli was the founding editor of Library Student Journal, a student-initiated, student-edited professional journal and a proud supporter of the Open Access movement. Amy is the incoming editor-in-chief.

Slides with audio :: via SlideShare
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format, 2 MB
Library Student Journal :: Main Web site for LSJ
Simmons Progressive Librarians Guild :: Event sponsor
Kevin McLeod / How it Begins :: Music used in this podcast
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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What's leadership got to do with it?

Simmons College GSLIS — Sun, 06 May 2007 17:59:00 -0400

On Thursday, April 19, the Simmons College Chapter of the American Library Association invited five Simmons alumni to return to campus and share their thoughts on leadership in library settings. The panel, moderated by GSLIS professor Allen Smith, included both recent graduates and experienced professionals, and focused on on the development and application of leadership skills.

Photos on Flickr :: Photos from the event.
ALASC Wiki :: Event sponsor.
Kevin McLeod / Pilot Error :: Music used in this podcast
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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LIS, IT, and Career-Long Learning Down Under

Simmons College GSLIS — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:59:00 -0500

Dr. Gillian Hallam is the Course Coordinator for the graduate LIS program offered by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. She is also the Chair of the Education Reference Group for the Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA) as well as Immediate Past President of ALIA.

Dr. Hallam is undertaking a study tour as part of her sabbatical, supported by both QUT and ALIA, to investigate the issues that are impacting LIS education and workforce planning in the sector – from new career entrants through to retirement, with the need for ongoing skills development across the sector. Her ultimate goal is to develop and introduce a new model for offering career long opportunities to LIS professionals in Australia.

She spoke at a Simmons GSLIS Research Colloquia on Monday, October 30, 2006.

Dr. Hallam's Powerpoint slides :: PDF format 10.4 MB
Dr. Hallam's Homepage ::
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episdoe.

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