GSLIScast

ASIS&T 2011 Library Science Fair Part 3 - Lightning Talks

Alessandra Morgan — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:28:00 -0400

On September 20th 2011, the Simmons Chapter of ASIS&T hosted a Library Science Fair at Simmons College. This podcast will be divided into three parts, the first part features Mark Tomko, a current GSLIS student and a software engineer at the Broad Institute who will give a preview of a talk he is giving at the 2011 International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries in Berlin.

The second features Ben Florin, a web developer at Boston College Libraries and a GSLIS alum and former staff member, who will share what it’s like working as a web developer in an academic library and touch on special projects.

The third part features ‘Lightning Talks’ from Kevin Cloud, Amy Deschenes, and Alessandra Morgan.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Simmons ASIS&T :: Simmons Chapter of ASIS&T
"Smoother" by Kevin McLeod :: Music used in this episode

File Download (15:06 min / 14 MB)

ASIS&T 2011 Library Science Fair Part 2 - Ben Florin

Alessandra Morgan — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:07:00 -0400

The third part features ‘Lightning Talks’ from Kevin Cloud, Amy Deschenes, and Alessandra Morgan.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Simmons ASIS&T :: Simmons Chapter of ASIS&T
Ben Florin's Presentation Slides :: PDF format
"Smoother" by Kevin McLeod :: Music used in this episode

File Download (37:42 min / 35 MB)

ASIS&T 2011 Library Science Fair Part 1 - Mark Tomko

Alessandra Morgan — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:51:00 -0400

The third part features ‘Lightning Talks’ from Kevin Cloud, Amy Deschenes, and Alessandra Morgan.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Simmons ASIS&T :: Simmons Chapter of ASIS&T
Mark Tomko's Presentation Slides :: PPTX format
"Smoother" by Kevin McLeod :: Music used in this episode

File Download (50:41 min / 46 MB)

GSLIS Retreat Fall 2011 - Deancast

Alessandra Morgan — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:53:00 -0400

On August 30th, 2011, Simmons GSLIS hosted an on-campus GSLIS Retreat to discuss the state of the program and the upcoming Fall semester. This podcast covers the address that Michele Cloonan gave to the assembled faculty and staff to kick off the retreat and serves as an impromptu Deancast. We will continue to have regular Deancasts from Dean Michele Cloonan as the semester goes on.

Note: There was an issue with the microphone near the beginning so the first few minutes is from a backup microphone. The sound quality improves partway through.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
"White" by Kevin McLeod :: Music used in this episode

File Download (10:21 min / 10 MB)

AERI 2011 - Sue McKemmish On Grand Challenges Facing the Archival Education Profession

Alessandra Morgan — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:49:00 -0400

On July 15th, 2011, AERI, the Archival Education and Research Institute and Simmons GSLIS hosted AERI 2011, a week-long series of research and plenary sessions at Simmons College. The fifth and last day of AERI, Sue McKemmish, chair of Archival Systems at Monash University, Director of the Monash University Center for Organizational and Social Informatics, and Associate Dean of Research for the Faculty of Information Technology, spoke on grand challenges facing the profession of archival education.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
AERI :: Archival Education and Research Institute
AERI 2011 :: The site for AERI 2011
J.S. Bach - Air from Orchestral Suite no. 3 (Siloti) :: Music used in this episode

File Download (58:22 min / 53 MB)

AERI 2011 - Plenary Panel Discussion On International Archives Education

Alessandra Morgan — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:48:00 -0400

On July 14th, 2011, AERI, the Archival Education and Research Institute and Simmons GSLIS hosted AERI 2011, a week-long series of research and plenary sessions at Simmons College. The fourth day of AERI was a panel on international archives education chaired by Karen Anderson, a professor at Mid Sweden University and Oslo University College. The panel included Eric Ketelaar, a professor at the University of Amsterdam and a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University; Andrew Flinn, senior lecturer at University College London; and Meung-Hoan, a professor at Hankuk University.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
AERI :: Archival Education and Research Institute
AERI 2011 :: The site for AERI 2011
J.S. Bach - Air from Orchestral Suite no. 3 (Siloti) :: Music used in this episode

File Download (86:12 min / 79 MB)

AERI 2011 - Student Unconference with Amy Greer

Alessandra Morgan — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:52:00 -0400

On July 13th, 2011, AERI, the Archival Education and Research Institute and Simmons GSLIS hosted AERI 2011, a week-long series of research and plenary sessions at Simmons College. The third day of AERI included student ‘unconference’ chaired by Amy Greer, a Ph.D student at Simmons College.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
AERI :: Archival Education and Research Institute
AERI 2011 :: The site for AERI 2011
J.S. Bach - Air from Orchestral Suite no. 3 (Siloti) :: Music used in this episode

File Download (77:33 min / 71 MB)

AERI 2011 - Plenary with Andrew Flinn on Community Archives

Alessandra Morgan — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:19:00 -0400

On July 12th, 2011, AERI, the Archival Education and Research Institute and Simmons GSLIS hosted AERI 2011, a week-long series of research and plenary sessions at Simmons College. The second day of AERI included a plenary from Andrew Flinn, the Senior Lecturer and the Director of the Archives and Records Management (ARM) and Records and Archive Management (International) (RAMI) programs in the Department of Information Studies at University College London (UCL). He spoke on the topic of community archives and the talk was moderated by Jeannette Bastian.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
AERI :: Archival Education and Research Institute
AERI 2011 :: The site for AERI 2011
Andrew Flinn :: Andrew Flinn's homepage at UCL
J.S. Bach - Air from Orchestral Suite no. 3 (Siloti) :: Music used in this episode

File Download (60:48 min / 56 MB)

AERI 2011 - Intro & Welcome, Plenary with David Ferriero (Day 1, Part 2 of 2)

Alessandra Morgan — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:37:00 -0400

On July 11th, 2011, AERI, the Archival Education and Research Institute and Simmons GSLIS hosted AERI 2011, a week-long series of research and plenary sessions. This is part two of the first day of AERI, and includes introduction from Jeanette Bastian and an address from David Ferriero, the 10th Archivist of the United States. Confirmed as the nation’s archivist on November 6th, 2009, David Ferriero received his master’s degree in Library & Information Science from Simmons College and has worked at the New York Public Library as the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries. He has also worked at the academic libraries of Duke University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
AERI :: Archival Education and Research Institute
AERI 2011 :: The site for AERI 2011
The National Archives :: Website for the national archives
David Ferriero :: Biography of David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States
J.S. Bach - Air from Orchestral Suite no. 3 (Siloti) :: Music used in this episode

File Download (48:06 min / 44 MB)

AERI 2011 - Intro & Welcome, Plenary with Jim O'Toole (Day 1, Part 1 of 2)

Alessandra Morgan — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:17:00 -0400

On July 11th, 2011, AERI, the Archival Education and Research Institute and Simmons GSLIS hosted AERI 2011, a week-long series of research and plenary sessions. The first day included a welcome and introduction from Jeannette Bastian, Michele Cloonan, and Anne Gilliland. Moderating was Richard Cox and speaking at the first half of the event was Jim O’Toole.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
AERI :: Archival Education and Research Institute
AERI 2011 :: The site for AERI 2011
J.S. Bach - Air from Orchestral Suite no. 3 (Siloti) :: Music used in this episode

File Download (100:58 min / 92 MB)

GSLIS Advising Day for Fall 2011 Semester

Alessandra Morgan — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:06:00 -0400

On July 7th, 2011, Simmons GSLIS hosted an Advising Day for students entering the program in the upcoming Fall semester. This podcast includes a welcome and agenda from Richard Gates, a greeting from Sarah Petrakos, an introduction to the Simmons community from Michele Cloonan, and Dr. Amy Pattee’s overview of the GSLIS program. After a brief intermission, Melanie Kimball gives advice on the GSLIS advising process, Jen Doyle gives a walkthrough in online registration, and Stacy Reardon gives an overview of the Technology Orientation Requirement. Finally, Em Claire Knowles gives an introduction to the various student groups at Simmons GSLIS.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Failotron - Tristan :: Music used in the episode

File Download (150:56 min / 138 MB)

Nicole Hennig on the Role of New Technology and Media in the Library Environment

Alessandra Morgan — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:09:00 -0400

On April 25th, 2011, Simmons GSLIS and New England ASIS&T hosted a talk by Nicole Hennig, head of the User Experience Group at the MIT Libraries on the role of new technology and new media in the library environment. Nicole’s field of expertise is user experience, including usable web design, usability testing, and ethnographic user studies.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
ASIS&T :: The American Society for Information Science & Technology
MIT Libraries :: MIT Libraries
Statikz (feat. J. Arthur Keenes) - Let's All Go To Tokyo :: Music used in the episode

File Download (70:50 min / 162 MB)

Contemporary Art Curator Panel Discussion

Alessandra Morgan — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:50:00 -0400

On February 15th, 2011, Simmons GSLIS and ARLIS New England hosted a contemporary art curator panel discussion examining the information seeking needs and behaviors specific to contemporary art, how libraries can support the process, what improvements can be made to better meet these information seeking needs, and how curators and librarians can work together to build collections.

Moderating:
Amanda Bowen, Harvard Fine Arts Library

Panelists included:
Jen Mergel, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Lisa Tung, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Pieranna Cavalchini, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Joao Ribas, MIT List Visual Arts Center
Mary Schneider Enriquez, Harvard Art Museums

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
ARLISNE :: Art Libraries Society of North America, New England
Panopticon :: Panopticon blog
Harvard Fine Arts Library ::
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ::
Massachusetts College of Art and Design ::
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ::
MIT List Visual Arts Center ::
Harvard Art Museums ::
J.S. Bach, French Suite no. 4, BWV 815 :: Music used in the episode

File Download (77:27 min / 71 MB)

Speaking Volumes: Rare Books at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Alessandra Morgan — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:49:00 -0400

On April 20th, 2011 Simmons GSLIS hosted the lecture “Speaking Volumes: Rare Books at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum” where the Andrew W. Mellow Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, Dr. Anne-Marie Eze, discussed her project to research and catalogue the little-known collection of rare books collected by Mrs. Gardner, and to re-examine her not only as a collector of art objects, but also as a collector of rare books. Dr. Eze will also give a preview of her forthcoming exhibition “Illuminating the Serenissima: Books of the Republic of Venice,” which will be displayed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s Long Gallery from May 3 – June 12, 2011.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum :: "Illuminating the Serenissima: Books of the Republic of Venice"
Frédéric Chopin, Etude No. 1 in A Flat Major, Op. 25 :: Music used in the episode
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Presents "Illuminating the Serenissima: Books of the Republic of Venice" :: PDF file

File Download (57:21 min / 53 MB)

Mary Wilkins Jordan's "Lunchtime Lecture" on Stress in the Library Field

Alessandra Morgan — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:18:00 -0400

On April 21st, 2011, Mary Wilkins Jordan gave a lecture on “Interesting Stress Research Data” taken from a survey of people working with the library profession, as part of a series of “lunchtime lectures” hosted by Simmons GSLIS. She is currently completing the doctoral program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and has taught in the areas of Management, Human Resources, and International and Cross Cultural Perspectives.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Claude Debussy, Sonata for Cello and Piano - I. Prologue - Lent :: Music used in the episode

File Download (57:59 min / 53 MB)

Professor Rodriguez-Mori's "Lunchtime Lecture" on Diversity in LIS Dissertations"

Alessandra Morgan — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:48:00 -0400

On April 14th, 2011, Professor Rodriguez-Mori gave a lecture on “Diversity in LIS Dissertations as part of the Simmons GSLIS “Lunchtime Lecture” series. He specializes in information-seeking behavior in interpersonal relationships and social networks, information behavior patterns of English-as-a-second-language speakers, and diversity in LIS practice and research.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Clara Schumann, Scherzo, Op. 14 :: Music used in the episode

File Download (47:55 min / 44 MB)

GSLIS West Career Panel

Alessandra Morgan — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:40:00 -0400

On March 27th, 2011, the Simmons GSLIS Alumni Executive Board hosted the Annual Career Panel at GSLIS West. The panel included Laura Robinson Hanlan, a Research & Instruction Librarian at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Meghan Petersen, a Librarian and Archivist for the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Amanda Chiplock, Director of the Watervliet Public Library in New York.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Simmons GSLIS Alumnet :: Alumnet for Simmons GSLIS alumni
Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) :: Website for the Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Currier Museum of Art :: Website for the Currier Museum of Art
Watervliet Public Library :: Website for the Watervliet Public Library
Chopin, Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3 for Cello and Piano :: Music used in the episode

File Download (76:40 min / 70 MB)

GSLIS After Dark

Alessandra Morgan — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:35:00 -0400

On April 28th, 2011, Simmons GSLIS hosted an alumni event which included an introduction from Ken Peterson, and updates on the happenings at GSLIS from Jeannette Bastian. The evening also included the presentation of the 2011 GSLIS Alumni Achievement Award, which was given to Maura Marx, the Executive Director of Open Knowledge Commons and Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. Maura also delivered a fascinating keynote speech about the use of technology in sharing information around the globe.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Simmons GSLIS Alumnet :: Alumnet for Simmons GSLIS alumni
J.S. Bach, Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 - 1. Preludio :: Music used in the episode

File Download (61:40 min / 57 MB)

Allen Smith Lecture by Andrew Flinn: Telling our stories, creating our histories: Some reflections on the role of oral history in community history and archive projects"

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:33:00 -0400

Welcome to this episode of GSLIScast. On March 31st, 2011, Allen Smith Visiting Scholar Andrew Flinn gave a talk on the oral history tradition. This lecture, entitled “Telling our stories, creating our histories: Some reflections on the role of oral history in community history and archive projects” discusses the development of this democratizing practice from the end of World War II to the present day, and addresses both its challenges and its benefits.

The Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Program, which honors the memory of distinguished teacher and scholar Allen Smith, was established in 2009 by his family.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Q&I with Andrew Flinn :: Interview by Sasha Nyary
"Cello Frevo" by Short Hopper :: Music used in this episode

File Download (70:19 min / 64 MB)

MSLA-SIG 2011 Conference: Collaborating with Teachers

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 05 May 2011 10:44:00 -0400

On April 2nd, 2011, the Simmons Student Interest Group of the Massachusetts School Library Association sponsored a conference for school library students and teachers. In this podcast, the fifth of six, Cindy Erle addresses the collaboration gap between librarians and teachers. She provides an overview of scholarship and practical advice for working within curriculum frameworks.

Cindy is the Middle School Librarian at the Luther Burbank Middle School in Lancaster, MA. An active member of both the MTA (Massachusetts Teacher’s Association) and MSLA, she previously worked as a 5th and 6th grade ELA teacher.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
"The teacher-librarian at the hub of learning" :: Teacher Librarian via Academic Search Complete (May require Simmons log-in)
Collaboration works--when it happens! The Idaho School Library impact study. :: Teacher Librarian via Academic Search Complete (May require Simmons log-in)
Collaboration Rubric :: .doc format 35k
Collaborative Program Planning & Teaching Guide 1 :: .doc format 39k
Collaborative Program Planning & Teaching Guide 2 :: .doc format 25k
Collaborative Program Planning & Teaching Guide 3 :: .doc format 29k
"Classical Latin Hop" by Greyguy :: Music used in this episode

File Download (79:16 min / 73 MB)

MSLA-SIG 2011 Conference: Teens and Graphic Novels

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:47:00 -0400

On April 2nd, 2011, the Simmons Student Interest Group of the Massachusetts School Library Association sponsored a conference for school library students and teachers. In this podcast, the fifth of six, Robin Brenner provides a primer on how and why to read and promote graphic novels, as well as their origins and their place in a library.

Robin is the Teen Librarian at the Brookline Public Library. Her passion for graphic novels led to a well-respected blog, No Flying, No Tights. Beth Galloway, assistant director of the Haverhill Public Library, has commented that Robin “…singlehandedly made comics come of age in East Coast libraries.” (http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6423406.html).

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
No Flying, No Tights Blog :: Robin's blog
Brookline Public Library Teen Blog :: Robin's library's blog
"Classical Latin hop" by Greyguy :: Music used in this episode
Reading Lessons - Graphic Novels 101 by Hollis Margaret Rudiger :: Supplemental material for reading lessons using graphic novels
Subject & Curriculum Connections :: Compilation of good comics for kids
Resources & Online Communities :: List of resources and online communities
Core Title Lists :: List of core titles compiled by the Good Comics for Kids bloggers

File Download (87:26 min / 80 MB)

MSLA-SIG 2011 Conference: Professional Development

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:46:00 -0400

On April 2nd, 2011, the Simmons Student Interest Group of the Massachusetts School Library Association sponsored a conference for school library students and teachers. In this podcast, the fourth of six, Kendall Boninti and her collaborator Susan Fay talk about the process of changing the climate of the library through new policies, new spaces, and new professional development approaches.

Kendall is currently the school library teacher at Waltham High School. In collaboration with other
school staff, she has been active in creating a 21st century library that serves both students’ and
teachers’ needs.

With her today is frequent collaborator Susan Fay, a Waltham High School history teacher.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Student Survey :: .doc format 29k
21st Century Skills Survey :: .pdf format 88k
Guide: Creating Research Questions :: .doc format 43k
Overall professional development objectives :: .doc format 28k
"Classical Latin Hop" by Greyguy :: Music used in this presentation

File Download (82:07 min / 75 MB)

MSLA-SIG 2011 Conference: Transitioning to a Learning Commons

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:06:00 -0400

On April 2nd, 2011, the Simmons Student Interest Group of the Massachusetts School Library Association sponsored a conference for school library students and teachers. In this podcast, the third of six, Robin Cicchetti discusses the process of implementing a learning commons model at her school school.

Robin is the library teacher at Concord-Carlisle High School. While at CCHS, she has successfully implemented a learning commons model, for which she has been widely praised. As she commented in Doug Johnson’s Blue Skunk Blog, …”Libraries aren’t going away; old school libraries are going away.” (http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2010/6/17/close-the-library-guest-post-by-r-cicchetti.html).

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Learning Commons Web Site :: Concord Carlisle High School
Slides for this talk :: Slideshare presentation
CCHS Library Blog :: Robin's blog
MSLA :: Massachusetts School Library Association
"Classical Latin Hop" by Greyguy :: Music used in this presentation

File Download (73:55 min / 68 MB)

MSLA-SIG 2011 Conference: Surviving the First Year

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:09:00 -0400

On April 2nd, 2011, the Simmons Student Interest Group of the Massachusetts School Library Association sponsored a conference for school library students and teachers. In this podcast, the second of six, Deborah Froggatt leads a conversation about adjusting to the structure and culture of a new school, and strategies for developing a lasting support structure.

Deborah is the Library Director of the BAA/Fenway Library, which serves both the Boston Arts Academy and Fenway High School communities in Boston. She is an experienced teacher who has worked in all levels of school libraries.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
BAA/Fenway Library :: Boston Arts Academy/Fenway High School Library
Presentation slides :: Google Presentation
MSLA :: Massachusetts School Library Association
"Classical Latin hop" by Greyguy :: Music used in this episode

File Download (77:52 min / 71 MB)

MSLA-SIG 2011 Conference: Using the Library as a Multicultural Resource

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:09:00 -0400

On April 2nd, 2011, the Simmons Student Interest Group of the Massachusetts School Library Association sponsored a conference for school library students and teachers. In this podcast, the first of six, Judi Paradis speaks on using the library as a multicultural resource, as well as a provider of support for English Language Learners.

Judi works as the school librarian at the Plympton Elementary School in Waltham. She is currently the secretary of the MSLA (Massachusetts School Library Association). In 2010, Judi won the MSLA MetroWest Super Librarian Award. Also, her library has been selected as the Massachusetts stop on the AASL (American Association of School Libraries) Vision Tour, led by AASL president Nancy Everhart.

Simmons GSLIS :: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Plympton Elementary :: Thomas R. Plympton School
MSLA :: Massachusetts School Library Association
"Classical Latin hop" by Greyguy :: Music used in this episode

File Download (74:15 min / 68 MB)

Bums, Poops, and Pees: A Scholarly Examination of Censoring the Scatological

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:32:00 -0400

On March 28th, 2011, the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted a guest lecture by Ann Curry (Professor and Past Director, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta) entitled, “Bums, Poops, and Pees: A Scholarly Examination of Censoring the Scatological.” In this lecture, she discusses why children often find scatological material hilarious and fascinating, while some adults have visceral, negative reactions. She also shares her research on the views of children’s librarians on this topic.

Simmons GSLIS :: Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science
The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew it was None of his Business :: Worldcat link
Origin by Pitx :: Music used in this episode

File Download (58:59 min / 54 MB)

NEAS&ST Conference: Content Management Systems for Dummies - Part 2

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:22:00 -0400

On March 9th, 2011, NEASIS&T, the New England chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, hosted a conference at Simmons College. The topic was Content Management Systems. This event, “Content Management Systems for Dummies (or busy smarties looking for fast, simple solutions) talks about CMS projects and different CMS solutions. In this podcast, the second of two, Steve Sanzo (Director of Marketing and Business Development, Isovera) speaks about Drupal, and Anna Burke (Manager of Community & Training, Springshare) and Talia Resendes (Community Specialist & Trainer, Springshare) speak about LibGuides.

NEASIS&T :: The New England chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Simmons ASIS&T :: The Simmons Student Chapter of ASIS&T
Drupal ::
Libguides ::
Crouchingsunshine by Short Hopper :: Music used in this episode

File Download (61:45 min / 57 MB)

NEAS&ST Conference: Content Management Systems for Dummies - Part 1

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:18:00 -0400

On March 9th, 2011, NEASIS&T, the New England chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, hosted a conference at Simmons. College. The topic was Content Management Systems. This event, “Content Management Systems for Dummies (or busy smarties looking for fast, simple solutions) talks about CMS projects and different CMS solutions. In this podcast, the first of two, Theresa Maturevich (Head of Reference, Bedford Free Public Library) speaks about WordPress, and Michael Witwicki (Principal, Booyant) speaks about ExpressionEngine.

NEASIS&T :: The New England chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Simmons ASIS&T :: The Simmons Student Chapter of ASIS&T
Wordpress ::
ExpressionEngine ::
Crouchingsunshine by Short Hopper :: Music used in this episode

File Download (65:43 min / 60 MB)

ALASC Career Panel

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:59:00 -0400

On Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, the Simmons ALA Student Chapter hosted a Professional Career Panel. Ann Kardos (Librarian, Mary Baker Eddy Library; Director-at-Large, GSLIS Alumni Board; Trustee, Somerville Public Library) and Enid Karr (Science Librarian, Boston College) returned to share their experiences in Boston’s professional community, giving students a great opportunity for professional development and networking.

Simmons ALA Student Chapter :: Simmons ALASC site
Simmons ALASC on Facebook :: Connect with ALASC
Around the Corner by BOCrew :: Music used in this episode

File Download (89:39 min / 82 MB)

GSLIS Advising Day (Summer 2011) - Part 1

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:28:00 -0400

On April 6th, 2011, the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted an Advising Day for students entering the program in the upcoming Summer term. This podcast, the first of two, includes Acting Dean Dr. Jeannette Bastian’s introduction to the Simmons community and and Dr. Amy Pattee’s overview of the GSLIS program.

Simmons GSLIS :: Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Summer 2011 Advising Day Packet :: (PDF format 5.09mb)
Firebird by Tomaas :: Music used in this episode

File Download (53:03 min / 49 MB)

GSLIS Advising Day (Summer 2011) - Part 2

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:28:00 -0400

On April 6th, 2011, the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted an Advising Day for students entering the program in the upcoming Summer term. This podcast, the second of two, includes Mary Wilkins Jordan’s advise on the GSLIS advising process, Jen Doyle’s walk-through of online registration, Stacy Reardon’s overview of the Technology Orientation Requirement, and an introduction to GSLIS student groups by Em Claire Knowles.

Simmons GSLIS :: Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Summer 2011 Advising Day Packet :: (PDF format 5.09mb)
AARC :: Simmons registration portal
Simmons TOR :: Technology Orientation Requirement site
Firebird by Tomaas :: Music used in this episode

File Download (75:25 min / 69 MB)

My 7 Commandments: Toward a theoretical model of happiness

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:44:00 -0400

On March 15th 2011, the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted a talk entitled “My 7 Commandments: toward a theoretical model of happiness” as part of the Lunchtime Lectures series. Professor Naresh Agarwal spoke on his theory that a positive and holistic worldview can encourage happiness and personal growth. Extending beyond a library context, this talk discussed the practice of choosing to see the world in a new way.

Simmons GSLIS :: The Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Slide Presentation :: (PDF format 783kb)
Ditto, Ditto! by DoKashiteru :: Music used in this episode

File Download (27:15 min / 25 MB)

Dangerous Mammals - part 5

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:19:00 -0500

On November 8, 2010, Progressive Librarians Guild at Simmons College hosted “Dangerous Mammals: Ivan Coyote and S. Bear Bergman Tour 2010.” The authors read from their new books (“Butch is A Noun” by S. Bear Bergman, and “Missed Her” by Ivan Coyote, published by Arsenal Pulp Press) as well as from their unpublished manuscripts, followed by Q&A. The role of librarians in the lives of sexual minority youth was discussed throughout the event. The role of librarians in the lives of sexual minority youth was discussed throughout the event. The event was interpreted to ASL by Nassira Nicola and Michael Sullivan. This is part 5 of the 5- part podcast.

Ivan Coyote :: The author website
S. Bear Bergman :: The author website
Simmons Progressive Librarians :: Wiki page
Arsenal Pulp Press :: The publisher website
Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 51 / anna simboli :: Music used in this episode
Audio version :: Download an audio-only version of this podcast
This video on Vimeo :: Stream this podcast at Vimeo.com
Video for Mobile devices :: Upload this video on your mobile devices at vimeo.com/m/#/17924686

File Download (29:22 min / 616 MB)

Dangerous Mammals - part 4

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:41:00 -0500

Ivan Coyote :: The author website
S. Bear Bergman :: The author website
Simmons Progressive Librarians :: Wiki page
Arsenal Pulp Press :: The publisher website
Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 51 / anna simboli :: Music used in this episode
Audio version :: Download an audio-only version of this podcast
This video on Vimeo :: Stream this podcast at Vimeo.com
Video for Mobile devices :: Upload this video on your mobile devices at vimeo.com/m/#/17922915

File Download (28:17 min / 595 MB)

Dangerous Mammals - part 3

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:06:00 -0500

Ivan Coyote :: The author website
S. Bear Bergman :: The author website
Simmons Progressive Librarians :: Wiki page
Arsenal Pulp Press :: The publisher website
Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 51 / anna simboli :: Music used in this episode
Audio version :: Download an audio-only version of this podcast
This video on Vimeo :: Stream this podcast at Vimeo.com
Video for Mobile devices :: Upload this video on your mobile devices at vimeo.com/m/#/17813738

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Dangerous Mammals - part 2

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:58:00 -0500

Ivan Coyote :: The author website
S. Bear Bergman :: The author website
Simmons Progressive Librarians :: Wiki page
Arsenal Pulp Press :: The publisher website
Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 51 / anna simboli :: Music used in this episode
Audio version :: Download an audio-only version of this podcast
This video on Vimeo :: Stream this podcast at Vimeo.com
Video for Mobile devices :: Upload this video on your mobile devices at vimeo.com/m/#/17683646

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Dangerous Mammals - part 1

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:32:00 -0500

On November 8, 2010, Progressive Librarians Guild at Simmons College hosted “Dangerous Mammals: Ivan Coyote and S. Bear Bergman Book Tour 2010.” The authors read from their new books (“Butch is A Noun” by S. Bear Bergman, and “Missed Her” by Ivan Coyote, published by Arsenal Pulp Press) as well as from their unpublished manuscripts, followed by Q&A. The role of librarians in the lives of sexual minority youth was discussed throughout the event. The event was interpreted to ASL by Nassira Nicola and Michael Sullivan. This is part 1 of the 5-part podcast.

Ivan Coyote :: The author website
S. Bear Bergman :: The author website
Simmons Progressive Librarians Guild :: Wiki page
Arsenal Pulp Press :: The publisher website
Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 51 / anna simboli :: Music used in this episode
Audio version :: Download an audio-only version of this podcast
This video on Vimeo :: Stream this podcast at Vimeo.com
Video for Mobile devices :: Upload this video on your mobile devices at vimeo.com/m/#/17681811

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MSLA-SIG Career Panel

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:17:00 -0500

On November 10, 2010, Massachusetts School Library Association – Student Interest Group at Simmons held Career Panel. The panel consisted of Jamie Phillips (Nathaniel Morton Elementary School and Cold Spring Elementary School in Plymouth, MA), Tricia London (Avon Middle High School), Gerri Fegan (High Plain Elementary School, Andover, and President of MSLA), and Laura Harrington (North Andover High School). Fran Zilonis, a visiting professor at GSLIS, Simmons, also participated in the discussion. The event began with a brief memorial dedicated to Dan Fleming, a member of adjunct faculty at GSLIS, who passed away in September 2010.

MSLA-SIG :: The group's Wiki page.
Dan Fleming :: A tribute to Dan Fleming - An article from GSLIS Info Link Online
His Journey's Just Begun / Ellen Brenneman :: One of the poems read in the memorial
Suite No. 1 in E-flat March / Holst :: Music used in this episode

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Spring 2011 Advising Day - Part 2

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:26:00 -0500

On November 10th, 2010, the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted an Advising Day for students entering the program in the upcoming fall term. For the second part of the program, Professor Lisa Hussey gave a presentation about the Advising process. Then Stacy Reardon spoke briefly about the Technology Orientation Requirement. To close the program, Assistant Dean of Student Services Em Claire Knowles gave an overview of the many student groups in Simmons GSLIS.

Simmons GSLIS :: The Graduate School of Library and Information Science
GSLIS Faculty Slideshow :: PDF Format / 1.12 MB
Professor Hussey's Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 150 KB
Prelude to act 3 of Lohengrin by Wagner / United States Marine Band :: Music used in this episode.

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Spring 2011 Advising Day - Part 1

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:13:00 -0500

On November 10th, 2010 the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted an Advising Day for students entering the program in the upcoming Spring term. After Assistant Dean Sarah Petrakos opened the event by welcoming the new students, the Student Service manager, Richard Gates, offered an overview of the day’s program. Dean Michele Cloonan then gave a brief introduction, followed by Professor Amy Pattee who went over the program’s course offerings.

Simmons GSLIS :: The Graduate School of Library and Information Science
GSLIS Faculty Slideshow :: PDF Format / 1.12 MB
Professor Pattee's Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 200 KB
Prelude to act 3 of Lohengrin by Wagner / United States Marine Band :: Music used in this episode.

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The Internet: Its Past and Possible Futures

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:10:00 -0500

On October 20, 2010, the New England Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC) had a formation meeting, featuring a presentation by Scott Bradner, University Technology Security Officer of Harvard University, entitled “The Internet: Its Past and Possible Futures.” The event opened with introductory remarks by T. Cowieson, Sally Wentworth, and Hampton Watkins, followed by Mr. Bradner’s presentation about the underlying assumptions of the Internet and how they got us to where we are today, as well as the technical and regulatory conflicts broadly collected under the umbrella of net neutrality and the possible futures of this transforming technology that reaches and impacts the lives of more than 1 billion people today.

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION :: Stream the video from Vimeo.com (Recommended)
ISCO, New England Chapter :: PDF format / 260 KB
Scott Bradner's presentation slides :: PDF format / 9 MB
ISOC :: The Internet Society website
Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 51 / anna simboli :: Music used in this episode

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Q&A on Open Access to Research with Peter Suber

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:58:00 -0400

On October 20, 2010, the ASIS&T student chapter at Simmons hosted a Q&A session on Open Access to Research with Peter Suber as part of the GSLIS Open Access Week. Dr. Suber is a Berkman Fellow at Harvard University and the Open Access Project Director at Public Knowledge. After the Q&A, Dr. Suber briefly discussed the Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) that uses social tagging to identify new OA developments in real time.

Peter Suber :: His Webpage
Simmons Open Access Directory :: A Wiki page on Open Access
About OATP :: The OATP on the OAD Wiki
Waltz by Johann Strauss Jr / US Air Force Band :: Music used in this episode

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Panel Discussion of Issues in Open Access

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:50:00 -0400

On October 18, 2010, Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted a Panel Discussion of Issues in Open Access as part of its Lunch Time Colloquium Series and the Open Access Week. The panel consisted of Professor Naresh Agarwal, Ms. Athanasia (Nancy) Pontika and Ms. Elaine Martin, and was moderated by Professor Robin Peek. This episode features Naresh Agarwal, Nancy Pontika and Robin Peek.

Professor Agarwal's presentation slides :: PDF format / 1 MB
Ms. Pontika's presentation slides :: PDF format / 100 KB
Robin Peek :: Her Simmons page
Naresh Agarwal :: His Simmons page
Athanasia (Nancy) Pontika :: Her webpage
Waltz by Johann Strauss Jr / US Air Force Band :: Music used in this episode.

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The Library of Alexandria and its Revival

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:33:00 -0400

On October 14th, 2010 the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted a lecture by Dr. Andrew Jameson, a Simmons GSLIS alumnus and retired professor of Harvard University and University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Jameson’s lecture focused on the origin and history of the Library, its collections and arrangement, the scholar-librarians, and its disappearance, as well as the revival of the Biblotheca Alexandrina whose purpose is to restate the universal legacy of the ancient library in modern terms.

Presentation slides :: PDF format / 5 MB
the Biblotheca Alexandrina :: the Biblotheca Alexandrina website
The Past by George Dragon :: Music used in this episode

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History of the Boston Athenaeum Panel II

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:49:00 -0400

On September 28, 2010 the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted a panel on the history of the Boston Athenaeum as part of their Lunchtime Lecture Series. The panel included professors Kathy Wisser and Melanie Kimball from GSLIS, and Dr. Ross Harvey, a visiting Professor from Australia.

Stream video :: Stream the video from Vimeo.com
Audio Version :: MP3 format / 52 MB
Presentation slides :: PDF format / 2 MB
Boston Athenaeum :: Boston Athenaeum website
Professor Kimball :: Her Simmons GSLIS faculty page
Professor Wisser :: Her Simmons GSLIS faculty page
Professor Harvey :: His Simmons GSLIS faculty page
Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 51 / anna simboli :: Music used in this episode

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Getting the most out of your ALA Membership

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:37:00 -0400

On September 23, 2010, Sarah Smith, a Councilor-at-large at the the American Library Association and the GSLIS liaison to the student chapter of the ALA, gave a presentation entitled “Getting the most out of your ALA Membership.” In this presentation, she reviewed some of the benefits the ALA can offer to its student members as well exploring various segments of the ALA website.

List of Links :: PDF format / 97 KB
ALA.org :: The American Library Association Website.
Sonata No. 13 In B Flat Major, K. 333 - II. Andante Cantabile by Mozart / Brendan Kinsella :: Music used in this episode.

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Navigating the ALA

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:16:00 -0400

On September 22, 2010 Sarah Smith, a Councilor-at-large at the the American Library Association and the GSLIS liaison to the student chapter of the ALA, gave a presentation entitled “Navigating the ALA: An Easy Guide to a Complicated Organization.” In this presentation, she offered a brief overview of the organization, including its divisions and round tables.

Presentation Slides :: PDF format / 3.9 MB
Handout :: PDF format / 100 KB
LISSA's Professional development reimbursement policy page :: Contains a link to the Professional Development Reimbursement Request Form.
ALA.org :: The American Library Association Website.
Sonata No. 13 In B Flat Major, K. 333 - II. Andante Cantabile by Mozart / Brendan Kinsella :: Music used in this episode.

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Libraries of Iraq: On their proud past, difficult present and uncertain future

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:36:00 -0400

On December 4, 2009, Abdulateef Hashim khairi, a PhD student at GSLIS Simmons College and Professor of Information and Library Science at Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, gave a talk entitled “Libraries of Iraq: On their proud past, difficult present and uncertain future.” The event was sponsored by Simmons International Relations group and Special Library Association at Simmons.

Abdulateef Hashim Khairi :: His profile page at Simmons.
Presentation slides :: PDF format / 3 MB
SIR :: Simmons International Relations
SLA@Simmons :: The sudent chapter of Special Library Association at Simmons College in Boston, MA.
Video shown during the presentation :: The video uploaded on YouTube by BBCWorldNewsAmerica
Telephone / LesBalls :: Music used in this episode

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Fall 2010 Advising Day Part 2

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:52:00 -0400

On July 8th, 2010 the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted an Advising Day for students entering the program in the upcoming fall term. For the second part of the program, Professor Melanie Kimball gave a presentation about the Advising Program. Then Stacy Reardon spoke briefly about the Technology Orientation Requirement. To close the program, Assistant Dean of Student Services Em Claire Knowles gave an overview of the many student groups in Simmons GSLIS.

Simmons GSLIS :: The Graduate School of Library and Information Science
GSLIS Faculty Slideshow :: PDF Format / 1.12 MB
Professor Pattee's Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 209 KB
Prelude to act 3 of Lohengrin by Wagner / United States Marine Band :: Music used in this episode.

File Download (69:18 min / 63.7 MB)

Fall 2010 Advising Day Part 1

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:40:00 -0400

On July 8th, 2010 the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted an Advising Day for students entering the program in the upcoming fall term. After Christine Williams opened the event by welcoming the new students, Richard Gates offered an overview of the day’s program. Dean Michele Cloonan then gave a brief introduction, and Professor Amy Pattee went over the program’s course offerings.

Simmons GSLIS :: The Graduate School of Library and Information Science
GSLIS Faculty Slideshow :: PDF Format / 1.12 MB
Professor Pattee's Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 209 KB
Prelude to act 3 of Lohengrin by Wagner / United States Marine Band :: Music used in this episode.

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GSLIS After Dark

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:03:00 -0400

On May 6, 2010, Simmons GSLIS hosted an alumni event with a special evening program honoring this year’s GSLIS Alumni Achievement Award recipient, Professor James O’Toole of Boston College, and three GSLIS professors retiring this year, Drs. Jim Baughman, Patricia Oyler, and Ching-chih Chen. Professor Jamse O’Toole gave a keynote speech at the end of the event.

GSLIS Alumni Facebook page ::
Professor James O’Toole ::
Professor Jim Baughman ::
Professor Patricia Oyler ::
Professor Ching-chih Chen ::
Four by All Purpose Jazz :: Music used in this episode

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MSLA-SIG Conference - Keynote Speech: Creativity in Libraries

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:33:00 -0400

On March 27, 2010, Massachusetts School Library Association – Student Interest Group held their third annual conference, entitled “A Librarian’s Tool Kit.” The keynote speaker was Valerie Diggs, the Department Head of School Libraries of Chelmsford public schools, who spoke about creativity in libraries.

Waltz by Johann Strauss Jr / US Air Force Band :: Music used in this episode
MSLA_SIG :: Student Interest Group of the MSLA
Presentation slides :: Currently not available
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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What Would Mary-Ellen Bates Do?

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:28:00 -0400

On April 26, 2010, Special Library Association at Simmons hosted a lecture by Mary Ellen Bates from Bates Information. She spoke of finding an identity of the information profession in today’s special library settings and presenting its value to the outside world.

Goliwog's Cakewalk by Claude Debussy / US Air Force Band :: Music used in this episode
SLA at Simmons ::
Mary Ellen Bates :: Bates Information Service Website
SLA alignment project ::
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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MSLA-SIG Conference - Session 3B: Library Design

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:37:00 -0400

On March 27, 2010, Massachusetts School Library Association – Student Interest Group held their third annual conference, entitled “A Librarian’s Tool Kit.” In this conference, Carl Franceschi, the President of Drummey, Rosane, Anderson, gave a presentation about Library Design.

Waltz by Johann Strauss Jr / US Air Force Band :: Music used in this episode
MSLA_SIG :: Student Interest Group of the MSLA
Presentation slides :: PDF Format / 15 GB

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MSLA-SIG Conference - Session 3A: Grantwriting

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:18:00 -0400

On March 27, 2010, Massachusetts School Library Association – Student Interest Group held their third annual conference, entitled “A Librarian’s Tool Kit.” In this conference, Dr. Mary Frances Zilonis, a Visiting Professor at GSLIS, gave a presentation about grant writing.

Waltz by Johann Strauss Jr / US Air Force Band :: Music used in this episode
MSLA_SIG :: Student Interest Group of the MSLA
Handout :: PDF Format / 423KB

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MSLA-SIG Conference - Session 2: Web 2.0 Tools

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:04:00 -0400

On March 27, 2010, Massachusetts School Library Association – Student Interest Group held their third annual conference, entitled “A Librarian’s Tool Kit.” In this conference Christine Steinhauser, a librarian and teacher from Coolidge Middle School in Reading, Massachusetts, gave a presentation about how to utilize Web 2.0 tools in school library settings.

Waltz by Johann Strauss Jr / US Air Force Band :: Music used in this episode
MSLA_SIG :: Student Interest Group of the MSLA
Presentation slides :: PDF Format / 5.8 MB

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MSLA-SIG Conference - Session 1: Crafting Collaboration between School Librarians and Classroom Teachers

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:33:00 -0400

On March 27, 2010, Massachusetts School Library Association – Student Interest Group held their third annual conference, entitled “A Librarian’s Tool Kit.” In this conference, Chris Swerling, the K-12 Library Coordinator of Newton Public Schools, and Lorraine Hermes, a retired teacher, gave a presentation about collaboration between librarians and teachers.

Waltz by Johann Strauss Jr / US Air Force Band :: Music used in this episode
MSLA_SIG :: Student Interest Group of the MSLA
Handout :: PDF Format / 4.4 MB

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The History of Boston Athenaeum Panel

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:40:00 -0400

On April 8, 2010, the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted a panel on the History of the Boston Athenaeum as part of their Lunchtime Lecture Series. The panel included professors Kathy Wisser and Melanie Kimball from GSLIS, and Dr. Ross Harvey, a visiting Professor from Australia.

Gnossiennes - La 1 ere. Lent By Erik Satie / Peter J. :: Music used in this episode
Presentation slides :: PDF format / 1.7 MB
Boston Athenaeum ::

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Deancast - 2010 June 22

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:17:00 -0400

On June 22nd, 2010 Dean Michele Cloonan of the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science recorded her second installment to a potential series of short podcasts intended to keep students up to date on recent happenings around GSLIS.

Bach's Prelude in C Major performed by Kevin MacLeod :: Music used in this episode

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Successful Grant Writing - Part 3. Grant Writing for Sciences

Simmons College GSLIS — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:40:00 -0400

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 third segment of the event was entitled “Grant Writing for Sciences,” and the panel consisted of Professor Nanette Veilleux from the computer science department and Professor Velda Goldberg from the Physics department.

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Handel, Suite I, No. 2 in F major, HWV 427 - II. Allegro / Ivan Ilic :: Music used in this episode
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Successful Grant Writing - Part 4. Grant Writing for Biomedical and Health Sciences

Simmons College GSLIS — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:32:00 -0400

The fourth segment of the event was entitled “Grant Writing for Biomedical and Health Sciences” and the panel consisted of professor Helen Reinherz from the Social Work department, Dean Gerry Koocher from the School of Health Sciences, and professor Susan Duty from the Nursing department.

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Handel, Suite I, No. 2 in F major, HWV 427 - II. Allegro / Ivan Ilic :: Music used in this episode
Gerry Koocher's presentation slides :: PDF format / 196 KB
Audio Version :: MP3 / 15 MB

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Successful Grant Writing - Part 2. Grant Writing for Social Sciences

Simmons College GSLIS — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:34:00 -0400

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 second segment of the event was entitled “Grant Writing for Social Sciences,” and the panel consisted of Professor Patricia Deyton from the School of Management and Professor Valerie Leiter from the Sociology department.

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Handel, Suite I, No. 2 in F major, HWV 427 - II. Allegro / Ivan Ilic :: Music used in this episode
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Deancast - 2010 February 25

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:55:00 -0400

This podcast is being republished due to an apparent technical problem.
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Welcome to this edition of GSLIScast. On February 25th, 2010 Dean Michele Cloonan of the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science recorded her first in a potential series of short podcasts intended to keep students up to date on recent happenings around GSLIS. And now GSLIS’s first ever Deancast.

Bach's Prelude in C Major performed by Kevin MacLeod :: Music used in this episode

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Successful Grant Writing - Part 1. Grant Writing for Humanities, Archives, and Library Science

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:00:00 -0400

The first segment of the event, entitled “Grant Writing for Humanities, Archives, and Library Science” opened with an introduction by professor Tang, followed by an opening remark by the Provost of Simmons College, Dr. Charlena Seymour. The panel consisted of Professor Renee Bergland from the English Department, Dean Michele Cloonan from the GSLIS, Professor Jeannette Bastian from the GSLIS.

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Handel, Suite I, No. 2 in F major, HWV 427 - II. Allegro / Ivan Ilic :: Music used in this episode
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Ethics in Archives

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:53:00 -0400

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 Sniffin–Marinoff of Harvard University Archive, and Sarah Cheeseman from MITRE corporation discussed ethical issues in archive settings, including privacy, the SAA Code of Ethics, copyrights, whistle-blowing, and appraisal ethics.

Tra dirupi by Alessandro Scarlatti :: Music used in this episode.
ACoSAA :: The Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists at Simmons College

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Experiences in International Librarianship

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:18:00 -0400

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.

Linnea Johnson's Slide Presentation :: PDF format/ 1,944 KB
Terry Plum's Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 4,831 KB
Simmons GSLIS: Dispatches from the Field :: Blog about Simmons, GSLIS activities around the world.
Kevin MacLeod / Clear Air :: Music used in this episode.

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The Science and Art of Literature Reviews: An Information Behavior Perspective

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:16:00 -0400

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 e-learning.

GSLIS Doctoral Studies :: Information about the PHD program at the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Dr. Erdelez's CV :: More information about the presenter
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 901 KB
Kevin MacLeod / Mistake the Getaway :: Music used in this episode.

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Establishing authority and organizing information in "the Age of Abundance"

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:38:00 -0400

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.

JoHo The Blog :: Follow David Weinberger's Blog
@dweinberger :: Follow David Weinberger on Twitter
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 6.14 MB
Kevin MacLeod / Finding Movement :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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Electronic Resources Management: The Only Constant is Change

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:33:00 -0400

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 us about the future of academic library collections?”

Kevin MacLeod / Second Coming :: Music used in this episode.

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Summer 2010 Advising Day Part 2

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:26:00 -0400

On April 7th, 2010 the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted an Advising Day for students entering the program in the upcoming summer term. For the second part of the program, Associate Dean Pat Oyler gave a presentation about the Advising Program. Then Holly Erickson spoke briefly about the GSLIS Tech Lab and the Technology Orientation Requirement. To close the program Assistant Dean of Student Services Em Claire Knowles gave an overview of the many student groups in Simmons GSLIS.

Simmons GSLIS :: The Graduate School of Library and Information Science
GSLIS Faculty Slideshow :: PDF Format / 1.12 MB
Pat Oyler's Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 813 KB
Kevin MacLeod / Song of the Volga Boatmen :: Music used in this episode.

File Download (55:27 min / 25.4 MB)

Summer 2010 Advising Day Part 1

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:14:00 -0400

On April 7th, 2010 the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science hosted an Advising Day for students entering the program in the upcoming summer term. Richard Gates began the program by talking about the Student Services Center. Dean Michele Cloonan then gave a brief introduction, and Professor Amy Pattee went over the program’s course offerings.

Simmons GSLIS :: The Graduate School of Library and Information Science
GSLIS Faculty Slideshow :: PDF Format / 1.12 MB
Amy Pattee's Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 209 KB
Kevin Macleod / Consort for Brass :: Music used in this episode.

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Information Visualization Panel

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:54:00 -0400

On February 23rd Simmons GSLIS hosted a panel on Information Visualization as part of their Lunchtime Lectures Series. Three GSLIS Professors Martha Mahard, Naresh Agarwal, and Gerry Benoit were the presenters.

Gerry Benoit's Slide Presentation :: Zip File
Naresh Agarwal's Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 906 KB
Martha Mahard's Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 2.27 MB
Partners in Rhyme / Jungle :: Music used in this episode.

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Rural Libraries in Latin America: Literacy Development and Cultural Preservation

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:45:00 -0400

On November 19th, 2009 the Modern Languages department at Simmons College sponsored a bilingual (English-Spanish) talk with Luis Cháves, founder of La Casa de Colibrí in Chirimoto, Perú; and Caitlin Rolston, international literacy activist. Together they recounted their experiences working on the Hummingbird House library in Chirimoto. Caitlin also shared her experiences working in libraries in El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Chirimoto Development Project :: Find out more about what's happening in Chirimoto.
Slide presentation :: PDF Format / 3.45MB
Partners in Rhyme / Ouch 1 :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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Usability Lab as a Collaborative Platform for Applied Research, Experiential Learning, and Community Services

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:49:00 -0400

On November 12th a World Usability Day event was hosted at Simmons College. The event was co-sponsored by the student chapters of ASIST and SLA and the GSLIS Technology Group. After the keynote address Rong Tang, Director of the Simmons GSLIS Usability Lab and Linnea Johnson, Manager of the Simmons GSLIS Usability La presented some of their work on the project.

Simmons GSLIS Usability Lab ::
Partners in Rhyme / Percy :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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BPL Save Our Libraries Community Meeting

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:55:00 -0400

On Wednesday April 7th the Boston Save Our Libraries Coalition organized a Community Stakeholder’s Meeting. The Boston Public Library System, the first publicly funded municipal system in the country, is facing the possibility of 8-10 branches being closed in the very near future. Several Communities have come together to stand against these closings. This was their first community-wide meeting.

Simmons Progressive Librarians Guild :: Sponsoring organization from Simmons GSLIS.
Massachusetts Jobs With Justice :: Sponsoring organization that helped bring the unions and community groups together.
People of Boston Branches :: Coalition of community groups.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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The Top Ten Myths About Usability

Simmons College GSLIS — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:14:00 -0500

On November 12th a World Usability Day event was hosted at Simmons College. The event was co-sponsored by the student chapters of ASIST and SLA and the GSLIS Technology Group. Tom Tullis, Vice President of Usability at Fidelity Investments gave the keynote address.

Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 12.9 MB
Measuring the User Experience :: A companion website to the book by Tom Tullis and Bill Albert.
Partners in Rhyme / Percy :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode

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Is There a Future for Special Libraries?

Simmons College GSLIS — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:59:00 -0500

On November 17th, 2009 the 19th Annual Samuel Lazerow Memorial Lecture at Simmons College was given by Dr. Toby Pearlstein, retired Director of Global Information Services for Bain & Company. Dr. Pearlstein is a frequent lecturer in the field and has contributed to the professional development of her colleagues, most notably in the areas of running a global operation, vendor/licensing negotiations, and knowledge management.

SLA :: Special Libraries Association website.
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 2.05 MB
Kevin MacLeod / Clear Air :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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Select M or F: The Classification and Language of Gender

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:15:00 -0500

On November 5th, 2009 Lisa Woronzoff spoke about the classification and language of gender as part of the GSLIS Lunchtime Research Colloquium Series. The purpose of the talk was to unravel the varying terms applied to gender; male, female, neutral, intersex, trans, to examine the discriminatory factors created in society by separating individuals based on gender determining characteristics.

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Partners in Rhyme / Scratchin :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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Disaster in the Stacks

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:09:00 -0500

On November 5th, 2009 the Simmons Chapter of the Society of American Archivists sponsored a panel on Disaster Prevention and Awareness in Libraries and Archives. The panelists were Gregor Trinkaus-Randall, the Massachusetts Library Board’s Disaster and Emergency Assistance director, Susan Pyzynski, Associate Librarian for Technical Services at Harvard’s Houghton Library, Carie McGinnis, Houghton’s preservation librarian, and Lori Foley from the Northeast Document Conservation Center.

SCOSAA website :: The sponsoring organizations Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivsts
Partners in Rhyme / Tango 1 :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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Artists in Libraries Panel

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:59:00 -0500

On November 3rd, 2009 PANOPTICON, the Art Libraries and Visual Resources Interest Group at Simmons College, co-sponsored with Simmons SLA, a panel of artists. The panel featured six current art students: Lisa Gross, Stephanie Cardon, Gregory Vershbow, Courtney Lockemer, Kirk Amaral Snow, and Jack W. Schneider.

PANOPTICON :: The sponsor's blog plus links to the artists' websites
Simmons SLA :: The co-sponsoring student chapter of the Special Libraries Association
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 2.45 MB
Partners in Rhyme / Musette :: Music used in this episode
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode

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Recovering Iraqi Records - Dr. Saad Eskander

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:27:00 -0500

On October 22, 2009 the Simmons chapter of the Society of American Archivists, Simmons International Relations and the Warburg Chair sponsored a lecture by Dr. Saad Eskander Director of the Iraqi National Library and Archive. Since 2003 Dr. Eskander has been working to rebuild the library from the ruins left behind by looters and arsonists. He is introduce by Jeff Spurr of Harvard University’s Fine Arts Library. From 1996-2005 Spurr managed the Bosnia Library Project, an effort to rebuild devastated Bosnian Libraries.

SCOSAA Event Page :: Information about this event.
Iraqi National Library and Archives :: Photo tour of damage and rebuilding
Dr. Eskander's 2006-7 Iraq Diary :: Hosted on the British Library's website
Middle East Librarians Association :: 2004 Lecture by Jeff Spurr entitled "Bosnian Libraries: Their Fate in the War and Responses to it, with Lessons for Iraq"
Partners in Rhyme / Speed Kills 1 :: Music used in this episode
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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Open Access Week - Student Statement on the Right to Research

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:00 -0500

On October 21st 2009, LISSA president Holly Erickson signed the “Student Statement on the Right to Research” on behalf of the GSLIS Students, urging the government, research funders and researchers to make their research available to the public at no cost to the reader. In the introduction before the signing GSLIS Associate Professor Robin Peek discussed the role of libraries and open access journals, just one aspect of Open Access .

GSLIS 2009 OA Week :: Information about how Simmons celebrated OA Week
Open Access Week 2009 :: More information about OA Week worldwide
SPARC :: The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
Right to Research :: The Student Statement on the Right to Research
Partners in Rhyme / Scattered 1 :: Music used in this episode.

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2009 Open Access Roundtable

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:03:00 -0500

On Tuesday, October 20th 2009, Professor Peter Suber, Berkman Fellow at Harvard University and Senior Researcher at SPARC, visited Simmons to celebrate Open Access Week with GSLIS students, faculty and staff. In this round table discussion, selected student leaders, librarians and faculty posed questions about how they could be involved in the open access movement.

Open Access Week :: Simmons College Open Access Week website.
Partners in Rhyme / Island Fever :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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GSLIS Job Search Resources & Professional Networking

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:10:00 -0500

On October 7th, 2009 the Simmons Career Resource Library held a workshop on where GSLIS students can discover LIS specific job banks, paraprofessional postings, internship resources, networking opportunities, and job market
trend information. This workshop provides students with the skills and resources needed to conduct successful job searches and career-advancing networking opportunities.

LIS Career Guide :: Information compiled by the Simmons Career Resource Center on LIS jobs.
Higher Education Career Guide :: Useful information for students interested in academic libraries.
Networking Career Guide :: Information on networking compiled by the Simmons Career Resource Center.
Partners in Rhyme / Tango 2 :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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FLO Mini-Conference - Google Analytics

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:45:00 -0400

On June 9th, 2009, Fenway Libraries Online held their first annual mini-conference at Simmons College in Boston. Rachel Keeler and Paul Hoffman from the FLO office closed the day with an introduction to and overview of Google Analytics.

FLO Website :: Fenway Libraries Online
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 3.21 MB
Partners In Rhyme / Happy 1 :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode

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FLO Mini-Conference - Website Usability at MassArt

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:40:00 -0400

On June 9th, 2009, Fenway Libraries Online held their first annual mini-conference at Simmons College in Boston. Jen Greene and Gabrielle Reed from MassArt gave a presentation on website usability after the midday break.

FLO Website :: Fenway Libraries Online
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 909 KB
Kevin MacLeod / Sonatina :: Music used in this episode.

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FLO Mini-Conference - Using LibQual for Assessment

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:33:00 -0400

On June 9th, 2009, Fenway Libraries Online held their first annual mini-conference at Simmons College in Boston. George Hart of UMass Boston gave the second presentation of the day on LibQual.

FLO Website :: Fenway Libraries Online
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 765 KB
Partners In Rhyme / Arabian Salsa :: Music used in this episode
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode

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FLO Mini-Conference - The Importance of Assessment

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:28:00 -0400

On June 9th, 2009, Fenway Libraries Online held their first annual mini-conference at Simmons College in Boston. Peter Hernon, a full-time professor in GSLIS, gave the opening keynote address. He teaches in the areas of government information, public policy, evaluation of library services, research methods, and academic libraries.

San Francsico Public Library :: Link visited during the presentation.
FLO Website :: Fenway Libraries Online
Peter Hernon :: Bio of the presenter.
Partners In Rhyme / Saxy French 1 :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Full transcript of this episode.

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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
Kevin MacLeod / Ecossaise in E Flat :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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Open Acess Week - Interview with Peter Suber

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:19:00 -0400

In celebration of the Open Access week, October 19-24, 2009, Professor Peter Suber, Berkman Fellow at Harvard University and Senior Researcher at SPARC, is being interviewed. Professor Suber explains what the GSLIS students at Simmons College can do to promote open access and lists the long-term benefits for their professional career. Professor Suber also touches the role that libraries and universities can play in the promotion of freely available research of scholarly communication.

Peter Suber's Website :: For more information on Professor Suber.
Berkman Center for Internet and Society :: A research program at Harvard Law School founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development.
SPARC Website :: The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition

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Finding a Career through Branding

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:22:00 -0400

On May 9th, 2009, Simmons Continuing Education Program and SLA Boston co-sponsored a Career Program with Melissa Fristrom of Core Allies. In this program Melissa Fristrom teaches how to differentiate yourself and succeed in your career by creating a personal brand.

Simmons SLA :: The sponsoring organization's wiki.
Kevin MacLeod / Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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World Heritage Memory Net: World Culture and Heritage at Your Finger-tips

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:06:00 -0400

On April 17th, 2009, Dr. Ching-chih Chen gave the Annual Speech at the Simmons Beta Phi Mu Annual Meeting at Simmons College in Boston, demoing her World Heritage Memory Net Project for the audience. Professor Chen is author and editor of 35 books and more than 200 articles in the areas of information technology, management, and global digital libraries. She’s received countless awards, including the 2008 American Library Association Beta Phi Mu Award.

Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 3.85 MB
Project Director, NSF/IDLP Global Memory Net :: Global Memory Net website
Project Director, World Heritage Memory Net :: In partnership with UNESCO/World Heritage Center
Kevin MacLeod / One Sly Move :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript for this episode.

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Mark Greene - On "More Product, Less Process"

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:42:00 -0400

On April 15th, 2009 the Simmons Chapter of the Society of American Archivists sponsored a webcast with former SAA President and Director of the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming, Mark Greene. Perhaps best known for co-authoring “More Product, Less Process,” Mark spoke about the implications of using that theory in other aspects of archival work (like appraisal, reference, and digitization).

Mark Greene :: Presenter's bio from the SAA website.
Simmons Chapter of the Society of American Archivists :: Sponsoring organization's websie.
Kevin MacLeod / Smooth Move :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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2009 MSLA Conference - Boys and Reading

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:22:00 -0400

On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Michael Sullivan is the author of Connecting Boys with Books, as well as several other books on the topic. He has been a Children’s Librarian and Library Director in public libraries for more than 15 years.

Kevin MacLeod / Hot Swing :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transript of this episode.

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2009 MSLA Conference - Advocacy, Urban Setting, and You

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:19:00 -0400

On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Doc Roth and Karin Kell-Deyo spoke during the last session of the day about advocacy in school librarianship. Doc Roth is director of The English High School Library, chair of the AASL Legislation Committee, chair of the MSLA Constitution and Policy Committee, as well as the MSLA National Legislation Liaison, among other things. Karin Kell-Deyo is Boston Public Schools Library Director.

Kevin MacLedo / Vegas Glitz :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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2009 MSLA Conference - Library Programming and Board Games

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:14:00 -0400

On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Beth Gallaway was named a Mover and Shaker by Library Journal in 2006 for her advocacy on gaming in libraries. Her book Game On! Gaming at the Library was just recently put out by Neal-Schumann Publishers.

Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 2.29 MB
Information Goddess Consulting :: Beth's web site.
Kevin MacLeod / Killing Time :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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2009 MSLA Conference - Technology in School Libraries Today

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:08:00 -0400

On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Valerie Diggs gave a presentation about the unique challenges of social networking technology in school libraries. She is the Dept Head of School Libraries for Chelmsford Public Schools, and most recently completed the transformation of the Chelmsford High School Library to a true Learning Commons Space.

Technology and Schools PB Wiki :: Wiki site with slide presentation, voice thread and links from today's presentation.
Kevin MacLeod / DD Groove :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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2009 MSLA Conference - Manga and Graphic Novels

Simmons College GSLIS — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:03:00 -0400

On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Robin Brenner is the Teen Librarian at the Brookline Public Library. She’s helped create the great Graphic Novels for Teens selection and recently published Understanding Manga and Anime.

Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 6.34 MB
No Flying, No Tights :: Robin's website reviews of graphic novels for teens
Kevin MacLeod / Chanter :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of 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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The Legacy of South End Press

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:10:00 -0400

On March 20th, 2009 the Progressive Librarians Guild hosted a panel discussion intended to celebrate the legacy Boston’s very own South End Press. Two editors and publishers from the South End publishing collective Asha Tall and Jocelyn Burrell shared their thoughts and experiences.

South End Press :: The publishing collective's web site.
Kevin MacLeod / Blue Paint :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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