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Relationships Between People and Technology Brings Knowledge Management Experts to Simmons College May 7

BOSTON (April 24, 2002) - The interactions between humans and their technology is at the forefront of the exploding field of knowledge management. Three renowned experts will address the whys and hows of these relationships at a conference Wednesday, May 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Third Floor Conference Center, 300 The Fenway.

Bonnie Nardi, former principal research scientist at Agilent Laboratories in California, will be the first keynote speaker at the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) alumni conference, "Information, Inspiration & Innovation." Nardi, who is now studying the work practices of network engineers, began her career observing Samoan families. She is the editor of Context and Consciousness: Activity Theory and Human Computer Interaction, as well as co-author of "Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart."

Speaker Chris Sherman, who has more than 20 years of multimedia and Internet applications experience, has written about search engines since 1994. Sherman is the co-author of "The Invisible Web: Uncovering Information Sources Search Engines Can't See." He is currently president of Searchwise, a Colorado Web consulting firm, and associate editor of SearchDay.

The event also will honor Winston Tabb, 1972 GSLIS graduate, known internationally for his contributions to librarianship and service. Prior to assuming the position of Sheridan director and dean of university libraries at Johns Hopkins University, he was associate librarian at the Library of Congress.

For more information on the conference, contact the Office of Alumnae/I Relations at 800-246-0573. Note to reporters: contact Katie Fiermonti in the public relations office at 617-521-2369 if you'd like to cover the event.

The conference's corporate sponsors include Google, Dialog/News Edge and Factiva/Dow Jones.

The Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science has one of the largest library and information science master's program in the nation and places librarians around the world. The GSLIS campus at Mt. Holyoke College allows students in western New England to more easily pursue a master's degree in library and information science.