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Latest entry: Alumni Day Spring 2009 - "Libraries and the Inspiration Business: How Can We Make a Difference in the Lives of our Patrons"

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GSLIS and SOM Offer Joint Program

June 4, 2009

Simmons College, Boston, MA

Strategies for Doing More in Your Library With Less: A learning breakfast presented by Simmons Graduate School of Library & Informa... read full details.

Advising Day for Fall '09 Boston Campus

July 7, 2009

Boston Campus

Advising Day for students starting at the Boston campus in Fall 2009 will take place on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 and Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Simmons Col... read full details.

InfoLink

A Community Newsletter of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science

April 2009

April 2009: Sci/Tech Librarianship

There are many changes afoot in academic libraries, perhaps in particular in science, engineering, and medicine—fields that have in a short time migrated much of their data and publications online. Practicing science librarians say that despite the economic downturn there are good jobs for people who like fast paced, interdisciplinary work. In this issue, we explore what some of those jobs look like and how to prepare for them.

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Featured Profiles

Iris Cotto

Iris Cotto, ‘06 M.S.

Children's Librarian, Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Massachusetts

"I want Hispanics and other cultural communities in the city to know the library is here for them. Libraries are public places where everyone should feel comfortable."

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Marcel LaFlamme

Marcel LaFlamme, ‘08 M.S

Library Director, Independence Community College, Independence, Kansas

"Whether we're designing a digital library or a literacy program for migrant workers, GSLIS challenges us to apply our classroom training to the workplace—and to the kind of world in which we want to live."

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