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Archived News
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Dec. 18, 2007: GSLIS Professors Tang and Denn Awarded Second Grant
GSLIS Professors Rong Tang and Sheila Denn have been awarded a second $15,000 grant in
support of their project "User Based Question Answering: An Exploratory
Study of Community Generated Information Exchange in Yahoo!Answers" (please see description below). In addition to the November grant from the
Simmons College President's Fund for Faculty Excellence, they have received this new award from the OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Program (LISRGP).
Dec. 12, 2007: Fall Podcasts
For the past year, the GSLIS Tech Lab has been podcasting GSLIS lectures and events. Some
of the latest events include "Babies & Bathwater: Re-Imagining Academic Libraries" (Peter
Hirtle and Sarah Thomas), "Rising from the Ashes: The Story of the Iraq National Library
and Archives" (Dr. Saad Eskander), and "Very Hue: A Report on the Vietnamese Librarian
Project" (Terry Plum). To listen, go to http://gslis.simmons.edu/podcasts.
Dec. 5, 2007: Read the Latest Dispatches from the Field
Dean Michele Cloonan and Fellow for Dean's Initiatives Meaghan K. O'Connor traveled to Amman in late November as part of an ongoing initiative to train Iraqi librarians. (For more information on the program, see the Simmons GSLIS International Initiatives page.) Read about their experiences in our Dispatches from the Field blog.
Nov. 7, 2007: GSLIS Professors Tang and Denn Awarded Grant
GSLIS Professors Rong Tang and Sheila Denn have been awarded $15,000 in
support of their project "User Based Question Answering: An Exploratory
Study of Community Generated Information Exchange in Yahoo!Answers" from the
Simmons College President's Fund for Faculty Excellence. This year marks the
first call for proposals to the President's Fund. The Award Letter indicates
that "the level of competition was extremely high for the funds available.
Congratulations on designing a project that distinguished itself among such
a formidable group of proposals."
The project aims at investigating the recent development of user
community-based question answering systems such as Yahoo!Answers from the
point of view of democratization of information and user-generated content.
Specifically, the study will involve analyzing the types of questions people
ask, the kind of responses they receive, and the process by which the best
answer to a question is chosen. The project will enhance our understanding
of user community-mediated communication and information exchange. The study
will also contribute to the advancement of discourse theories of question
asking and answering.
October 5, 2007: Full-Time Tenure Track Faculty Openings
GSLIS invites applicants and nominations for three full-time tenure-track positions at
the Assistant Professor level. Responsibilities are to teach, conduct research, and
contribute to developing curriculum in one or more of the following areas (More information):
- Archives, digital preservation, and museum informatics
- Children's and youth services
- Collection development and management
- Managerial leadership
- Metadata (including organization of information)
- Public library management
- Reference services
- School library media specialist
September 20, 2007: September Edition of InfoLink
This month's InfoLink casts a spotlight on the Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library and the great work the staff (many of
whom are GSLIS alums) are doing there. We also profile new adjunct professor, Rob Wolfe. Download the PDF today! And if you haven't already done so, check out the InfoLink Online where we provide supplemental information and links in addition to the full PDF of the article.
July 20, 2007: Summer Edition of InfoLink
The summer issue of the InfoLink is now available. From the main feature, "Getting Away, Library Geek Style," to our Snapshot feature on Martha's Vineyard Librarian Danguole Budris, to a special bonus snapshot on Dr. David Chernin's "Road Less Traveled," it's chock full of fun and adventure. Download the PDF today! An online supplement is also available.
June 6, 2007: GSLIS Student Named Winner of PLG 2007 Miriam Braverman
Memorial Prize
Simmons College GSLIS congratulates GSLIS student Marcel LaFlamme for being
named the winner of the Progressive Librarians Guild's (PLG) 2007 Miriam
Braverman Memorial Prize. His winning essay, "Towards a Progressive
Discourse on Community Needs Assessment: Perspectives from Collaborative
Ethnography and Action Research," was chosen from entries submitted by LIS
students from across the U.S. and Canada. The essay will be published in the
upcoming issue of Progressive Librarian; he will also receive a stipend to
attend the ALA annual conference in D.C. later this month. Congratulations also go to GSLIS
student Joshua Jackson (one of only two students given an honorable mention)
for his paper, "Taking the Next Step: A Critical Encounter with Critical
Information."
For the full press release, please see: http://libr.org/plg/2007Braverman.php.
May 19, 2007: Congratulations to this year's student award winners!
Congratulations to this year’s Simmons outstanding student award winners! These recent graduates have been recognized for their significant contributions to Simmons GSLIS. To read biographies of the award winners, please download the following PDFs:
The Estelle Jussim Award: James Darin Murphy
The Kenneth R. Shaffer Award: Jennifer M. Lege
The GSLIS West Leadership Award: Georgina M. Trebbe
The Outstanding Information Science Student Award: Ellen Knowlton Wilson
May 11, 2007: Office with a View
There's a world of adventure taking place right outside the windows of GSLIS's One Palace Road offices. On April 30th, Candy Schwartz went underground to get an inside—and exclusive!—look at the School of Management construction site. To see her photos, check out her Flickr photo album. Be sure to read the captions for a detailed explanation of what's going on.
May 7, 2007: New Library Space Revealed!
The final shelving and furniture were still arriving, and collections were still being relocated, but the new space in Beatley Library was opened to the Simmons Community on May 7, expanding the study area available for the end-of-semester crunch. The new wing won't have its official opening until the fall, but in the meantime you can take a look at some photos taken by Dr. Candy Schwartz.
April 19, 2007: April Edition of InfoLink
This month's issue is dedicated to the next least-favorite thing after registering for classes: the job search. Read all about four GSLIS students and their job search experiences, peruse a Snapshot Profile of Kelly Jo Woodside ('04LS) and a Mini-Snapshot of Lana Thelen ('07LS), and look over highlights from several recent student group events. Download the latest issue, and take a peek at any you've missed, on the InfoLink webpage.
April 14, 2007: GSLIS West Wins Bowling Match-Up
 At the Northampton Bowling Lanes on Saturday, April 14, the GSLIS West library students and faculty defeated the University of Massachusetts archivists (many of whom are GSLIS West students and faculty) in a challenge issued to GSLIS West by Danielle Kovacs of the University of Massachusetts Special Collections and Archives and adjunct faculty member for Simmons. Sporting tastefully modest, GSLIS branded t-shirts designed and obtained by Kirstin Kay, the GSLIS West team were led by high bowlers Becky DeAngelis and Jen Darcy. Pamela Pfeiffer and Katie Winston fortunately improved their second game scores by over 60 points each to help the librarians sweep the archivists, as some of the initial high rollers cooled off, due perhaps to too frequent refreshment.
A further triumph of the GSLIS West team was to persevere despite the aural onslaught of karaoke night at the Northampton Lanes, and in particular to ignore the seizure-inducing disco lights and a stunningly distracting rendition of "We are the Champions" by Adam Novitt, GSLIS West graduate bowling for the UMass archivists, who, in a futile attempt to unnerve the GSLIS West team, had Freddie Mercury turning in his grave.
The match ended with a lengthy discussion about the score, despite its calculation and display by computer, and the eventual but grudging declaration of GSLIS West as the victor.
Also bowling for GSLIS West were Stephanie and Kevin Brown, Kirstin Kay, Anne C. Moore, Adam Williams, Grant Gigee, Jeremy Smith, and Terry Plum. GSLIS West students and associates bowling for the UMass archivists in addition to Danielle were Alex MacKenzie, Meghan Fahey, Rob Cox and other UMass archivists and friends. A re-match is being scheduled.
April 12, 2007: 2007 Alumni Achievement Awards Announced
Congratulations to Nguyen Thi Bac and Molly Raphael, recipients of the 2007 Alumni Achievement Award. Please download the press release for more information.
April 10, 2007: GSLIS West Bowling Showdown
 Good luck to the GSLIS West students, staff, faculty and friends who have been challenged to a bowling showdown by the UMass Archivists. Anyone in Western Mass. on Saturday, April 14 at 5:00 p.m. should stop by and cheer them on! Team logo by Kristin Kay.
March 27, 2007: Congratulations to GSLIS CE Movers & Shakers!
Congratulations to GSLIS CE instructors Bonnie Peirce (LS'03) and Robin Brenner, both of whom have just been named in Library Journal's list of Movers & Shakers. To learn more about them, please see the GSLIS CE Instructor Pages.
March 15, 2007: February and March Editions of InfoLink
Did you miss the February and March editions of InfoLink? Check them out on the InfoLink page to find out more about how GSLIS faculty are using wikis and blogs in the classroom, and to meet some musical GSLIS students.
March 6, 2007: Tang Receives APA Research Contract
Congratulations to Professor Rong Tang! She recently received a $10,000
contract award from the American Psychological Association (APA). She'll use
this award to conduct a research project assessing the search needs of PsycINFO
users. For her project, Professor Tang will survey APA members and academic
librarians on the current state of PsycINFO use. Her results will help identify
gaps in user education and improve PsycINFO user interface design.
February 20, 2007: Award Established in Honor of GSLIS Alumna
The American Library Association (ALA) recently honored GSLIS alum Sara Jaffarian '47LS by establishing an award in her name. The Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming will go to a K-8 school library, public or private, that conducted an outstanding program in the humanities. The winning school will receive $4,000 for new materials or programs, plus a commemorative plaque. The ALA is currently accepting applications for the award.
Sara Jaffarian is a retired school librarian who has been a member of ALA for 63 years. During her distinguished career, Sara worked in the Quincy school system and designed the Lexington school library program. She also served as ALA councilor and board member, member of the Newbery-Caldecott Awards Committee, recording secretary of the American Association of School Librarians, and president of the Massachusetts Association of School Librarians. Congratulations to an outstanding GSLIS alumna!
To read more, please see Alumnet.
January 30, 2007: GSLIS Alum Appointed Bodley Librarian
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Thomas LS'73, who has recently been
appointed Bodley Librarian at Oxford University. Dr. Thomas is the
first woman and first non-British person to fill the most senior
library post in the University of Oxford. She will begin her position
on February 19, 2007. For more information, view Oxford's full press release or download the PDF.
January 23, 2007: GSLIS Alum Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Congratulations to Diane d'Almeida, LIS '97, who was selected as a Fulbright
Senior Specialist. \Diane will spend six weeks teaching at the Mohammed VI
library of the Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. She will offer
instruction and information about current US academic library tools,
databases, and other library trends. Diane is blogging about her experiences
in Morocco on our Dispatches from the Field site.
January 16, 2007: Applications Available for Ph.D./Managerial Leadership
The Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science
is pleased to announce that applications for the second year of the
new, innovative Ph.D. focused on Managerial Leadership in the
Information Professions are now being accepted. Applications and
more information can be found at the program website.
The deadline for submitting application is February 1, 2007.
Candidates will be informed of decisions by April 1, 2007.
Exceptional candidates will be selected for interviews with the
Committee on Doctoral Studies and members of the Board of Advisors.
Most interviews will be conducted in late February or early March,
preferably at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts.
The new cohort will begin courses with a nine-day intensive
instruction period held at Simmons College from May 25 – June 1,
2007.
January 2, 2007: Ruth Mitchell Wunderly Digital Scrapbook
The Simmons College Library, Archives, and the students of Professor
Schwartz's Fall 2006 Digital Libraries class (LIS 462) are pleased to announce the
launch of the Ruth Mitchell Wunderly Scrapbook 1915-1918. Developed by students,
this digital library contains photographs, correspondence, news articles, and
other memorabilia from Ruth’s time at Simmons, and aims to provide insight into
the life of Simmons College student in the 1910s. Visit the scrapbook at http://gslis.simmons.edu/wunderly.
December 5, 2006: December InfoLink
This month's InfoLink features an article by GSLIS adjunct professor Linda Braun, who writes about the learning opportunities that social
networking sites can offer library patrons. And in the Snapshot Profile, Linnea Johson, GSLIS Assistant Manager for Information Technology, shares her varied interests in
technology, music, white water rafting and the Red Sox.
Download a copy today! November 21, 2006: Photos from GSLIS West Panel
On November 18, GSLIS at Mount Holyoke College students and faculty attended a panel at the UMass Renaissance Center. The panelists were Jeannette Bastian, Simmons College, Associate Professor and Director of the Archives Program; Katherine Coolidge, Bulkley Richardson and Gelinas, Law Librarian; and Carolyn Noah, CMRLS, Regional Administrator. They discussed the role that libraries and librarians should play in the ongoing debate about how to restrict—and make available—data on our patrons and their use of the library.
GSLIS West students and faculty at the panel. Photo by Cal Bastian. November 2, 2006: Photos from Fang Reception
On October 11, a reception was held to honor the first two recipients of the Josephine Riss Fang Endowed Scholarship.
Josephine Riss Fang with some of her family.
Fang with the first recipients of the scholarship:
left, Hagar Shirman; right, Elizabeth Walters. October 26, 2006: October InfoLink
This month's InfoLink features GSLIS author Alisa Libby whose first book,
"The Blood Confession," is the perfect read as we creep towards Halloween.
(And if you'd like to hear her read it herself, make your way to the Young Adult
room of the Boston Public Library, this Friday, October 27 at 2:30 p.m.)
Speaking of the BPL, Scot Colford, applications manager (and GSLIS Adjunct
Faculty member), is our Snapshot profile.
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October 26, 2006: Beta Phi Mu Book Award
The Simmons chapter of Beta Phi Mu, International Honor Society, has announced its inaugural Beta Beta Chapter Student Book Award.
Please see the application for eligibility requirements. Applications are due on November 1, 2006
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October 17, 2006: Caryn Anderson to Receive Crestos Award
The American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) recently announced that Caryn Anderson will be one of two
recipients of the James M. Crestos Leadership Award for 2006. This award is given to newer members of ASIS&T who have
demonstrated extraordinary leadership and involvement with the organization. Caryn is currently Chair Elect and
Program Committee Chair of NEASIS&T, and is a former leader of ASIS&T@Simmons.
October 2, 2006: Josephine Riss Fang to be Honored
The Josephine Riss Fang Endowed Scholarship was established in April 2006 by Anna and Paula Fang and their siblings to honor their mother,
who was a professor in the Graduate School for Library and Information Science from 1969 to 1991. The scholarship is awarded to
international and domestic students seeking to earn a doctorate or master's degree with a focus on international librarianship or
preservation and conservation. On October 11, the first two scholarship recipients,Elizabeth Walters and Hagar Shirman, will be honored
at a dinner at Simmons College. August 3, 2006: GSLIS Welcomes Six Spectrum Scholars
We are pleased to welcome six recipients of ALA's Spectrum Scholarship program
to Simmons GSLIS. The six scholars—
Alma Ramos McDermott, Amber Moore, Brenda Mitchell Powell, Holly Smith, Diana
Wakimoto, and Emerita Yanes—
comprise the largest group of Spectrum scholars at any LIS school in the nation.
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August 3, 2006: Chen Receives UCC's International Peace Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Ching-chih Chen, who has just been awarded the United Cultural Convention's
"International Peace Prize" for her work on Global Memory Net. The objective of the Prize "is to celebrate
the work of individuals who are achieving results across political, religious, business
and ethnic divisions, to the greater good of society." To see more about the
Global Memory Net, please see
http://www.memorynet.org, or download the UNESCO article.
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June 22, 2006: June/July 2006 InfoLink
The June/July issue of InfoLink is now available.
Click here to download a PDF.
In this month's UpFront article, Amy Pattee talks about the controversy regarding sexually explicit
literature for teenagers; our Snapshot profile focuses on Jen Doyle, GSLIS director of curriculum and communications, who shares her passion for librarianship
and working for the betterment of her community.
For other issues of the InfoLink, please see
the Infolink Archives.
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June 7, 2006: Rong Tang to Join GSLIS Faculty in Fall 2006
Professor Tang received her Ph.D. from the School of Information and Library
Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to coming to Simmons,
Professor Tang was an assistant professor at the School of Library and Information
Science, Catholic University of America, where she taught information systems
in libraries and information centers, online information retrieval, and research
methods in library information science. Her research areas range from user
relevance judgments, mental models of online searching, information quality
assessment, to bibliometric analysis and citation behavior research. She is
a recipient of 2003 ISI/ASIST Citation Research Grant, and multiple faculty
research awards. She also worked on a multi-million dollar grant by ARDA of
Department of Defense from 2001-2003. Download the press release.
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May 11, 2006: May 2006 InfoLink
The May issue of InfoLink is now available.
Click here to download the PDF.
This month's UpFront article, "A New Vision for Library Leadership," talks
about the new doctoral concentration focused on managerial leadership in the
information professions; our Snapshot profile focuses on Mark Phillipson,
who has just graduated form GSLIS after attending as an Association of
Research Libraries Academy Fellow. (You may also recognize him as the
subject of the July 15, 2005 Chronicle of Higher Education article,
"Romantic Poetry Meets 21st-Century Technology.")
For other issues of the InfoLink, please see
the InfoLink archives.
April 27, 2006: ALA/LITA Names Ching-chih
Chen Winner of 2006 Kilgour Award
Congratulations to Dr. Ching-chih Chen for being
named the the winner of the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library
and Information Technology for 2006. OCLC (Online Computer Library Center,
Inc.) and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division
of the American Library Association, sponsor the award.
As Qiang Jin, chair of the award committee says in the release, “The
Kilgour Award Committee takes great pleasure in acknowledging the important
work and contributions of Ching-chih Chen, whose research has led to significant
achievements in the areas of global digital libraries, multimedia technology,
digital imaging, interactive videodisc technology, global information infrastructure,
and information management.”
To read the full press release, which contains more information on the award
and Dr. Chen’s work, please see
the ALA's press release. April 20, 2006: April Issue of InfoLink Now Available
The April 2006 issue of InfoLink is now available. In it, Prof. Sergio Chaparro-Univazo discusses international
librarianship and we profile Adjunct Professor Anne C. Moore.
Click here to download a PDF of this issue. April 20, 2006: Archives Brochure Available
A new brochure for the Archives program is now available.
Click here to download the PDF. March 15, 2006: Congratulations, Dean Emeritus Bob Stueart!
Dean Emeritus Bob Stueart was elected to honorary membership in the American Library Association by the ALA Council at its 2006 midwinter meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Honorary membership, considered ALA's highest honor, is conferred in recognition of "outstanding contributions of lasting importance" to libraries and librarianship.
The ALA honored Stueart "in recognition of his accomplishments as a library educator, administrator, author, editor, researcher, international consultant, and contributor to the work of numerous library organizations on the state, national and international levels." Over the course of a career that has spanned more than 40 years, he has had a substantial impact on the profession of librarianship in the United States and abroad. (Download the full press release) March 1, 2006: Congratulations, Dean Allen Smith!
Please join GSLIS in wishing congratulations to Professor Allen Smith, who became Associate Dean on March 1. Among his other duties, Dean Smith will oversee curriculum-related activities. Smith has been a professor at Simmons GSLIS since 1978. (Download Dean Smith's profile from the GSLIS Faculty Profiles booklet) March 1, 2006: March Issue of InfoLink Now Available
The March 2006 issue of InfoLink is now available. In it, GSLIS students share their experiences in the world of
blogs and blogging and Daniel Fleming talks about the important role of a library in the life of middle school students. (Download PDF document) February 24, 2006: Register for
Alumni and Professional Development Day!
Come join us on April 7 for this year's Alumni and Professional Development
Day, Breaking the Librarian Paradigm. Keynote speakers are James
F. Williams, II, Dean of Libraries at University of Colorado at Boulder and
Jessica C. McWade, President of the McWade Group. For more information and
to register, please see
alumnet.simmons.edu.
Beta Phi Mu members are also invited to the Annual Beta Phi Mu Induction
Ceremony and Reception, which will be held later in the afternoon. All members
will receive an invitation; RSVP is required.
GSLIS Continuing Education is again planning two workshops in conjunction
with Alumni and Professional Development Day. Please see our GSLIS CE pages
for more information about Not the Unthinkable, But What
We Didn't Think of: Preparing and Recovering from Disaster and What
is Web 2.0 and Why Should We Care?, both being held on Saturday, April 8.
We hope to see you all there! February 20, 2006: Change to GSLIS CE
Course, "Weeding Can Be Beautiful!"
The GSLIS CE course "Weeding Can Be Beautiful!" will be offered
at the MHC campus on March 10 instead of online as was originally posted.
For more information, please see the CE
Mount Holyoke Workshops page. February 15, 2006: Sheila Denn to Join
GSLIS Faculty in Fall 2006
Professor Denn received her master's in information science from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she expects to receive her doctoral
degree in December 2006. While a doctoral student, she taught courses in database
design and participated in research on an NSF-funded digital government grant.
Her current research focuses on metadata for use of government statistical
data, human-computer interaction for complex information-seeking, and the relationship
of metadata to human-computer interaction design. Download the press release. February 8, 2006: February Issue of
InfoLink Now Available
The February 2006 issue of InfoLink is now available. In this issue, alum
Kelly Robinson talks about her experiences working in news librarianship at
NPR, CNN, and the Christian Science Monitor; and Dean's Fellow Olivia Gatti
talks about her passion for librarianship and photography.
Click here to download the issue. January 24, 2006: Alumni Association Launches Blog
The GSLIS Alumni Board recently launched a blog. Check it out at
http://gslisalum.typepad.com/.
November 29, 2005: Emergency Closing Information
In the event of a snow, storm or emergency closing, Simmons College will inform WBZ 1030 (AM) radio and WBZ-TV Channel 4 television.
Every effort will be made to insure that announcements are made beginning with the 6:30 a.m. newscast. Members
of the community who commute from long distances are advised to delay their departures until complete cancellation information is
available. A voice mail message will also be broadcast over the College's telephone system. Off campus and part-time students can call
(617)-521-3INFO, and select the menu choice for school closing information and closing information will be posted on the
Simmons College website.
Read the full announcement. October 21, 2005: Faculty Position Available
GSLIS invites applicants and nominations for full-time tenure-track positions
at open rank. Preference will be given to applicants who have already earned
a terminal degree in library and information science or an appropriate related
field, can demonstrate excellence in teaching, and have potential for leadership
in scholarship and professional service. Download
the full job description. September 28, 2005: Congratulations, ASIS&T Student Chapter!
Congratulations to the ASIST Student Chapter for winning this year’s
Outstanding Student Chapter Award. Along with the University of Washington
student chapter, they were noted for having "leadership and excellence
in common. Both have offered frequent programs to their members, programs
which have attracted new members to the fold, and which have garnered attention
beyond the confines of their schools. Both have contributed materially to
national ASIST activities by creating Web sites for conference attendees,
serving as volunteers at meetings, and actively participating in committees
and other ASIST units." For more information about the ASIST Student
chapter, please see their website
at http://web.simmons.edu/~asist/index.html. September 15, 2005: Welcome, Kosovars
The Institute for Training and Development (ITD)
and the Simmons College (GSLIS) are jointly conducting a 17-week training
and academic program for nine Kosovars employed at the National and University
Library of Kosovo. The dates of the program are August 21 to December 17,
2005. This program and all of the Kosovar participants' expenses are
being paid for by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
of the U.S. Department of State. August 18, 2005: New Faculty Appointments at GSLIS
BOSTON (Aug. 18, 2005) - The Simmons Graduate School of Library and
Information Science (GSLIS) in Boston announces the appointment of a new
faculty member and two distinguished visiting professors.
Daniel N. Joudrey, an expert in organizing information, joins the
Simmons faculty as an assistant professor and will teach the
organization of information, including cataloging and classification.
Joudrey was previously a metadata policy intern at the Library of
Congress and a teaching fellow and research assistant at the University
of Pittsburgh, to Dr. Arlene Taylor, a well-known expert in the field.
Joudrey was chosen to assist Dr. Taylor in writing the forthcoming third
edition of The Organization of Information.
Joudrey is a Ph.D candidate in Library and Information Science and has
his MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh, and his B.A. from George
Washington University.
Amy J. Warner, a visiting associate professor at Simmons, is an
internationally recognized expert in information architecture,
controlled vocabularies, and metadata and thesaurus design. Warner will
teach database management and information technology for information
professionals. She has been a consultant for a number of years for
numerous national organizations, including the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control, Hewlett Packard Inc., and the United States Geological Survey.
A former professor at the University of Michigan School of Information,
Warner has co-authored two books and written numerous articles on
controlled vocabularies and database design.
Warner received her Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from the
University of Illinois and her M.A. from Indiana University.
Martha R. Mahard, a visiting assistant professor at Simmons, will teach
photographic archives and photographic preservation. Mahard has more
than three decades of professional experience with the Harvard College
Library System, including work in photography and visual collections at
the Fine Arts Library, visual resources at the Harvard Graduate School
of Design, and the Harvard Theatre Collection of The Houghton Library.
She has written numerous publications and presentations in the field of
photographic archives and visual information.
Mahard received her D.A. and M.S. from the Simmons Graduate School of
Library and Information Science.
The Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science,
established in 1902, was one of the first schools of its kind in North
America and currently is one of the largest. The highly regarded school
educates approximately five percent of the nation's librarians and
supports more than 9,000 alumni in library and information science
positions around the world.
The school offers academic programs in archives, library, and
information science. These include a Master of Science, a Ph.D in
Management Leadership, and a Ph.D in Library and Information Science to
begin in 2006. The school also provides specialized degree, dual-degree,
and continuing education programs. August 18, 2005: White House Nominates Simmons Graduate to National Library Commission
The White House has nominated Jan Celucci, a
1974 alumna of the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and
Information Science, to serve on the U.S. National Commission on
Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS).
The NCLIS is a permanent, independent agency of the Federal government
that advises the President and Congress on national and international
library and information polices, appraises and assesses the adequacies
and deficiencies of library and information resources and services, and
develops overall plans for meeting national library and information
needs. Celucci was one of three women to be nominated and will require
U.S. Senate confirmation. Terms run until July of 2009.
Celucci most recently served at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Ontario as
an advocate for the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, where
she visited research libraries and archives throughout Canada and
promoted their services and resources to Canadian decision-makers. She
is a member of the University of British Columbia President's Advisory
Council, Her previous professional positions include the Associate
University Librarian for Collection Services and Preservation Manager at
Boston College and Assistant Director at Hudson Public Library.
Celucci holds an honorary doctorate in Public Service and a MS in
Library and Information Science from Simmons College.
The Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science,
established in 1902, was one of the first schools of its kind in North
America and currently is one of the largest. The highly regarded school
educates approximately five percent of the nation's librarians and
supports more than 9,000 alumni in library and information science
positions around the world. August 6, 2005: GSLIS Welcomes Four More Visiting Researchers
GSLIS welcomes another four more visiting researchers -- Hongjia Zhang (Jenny Zhang) from Hainan, China,
who arrived on July 20, 2005; Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tuan Linh and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son from Hanoi, Vietnam, who
arrived on August 3, 2005; and Haiyan (Haley) Li from Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU), who arrived on
August 4, 2005.
Jenny is the Head of Library Automation at the University of Hainan Library. She will be at GSLIS for four
months under the support of the US National Science Foundation (NSF) exploring the possibilities of integrating
selective image contents related to the culture of "Li" minority ethnic group as a part of Global Memory Net.
Linh is the Conservator and Son is an AV technical staff at the Vietnam National Ethnological Museum (VNTM),
Hanoi, Vietnam. They are at the GSLIS for three months under the support of the NSF and Ford Foundation exploring
the inclusion of selective VNEM's images as a part of Global Memory Net. Haley is a System Engineer of the SJTU's
Library. She is at the GSLIS for three months under the support of the NSF exploring the inclusion of selective images
of Chinese musical instruments as a part of Global Memory Net. All will be working under the general direction of
Prof. Ching-chih Chen. August 2, 2005: GSLIS Receives Major Grant
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has
awarded the Simmons College GSLIS a $780,465 grant as a part of the 2005 Librarians
for the 21st Century program.
The funding will establish a doctoral program at GSLIS that specializes in
managerial leadership in the information professions, focusing on the knowledge,
skills, and personal traits applicable to leadership in libraries and other
information-based enterprises. The grant will support the preparation of 15
individuals (5 per year) for leadership roles in library and information organizations.
The program will cater to those who may not be able to interrupt their employment
to gain a degree, and will be offered with non-traditional scheduling to a
small, highly selective student body. Faculty will include a Professor of Practice
who will bring practical experience and a national or international reputation.
Among the benefits will be a pool of well screened and qualified individuals
to lead libraries and information organizations into the future, a body of
scholarly and practice-based research of advantage to professional organizations,
and continual updating and examination of leadership issues in information-related
organizations.
The principal investigators are Peter Hernon, Professor, and Candy Schwartz,
Professor and Coordinator of Doctoral Studies. For more information, contact
Schwartz at candy.schwartz@simmons.edu. July 14, 2005: GSLIS Welcomes Visiting Researcher
GSLIS welcomes our latest visiting researcher, Boris Badurina from Osijek,
Croatia, who arrived on July 6, 2005. Boris is a member of the Department of
Information Sciences, University J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Croatia, where
he teaches courses in databases, digitization and web development. He will
be at Simmons GSLIS for 4 months under the support of the US National Science
Foundation as a member of Prof. Ching-chih Chen's Global Memory Net team.
He will be working in integrating selective image contents from the Museum
of Osijek as a part of Global Memory Net. July 9, 2005: Dispatches from Amman
On March 2004, Simmons GSLIS and Harvard University received a grant from
the National Endowment of the Humanities to provide training for Iraqi librarians
and archivists to aid in modernizing Iraqi libraries and help address the country's
serious shortage of libarians. For several weeks in July, GSLIS Dean Michele
Cloonan, Professor Pat Oyler, and Adjunct Professors Harvey Varnet and Cynthia
Correia traveled to Jordan to take part in the program. While they were there,
Michele and Harvey sent back daily dispatches from Amman. To read all about
their experiences, please see
Dispatches from Amman. May 2, 2005: GSLIS Summer Hours
Beginning next Tuesday, May 10, the GSLIS office (P111) will begin operating
on summer hours. The office will be open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30
PM until Friday, June 3. Starting Monday, June 6, the office will be open Monday
through Thursday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM and Friday 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM. These hours
will continue through Friday, September 2. The GSLIS office can be reached
by phone (617-521-2800) and email (gslis@simmons.edu). April 15, 2005: Visiting Researcher
from Sichuwan University (China) Sponsored by the United Board of Higher
Education in Asia
Under the sponsorship of United Board of Christian Higher Education of Asia,
GSLIS is pleased to welcome Mr. Sheng Qiang Zhang, the Head of Automation Department
of the Sichuwan University Libraries in Chengdu, Sichuwan, China to be with
us for five months as a Visiting Researcher. During this period, he will be
working with Prof. Ching-chih Chen in exploring potential collaborative activities
with Prof. Chen's NSF supported Global Memory Net, using Sichuwan resources. April 4, 2005: Download the April
issue of the Information Link
This month's Information Link includes an article about the GSLIS
Alternative Spring Break and a Snapshot profile of Anita Silvey, GSLIS Adjunct
Faculty member. Download the PDF. March 1, 2005: Download the March issue of the Information Link
This month's Information Link includes Dean Michele Cloonan on last
summer's trip to Jordan as part of a grant GSLIS received to train Iraqi librarians
as well as a Snapshot profile of GSLIS Library Assistant Bridget Capobianco. Download
the PDF. February 14, 2005: 10th Year Anniversary
of Vietnam Program
The Conference on the Role of Library Resources and Services in Higher Education
in Vietnam took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, at the Hotel Meliá on December
9 and 10, 2004. The purpose of the conference was to discuss the promotion
of Vietnam's library infrastructure to support research by faculty in Vietnam's
institutions of higher education. For more information, see our Faculty
News page. February 7, 2005: Download the
February issue of the Information Link <
This month's Information Link includes Denise Davis on the joint
Simmons/UMass-Boston Diversity Internship in Libraries program as well as a
Snapshot profile of GSLIS-West student Tanya Pugach. Download
the PDF. January 26, 2005: Emergency Closing Information
Boston Campus
In the event of a snowstorm or emergency closing, The Simmons College Office of Business Affairs will inform WBZ 1030 (AM) radio and WBZ-TV Channel 4 television. Every effort will be made to ensure that announcements are made beginning with the 6:30 a.m. newscast. In the event that evening classes are cancelled, a separate announcement will be made by mid-afternoon.
A voice mail message will also be broadcast over the College's telephone system. Off campus and part-time students can call (617)-521-3INF(O)
, and select the menu choice for school closing information. Information will also be posted on the Simmons College Web site at my.simmons.edu.
Mount Holyoke Campus
For snow or inclement weather closings, GSLIS at MHC first follows the directives of Mount Holyoke College. The emergency number at Mount Holyoke College at 413-538-2330. However, because we meet on Saturdays, we make an independent decision about closing. For inclement weather announcements for Simmons GSLIS at MHC, please call the office at 413-533-2400. Announcements will be placed on the greeting for voice mail. Notification will also be made through e-mail using the gslisatmhc-l list, a listserv to which all GSLIS at MHC faculty and students are added.
In general, we try to stay open. However, many of you commute long distances. If you decide that the risk is unwarranted, email your professor about your situation. Stay safe.
GSLISCE
If Simmons College is closed, GSLISCE workshops will not take place. Our Office will registrants with information about rescheduling the workshop during the week following the originally scheduled date.
If the College is NOT closed, then workshops will take place. If you choose not to attend,
we will not be able to issue a refund. We will, however, send you all the printed materials distributed at the workshop.
December 15, 2004: Download the
December issue of the Information Link
This month's Information Link includes Terry Plum on Technology and
ASIS&T, Caryn Anderson's blog from the ASIS&T Conference, and a Snapshot profile
of Adjunct Faculty member, current doctoral student, and newly elected ASIS&T
President, Michael Leach. Download
the PDF. November 16, 2004: New Publications Available
Two new publications are
available for downloading: the November Information
Link and GSLIS Profiles.
GSLIS Profiles is a newly created publication profiling each of our
full-time faculty members as well as Dean Michele Cloonan, Assistant
Deans Davis, Knowles, and Plum, and Linda Watkins, the GSLIS Librarian. Download
Profiles (25 MB).
The November issue of the Information Link includes an article
on the Farragut School and a Snapshot profile of Admission Assistant Scott
Collins. Download Information Link. - October 29, 2004: GSLISCE Workshops Postponed
Due to the Red Sox Victory Parade, all GSLISCE workshops originally scheduled for October 30 will be postponed.
Workshops postponed are: "Dreamweaver 1"; "Photoshop for the Web"; and "Classification, Taxonomy. Ontology?".
"Dreamweaver 1" and "Photoshop for the Web" will be rescheduled for November 6. "Classification,
Taxonomy, Ontology?"; "Dreamweaver 2"; and "Working with Groups/Teams" will be rescheduled and
the dates will be posted next week. For more information, please see the
Continuing Education area of the website.
October 27, 2004: ARL Academy
GSLIS is currently seeking candidates for Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Fellows to start in January 2005.
For further information, please download the summary document.
If you are interested in applying, please contact Denise Davis, Assistant Dean for Admission and Recruitment, at 617-521-2801
or denise.davis@simmons.edu. October 18, 2004: Full-time tenure track position available
GSLIS invites applications and nominations for a full-time tenure-track position
at the Assistant Professor level to teach, conduct research, and contribute
to developing the curriculum in the area of principles of information organization;
subject analysis and classification; XML and other metadata protocols and standards;
practice and application in traditional and digital libraries and information
systems.
Faculty advise and mentor students, develop School policy, participate in
continuing education if they desire, and interact with alumni and peers in
the profession and the College.
For more information, please download the full
position description (PDF). October 18, 2004: Download the October issue of the Information
Link
This month's Information Link includes coverage of the Buenos Aires
IFLA conference and a Snapshot profile
of Adjunct Faculty member, Valerie Diggs. Download
the PDF. October 6, 2004: GSLIS receives over $2 million in grants
The Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science has
been awarded more than $2 million in grants for several ground breaking projects,
including an international study on image retrieval and management, a collaboration
among three of the nation’s top library schools to increase the number
of high-level academic library professionals in the field, and an effort to
train university librarians from the war-ravaged eastern European nation of
Kosovo on modern library policies and procedures.
Read more... September 10, 2004: Download the September issue of the Information Link
This month's Information Link includes information on GSLIS Diversity
initiatives and a Snapshot profile of Adjunct Faculty member, Raquel Ortiz,
'91LS. Download the PDF. September 8, 2004: Extended hours for the GSLIS Office
Beginning on Wednesday, September 8, the GSLIS Office will be open Mon-Thurs,
8:30 am - 6:00 pm and Fridays, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. GSLIS staff can be reached
via phone (617-521-2800) or email (gslis@simmons.edu). September 1, 2004: Welcome new students!
Orientation for both campuses will be held next week. The schedules can be
downloaded below:
July 20, 2004: Hours during the Democratic National Convention (week of July 25)
Due to the upcoming convention, hours for GSLIS and the Beatley Library are as follows:
| |
SUN
7/25 |
MON
7/26 |
TUES
7/27 |
WED
7/28 |
THU
7/29 |
FRI
7/30 |
SAT
8/1 |
| GSLIS* |
closed |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:00 |
closed |
GSLIS
Tech Lab |
10 - 10 |
9 - 10 |
9 - 10 |
9 - 10 |
9 - 4 |
9 - 8 |
9 - 9 |
| Beatley Library |
noon - 10 |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 7 |
Simmons
College |
closed |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:30 |
9 - 2:00 |
closed |
* On Monday-Friday, GSLIS staff will be available for appointments outside of these hours. Please contact gslis@simmons.edu.
For information about commuting and road closures, see
http://www.2004dnc.com/dnctrafficjams-alternateroutes.htm. May 20, 2004: Commencement News
Amidst family, friends, and colleages, 129 new GSLIS graduates were brought into the world on Sunday, May 16, 2004. Congratulations to our newest alums!
For those of you who would like to read the complete text of the address House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi would have
delivered if not for the rain, please visit here. April 14, 2004: Important Messages from the Dean
As a result of decisions made at the April Faculty Meeting, Dean Cloonan has made two important announcments:
Cancellation of Classes During the Democratic National Convention: The faculty voted to cancel classes the week of the Democratic National Convention, July 26 through July 31st. Students will still be given the full six weeks to complete your work. Details will be worked out on a course-by-course basis.
Moving to a Three-Credit Course Structure: The faculty
also approved a motion that enables GSLIS to move to a three-credit course
structure (pending final approval of the College). The Dean is in the process
of appointing a committee to implement this plan. The Committee will start
meeting in September and will include two student representatives. Among the
details to be worked out is the date when the new program will take effect.
Every student is guaranteed the right to graduate under the program that was
in effect at matriculation. However, students will have the option to incorporate
these changes into their programs should they so choose. April 2004: Class Schedules now available
Final summer and tenative fall class schedules are now available at
http://my.simmons.edu/gslis/courses/schedule.html. A View of ASIS&T
A freshman member’s view of the ASIS&T conference may not carry the
weight of decades of experience, but there is still a place for the vision
of those too new to the field to believe there are things that can’t
be done.
 This
essay outlines a coordinated view of some of the technologies, theories and
methods presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information
Science and Technology (ASIST) in Long Beach, CA during the week of
Oct. 19-22, 2003. This view reflects perhaps 25% of the ideas presented (alas,
such is the effect of concurrent sessions) coordinated with an “eye
on the prize” of effective and stimulating integration of diverse research
to assist those who are facilitating multi-disciplinary processes ranging
from city planning and industrial ecology to global conflict negotiation,
public health, and international development.
 This
is not the first articulation of such a “prize,” nor is it
the first discussion of the state of the library and information science field
in relation to this vision. Federated research integration systems or portals
already exist in developing forms ranging from programs like MetaLib, an integrated
library metasearching system by Ex Libris and operating at Boston College as
Metaquest, to simple “my library” customization options. However,
for those interested in improving cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration,
there was much reason for cheer at ASIST 2003.
Though they may not have specifically discussed it when presenting their work,
many of the researchers and practitioners were effectively building critical
components of super-systems. The systems in sight would be networked and customized
cross-disciplinary research services and resource/citation management programs
that will enable researchers, practitioners and policy makers to monitor and
access monographs, journals and data set repositories integrated within an
active network of peers sharing theories, methods and/or content through a
fully indexed, interactive and continuous peer review process for discovering
and developing knowledge.
The following four sections (Metasearching, Resource management, Dynamic peer
review, and Online collaboration) outline how research presented at (or near)
ASIST 2003 will contribute to the ongoing development of these systems in the
months and years ahead.
Read more of Caryn's view here.
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