GSLIS Technology Group
GSLIS has its own computer labs on the Boston and GSLIS West campuses. These labs are open only to GSLIS students, and contain dual boot iMacs (with Microsoft Vista & Mac OS X operating systems) with a variety of software supporting the GSLIS curriculum. The Labs are staffed by Technology Reference Assistants, current GSLIS students who can answer questions and help troubleshoot software and hardware in the lab. In addition, the Simmons Technology Office supports campus-wide technology, including the wireless network, e-mail support and maintenance of student network storage space. The Tech Lab is located in the Palace Road Building in room P-213.
GSLIS Usability Lab
GSLIS Usability Lab is an innovative, state-of-the practice usability testing facility that provides researchers, faculty, and students with a testing environment that support both user-centered curricula and usability engineering. In the Usability Lab, researchers, faculty, and students conduct user studies and usability testing/evaluation of specialized computer software, web interfaces, and library information systems. In addition to improving and enhancing GSLIS faculty and student research experience, the Usability Lab offers an unique setup with specialized software and devices that enable researchers from outside Simmons to perform usability evaluation of innovative technologies developed within their organizations.
GSLIS Media Lab
GSLIS Technology has recently opened up a Multimedia Lab in P-203 of the Palace Road building. Aiden Graham, GSLIS student and Multimedia Assistant in the Tech Lab, will be available for customized tutorials, project planning, and troubleshooting on everything from software such as Audacity and Camtasia to assisting with video projects or projects involving a mixing board. He can also assist with oral history projects and setting up podcasting programs. Located across from the Tech Lab in the Palace Road building, the Multimedia Lab is open for drop-in hours on Thursdays from 10am-6pm and Fridays from 1-6pm and by appointment throughout the Fall 2009 semester.
For questions or to schedule an appointment outside of the scheduled hours, Aiden can be contacted at gsliscast@simmons.edu. More information on GSLIScast, the GSLIS podcast initiative, is available at http://gslis.simmons.edu/podcasts.
Simmons College Library
The Simmons College Library houses more than 200,000 volumes and nearly 2,000 periodical subscriptions, as well as a rapidly expanding collection of multi-media materials. A comprehensive reference collection, plus special resources in areas such as women's studies and juvenile literature, are major assets of the Library. In addition to the GSLIS Collection, special collections and services of particular interest to GSLIS students include the Career Resource Library and the College Archives. See the GSLIS Library Links page for more information or go directly to the Simmons College Library homepage. There is also a Cataloging Lab in the Palace Road building that includes resources and materials for cataloging and related courses.
