SCoSAA Just Desserts
When: Monday, February 6, 2012, 4:30pm
Where: Palace Road Building, P207
Now that the semester is in full-force, we would like to invite you to take a break and join SCoSAA and the archives faculty for Just Desserts on Monday, February 6, 2012 from 4:30 to 5:30 in P207.
This is an informal event with *dessert* and the opportunity to meet, mingle, and chat with the archives faculty. We will also give a warm welcome the newest member of the GSLIS archives faculty, Professor Joel Blanco-Rivera.
Please pass this announcement along to your friends. This event is open to all GSLIS students, and will be held in lieu of a general meeting for SCoSAA. We will have information about upcoming events and a listserv sign-up sheet.
GSLIS Book Club Meeting
When: Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 12:15pm
Please join ALASC and Professor Mary Wilkins Jordan for the GSLIS Book Group discussion of Reading Lolita in Tehran. Feel free to come whether or not you've read the book; there will be snacks, tea, and good conversation! The group meets in the Faculty Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Palace Road building at 12:15 pm. To join the book group listserv, send your e-mail address to mary.wilkinsjordan@simmons.edu.
SCoSAA Lunch
When: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12pm
Where: SOM, M201
Please join SCoSAA on Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 12:00 to 1:00 in M201 (School of Management building) for a lunchtime event. Current SAA president Gregor Trinkaus-Randal and GSLIS alum Mott Linn will speak on behalf of ACA. ACA will raffle a test-registration fee (a $50.00 value) and will provide pizza.
If you are interested in the event and think you might attend, please help us gather a preliminary headcount (we would hate to run out of pizza!) and RSVP here: http://acalunch.eventbrite.com/.
In case you cannot attend, this event will be recorded by GSLIS Cast.
MSLA-SIG Meeting
When: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 5pm
Where: GSLIS Lounge
Join us in the student lounge for pizza, news about upcoming events, and a chance to socialize with SLTP classmates new and old!
SCoSAA Q&A on ACA
When: Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:30pm
Where: Palace Road Building, P207
SCoSAA and the archives faculty invite you to join us for an informal Q&A session regarding ACA on Monday, February 13, 2012 from 4:30 to 5:30 in P207. Bring your questions, comments, and concerns as we discuss the pros and cons of the ACA certification process. Please let us know if you have any questions about these events. You can read more about ACA on their website at http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/ or in the most recent issue of SAA's newsletter Archival Outlook (also available at Beatley Library if you do not have your own copy).
PLG and Panopticon Welcome Andras Riedlmayer
When: Monday, February 13, 2012, 7pm
PLG and Panopticon welcome Andras Riedlmayer for a discussion on the destruction of cultural heritage --details to come
Writing Center Workshops
When: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Where: LIB-225
Wednesdays 3 - 4 pm
Feb. 15: Plagiarism
Feb. 22: APA citations
Feb. 29: Integrating and citing sources
Deluxe "Chewing the Facts" Event with PLG
When: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5pm
Don't miss this DELUXE Chewing the Facts as PLG brings in Millie Gonzalez, president of NE chapter of REFORMA to discuss the recent events in Tucson, Arizona, concerning the attempts to eradicate Chicano history -- details to follow
Lunchtime Lecture - Olga Kulikova
When: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12pm
This term, our visiting Russian Fulbright scholar, Olga Kulikova, will give a presentation about Henrietta Derman, a Simmons College LS alumna (Class of 1917), an important revolutionary library leader in Soviet-era Russia and who was consigned to a Soviet gulag due to her "modern library practices." Ms. Kulikova's talk is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 16, noon. [Room to be announced.]
Please join her by volunteering to present some aspect of your research or to discuss ideas with your colleagues, students, and outside practitioners. Later this term, we may have another panel discussion with profs. Mahard, Argawal and Benoit … Panels are usually great fun for all. Perhaps there are archivists, YA, school library folk, or people from other depts in the College, who might be free to present?
Thanks for your time and consideration. Offering a public lecture is a good service activity and helps to keep your students, staff, and other faculty informed and interested in your work.
Please feel free to drop a note to the Dean's assistant for special projects or to me about when you or your panel can present. Thanks again.
If your schedule prohibits speaking, everyone is of course welcome to join the audience.
Contact: gerald.benoit@simmons.edu
Mass Memories Road Show Lunch
When: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12pm
Where: UMass Boston
Join Heather Cole, Joanne Riley, and Andrew Elder from University Archives & Special Collections at UMass Boston for lunch on February 23, 2012 from 12:00-1:00pm. Cole, Riley, and Elder will present on the Mass Memories Road Show. If you are looking for a cool project to volunteer for, this would be the one! More details will be announced over the next few weeks.
Librarians in Liberia
When: Friday, February 24, 2012, 12pm
Find out what Shelley Quezada & Elaine Martin have been doing in Liberia as PLG teams up with SKIRRT to present "Librarians in Liberia: Reflections" -- details to follow
MSLA-SIG Annual Conference
When: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 8:30am-3:00pm
Join us for a free conference at Simmons aimed directly at SLTP students! This exciting day will include two sessions on Collaboration and Multicultural Literature, originally presented at the national AASL conference in Minneapolis by Newton Elementary School Librarians. This year we are also putting together two very valuable panels, the first comprised of recent graduates surviving their first year in the field and the second made up of fantastic middle school librarians offering tips on being successful at that level. Invitations and more details to follow, but please save the date!
GSLIS Career Fair
When: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 12:00-2:00pm
Look out for more information regarding the fair in the months to come! It will be held in the Linda K. Paresky Center.
Contact gsliscareerfair@simmons.edu with any questions.
See Also
- Alumni Events
- Continuing Ed Workshops
- Simmons College Events
- Tech Lab Workshops
- Graduation
- InfoLink
- Initiatives
Upcoming Events
- SCoSAA Just Desserts
Feb 6, 2012 - GSLIS Book Club Meeting
Feb 7, 2012 - SCoSAA Lunch
Feb 9, 2012 - MSLA-SIG Meeting
Feb 9, 2012 - SCoSAA Q&A on ACA
Feb 13, 2012 - PLG and Panopticon Welcome Andras Riedlmayer
Feb 13, 2012 - Writing Center Workshops
Feb 15, 2012 - Deluxe "Chewing the Facts" Event with PLG
Feb 16, 2012 - Lunchtime Lecture - Olga Kulikova
Feb 16, 2012 - Mass Memories Road Show Lunch
Feb 23, 2012 - Librarians in Liberia
Feb 24, 2012 - MSLA-SIG Annual Conference
Mar 31, 2012 - GSLIS Career Fair
Apr 25, 2012
Events featured are sponsored by the Simmons College GSLIS and other associated organizations, and also events at which GSLIS will be represented. If you have any questions about anything listed below, please e-mail the GSLIS Administrative Office unless otherwise indicated.