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Congratulations to MLIP Professor of Practice Luis Herrera for being named Library Journal's 2012 Librarian of the Year. Herrera has been with the MLIP program since 2009 as a member of the board of advisors; he also teaches Managerial Leadership in Public Settings with Jan Sanders, Director, Department of Libraries and Information Services, City of Pasadena, CA. According to the January 2012 LJ article, Herrera was chosen not just because of his "ability to build strong and effective partnerships with other city departments while his unusual brand of courage let staff teams make major management and organizational changes and decisions," but also "because of his joyous spirit and infectious optimism about libraries and his willingness to communicate that that optimism to all those involved." Please see the full article at: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/01/managing-libraries/luis-herrera-ljs-2012-librarian-of-the-year/; for more about Herrera, please see http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/people/faculty/adjunct/3788.php.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4786 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Ph.D./LIS Competitive Funding Available]]> December 7, 2011
The Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science is pleased to announce competitive funding is now available for the Ph.D. program focused on library and information science (LIS). This funding opportunity will provide tuition support and a stipend for full-time doctoral students as well as tuition support for part-time students. The Ph.D./LIS program is a small, strong program composed of students who form a cohesive and collaborative cohort, and who will be nurtured from enrollment through to completion of the dissertation. Students emerge from the program prepared for lifelong activity in research, scholarship, teaching, and service. For more information about the Simmons GSLIS Ph.D. program, please see http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/academics/programs/doctoral/index.php.
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4681 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS at the Occupy Boston Library]]> December 7, 2011
The Audre Lord to Howard Zinn Library at Occupy Boston is inside a U.S. Army surplus tent on the edge of the dozens of tents that make up the Dewey Square site. It's complete with a smoke hole to vent a woodstove, and when you peel open the flaps of the faded green canvas and walk inside, you half expect to see Hawkeye Pierce perched over his still, offering you a drink.

This tent, however, contains some 600 books displayed in stacks of wooden crates. Folding tables hold magazines, newspapers, tape, pens, and copies of the U.S. Constitution for the taking. A hanging shelf designed for sweaters offers Roget's Thesaurus, Webster's II, and The New York Public Library Desk Reference. A bulletin board calling for favorite information sources is full of suggestions: Radical Ref, socialistworker.org, Democracy Now. Power strips allow for multiple lights and laptops — the Occupy Boston wi-fi is open, of course — and a long piece of white lace hanging from the tent's peak is as a reminder of a library as a refined, genteel space.

"Even if people don't like what the Occupy movement is about, or don't understand it, there's a certain solidarity," says current GSLIS student Clare Davitt (who also happens to be the GSLIS Fellow for Dean's Initiatives). "They can say, ‘well, there's libraries! So it must be okay.' " The library was founded in early October by John Ford, owner of The Metacomet Bookstore in Plymouth, Mass., in collaboration with the Boston Radical Reference Collective (including Vered Meir '11LS and Heather McCann '07LS) and the Simmons Progressive Librarians Guild (including current students Bryce Healy, Joanna Breen, Kristen Parker and Davitt). The A to Z Library, as it's nicknamed, is one of many Occupy libraries, including the People's Library at Occupy Wall Street and libraries at Occupy Sacramento, Portland, San Francisco, Washington, and Maine, many of which catalog their collections through LibraryThing.

Tourists, visitors, and activists parade through Occupy Boston regularly. Today they include a nurse's demonstration just outside the library's door and an eighth-grade class from Belmont, Mass., that steps inside in groups of seven or eight to listen to someone from the media tent next door explain the setup. (Other themed tents include information, food, clothes, and sign-making.) The A to Z Library is open 24 hours a day, so librarian coverage varies. Books are circulated on the honor system; borrowers sign them out in a notebook. "We like it when they come back," Davitt says, "but we trust that if they don't, there's a good reason for it." The library recently received 15 books about anarchy; all were quickly borrowed and not one has come back.

The original inventory came from Ford's bookstore, but many donations have followed — enough, Davitt says, that they don't have room for it all, so they've set up free boxes where people can just take what they like. The collection is organized by GSLIS at the Occupy Boston Library subject, with the headings written on yellow stickies that fly from the crates. The predictable include communism/socialism, economics/consumerism, race/culture, gender, unions/labor, and "Papa Noam" [Chomksy, the linguist and activist]. Several copies of Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine cram one crate, and the populist historian Howard Zinn, for whom the library is partly named, has his own section. Every movement needs roses as well as bread, though, so there are other perhaps less expected topics: poetry, art/DIY, classic fiction, and young adult literature.

Naturally, the library has a strong online presence, with associated websites and listservs [see below], partly so the organizers can communicate with each other. Aside from scheduling staffing, organizers discuss issues such as winterization plans and creating pathfinders about many topics, such as intellectual freedom and children's literature.

The online presence also allows those who can't get to the physical site to be involved. People can send questions to the general listserv; a recent example was a request for political children's book titles. Along those lines, the library has also hosted several storytimes for families under a donated pop-up tent so parents of small children to feel welcome at the site.

Given that police in other Occupy communities around the country have been arresting the inhabitants, the organizers have also been discussing what to do if local police become aggressive. Should their priority be to protect the collection by moving it to a safe place, or should they try to stand their ground? "What does that mean as a librarian?" Davitt asks in response. "As a librarian I am here because I think people should have books. But I'm also here because of my political beliefs." Where the line exists between the two isn't always clear, she says. "I have a car and would be happy to get stuff out of here. But I'd also like to link arms and stand."

Her professors have been supportive, Davitt says, and she's hoping the A to Z Library will encourage GSLIS to offer a class in library advocacy. "You have to advocate for your building, your tax payers, your users," she says. "We have to explain why libraries matter. I think people are getting better at it, and this helps."

Some links to the Occupy Boston library and others:

Occupy Boston Library:
http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Libraryhttp://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Library

Simmons PLG: http://gslis.simmons.edu/wikis/plg/Main_Page

Occupy Boston Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBoston

Radical Reference Collective Boston: http://radicalreference.info/localcollectives/boston
Most of the activity has moved onto the collective's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/170046570078/?ref=ts

LibraryThing's Occupy libraries blog: http://www.librarything.com/blogs/librarything/2011/10/occupy-libraries/

Article and photo by Sasha Nyary
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4680 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Mosley Named BCALA Emerging Leader]]> December 6, 2011

Congratulations to GSLIS alum Derek Mosley '11LS, who has just been named an Emerging Leader by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA). Mosley is currently serving as the Archivist and Assistant Director of the Ernest J. Gaines Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Please see the full press release at: http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/davis-mosley-named-bcala-emerging-leaders.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4675 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Pattee to Host Panel at Boston Book Festival]]> October 11, 2011

Associate Professor Amy Pattee will be hosting a panel entitled "YA Fiction: On the Edge" at the Boston Book Festival. The panel tackles controversial subjects and telling stories in unexpected and experimental ways, and includes graphic novelist Danica Novgorodoff (Refresh, Refresh), Ellen Levine, author of In Trouble, and Daniel Nayeri, author of Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow, a collection of novellas. The panel takes place on Saturday, October 15, at 12:30 p.m.

For more about Amy Pattee, please see http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/people/faculty/full-time/pattee.php; for more about the panel and the Boston Book Festival, please see http://www.bostonbookfest.org/bookfest/schedule_detail/schedule_ya_fiction_on_the_edge/.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4513 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Quezada Named 2011 Recipient of NELA's Greenaway Award]]> October 11, 2011

Congratulations to Adjunct Professor Shelley Quezada, who was named the 2011 recipient of the New England Library Association's Greenaway Award. The award was established in 1988 to recognize distinguished service in the field of librarianship. Quezada, a long-standing GSLIS adjunct who teaches "Literacy and Services to Underserved Populations: Issues and Responses" as well as in the youth services area, is the Consultant for the Underserved at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

For more about Quezada, please see: http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/people/faculty/adjunct/2402.php

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4512 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Cloonan to Step Down as GSLIS Dean]]> September 21, 2011
Michèle Cloonan, dean of GSLIS, has announced that she will step down at the end of this academic year. Cloonan, who has served 10 years as dean, will continue her scholarly work at GSLIS as a researcher and professor, specializing in the preservation of cultural heritage and book trade history.

"GSLIS is truly a special place, not only because of its sterling and growing reputation, but also because of the wonderful faculty, students, staff, and illustrious alumni who continue to make the school shine," said Dean Cloonan. "I feel that with the School in such good standing, now is the right time for me to step down as dean."

The College plans to conduct a national search for her replacement.

Under her leadership, GSLIS has achieved great success. U.S.News & World Report ranked the program among the nation's top 10; it was the only small-to-midsize library and information science graduate program to make the top 10 list in its category.

During Cloonan's tenure at Simmons GSLIS, she:

  • Instituted a Ph.D. program in managerial leadership in the information professions
  • Established five new endowed scholarship funds, including the Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Endowed Program and the Endowed Fund for International Initiatives
  • Received significant grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Library and Museum Services, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and several major foundations
  • Built a nationally recognized Archives Program 
  • Achieved two successful reaccreditation reviews for the program
  • Hired more than one dozen distinguished and highly respected faculty members

"Michèle has worked tirelessly during her highly successful deanship to help make Simmons Library and Information School one of the best in the country," said President Helen Drinan. "I am incredibly grateful for her effective leadership and long service to the GSLIS program and Simmons."


]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4419 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Wins ASIS&T Student Chapter of the Year for 7th Time]]> September 19, 2011
For the seventh time since 2000, the Simmons GSLIS ASIS&T Student Chapter has won the Student Chapter of the Year award.

The announcement sent by ASIS&T cites a year of highly successful events, including talks by Peter Suber and Nicole Hennig, and a joint event with NEASIS&T that brought out students, faculty, staff, and NEASIS&T members from throughout the region. In addition to hosting, Simmons GSLIS podcasts each event, providing both the podcasts and supplementary materials on the GSLIScast website at: http://gslis.simmons.edu/podcasts/

On a day-to-day basis, the group is in contact with over 300 community members through a listserv, and the student leadership has created a virtual forum in which to conduct business. The group also has a longstanding close relationship with NEASIS&T, the local ASIS&T chapter, which this year received recognition as the ASIS&T Chapter of the Year. The relationship between the two outstanding groups has created a wonderful environment in which to exchange ideas and experiences between the learning and practicing communities, a benefit to students, practitioners, and faculty alike.

Congratulations Simmons GSLIS ASIS&T Student Chapter and NEASIS&T!

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4406 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position]]> September 16, 2011

Simmons GSLIS invites applicants and nominations for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin July 1, 2012.

We seek faculty in the area of information design and technology (e.g., database management, XML and metadata, information architecture, and other related areas) In addition to having research and teaching expertise in technology, experience with and knowledge of e-government, open source software, and system dynamics are highly desirable.

The deadline for application is November 1, 2011.

The position has been posted to the ASIST Job Placement site. Preliminary screening interviews will be conducted at the ASIST Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4405 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Daras Named 2011 Roger K. Summit Scholarship Recipient ]]> September 13, 2011

Congratulations to Simmons GSLIS student Justin Daras, who was named the 2011 recipient of the Roger K. Summit Scholarship from the DIALOG/ProQuest corporation. To see the announcement, please go to http://www.dialog.com/pressroom/2011/061211_justin_daras_scholarship_winner.shtml

The scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student enrolled in an accredited library or information sciences program. Scholarship winners must demonstrate understanding of Dialog services, academic achievement, and interest in the field of electronic information services. The award was presented at this summer's SLA annual conference in Philadelphia.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4393 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Linda Dunn Article Published in KeyWords]]> September 6, 2011
For the July - September 2011 issue of KeyWords, the Bulletin of the American Indexing Society, GSLIS CE instructor Linda Dunn wrote the feature article "Ten Things I Learned Teaching a Workshop on Periodical/Database Indexing Online" about her experiences teaching at Simmons. "Thanks to a lot of help from the Simmons Continuing Ed staff, Kris Liberman and Stacy Reardon," she says in the article, "as well as a wonderful set of participants, teaching my first online workshop was a wonderful experience." With the permission of the American Society of Indexers, you can download the article here. Dunn will be teaching the workshop again in October.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4365 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Hannah Gomez named YALSA's 2011 Spectrum Scholar ]]> August 31, 2011
The Young Adult Library Services Association chose incoming GSLIS student Hannah Gomez as the 2011-2012 Spectrum Scholar. Read more about Hannah here.
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4343 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Welcomes Fulbright Scholar]]> August 17, 2011

GSLIS is pleased to welcome Fulbright Scholar Dr. Olga Kulikova, who will be spending six months at Simmons beginning in September. She is the Assistant Director at the Bryansk Regional Scientific Universal Library; Bryansk is located 235 miles southeast of Moscow, and is about 75 miles from the borders of Belarus and the Ukraine.

She has published numerous papers, many focusing on interaction of libraries in the border states neighboring the Bryansk region, and on the professional development and training of librarians. Her Fulbright project will look at developing a continuing education system for librarians. She hopes to study CE in a wide range of libraries, not just academic, learning about training methods, delivery methods, and to understand why librarians participate in CE when there are no mandated standards or requirements for doing so. She also will look at the effect of professional development on librarians in their libraries and institutions. She is interested in library science education and hopes to learn from GSLIS.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4265 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS student awarded NELA Scholarship]]> August 10, 2011

GSLIS student Amanda Webb-Trujillo has been awarded a scholarship from the New England Library Association.  She is a 2011 scholarship recipient and will be honored at the NELA conference in the fall.  Amanda was also selected as a 2010 Spectrum scholar by the American Library Association.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4253 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS to Host AERI]]> June 29, 2011
The third Archives Education and Research Institute (AERI) will be hosted by GSLIS and held at Simmons from July 11-15, 2011. AERI, a week-long summer institute, brings together archival faculty and archival doctoral students, nationally and internationally for a series of workshops, mentoring and research sessions and plenary presentations. Speakers include David Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States. A pre-conference focusing on Digital Curriculum Laboratories for Archives and Preservation education will be held at Simmons on July 9-10. For more information please contact Dr. Jeannette Bastian at bastian@simmons.edu or go to the AERI website at http://aeri.gseis.ucla.edu/]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4115 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Wisser Receives IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Program Grant ]]> June 29, 2011

Congratulations to Simmons College GSLIS Assistant Professor Katherine Wisser, who has just been awarded an IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant in the amount of $123,436 for an Early Career Development project. Using social network analysis, Wisser seeks to explore the connections among some American literary figures as revealed by manuscript finding aids that can be leveraged using the new descriptive standard, "Encoded Archival Context - Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (EAC-CPF)". The project will result in recommendations for best practices in archival description.

Wisser joined the Simmons GSLIS faculty in 2009. She currently serves as the Co-Director of the Archives/History Dual Degree program and the Director of the Archives Post-Master's Certificate program; she teaches in the areas of Archives, Information Organization, and Metadata. She earned her master's degree in library and information science in 2000, and her Ph.D. in 2009 from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She also holds a master's degree in early American history from the University of New Hampshire. While in North Carolina, Wisser spent five years as the Metadata Coordinator for NC ECHO, a statewide program that encourages and supports use of appropriate metadata by member institutions to ensure online access to cultural heritage information facilitation, workshop instruction and individual institutional consultation. Her full bio can be seen at: http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/people/faculty/full-time/1792.php. For more information on the Simmons Archives Management concentration, please see http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/academics/programs/ms/index.php. The IMLS press release can be found at http://www.imls.gov/news/2011/062111a_list.shtm#MA.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4114 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[LJ.com Features GSLIS Adjunct/Alums ]]> June 27, 2011
The June 15, 2011, issue of LJ.com featured GSLIS Adjunct Professor Shelley Quezada, along with two alums -- Joshua Jackson and GSLIS West alum Anna Gancarz -- in the feature article, "The Problem Is Not the Homeless." Please see the article at: http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/ljinprintcurrentissue/890752-403/the_problem_is_not_the.html.csp ]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4113 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Seeks Tenure Track Faculty Member]]> June 21, 2011
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College is currently seeking a tenure track faculty member in the area of reference and user services. Interested applicants please see the detail of the job description below (PDF document). The deadline of application is August 15, 2011.

Job Description

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4058 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Program ]]> June 15, 2011

GSLIS is pleased to invite proposals for participation in the Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Program, which honors the memory of distinguished teacher and scholar Allen Smith.

Allen Smith Visiting Scholars are expected to be distinguished practitioners, educators, or researchers renowned for their work in reference, oral history, or the study of librarianship and information service in the humanities. Opportunities include semester-long visiting professorships, shorter-term lectureships, or presentation in an annual lecture series. The program provides support for transportation, honorarium, and related expenses depending on the nature of participation, and is open to scholars worldwide.

Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a proposed time frame and agenda of activities, and a statement outlining the applicant's qualifications and the benefits the applicant would bring to the Simmons community. There is no deadline, except that proposals for semester-long visiting professorships should be submitted at least a year in advance of the proposed semester.

For more information, please contact Professor Candy Schwartz, candy.schwartz@simmons.edu.

To learn more about our esteemed colleague and friend Allen Smith, see http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news874 and the wiki "Allen Smith Quotations," http://gslis.simmons.edu/wikis/dwiggins/Allen_Smith_Quotations.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news4047 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Commencement Award Winners]]> May 9, 2011
GSLIS is pleased to announce this year's Commencement Student Award winners. The recipients were selected by the GSLIS full-time faculty; the graduating students will be acknowledged after the last faculty meeting of the year and their names will appear in the 2011 Commencement Program. They will also be profiled in the summer issue of the Infolink.

The recipients are: Emily C. Sypole, The Daniel Fleming Outstanding Student School Library Teacher Award; Alexis Walters Wright, GSLIS Western Campus Leadership Award; Caitlin Maloney Pereira, Estelle Jussim Award for the Visual Arts; Kevin William French, The Kenneth R. Shaffer Outstanding Achievement Award; Mark Daniel McMahon, The Student Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news3949 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS in The Boston Globe]]> April 20, 2011

GSLIS was featured in The Boston Globe, Saturday, April 16, 2011. The article "Checking out the Future," focuses on technology libraries and in GSLIS courses. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2011/04/16/checking__out_the_future/

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news3878 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Student Wins Award for Distinguished Civic Engagement]]> April 20, 2011
GSLIS Student Ellen Chu won a 2010 - 2011 Distinguished Civic Engagement Graduate Student Award, awarded by the Simmons College Scott/Ross Center for Community Service. Chu was selected for her outstanding work with the Boston Teachers Union Library, one of the Scott/ Ross Center community partners. She will be honored in May in a ceremony on campus. The Distinguished Civic Engagement Graduate Student award recognizes graduate students who demonstrate strong dedication and commitment toward the Scott/Ross Center community partners. The recipients are recognized for their work to build strong community partnerships and are graduate students who go "above and beyond" in fulfilling their service role while offering creativity and initiative toward their service project. ]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news3877 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Agarwal Featured in "Talk Sikkim"]]> March 30, 2011

Assistant Professor Naresh Agarwal was featured in the March 2011 issue of the monthly news magazine, Talk Sikkim. The article, "A Brilliant Mind," is part of a series of profiles aimed to inspire the youth of Sikkim. Talk Sikkim has a readership of over 20,000 and is popular in Sikkim and North Bengal, India. ]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news3828 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Welcomes Dr. Andrew Flinn as First Allen Smith Visiting Scholar]]> March 2, 2011

GSLIS welcomes Dr. Andrew Flinn, our first Allen Smith Visiting Scholar, as a visiting professor during the Spring semester. Andrew is a Senior Lecturer and the Director of the Archives and Records Management program in the Department of Information Studies at University College London (UCL).

In addition to giving a public lecture later in the semester as part of his visiting scholar obligations, Andrew is teaching LIS 433 (Oral History), working with doctoral students and assisting with the Cultural Heritage internships. His areas of expertise include oral history, community archives, memory studies, and archival issues around truth and reconciliation commissions, political identity, and cultural property. While in the U.S. he plans to continue his research on community archives from an American perspective.

The Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Program, which honors the memory of distinguished teacher and scholar Allen Smith, was established in 2009 by his family. Allen Smith Visiting Scholars are expected to be distinguished practitioners, educators, or researchers renowned for their work in reference, oral history, or the study of librarianship and information service in the humanities. Opportunities include semester-long visiting professorships, shorter-term lectureships, or presentation in an annual lecture series.  The program provides support for transportation, honorarium, and related expenses depending on the nature of participation, and is open to scholars worldwide. The committee is currently accepting applications for the 2011-2012 academic year; please direct inquiries to Professor Candy Schwartz at candy.schwartz@simmons.edu.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news3730 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Partners with the University of Delaware and Others to Help Educate Future Conservators]]> February 24, 2011
GSLIS will partner with the Department of Art Conservation at the University of Delaware, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library (in Delaware), and the Library of Congress on a three-year pilot education program in library and archives conservation. The program is sponsored by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the University of Delaware, the lead institution.

The program seeks to educate and prepare students to conserve the nation's library and archival collections for future generations. These collections contain a wide range of materials, primarily books, manuscripts, and archives, that document cultural and intellectual heritage.

The program will build on the strengths of the curricula of Simmons and the University of Delaware. At Simmons, courses in preservation administration, the history of the book, book structures, and the management of library and archival collections will be offered to students from the University of from the University of Delaware, Simmons, and other art conservation education programs.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news3711 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS PhD student Advances Women's Equality]]> February 1, 2011
Irene Herold, GSLIS PhD student and Dean of Library at Keene State College, was one of 116 women who gathered in Philadelphia in October for "Vision 2020: An American Conversation about Women and Leadership." This national initiative seeks to advance women's equality by 2020, the centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news3642 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Alum Raises Funds to Buy India A Library]]> February 1, 2011
Andromeda Yelton '10LS was recently featured in American Libraries Direct for her work with the Buy India a Library project. The project was inspired by a Twitter discussion between Yelton and three other librarians, who are now on a quest to raise money through the British charity Good Gifts Catalogue to cover the cost of furniture, books, and two years of a librarian's salary.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news3641 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Announces Bastian as Acting Dean for Spring 2011]]> February 1, 2011
Simmons GSLIS is pleased to announce that Professor Jeannette Bastian will be serving as Acting Dean for the Spring 2011 semester while Dean Michele Cloonan is on sabbatical. Bastian came to Simmons in 1999 and has been the Director of the Archives Management Program since that time. Until January 2011, she was Co-Director of the Dual Degree in History and Archives Management. Prior to coming to Simmons, she was the Director of Libraries and Archives and the Territorial Librarian of the U.S. Virgin Islands. She received her master's in library science from Shippensburg University, a master's degree (M.Phil.) in Caribbean Literature from the University of the West Indies (Jamaica), and her doctoral degree at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Science. She has published extensively in the areas of archives and memory studies. For more information, please see http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/people/faculty/full-time/bastian.php.

During her sabbatical, Dean Cloonan will be writing two books for which she is under contract and working with the University of Delaware and the North Bennet Street School to bring up our new Mellon grant. She will return to Simmons July 1, 2011.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news3640 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Associate Professor Publishes and Talks About Why Libraries Won't Perish]]> February 1, 2011
GSLIS Prof. Amy Pattee has just had her first book, Reading the Adolescent Romance:  Sweet Valley High and the Popular Young Adult Romance Novel, published by Routledge. The book is an extension of the work she did to complete her dissertation at UNC Chapel Hill and focuses on Francine Pascal's popular "Sweet Valley High" series of novels for young people.  In the book, Pattee demonstrate the ways in which the series was responsive to changes in young adult literary publishing, how it reflected cultural milieu of the early 1980's in which it was written, and how it reflected and, to a small degree, challenged some of the literary tropes of romance fiction. Pattee spoke with former readers of "Sweet Valley High" (young women who remembered reading and collecting the series as young people) and compared their remembered experiences with the series to the critical re-readings of the novels undertaken by contemporary bloggers, most of whom have a decidedly different opinion of Pascal's novels.

Pattee was also interviewed on WGBH on January 31, 2011 to discuss the future of libraries. http://www.wgbh.org/programs/The-Emily-Rooney-Show-854  To listen, go to the section titled "WAYH About The Future Of Libraries" and click on the "listen now" button.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news3639 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Happy 2011!]]> January 11, 2011
GSLIS students, faculty, and staff joined together in producing this year's holiday card. Coordinated by Communications Assistant Alisa Libby and designed and built by GSLIS Technology Fellow Stacy Reardon, the card includes a compilation of favorite libraries. On behalf of everyone at GSLIS, we hope you had a great holiday and wish you a wonderful 2011!]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2011.php#news3578 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Newest Additions to the Notable Women at Simmons Digital Scrapbook Collection are now Online]]> December 22, 2010
For the past five years, students in Professor Candy Schwartz's digital libraries class (LIS 462) have been using scrapbooks and other materials donated by alumnae to the Simmons Archives as their raw materials to build digitized online scrapbooks. The course has proved so popular that a second section, taught by Assistant Dean Terry Plum, was added this fall. The latest two additions to the collection were launched in early December, bringing the total to seven. Class by digital libraries class, GSLIS students are creating the Notable Women of Simmons College digital library. The newest scrapbooks can be seen at http://calliope.simmons.edu/alice/ and http://gslis.simmons.edu/bettie/. The collection as a whole can be found at  http://www.simmons.edu/library/archives/exhibits/notable/ and is extensive and searchable.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3550 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Dean Cloonan attends IMLS awards ceremony at White House]]> December 22, 2010
Dean Michele Cloonan attended an event at the White House on December 17, where First Lady Michelle Obama recognized outstanding museums and libraries. The 2010 National Medal for Museum and Library Service was presented by IMLS to five museums and five libraries at the ceremony. In the photo, from left: Mary Chute '92LS, Dean Cloonan, Laurie Brooks '75LS. For a list of winners, visit the IMLS website: http://www.imls.gov/news/2010/121710c.shtm.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3549 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS alums quoted in Boston Globe: digitizing JFK archive]]> December 3, 2010
This week's The Boston Globe (The Boston Sunday Globe, 11/28/10) featured an article quoting GSLIS alums Rachel Searcy '09LS and David Ferriero '74LS, "Camelot's archives, available with the click of a mouse: $10m project to digitize JFK archives underway"
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2010/11/28/10m_project_to_digitize_jfk_archives_underway/

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3501 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Dean Cloonan Receives ALISE Service Award]]> December 2, 2010
Dean Michèle Cloonan has been awarded a 2011 ALISE Service Award for her contributions to the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). This award recognizes ALISE members who have contributed sustained service to the organization, and whose participation in activities has "enhanced the stature, reputation, and overall strength of ALISE." Congratulations to Dean Cloonan for this recognition of her work.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3500 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Jane Zhang defends PhD dissertation]]> December 2, 2010
Congratulations to Jane Zhang, for successfully defending her PhD dissertation. Zhang will officially become the second PhD graduate at the end of this semester. She will be joining the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science at Catholic University in Washington, DC in January.

Pictured at left: Brien Brothman, Records Manager, Rhode Island State Archives (and a member of Zhang's dissertation committee), Jane Zhang, Prof. Jeannette Bastian, Prof. Ross Harvey.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3499 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Presentation at ASIS&T Annual Meeting]]> October 28, 2010
Staff members Mary Bennett and Molly Duggan presented a demonstration at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting, October 22-27 in Pittsburgh, PA. The presentation, "Building a Virtual Archives and Preservation Curriculum Laboratory at Simmons GSLIS" allowed visitors to take a virtual tour of the Digital Curriculum Lab by stepping through scenarios devised by GSLIS faculty members.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3406 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Simmons ASIST Student Chapter Named Student Chapter of the Year]]> October 28, 2010
The Simmons student chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) was awarded the Chapter of the Year award at the ASIS&T conference, October 22-27 in Pittsburgh, PA. GSLIS adjunct and staff member Linnea Johnson (pictured) is a faculty advisor for the group and was present at the awards ceremony.
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3405 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Mary Minow and Winston Tabb take Oath of Office for National Museum and Library Services Board]]> October 20, 2010
On October 18, the Oath of Office ceremony was held for new members of the National Museum and Library Services Board. Taking the oath were GSLIS adjunct Mary Minow and GSLIS alum Winston Tabb '72LS. The ceremony was officiated by U.S. Archivist David Ferriero '74LS. Pictured at event, from left: David Ferriero '74LS; Mary Chute '92LS, IMLS Deputy Director for Libraries; Mary Minow, LibraryLaw.com Consultant; Winston Tabb '72LS, Dean of University Libraries and Museums, The Johns Hopkins University; Michele Cloonan, Dean of Simmons GSLIS.
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3387 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[COA Panel Visits GSLIS]]> October 20, 2010
As part of the Accreditation process, GSLIS recently hosted the COA external review panel on the Mount Holyoke and Boston campuses. The panel met with students, faculty, staff and alumni of the GSLIS program. They also attended classes on both campuses. ]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3385 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS hosts an event for Amy Ryan]]> October 19, 2010
On Tuesday, September 29, Simmons GSLIS and the Fenway Library Consortium honored Amy Ryan, President of the Boston Public Library.  Area librarians, faculty and students gathered in the Linda K. Paresky Center to celebrate the first woman president of the Boston Public Library. Ms. Ryan spoke about the importance of the public library collaborating with school and academic libraries to provide the resources that all mankind needs to be successful in a democracy.  Ms. Ryan has long roots in the Simmons community.  Her grandmother, Mary Gertrude Rock, graduated with a B.S. in household economy from Simmons in 1910. A century later, her daughter, Chloe, graduated with a degree in Communications in May 1910.

Photo, at left: Daphne Harrington, Director, Simmons Library; Amy Ryan, President, Boston Public Library; Helen Drinan, President, Simmons College; Michele Cloonan, Dean, Simmons GSLIS.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3383 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Adjunct Mary Minow appointed to IMLS Advisory Board]]> October 12, 2010

Mary Minow was appointed to the National Museum and Library Services Board on October 6, 2010. Minow was nominated by President Obama on April 26 and confirmed by the Senate on September 29. According to the IMLS website, "The NMLSB advises the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries and museums. The board is chaired by the IMLS director and comprised of two of its deputy directors and 20 members of the general public with demonstrated expertise on or commitment to libraries or museums."

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3357 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Visiting Professor and SLTP Director Fran Zilonis, Adjunct Linda Friel receive MSLA Lifetime Achievement Awards]]> October 12, 2010
Congratulations to Prof. Fran Zilonis and Adjunct Linda Friel for receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Massachusetts School Library Association. According to the MSLA website, "This award is given to a MSLA member who has contributed to the profession of school MSLA Lifetime Achievement Awardlibrarianship during the course of his/her 10+ year career. The honoree has demonstrated an exemplary commitment to the service of students and 21st century learning and the advancement of school libraries."
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3356 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Simmons College Welcomes Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellow]]> September 20, 2010

Simmons College will host a new international student on campus as part of the U.S. Department of State's Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program. Joining the Simmons College community is Samvel Israelyan from Armenia.

Established by the U.S. Congress in 1992 to encourage economic and democratic growth in Eurasia, the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State, and administered by IREX. By selecting emerging leaders from 12 countries of the former Soviet Union, the Muskie program aims to promote mutual understanding, build democracy and foster the transition to market economies in Eurasia through intensive academic study and professional training. In addition to their academic programs,

Muskie fellows gain exposure to American values through a community service experience and develop professional skills through a full-time internship in their field of study.

The Muskie program is highly competitive, averaging nearly 4,000 applications per year with a 4% rate of acceptance. For more information, visit http://www.irex.org/programs/muskie.

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries to promote friendly, sympathetic, and peaceful relations, as mandated by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchanges Act of 1961. ECA accomplishes its mission through a range of programs based on the benefits of mutual understanding, international educational and cultural exchange, and leadership development. For more information about ECA exchanges, visit http://exchanges.state.gov/.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3296 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Simmons GSLIS Raises Money for Spectrum Initiative]]> August 27, 2010
Simmons GSLIS is pleased to announce that it raised over $1,000 for the American Library Association's Spectrum Presidential Initiative. Assistant Dean for Student Services Em Claire Knowles, and Spectrum Scholars Miranda Rivers and Christine Thompson, hosted a dinner for Spectrum Scholars -- supported by Simmons students, faculty, and staff -- in June. The Simmons Student Chapter's contribution will allow ALA to continue to support master's-level Spectrum Scholarships and build the Spectrum Endowment. For more information please see ALA's press release.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3194 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Alum David Dwiggins quoted in Boston Globe]]> August 27, 2010
GSLIS Alum David Dwiggins is quoted in an article about digitizing historic collections in the August 21 issue of the Boston Globe : http://b.globe.com/9qhBeW]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3193 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Adjunct Prof. Sid Berger in Improper Bostonian]]> August 27, 2010
The July 29 - August 10 edition of the Improper Bostonian published a story featuring Adjunct Professor Sid Berger. The article was about pop culture and language related to shortening and combining names.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3192 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Students at the Wakefield Estate]]> August 27, 2010

The July 25 issue of the Boston Globe included an article on the Mary May Binney Wakefield Estate in Milton, MA where Simmons GSLIS students are working on cataloging books and processing documents in the Estate's collection: http://bit.ly/cKBLEY

For more information on this project, read the article in the Summer InfoLink: http://gslis.simmons.edu/infolink/Summer_10/extra_Wakefield_Summer_10.htm

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3191 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Alum Harvey Varnet in the Beaufort Tribune]]> August 27, 2010
The July 5 issue of the Beaufort Trubune ran a story on Harvey Varnet '71LS being named vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina: http://beauforttribune.com/archives/42657.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3190 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Zilonis Becomes Director of SLTP Program]]> August 16, 2010

We are pleased to announce that Visiting Professor Fran Zilonis was appointed Director of the School Library Teacher Program (SLTP) in July 2010.

Zilonis, who was previously an adjunct professor at GSLIS, joined the faculty as a Visiting Professor in Fall 2009. She has more than 30 years of library experience in Massachusetts schools, having been a school library media specialist, high school administrator, educational consultant, college professor, and college administrator, information technology administrator, and author. She is a recognized authority on school librarianship and in 2002 was awarded the Mass CUE Pathfinder Award for her leadership in integrating technology in schools. Simmons GSLIS has been ranked among the top ten programs in the area of Services for Children and Youth. Zilonis became the SLTP Director on July 1, 2010, following the retirement of Professor James Baughman, who directed the highly regarded program for over twenty years.

For more information about Zilonis, please see http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/people/faculty/full-time/1824.php; information about the School Library Teacher Program can be found at http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/academics/programs/teacher.php.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3147 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Welcomes Two New Visiting Professors]]> August 16, 2010

Please join us in welcoming Visiting Professors Andrew Whitmore and Laura Saunders to the faculty.

Whitmore comes to GSLIS from the State University of New York at Albany where he was a lecturer in Informatics. His research interests include open source software, information security and privacy, and the economics of information. His Ph.D. dissertation was entitled, "Toward a Policy Framework for the Design of Information Packages." Before he started his doctorate, Whitmore worked as an IT auditor for Ernst & Young and as an economist for the Consumer Price Index at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. He is teaching XML and a statistical methods group independent study course this Fall.

In May, Saunders became the first Ph.D. student to graduate from GSLIS. She wrote her dissertation on information literacy as a learning outcome in academic programs and won the Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Award at the 2010 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) conference for a poster based on her work. Before starting the doctoral program in 2004, Saunders worked at the Simmons? Career Resource and Beatley libraries. Over the last six years, she has been an adjunct professor at GSLIS. This Fall she will be teaching in the areas of reference, evaluation and user instruction.

For more information on Saunders and Whitmore, please see http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/people/faculty/full-time/2907.php and http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/people/faculty/full-time/2784.php.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news3146 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Alumni Association 2010 - 2011 Board Announced]]> June 24, 2010

Congratulations to the newly elected 2010 - 2011 GSLIS Alumni Association Board. This year we have many new members, and we're excited about the innovation from this creative group.

  • Ken Peterson ‘98LS, President Coordinator of Services to Libraries, Boston Regional Library System/Metro-Boston Library
  • Carl Antonucci '93LS, Vice President Director of Library Services, Capital Community College
  • Ann McLaughlin '71 UG, ‘72LS, Past President Director, Thomas Crane Public Library
  • Meghan Petersen ‘08LS, Secretary Archivist/Librarian, Historic New England
  • Khalilah Gambrell '05LS, Director-at-Large Product Manager, EBSCO Publishing
  • Beatrice Pulliam '04LS, Director-at-Large Library Commons Librarian for Technology and Access, Providence College
  • Kelly Alice Robinson ‘04LS, Director-at-Large Career Information Services Manager , Boston College
  • Ann Kardos ‘08, Director-at-Large Reference Librarian, The Mary Baker Eddy Library
  • Linnea Johnson ‘04LS, Director of Alumni Engagement Assistant Manager, GSLIS IT, Simmons College
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2917 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS student and alums quoted in U.S. News & World Report]]> June 21, 2010
GSLIS alums Cindy Fisher '08LS and Kelly Alice Robinson '04LS, and GSLIS student Sarah Bordac were quoted in an article, "4 Reasons Why the Library Should Affect Your College Choice," in U.S. News & World Report, Monday, June 21, 2010. To read the article, which emphasizes the importance of library staff, atmosphere, and resources, can be read here: http://t.co/AVlnHzB]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2906 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS students and NELA scholarships]]> June 7, 2010

Congratulations to GSLIS students Nicole Fonsh and Sasha Nyary for winning 2010 NELA scholarships! Their names might sound familiar to you if you've been working your way around the GSLIS blogs. Nicole recently contributed to the Dispatches from the Field blog about her experiences in Nicaragua (see http://gslis.simmons.edu/blogs/dispatches/2010/04/28/for-the-love-of-travel/) and Sasha is one of our Admissions bloggers (see http://alanis.simmons.edu/blogs/admissions/author/sashanyary/). The awardees will be introduced at the October 2010 NELA conference.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2861 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Student Goes on an Adventure]]> May 25, 2010
Last year, GSLIS student Kimberly Hula decided there wasn't enough adventure in her life -- so she decided to change that. Hula created "The Year of 52 Adventures" blog; a campaign to complete 52 adventures in the year 2010 (1 adventure a week).  So far 304 participants from the GSLIS community and cities and countries afar are participating in the project.  See news coverage of a recent adventure in high rise tap dancing from Chicago's WCIU here.
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2842 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Simmons GSLIS Alums --and Students! -- Win ALA Seats!]]> May 12, 2010

Please join us in congratulating GSLIS alums, faculty, and students who have been elected to various American Library Association positions. Alum Molly Raphael has been elected ALA president for 2011-2012, and MLIP Professor of Practice James Neal has been elected Treasurer for 2010-2013.

For the full announcement regarding these two positions, please see: http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/may2010/election_pio.cfm.)

Joining Raphael and Neal as ALA election winners are alum Brian Greene, Doc Roth, and students Sarah Smith (ALASC president) and Adriene Lim (MLIP).

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2815 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Congratulations to GSLIS Student Miranda Rivers!]]> May 12, 2010
GSLIS Archives student Miranda Rivers has been awarded the SAA Harold T. Pinkett Minority Student Award for 2010. Established in 1993, the award recognizes and acknowledges minority undergraduate and graduate students who, through scholastic and personal achievement, manifest an interest in becoming professional archivists and active members of the Society of American Archivists. The award will be presented at the SAA Conference in Washington, D.C. on August 13, 2010. ]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2814 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Sylvia McDowell to Receive Unsung Heroine Award]]> May 12, 2010
GSLIS alum Sylvia McDowell will be named a 2010 Unsung Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women on May 19th. McDowell, who passed away in March, worked at MIT and Harvard's Schlesinger Library before her retirement in 2003. As one of her many volunteer commitments, McDowell began work as scholar-in-residence at Forest Hills Cemetery in 2009. In recognition of her efforts, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino issued a proclamation in her honor and declared March 6 as Sylvia Ann McDowell Day. For more information, please see the InfoLink article at: http://gslis.simmons.edu/infolink/April_10/extra_McDowell_0410.htm ]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2813 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS CE Instructor To Be Nominated for National Museum and Library Services Board ]]> May 12, 2010
President Barack Obama has announced his intention to name GSLIS CE Instructor Mary Minow to the board of the National Museum and Library Services. Should she be confirmed, Minow, who has also taught Intellectual Freedom for GSLIS as an adjunct, will be the third GSLIS alum nominated by President Obama. This past Fall GSLIS alum Winston Tabb was named to the Board as well, and GSLIS alum David Ferriero was confirmed as the U.S. Archivist. For more information, please see the full press release at: http://www.simmons.edu/overview/about/news/press/899.php]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2812 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Student Takes Part in Howard Zinn Celebration]]> May 12, 2010
GSLIS student and PLG member Myrna Morales will be one of the readers at "A People's Celebration of Howard Zinn" on May 15, 2010, at the Old South Church in Copley Square. The event, which features music, action, and readings on Professor Zinn's work will include Bob Moses, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the founder of The Algebra Project, as a speaker. Please see http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=296633682865&ref=ts for more information. ]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2811 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[New book by GSLIS CE Instructor, Heather Hedden]]> May 10, 2010
GSLIS Continuing Education Instructor Heather Hedden has a new book out, The Accidental Taxonomist, published by Information Today Inc. This book is based on Hedden's popular online CE workshop "Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies," which she continues to teach several times a year. Details of the book, including its table of contents, foreword, introduction, sample chapter, web link resources, and index, are on the The Accidental Taxonomist web site, http://www.accidental-taxonomist.com. ]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2793 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[ALA Preservation Week, May 9-15, 2010]]> May 7, 2010

GSLIS is proud to acknowledge and celebrate the first American Library Association's Preservation Week, May 9-15, 2010. Its theme is "Pass it on: saving heritage and memories". GSLIS is participating in this inagural Preservation Week with tweets to its Twitter subscribers during the week of 3-7 May.

Preservation of resources in collecting institutions is acknowledged to be a significant and enduring issue requiring ongoing and energetic action. The ALA Preservation Week web site (http://www.ala.org/preservationweek) reports that U.S. libraries hold three billion items, and there is also a "treasure trove of uncounted additional items" in the hands of individuals, families, and communities. These records of our "creativity and history" encompass books, manuscripts, photographs, prints and drawings, maps, textiles, paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, moving images and sound recordings- and much more. They also increasingly include digital materials, which have very different preservation issues.

The Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) has the distinction of being the only LIS program in the country to have been offering preservation courses continuously since 1981. Working closely with local organizations such as the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) and the North Bennet Street School, the Simmons GSLIS preservation program combines hands-on practical experiences with the theoretical underpinnings of preservation and conservation. Simmons GSLIS also draws on a strong pool of preservation professionals in the Boston area as adjunct faculty and internship supervisors. Our array of courses is unmatched with content that covers the continuum of analog to digital.

Our Preservation faculty include:

  • Dean and Professor Michele Cloonan, an expert in the field of preservation and conservation, and winner of the prestigious Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award for 2010
  • Visiting Professor Ross Harvey, author of books and articles on library preservation, including two on the preservation of digital materials
  • Professor of Practice Martha Mahard, who has extensive professional experience with photographs and visual collections.
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2783 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Assistant Professors Whorley and Agarwal receive Presidents Fund grants]]> May 7, 2010

Congratulations to GSLIS Assistant Professors Tywanna Whorley and Naresh Agarwal on their recent grants from the Presidents Fund. Whorley has received a grant to conduct a two year research project of processing the MLK, Jr. Collection. Agarwal has received a grant for his work on "A Context-based Investigation into the Information Seeking Behavior and Source Use by Medical Residence."

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2782 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Job Search Support Group Starts Up Again for Spring]]> April 1, 2010

Begun last year in recognition of difficult economic times, the Job Search Support Group provides a supportive environment for GSLIS students and alumni conducting a job search to bring concerns to be addressed, share information and advice, enable expansion of their network of contacts and to serve as a support group. The specific goals are to sharpen job search skills, stay focused and motivated in job search, and expand network contacts.

Led by Assistant Dean Em Claire Knowles and the CEC's Roxanne Jackman, the empathy and encouragement can be particularly uplifting in times of economic recession.

Sessions begin April 1 and meet weekly throughout the month, 4-5 p.m. For more information please see the events listing.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2656 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Press Release: GSLIS Receives $138K Grant ]]> March 26, 2010

Press Release

Contact: Jeannette Bastian
jeannette.bastian@simmons.edu
617-521-2881

Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) Receives $138K Grant from National Historic Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)

BOSTON (March 25, 2010) — The Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) has received a grant of $138,182 from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the project "Building an Archives & Preservation Digital Curriculum Laboratory."

Through the grant offered by NHPRC, and a grant given by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in 2009, GSLIS will build a digital curriculum laboratory for archives and preservation education. The Lab will enable graduate students, educators and researchers to learn, instruct and experiment with digital materials in a digital environment and gain hands-on experience in a classroom context. Goals built into this grant include building the infrastructure of the lab, and producing learning prototypes of electronic management modules.

The Simmons Archives and Preservation Digital Curriculum Lab will be a controlled digital space providing integrated access to digital content, content tools, curriculum-based scenarios, and workspaces for class-specific exercises. Students will have the opportunities to experiment with and implement a range of digital archival and preservation procedures from record creation through preservation and delivery. The Lab will allow educators and students to evaluate and gain practical experience with current software and standards and a variety of open source content management systems.

Curriculum development specialists from Yale University and Tufts University will work in conjunction with GSLIS faculty on scenarios and learning modules. The scenarios will be tested and evaluated in the archives education programs of New York University, the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and by students of Simmons College.

NHPRC, the grant-making arm of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), supports a wide range of activities to preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources relating to the history of the United States.

The nationally ranked Simmons GSLIS (www.simmons/gslis) is one of the oldest and largest library and information science programs in the nation. It is also ranked as one of the top 10 Archives/Preservation Management programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2637 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Valerie Diggs LS'96 Becomes President-Elect of MSLA]]> March 24, 2010
GSLIS Alum and Adjunct Professor Valerie Diggs has been named the President-Elect of MSLA (Massachusetts School Libraries Association), 2010-2011. In the announcement, her colleague (and current MSLA President), Geri Fegan, said, Diggs "is not only a hard worker, but a strong advocate for school libraries across the Commonwealth. Her reputation as a scholar of library curricula and as a professor who is loved by her students at Simmons is well known. There are many new roads for MSLA to travel during the next few years. Some of them will be smooth and unimpeded, some will be bumpy and callousing. Knowing that Val will be leading the helm in the future is comforting to all of us on the board and planning new programs will be exciting." Congratulations, Val! ]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2632 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Movers and Shakers]]> March 23, 2010
Congratulations to GSLIS alum Bethan Steward LS'04, Librarian at the Egleston Square Branch of the Boston Public Library in Roxbury, on being named a Library Journal "Mover and Shaker." As stated in Library Journal, "in her two and a half years there Steward has launched green initiatives that have brought a touch of Eden to the inner city." For more about Steward, please see the LJ write-up.

We'd also like to send our congratulations to GSLIS CE instructors Sarah Sogigian, Trainer and Consultant for Youth Services at the Metrowest Massachusetts Regional Library System, and Jason Puckett, Librarian for Communication and Educational Technologies, Georgia State University, who were also named in the 2010 list. Please see the Library Journal write-ups on Sogigian and Puckett.


 

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2627 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Betsey Boyle Wins ARLIS Award]]> March 23, 2010
ARLIS/NE (Art Libraries Society of New England) has just announced that GSLIS student Betsey Boyle is the recipient of the Elmar Seibel Award. Established in 2001, the award is granted to an aspiring art information professional. For more information about ARLIS/NE and the Emlar Seibel Scholarship, please see http://arlisne.org/.
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2626 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[MLIP Professor of Practice Maureen Sullivan Interviewed by Library Journal]]> March 23, 2010
MLIP Professor of Practice Maureen Sullivan, who was named the 2010 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), was interviewed by Library Journal's Academic Newswire. For the full Q&A, please see http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6719366.html.
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2625 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Alum Named 2010 SLA Fellow]]> March 17, 2010

Congratulations to GSLIS alum Libby Trudell, Vice President of Marketing at Dialog, for being named a 2010 Special Libraries Association Fellow. The SLA press release states: "Fellowship in SLA is bestowed on no more than five mid-career professionals annually in recognition of past, present and future service to the association and the profession. The 2010 Fellows will be recognized during the SLA Awards Ceremony and participate in a session and panel discussion alongside the 2010 SLA Rising Star award recipients at the SLA 2010 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO in New Orleans."

In her work at Dialog, Trudell has had responsibility for functions involving information professional development, product management, strategic planning, product marketing, and customer services. In addition to various leadership positions she has held within SLA at the national and regional level, she received the San Andreas Chapter's Mark Baer Professional Achievement Award in 2009. For the full press release, please see the SLA website.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2612 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Professor Peter Hernon Wins "Best Book in Library Literature" Prize]]> March 10, 2010
Professor Peter Hernon has won the 2010 Greenwood Publishing Group Award for the Best Book in Library Literature. Hernon, along with co-authors (and MLIP Professors of Practice) Robert E. Dugan and Danuta Nitecki, will be recognized at the awards ceremony at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., this summer. They won for their book, Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives (Libraries Unlimited, 2009).
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2585 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Assistant Professor Amy Pattee Appears on WGBH's "Greater Boston"]]> March 10, 2010

Much attention has been devoted to the budget crisis facing the Boston Public Library. Assistant Professor Amy Pattee and GSLIS alum Susan Flannery, Director of the Cambridge Public Library, join the conversation about the relevance of libraries in today's society on WGBH's "Greater Boston with Emily Rooney."

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2584 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[ February InfoLink: Oh, Canada!]]> February 25, 2010
In honor of this Olympic season, we thought we'd take a look at how things are north of the border. Or, actually, how things are on this side of the border from the perspective of a couple of north-of-the-border GSLIS folks. And also how things compare from north to south. Eh? What does all that mean? See the February InfoLink for yourself at: http://gslis.simmons.edu/infolink/]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2545 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Now Accepting Proposals for Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Program]]> February 25, 2010

Simmons GSLIS is pleased to invite proposals for participation in the Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Program, which honors the memory of distinguished teacher and scholar Allen Smith. Allen Smith Visiting Scholars are expected to be distinguished practitioners, educators, or researchers renowned for their work in reference, oral history, or the study of librarianship and information service in the humanities. Opportunities include semester-long visiting professorships, shorter-term lectureships, or presentation in an annual lecture series.  The program provides support for transportation, honorarium, and related expenses depending on the nature of participation, and is open to scholars worldwide.

Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a proposed time frame and agenda of activities, and a statement outlining the applicant's qualifications and the benefits the applicant would bring to the Simmons community. There is no deadline, except that proposals for semester-long visiting professorships should be submitted at least a year in advance of the proposed semester.

For more information, please contact Professor Candy Schwartz, candy.schwartz@simmons.edu.

To learn more about our esteemed colleague and friend Allen Smith, see http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news874 and the wiki, "Allen Smith Quotations," http://gslis.simmons.edu/wikis/dwiggins/Allen_Smith_Quotations.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2542 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Cloonan and Bush to Receive Prestigious Awards at ALA]]> January 26, 2010

Congratulations to Dean Michele Cloonan and Professor Maggie Bush, each of whom are the recipient of prestigious awards.

Dean Michele Cloonan has been chosen to receive the prestigious Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award, which is given annually by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (a division of the American Library Association) to recognize the contribution of an outstanding professional preservation specialist who has been active in the field of preservation and/or conservation for library and/or archival materials. Michele was selected for her accomplishments relating to preservation leadership activities in professional associations at local state, regional or national level; her significant contribution to professional literature; and her training and mentoring in the field of preservation. The award will be presented to her at the ALA Conference this June. Please see the ALA Press Release at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/march2010/bhaward_alcts.cfm

Also at the ALA Conference, Professor Maggie Bush will receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). The award honors an individual member of ALSC who has made significant contributions to and an impact on, library service to children and/or ALSC. For more information about Maggie's many contributions to the field and to GSLIS, please see the March 2009 issue of the InfoLink, or please see the ALA Press Release.

Cloonan and Bush join several other GSLIS-related colleagues and friends who have also recently been in the news for their accomplishments: doctoral student and Adjunct Professor Laura Saunders received the Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Award for Doctoral Research at the 2010 ALISE Conference in January, Adjunct Professor/MLIP Professor of Practice Maureen Sullivan has been named the 2010 Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) Academic/Research Librarian of the Year, alum Winston Tabb will be nominated by President Barack Obama to the board of the National Museum and Library Services, and GSLIS Adjunct Professor Linda Braun recently became the first (and only) three-time recipient of the WISE Consortium's Excellence in Online Teaching Award.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2427 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[MLIP Professor of Practice Maureen Sullivan named ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year]]> January 26, 2010

GSLIS Adjunct and MLIP Professor of Practice Maureen Sullivan has been named the 2010 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Sullivan, who has also worked with GSLIS on staff and school retreats, will receive her award at the joint ACRL/LLAMA Awards Presentation at the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. in June 2010. For more information, please see http://acrlog.org/2010/01/24/maureen-sullivan-acrl-acdemicresearch-librarian-of-the-year/.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2426 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Alum to be Nominated by President Obama]]> January 26, 2010

The White House has announced that President Barack Obama will be nominating GSLIS alum Winston Tabb '72LS to serve as a member on the National Museum and Library Services Board. As a member of the Board, Winston Tabb, who is currently the Johns Hopkins Dean of University Libraries and Museums, would advise the Institute of Museum and Library Services on policy and practice. For more information, please see http://blogs.jhunewsletter.com/?p=211M and http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-11910.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2425 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Laura Saunders Wins ALISE Award]]> January 19, 2010

Congratulations to Simmons GSLIS doctoral student Laura Saunders who received the Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Award for Doctoral Research at the 2010 ALISE Conference. Saunders, who earned her master's degree in Library and Information Science from Simmons in 2001, won for her poster entitled, "Information Literacy as a Student Learning Outcome."

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2010.php#news2399 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Digital Libraries: Notable Women of Simmons College project]]> December 22, 2009
The students in Professor Candy Schwartz's Fall 09 Digital Libraries class (LIS 462) are pleased to announce that the latest scrapbook for the Notable Women of Simmons College series, can be found online at http://my.simmons.edu/library/notablewomen/. This year's scrapbook, which launched on December 10, is based on materials donated by Daisie (Miller) Helyar. Daisie studied Library Science and graduated from Simmons in 1910; in her scrapbook she collects report cards, photographs, theater programs, Valentines, letters, and newspaper clippings about such events as an outbreak of scarlet fever. Please flip through pages, look at individual items up close, and learn about Simmons during Daisie's era — all without having to leave your bedroom or office.

Visit Daisie at http://gslis.simmons.edu/daisie; for more information on the Digital Libraries ongoing project, please see our Academic Initiatives page.
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2347 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Braun Wins Online Teaching Award]]> December 16, 2009
Congratulations to Adjunct Professor Linda Braun who is one of the recipients of the WISE Consortium's Excellence in Online Education Award. Braun, who is the first and only three-time recipient of the award, was nominated for her teaching both of LIS 467 - Web Development and Information Architecture and LIS 483 - Young Adult Literature.

To see more about Simmons GSLIS and the WISE Consortium, please see the description on our website; to read more about the award, please see the WISE press release. 


]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2323 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[A Happy December to All!]]> December 8, 2009
A happy December to all who are here,
we wish you great joy in the coming new year!
In hopes that your thoughts will bring nothing amiss,
we bring to you news of what's happening at GS-LIS:

The online career fair? What's that you say?
Why, yes, LISSA and SLA Student Chapter hope you'll join us that day.
January 12th, free of charge, refreshments included.
Hope you can make it -- don't stay secluded.

Does January 19th work better for you?
Bill Barnes is being sponsored by LISSA, too.
The Unshelved creator will talk and sign books.
He'll begin promptly at 2:00 p.m. Come take a look!

There's much more to talk about, but we're running out of room.
Job Search Support, two grants, a new InfoLink soon.
If you'd like more details regarding the above, have no fear.
Follow links shown above or feel free to click here.
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2307 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Receives IMLS Grant for Cultural Heritage Project]]> December 8, 2009
Simmons GSLIS is pleased to announce it has received a grant of over $450,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for the project, "Curriculum, Cooperation, Convergence, Capacity - Four C's for the Development of Cultural Heritage Institutions."

GSLIS will partner with seven New England cultural institutions to incorporate museum informatics and data stewardship into an existing program of study. Partner affiliates are: American Textile History Museum, Concord Free Public Library, Connecticut Historical Society, Historic New England, Museum of African American History, Phillips Library Peabody Essex Museum, and Shelburne Museum. The grant supports institutional capacity building for cultural heritage convergence at GSLIS. The grant is funded for a period of three years.

For more information, please download the full press release or see the project website.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2306 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Features in Simmons Magazine]]> December 4, 2009
The Fall issue of the Simmons Magazine, available online at http://alumnet.simmons.edu/netcommunity/magazine, has several items of special interest to the GSLIS community.  Check out the alumni achievements on page 5, the Dean's message on page 6, faculty achievements on page 13, and Adjunct Professor Michael Sullivan's profile on page 29.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2289 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[December Staff Changes]]> December 1, 2009
This month, GSLIS says good-bye to Lauren Hruska, who has been the Admission Assistant since April 2008. Lauren is relocating to California and will be working in the wine industry. We wish her luck in her new pursuits. In vino veritas.

On December 1, we also welcome a new staff member: Mary Bennett. Mary is the new Technology Assistant for the Digital Curriculum Lab, and she will be working with Dean Michele Cloonan, as well as professors Jeannette Bastian, Ross Harvey and Martha Mahard on the 4Cs IMLS grant. For more information, please see http://gslis.simmons.edu/4cs/.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2287 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Alum Awarded "Super" Status]]> November 24, 2009

GSLIS alum Laurie Belanger '04LS was one of six school librarians awarded the "Super-Librarian" accolade by the Massachusetts School Library Association in October. Belanger, who is the school librarian at the Freetown-Lakeville Middle School, was profiled at http://www.southcoasttoday.com.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2279 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Student Featured on The Jordan Rich Show (WBZ)]]> November 17, 2009

Charlie Remy is currently finishing a master's in library and information science at Simmons College in Boston. He was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome (high functioning autism) a few years ago and is very active with the Asperger's Association of New England. Three people from the Association along with himself will be featured on WBZ News Radio 1030's The Jordan Rich Show (a live call-in program) on Sunday November 15 from 11PM to 12AM.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2240 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS to Host World Usability Event on 11/12/09]]> November 5, 2009
November 12, 2009 is the World Usability Day. Simmons GSLIS Usability Lab, in partnering with the Student Chapters of American Society of Information Science and Technology and Special Library Association, will host an event on the morning of November 12th in the Linda Paresky Conference Center (3rd floor of Main College Building), Simmons College. The event is open to the public, and the registration is free. For details about the event, please see: http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/calendar/events.php; to register, go to: http://gsliswud.eventbrite.com/

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2199 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Helping Make Libraries Happen]]> November 4, 2009

This fall, GSLIS students and alums have been assisting in the establishment of the Chinatown Storefront Library, which was opened on October 15. Using donated space, a nonprofit called Boston Street Lab came up with the project as a way to give people in Chinatown a sense of what it feels like to have a library in their neighborhood. The hope is that a permanent library will be established in the future. (The neighborhood has been without a Boston Public Library branch since 1956.) For more information, please see the Oct. 23 Sampan article and the Library's website at: http://www.storefrontlibrary.org/

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2197 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[ISI Samuel Lazerow Memoral Lecture (11/17/09): Is There a Future for Special Libraries? ]]> October 14, 2009

2009 is the 100th anniversary of the Special Libraries Association, making this an ideal time to consider if there is a future for special libraries (and the skill set of librarians who work in them). Are we prepared to answer the question of whether in the struggle for our survival we will be "the fittest" or if special libraries will become a casualty of the ongoing information revolution? In exploring these questions Dr. Pearlstein will take a look at the roles special librarians have typically played as intermediaries and arbiters of information and knowledge in their parent organizations, discuss the increasing challenges to these roles from both within and outside the profession, and conclude by taking a pragmatic look at some ways to position ourselves for survival and success in a future of ongoing economic and social turbulence.

For more information, please see the GSLIS events page.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2077 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Dr. Saad Eksander Returns to Simmons GSLIS on 10/22/09]]> October 8, 2009

On Thursday, October 22 (7:00 p.m.), Dr. Saad Eksander returns to speak at Simmons GSLIS; the lecture is being co-sponsored by GSLIS student groups SCoSAA (the Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists) and SIR (Simmons International Relations), as well as the Simmons College Warburg Lecture Series. He will be discussing his experiences rebuilding the Iraq National Library and Archive and the issues surrounding the National Library and Archive during the rebuilding and currently.

 Dr. Eksander, Director of the Iraq National Library and Archive, spoke on campus in November 2007. During that trip, he was profiled in the Boston Globe. Please see the November 2007 article and the diary he kept during 2006 and 2007 for more information about Dr. Eksander. Details regarding the event can be found on our GSLIS Events webpage.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news2043 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Three GSLIS Students Publish in CIL]]> September 24, 2009

GSLIS students Stephanie Buck, Katharine Dunn, and Nick Szydlowski have been published in Computers in Libraries. The articles — "Libraries in the Cloud: Making a Case for Google and Amazon" (Buck) and "Web Archiving for the Rest of Us: How to Collect and Manage Websites Using Free and Easy Software" (Dunn and Szydlowski) — can be found in the September 2009 issue.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1958 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Congratulates Dr. Gellman-Danley]]> September 1, 2009

Congratulations to GSLIS alum Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley, who has just become the first person to be named president at both the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College (Oklahoma). Gellman-Danley will begin her new role on October 1.

For more information, please see the article in The Daily Sentinel.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1851 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Dean Cloonan Quoted in Article ]]> August 26, 2009

Dean Michèle Cloonan was quoted in the August 14, 2009 issue of Gloucester Daily Times. The article, "Beverly Native Gets Obama's Nod for US Archivist," covered the nomination of GSLIS alum David Ferriero. Ferriero, whose confirmation by the Senate is expected in September, would become the 10th person to head the National Archives and Records Administration since the program was established in 1934.

Please see the article at www.gloucestertimes.com; for the original announcement, please see the July 29 news item below.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1785 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Student Interviewed by Boston Globe]]> August 3, 2009

Simmons GSLIS student Claudia Deane is interviewed by the Boston Globe about her volunteer work in records management for the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, a nonprofit agency that helps low-income families find affordable housing. Please see the article at boston.com.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1668 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Alum Named U.S. Archivist]]> July 29, 2009
Congratulations to GSLIS Alum David S. Ferriero, who, the White House has announced, will be nominated by President Obama to be the Archivist of the United States. Ferriero, who has served as the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries since 2007, has also served as the Chief Executive of NYPL's Research Libraries and the University Librarian and Vice Provost for Library Affairs at Duke University.  While at Simmons, he began working at the MIT Libraries as a Junior Library Assistant. He was at MIT for over thirty years, and was the Acting Co-Director of the MIT Libraries when he left. Ferriero graduated from Simmons GSLIS in 1974.

For the full press release, see http://www.simmons.edu/overview/about/news/press/ or download the PDF; for the White House press release, see http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/. 


 


]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1651 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[IMLS Grant Awarded to Simmons GSLIS Faculty]]> June 26, 2009
Professors Jeannette Bastian, Ross Harvey, and Martha Mahard, and Dean and Professor Michèle Cloonan have been awarded an IMLS grant of over $450K for their project titled "Curriculum, Cooperation, Convergence, Capacity - Four C's for the Development of Cultural Heritage Institutions: Libraries, Museums and Archives in the New England Area." GSLIS will partner with New England cultural institutions to incorporate museum informatics and data stewardship into its existing program of study. For more information, please see the IMLS press release at: http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/061709b_list.shtm#MA]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1536 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Chinese American Librarians Association Grants 2009 Scholarship to GSLIS Student]]> June 11, 2009
Congratulations to GSLIS student Danitta Wong, who was just named the recipient of the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) 2009 Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship. While maintaining an excellent academic performance, Danitta has worked as a volunteer at the Teen Room of the Brookline Public Library's Main Branch. One of her references commented that "I can speak for Ms. Wong's professional potential, and I believe Danita will be a strong addition to the profession. Volunteering here can be as little or as much as the volunteers wish to make, and Danitta has been generous with her time in volunteering to help out not only by monitoring the Teen Room but also taking on other tasks… Part of being successful in librarianship counts on innovation and industriousness as well as an outgoing, friendly nature, all traits which Danitta has in spades."

To read more about CALA, please see http://www.cala-web.org/.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1474 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Student Receives 2009 NELA Scholarship]]> June 11, 2009
Congratulations to Alexis Brown, the 2009 New England Library Association (NELA) scholarship recipient. Alexis, who has been active in the MSLA student chapter at GSLIS' Boston campus, plans to be a school librarian. Please see more at http://www.nelib.org/

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1473 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[PDF of Spring 2009 Simmons Magazine Now Available]]> June 5, 2009
The PDF version of the Spring 2009 Simmons Magazine is now available on the Alumnet website.  While you're reading about the exciting green initiatives taking place at Simmons, make sure to check out the article about the $1 million gift from the family of Allen Smith (p. 4); "The Great Paper Debate," which features an interview with Dean Michele Cloonan; and a feature on Maggie Bush's retirement (p. 24).  GSLIS faculty and alums are also highlighted in the magazine's regular features such as "Movers and Shakers" (p. 7) and Faculty Focus (pp. 8-9).]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1460 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[2009 GSLIS Grad Wins SLA Essay Contest]]> June 4, 2009
Congratulations to 2009 GSLIS grad Molly Caple for winning the SLA Boston Chapter Student Travel Stipend Essay Contest. Caple, who plans a career in law librarianship, will be attending the SLA Annual Conference for the first time. Her winning essay can be found on the SLA Wiki.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1454 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Professor Pat Oyler to Receive Major ALA Award]]> May 14, 2009
On July 13, Professor Pat Oyler will receive the John Ames Humphrey/OCLC/Forest Press Award from the American Library Association's (ALA) International Relations Committee. This is the third year in a row that a Simmons GSLIS faculty member has received a major ALA award. The award recognizes her contribution to library development in Vietnam and elsewhere, and will be given at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.

Please see the ALA Press Release for more details.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1286 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Simmons GSLIS Ranked in Top Ten Nationwide ]]> May 9, 2009

Simmons College GSLIS was ranked as one of the nation's top ten schools of library and information studies in the U.S.News & World Report's 2010 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools." The rankings were released online this week and are featured in the May issue of the magazine.

It was also named in the top ten category for the specialty rankings of Archives and Preservation and Services for Children and Youth.

Please see the full press release.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1266 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Receives $1 Million Gift]]> May 9, 2009
The family of former GSLIS Professor Allen Smith has made a $1 million gift from his estate to pay tribute to Dr. Smith's 30-year Simmons career. This generous gift has endowed two funds: one to establish a visiting scholars program, and a second to enhance a scholarship created at GSLIS in the late professor's honor after he passed away on August 2, 2008.

To read the full article, please download the PDF document.
]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1265 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS and SOM Offer Joint Program]]> April 30, 2009

On Thursday, June 4, GSLIS and SOM will together offer their first joint program, a leadership breakfast entitled "Recession-Proof Strategies for Doing More In Your Library With Less" from 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.. Specially priced at $35, the breakfast features GSLIS Professor Lisa Hussey and GSLIS Adjunct and SOM Assistant Professor Patricia Deyton speaking on "Libraries and the Economy," as well as SOM Associate Professor Mary Shapiro speaking about "Influence Without Authority." For more information, please see our Events page. Or, to just go directly to registration, please go to http://www.simmons.edu/som/execed/register/.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1249 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[April InfoLink Now Available]]> April 21, 2009
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. We also profile GSLIS adjunct professor Howard Silver, the co-head of the engineering and science libraries at MIT. Read all about those stories and more by downloading the PDF; an online supplement, with additional content, is also available.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1225 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[March InfoLink Now Available]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500
2009 marks the end of an era at GSLIS. Professor Maggie Bush officially retires in June, after more than a quarter century at Simmons and decades before that as a youth services librarian. In her honor, we've devoted this month's InfoLink to Youth Services. In this issue, our snapshot profiles GSLIS Adjunct Professor Linda Braun '81LS, president-elect of the ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).  We are also pleased to announce that on Thursday, March 19, GSLIS Communications Assistant Alisa Libby released her second young adult novel, The King's Rose.  In this month's issue, you can read about her experiences in researching the book. ]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1159 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[February InfoLink Now Available]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500
February is Black History Month, a celebration of African American heritage and achievement that has been observed nationwide since the mid-1970s. In its honor, we profile a recent GSLIS alumna, Holly Smith ‘08LS, who works with the African American archival collections at the Southern Historical Society in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  We also highlight some of the African American-related holdings at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston.

Read all about those stories and more by downloading the PDF; an online supplement, with additional content, is also available.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news1158 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Welcomes Visiting Researcher]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Boris Badurina, a faculty member of University J. J. Strossmayer, Osijek, and University of Zadar, Croatia will be spending the month of February 2009 working with Prof. Ching-chih Chen on her World Heritage Memory Net project in partnership with UNESCO/World Heritage Center under the sponsorship of National Science Foundation. Boris was a visiting researcher with Prof. Chen for three months in the second half of 2005, and was instrumental in working on the LINUX/MySQL/PHP-based Integrated Multimedia Content Retrieval System for Prof. Chen's Global Memory Net.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news894 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Assistant Professor Joudrey (Co-)Writes The Book]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Assistant Professor Daniel N. Joudrey has just published his first book. The Organization of Information (3rd ed.), co-written with Arlene G. Taylor, is *the* textbook for information organization, used by students in LIS programs everywhere.

Joudrey, who has been working with Taylor since he was a grad student at the University of Pittsburgh, has been at GSLIS since 2005. In addition to preparing to work on the 4th edition of The Organization of Information, Joudrey is writing a book for Libraries Unlimited, tentatively titled, "Puzzles and Pearls: Determining What Something is About." The book is based on his dissertation research, and focuses on the nature of 'aboutness' and subject access to information resources. He, Taylor, and Tina Gross, are also currently involved in a research project on the value of Library of Congress subject headings in information retrieval in OPACs.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news893 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Adjunct Professor Braun Wins Teaching Excellence Award for Second Time]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

At this year's ALISE conference, GSLIS Adjunct Professor Linda Braun will be receiving the WISE (Web-Based Information Science Education) Consortium's Excellence in Online Teaching Award for the second year in a row. Linda, who won for her class LIS 467 - Website Developement and Information Architecture, is an educational technology consultant with LEO: Librarians & Educators Online. She is a long-time adjunct faculty member for Simmons GSLIS and also an instructor in the GSLIS Continuing Education program.

To read more about Linda's best practices, please see the WISE website. To read more about LEO: Librarians & Educators Online, please see their website.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news892 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Assistant Professor Melanie Kimball Joins GSLIS]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Assistant Professor Melanie Kimball is joining Simmons GSLIS beginning in the Spring 09 semester. Professor Kimball, who comes to us from SUNY-Buffalo, received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where she also got her M.S. degree in Library and Information Science. Her primary area of research is in youth services in public libraries, literature for youth, and the history of public libraries as social and cultural institutions. For more information, please see our Faculty page.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news891 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Welcomes New Assistant Dean for Admission and Recruitment]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

We are pleased to welcome Sarah Petrakos as the new Assistant Dean for Admission and Recruitment. Sarah comes to us from Emerson College where she was the Assistant Director for Graduate Admission. She has previous experience in graduate admissions at Suffolk University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She earned her undergraduate degree in psychology at Providence College and her MBA in Marketing at Boston College. She is an active member of the National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals (NAGAP) and is the recipient of NAGAP's first Future Leaders Award. Sarah will begin at GSLIS on January 14, 2009.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2009.php#news890 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Adjunct Featured in BPL Ad Campaign]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500
GSLIS Adjunct Professor Scot Colford is one of the librarians featured in the Boston Public Library's new ad campaign. See the TV spot and print ad at: http://www.bpl.org/ads/.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news889 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Raynna Bowlby Speaks at REFORMA Northeast Chapter Event]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

GSLIS West Recruiting & Administrative Coordinator/Adjunct Faculty member Raynna Bowlby spoke at the November 14, 2008 REFORMA Northeast Chapter meeting, held at the Hartford Public Library. An article about the meeting is available at: http://tinyurl.com/4bg9ad (see page 8).

GSLIS West representatives will be back at the Hartford Public Library on January 6, 2009. Please see the Admission Events page for details.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news888 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Nicaragua Fellowship Winner Will Blog in January]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Congratulations to Stephanie Donohue for being awarded the $750 fellowship to take part in the January 2009 Nicaragua trip being coordinated by the Simmons International Relations (SIR) student group. Stephanie will document her travels on GSLIS' Dispatches from the Field blog.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news887 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Alum Wins Book Award]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Congratulations to Sarah Lamstein '85LS for being awarded the Association of Jewish Libraries' 2008 Sidney Taylor Honor Award for her book, Letter on the Wind: A Chanukah Tale (Boyds Mills Press 2007). The award recognizes the best in Jewish Children's literature.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news886 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Wishing You A Happy Holiday Season!]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500
For this holiday season, GSLIS students and staff created a special greeting to send you good cheer. Please see: http://gslis.simmons.edu/greeting/]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news885 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[New InfoLink Now Available: The Foodie Issue]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

In honor of the wonderful meals many of us are enjoying over this holiday season, this month's InfoLink features three GSLIS alums who work with food (either directly or indirectly) as part of their professional lives.

Even when it's not a professional pursuit, librarians are passionate about their food. GSLIS Assistant Manager of Information Technology Linnea Johnson has been reviewing restaurants for some time. This month, she shares reviews of five of her favorites.

Linnea isn't the only one. We also sent a note out to GSLIS students, staff, faculty, and alums, and were thrilled to have a great response. Read this month's PDF issue and online supplement to see what they're cooking, reading, and eating.

And although he isn't a foodie, per se, we are also happy to welcome Richard Gates, GSLIS' new Student Services Manager, as this month's Snapshot profile.

Read all about those stories and more by downloading the PDF; an online supplement, with additional content, is also available.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news884 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Program in Honor of Allen Smith]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

GSLIS is pleased to announce that Alumni Day 2009 will include a special afternoon program in honor of Professor Allen Smith, who passed away in August. The program will include a talk on the future of reference by Brian Matthews, User Experience Librarian at Georgia Tech, and a special toast and reception in honor of Professor Smith.

GSLIS Alumni Day will be Friday, April 17, 2009, at Simmons College in Boston. More details, including how to rsvp for afternoon program, will be posted on the GSLIS website and Alumnet in January.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news883 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Seeking Nominations for GSLIS Alumni Board]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The Nominating Committee of the Simmons GSLIS Alumni Board seeks the names of people interested in serving on the 2009/2010 Alumni Board. If you know of someone who might be interested or would like to nominate yourself, please contact Margaret Cardello, Committee Chair, at mcardello@cmrls.org by Friday, January 23, 2009. Open Board positions include Vice President/President Elect (3 year term), Treasurer (2 year term), and one Director at Large position (two year term). Please direct questions to Margaret Cardello at mcardello@cmrls.org.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news882 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Emerita Faculty Member Ruth Leonard]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
We are saddened to share the news that Emerita Faculty Member Ruth Leonard passed away very early this morning. Ruth Leonard graduated from Simmons GSLIS in 1928 and was a GSLIS faculty member from 1939 to 1972. We will post more information as it becomes available.]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/.php#news881 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Positions Available at Simmons GSLIS]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Simmons GSLIS is currently recruiting for an Assistant Professor (full-time, tenure track) and for an Assistant Dean for Admission and Recruitment. Full descriptions are available as PDF downloads below. To apply for either position, please go to our online employment site at: https://jobs.simmons.edu/. Click on "Search Postings," select the position title, and follow the directions to apply online.

  Simmons is committed to excellence in education and employment through diversity.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news880 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[New Issue of InfoLink Now Available]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Wondering what truly goes on in those Presidential Libraries? Or what Adjunct Professor Laura Quilter thinks about fair use and intellectual property? Or who some of those new faces at One Palace Road belong to? Look no further - the October InfoLink is now available!

In it we have an in depth look at the JFK Presidential Library, a Snapshot Profile of Laura Quilter, and an introduction to our new faculty members and Dean's Fellows.

Read all about those stories and more by downloading the PDF; an online supplement, with additional content, is also available.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news879 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Congratulates Alums Metzger, Shirman, and Sutherland for Being Named ALA Emerging Leaders]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Congratulations to GSLIS alums Rebecca Metzger '06, Hagar Shirman '08, and Tracy Sutherland '05 for being named in ALA's most recent group of Emerging Leaders. It's not surprising if these names sound familiar: Hagar, one of the founding members of the Student International Relations (SIR) group, was also the 2008 Kenneth Shaffer Award winner. Rebecca was one of the students featured in the March 2006 InfoLink UpFront article, "Librarians in the Blogosphere." And Tracy hails from the GSLIS West program at the Mount Holyoke campus.

For more information about SIR, see: my.simmons.edu/gslis/
resources/student-info/student-organizations.shtml#sir; more information about the Emerging Leaders program can be found at: wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Main_Page

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news878 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[New Issue of InfoLink Now Available]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

This month's InfoLink features tales from GSLIS grads who have gone on to do unconventional things with their Library Science degree. Check out interviews with just a few of our esteemed alumni and learn about the not quite mainstream ways they interpreted the word "librarian."

Our Snapshot this month features new GSLIS grad and current Career Resource Librarian at Simmons, Cheryl Kohen, and we also have a report of the summer's South African Children's Literature Seminar from Assistant Professor Amy Pattee. In addition to our regular features, this month's issue contains a tribute to Professor Allen Smith, who passed away in August.

Read all about those stories and more by downloading the PDF; an online supplement, with additional content, is also available.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news877 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Alum Named Executive Director of Open Content Alliance]]> Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Congratulations to GSLIS alum Maura Marx, who has just been named as the first Executive Director of the Open Content Alliance (OCA). Maura was appointed after an intensive search conducted by a committee representing the Alliance's approximately 100 cultural and academic institutions. Her appointment was announced by the Internet Archive and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

For the full press release, please see:
www.opencontentalliance.org/2008082600.OCArelease.html

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news876 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Welcomes Four New Faculty Members]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

We are pleased to announce the appointment of four new faculty members: Ross Harvey, Ph.D., a specialist in the preservation of library and archival materials; Howard Rodriguez-Mori, Ph.D. (candidate), a specialist in reference and user services; Lisa Hussey, Ph.D., a specialist in diversity and management in librarianship; and Melanie A. Kimball, Ph.D., a specialist in youth services and literature. Rodriguez-Mori, Hussey, and Kimball join the faculty as assistant professors. Harvey will be a visiting faculty member for two years.

To read the full press release, please download the PDF version. More information about the GSLIS faculty can be found at: http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/about/full.shtml.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news875 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Scholarship Fund Established in Memory of Professor Allen Smith]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Graduate School of Library and Information Science is establishing a scholarship fund in memory of Professor Allen Smith, who passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2008. Donations are currently being accepted. If you would like to contribute, please make a check payable to:

Simmons College
Memo: Professor Allen Smith Scholarship Fund

Checks can be mailed to:

Simmons College Office of Advancement
Attn: Professor Allen Smith Scholarship Fund
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115

In honor of Allen's request, there will not be a memorial service. However, GSLIS will hold a program in Allen's honor in spring 2009. Details will be posted as plans develop.

More information about Allen can be found in the news posting below, on the Facebook page established in his memory by former students, and on fellow farrier Fran Jurga's blog.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news874 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Professor Allen Smith]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

It is with great sadness that we report the death of a beloved member of the Simmons GSLIS community, Allen Smith, Associate Dean and Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, who passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2008.

In his life at Simmons, Allen's contributions were many and his dedication was great. Allen joined the GSLIS faculty in 1978, served as Associate Dean from 2006 to 2007, and was recognized just this past spring for 30 years of service to the College. He lectured in reference, humanities, oral history, and computer programming, and was devoted to those he taught. To many of his students, the words "bibliographic control" will forever live on in their memories, despite the decades it has been since they sat in the seats of C101.

An integral part of Simmons, he was fondly considered by many "the parliamentarian of the GSLIS faculty." One faculty member remembers him by saying "He loved Robert's Rules." Allen was also a member of the Simmons Breakfast Club for the past 15 years, a group who had early morning coffee together in the College Center.

Allen was highly accomplished professionally, having earned his Masters at the University of Denver and his Ph.D. at the Institute of Dialect and Folklife Studies, University of Leeds, England. He lectured at the College of Librarianship in Aberystwyth, Wales, for nearly ten years prior to his time at Simmons. His publications include Directory of oral history collections (1988) and Catalogue of pre-revival Appalachian dulcimers (1983), as well as serving as column editor of "Guide to the Professional Literature" in The Journal of Academic Librarianship.

A man of many hats, Allen was a blacksmith (he put himself through graduate school shoeing horses), a folklorist, a librarian, an author, and an expert on the Appalachian dulcimer.

Our deepest sympathies are with the Smith family during this time. Information regarding memorial services will be posted when it becomes available.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news873 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Receives $955k Grant to Expand Ph.D. Program]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Simmons GSLIS recently received $955,694 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in support of its doctoral concentration in managerial leadership in the information professions. Matching funds from the College bring the grant total to $1.8 million.

Through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, in 2008 IMLS awarded 31 institutions grants totaling $20.3 million. Simmons received the 7th largest grant of the year, competing against universities, state and city library systems, and research institutions. The Laura Bush program supports efforts to recruit and educate librarians and library sciences faculty. It also supports grants for research related to library education and library staffing needs, curriculum development, and continuing education and training.

Built upon a previously-funded project and spearheaded by GSLIS Professors Peter Hernon and Candy Schwartz, GSLIS will use the money to expand its already-successful Ph.D. concentration in managerial leadership in the information professions to include rising leaders in the public and state library arenas. (The original grant supported students from the academic library community.) The successful applicants will receive full tuition coverage and a travel stipend.

The expansion will give mid- to upper-level library managers access to preparation for senior-level leadership. The program will include face-to-face and online courses, research projects, and intensive interaction with library leaders acting as "professors of practice." Student products such as case studies, literature reviews, and issues briefs will be disseminated to influence Master's-level courses in library management and leadership.

The original Ph.D. concentration was founded in 2005 with a $780k grant from IMLS.

IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries and museums. To learn more about IMLS, visit www.imls.gov.

To learn more about the Simmons Ph.D. program, visit www.simmons.edu/gslis/academics/programs/doctoral/. To read the full press release, please download the PDF version.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news872 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Relax Amid the Stacks]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500

InfoLink is now available. The six-page issue is all about the unique and interesting libraries right here in Massachusetts. Who knew there was a library specifically dedicated to insurance! We also have an interview with visiting Fullbright Scholar, Gladys Saade.

Read all about those stories and more by downloading the PDF; an online supplement, with additional content, is also available.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news871 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Podcasting Initiative Increases Events' Accessibility]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Want to know what is happening on the GSLIS campus? Thanks to a Tech Lab initiative called GSLIScast, you can hear podcasts of many Simmons events. Approximately 40 professional-sounding podcasts are available on the GSLIScast site, http://gslis.simmons.edu/podcast/, or in iTunes. A grant from the Pottruck Technology Resource Center funded the purchase of hardware and software, allowed them to hire a student to edit the podcasts, and paid to have some podcasts transcribed. A recent partnership with the Simmons Center for Academic Excellence means that all the podcasts will be transcribed and made accessible to people with hearing impairments. The podcasts will also be available through the Beatley Library catalog.

 

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news870 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS 08-09 Alumni Board]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Below, please find the list of the 2008/2009 GSLIS Alumni Board members. This year a new director-at-large position has been added to represent GSLIS West.

President: Kris Liberman ‘87, Program Manager, Continuing Education, Simmons College GSLIS

Vice President/Achievement Award Chair: Ann McLaughlin '71 UG, ‘72LS, Director, Thomas Crane Public Library

Secretary: Julie Jersyk ‘ 91, Northeastern University

Treasurer: Bernadette Rivard ‘01, Bellingham Public Library

Past President: Margaret Cardello ‘85, Central Massachusetts Regional Library System (CMRLS)

At-Large Directors: Khalilah Gambrell ‘05, Product Manager, EBSCO Publishing; David MacCourt ‘03, Research and Instructional Librarian, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Vivien Goldman ‘00; Beatrice Pulliam ‘04, Providence College, Phillips Memorial Library

Director of Fundraising/Friendraising: Thomas J. Casserly ‘94, Head of Reference & Instructional Services, Boston University, Mugar Memorial Library

For more information about GSLIS Alumni, please see http://alumnet.simmons.edu.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news869 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Student Award Winners]]> Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

At the May 2008 Commencement ceremony, GSLIS presented four students with awards:

  • Kenneth R. Shaffer Award: Hagar Shirman
  • GSLIS West Leadership Award: Meghan Peterson
  • Outstanding Information Science Student Award: Alison Cody
  • Estelle Jussim Award: Evelyn Green

For more information, including details about both the awards and the recipients, please download the full PDF.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news868 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Student Becky Robbins Named Recipient of SAA's F. Gerald Ham Scholarship]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Congratulations to GSLIS student Becky Robbins, who won the prestigious F. Gerald Ham Scholarship from the Society of American Archivists (SAA)! The scholarship was established in 1998 by long-time SAA member and past president F. Gerald Ham and his wife, Elsie. The scholarship fund provides financial support to graduate students in their second year of archival studies. Becky was selected from a large pool of applicants based on her outstanding academic performance in the archival program and her potential for contributing to the archives profession.

Becky began at GSLIS in Fall of 2007. She has completed internships at the Burns Library at Boston College and the Lesley University Archives. Becky originally wrote her winning essay for her Introduction to Archives class. The paper explored and analyzed the topic of postmodern theory within the archival literature in an attempt to understand how archivists' work shape the records they are preserving. In her essay, Becky aimed to demonstrate an ability to be both open-minded and critical in analyzing the literature. She added, "I also tried to, when possible, get at the practical considerations of what can be a very theoretical and abstract topic. It was an interesting exercise that brought up many more questions than answers!" After graduating from GSLIS in May 2009, Becky hopes to work in a university library as an archivist or special collections librarian.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news867 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Bastian and Webber Publish Book on Internships]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Jeannette Bastian, Associate Professor & Director of the GSLIS Archives Management Program, and Donna Webber, Simmons College Archivist and GSLIS adjunct faculty member, recently wrote Archival Internships: A Guide for Faculty, Supervisors, and Students. Published by the Society of American Archivists, the book is a practical guide to archival internships. It aims to establish standards for successful internship experiences for students, supervising practitioners, and professors.

The full press release is available as a PDF (download).

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news866 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[InfoLink Focuses on Alumni]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The April issue of the Simmons GSLIS InfoLink is now available. With a lead story on GSLIS Alumna Sarah Thomas (the first American and first woman to be chosen as the Bodleian Librarian at Oxford University), and a snapshot profile of Alumni Association President Margaret

Cardello, this issues honors Simmons GSLIS alumni. There is also a feature on "GSLIScast," the GSLIS Podcasting project, as well as congratulations to recent award winners. Read all these stories and more by downloading the PDF; an online supplement, with additional content, is also available.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news865 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Associate Professor Robin Peek to co-found Open Access Directory]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Associate Professor Robin Peek and Peter Suber, Research Professor of Philosophy (at Earlham College), will soon launch a new wiki project called the Open Access Directory (OAD). GSLIS has agreed to host the OAD, with an external editorial board of international OA leaders overseeing the content. OAD is a wiki where the OA community can create and support simple factual lists about OA, starting with a over a half a dozen lists and adding more over time. Terry Plum, Assistant Dean for Technology and Director, GSLIS West, is serving as Technology Coordinator and Athanasia Pontika, GSLIS PhD student, serves as assistant editor. The wiki will officially launch on May 1st at:
http://oad.simmons.edu/.

The full press release is available as a PDF (download).

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news864 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[New MLIP Cohort Announced]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

GSLIS has announced the 2008 MLIP Cohort. They will begin their studies in May. Please join us in welcoming Maria Carpenter, Director of Advancement, Marketing, and Communications, Northeastern University Libraries; Jolie Graybill, Social and Behavioral Sciences Team Leader, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University; Jerome Offord, Jr., Director of Diversity Initiatives, Association of Research Libraries; Mary Piorun, Associate Director for Technology Initiatives and Resource Management, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Michele Reid, Director, Hoover Library, McDaniel College; and Gary Shaffer, Director of Marketing, Sacramento Public Library.

For their bios, as well as more information about the PhD concentration in Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions, please see:

http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/academics/programs/doctoral/phdmlip/people/index.shtml.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news863 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[MSLA-SIG Second Annual Student Conference]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Massachusetts School Library Association Student Interest Group (MSLA-SIG) will hold its Second Annual Student Conference on Saturday, April 26th.

If you're interested in school libraries OR if you are thinking about working with children and young adults, don't miss this event.

This year's theme is "Getting the Word Out: Marketing Your Library" and will include a keynote address by MSLA President Sandy Kelly.

The conference is free for Simmons students and $5 for others. Registration is required for everyone in order to reserve lunch. To register please download the registration form, fill out page one, and mail it to MSLA, c/o Elisabeth Zimmer, 15 Belmont St #1, Somerville, 02143. GSLIS students can also drop the form into Elisabeth Zimmer's folder in the student lounge.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news862 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Linda Braun Receives Award for Excellence in Online Education]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

GSLIS Adjunct Faculty member Linda Braun was one of only seven faculty members nationwide who received a WISE Award for Excellence in Online Education. Faculty were nominated by a WISE student from an institution other than their own, based on their instructional style.

Braun has been teaching LIS 460 (Technology and the School Library Media Center) and LIS 467 (Web Development and Information Architecture) online since 2006. Simmons College has been a member of the WISE Consortium since it began in 2005.

For more information, please see the article in the Spring 2008 WISE newsletter at: www.wisepedagogy.com/newsletter/Spring08/index.htm

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news861 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Crossing Borders]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The March issue of the Simmons GSLIS InfoLink is now available. The six-page issue is all about "Crossing Borders," be it by spending Thanksgiving in Amman, blending face-to-face and online learning, bringing boys back into the library, or traveling from Baghdad to Boston to

pursue a doctoral degree. Read all about those stories and more by downloading the PDF; an online supplement, with additional content, is also available.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news860 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Chen Named ALA Beta Phi Mu Award Recipient]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Congratulations to Ching-chih Chen, who has been named the recipient of this year's ALA Beta Phi Mu Award. This annual award, donated by the Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honorary Society, is presented to a library school faculty member or to an individual for distinguised service to education in librarianship. Please see the full press release on the ALA website, or download the PDF. ]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news859 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Grads Cody and Tucker-Raymond Named LJ Movers & Shakers ]]> Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Congratulations to Alison Cody, a December 2007 graduate, and Caleb Tucker-Raymond, a 2000 graduate, both of whom were on Library Journal's 2008 list of Movers & Shakers.

Cody is the Public Relations/Instruction Librarian at Loyola Notre Dame Library in Baltimore. Tucker-Raymond is currently the L-Net ProjectCoordinator at Portland, OR's Multnomah County Library.

For the full article, please see: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6535095.html

For the profile on Alison Cody, please see: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6535112.html

For the profile on Caleb Tucker-Raymond, please see: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6535084.html

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news858 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[New GSLIS CE Program Manager Named]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

We are pleased to announce that Kris Liberman is the new Continuing Education Program Manager. Kris has been serving as temporary program manager since December. An alumna of Simmons GSLIS, Kris joins us after working in corporate libraries such as Ernst & Young, Fidelity, and Lotus. Kris has been active in SLA and ASIST, as well as with our own GSLIS Alumni Board, serving this year as Vice President. Kris's experiences, skills, enthusiasm, and commitment to GSLIS will be an asset for the program and the school. Please join us in welcoming Kris to GSLIS!

 

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news857 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Goes Hollywood]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

In the February InfoLink, we take GSLIS West! The February Up Front profiles GSLIS West student Jeremy Smith who co-produced and edited the video, "Freedom of Expression: Resistance and Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property." Wendy Brown, the subject of this month's

Snapshot profile, is one of the Co-Chairs of the Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG) - which happens to be hosting a screening of the video on February 27. Then set your sights further west and read all about GSLIS alum Linda Demmers LS'73, a noted library facilities planner who also happens to be married to a Hollywood producer. Download the PDF.

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news856 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[Professor Peter Hernon Named ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Association of College and Research Libaries (ACRL) has just named GSLIS Professor Peter Hernon as the Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by YBP Library Services, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international contribution to academic/research librarianship and library development.

"Dr. Peter Hernon was selected because of his substantive body of research over a career of more than 30 years," stated Award Committee Chair Cynthia Steinhoff in the ACRL press release. "Dr. Hernon's work, which focuses on such varied topics as assessment, government information, servicec quality and leadership, addresses very real issues and questions that academic librarians face every day."

To read the press release in its entirety, please see: www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2008/january2008/hernon08.htm

]]> http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/news/news/2008.php#news855 Simmons GSLIS News <![CDATA[GSLIS Professor to Work with MLK, Jr. Papers]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Assistant Professor Tywanna Whorley will be one of a small team of specialists working to catalog two major collections of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s papers.

In Fall 2007, Boston University's Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center (HGARC) received a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to catalog its extensive Martin Luther King, Jr. collection. Whorley will be working with BU staff, as well as staff at the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center Consortium and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University, institutions that also received Mellon Foundation grants.

The goal of the project is to create a resource that makes the catalogues of two major King collections searchable by subject and name. Combined inventories will be created by using a new open-source program, the Archivists' Toolkit. The Toolkit is specifically designed to assist with the process of listing and organizing manuscript collections.

Along with the experience Whorley will bring back to the classroom and the GSLIS community, she will be supervising several interns from Simmons College each semester who will benefit from working with the Archivists' Toolkit and the MLK Jr. archive. This semester, Steven Booth and Amber Moore will be working on the project.

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