Simmons University School of Library and Information Science welcomes Dr. Karen E. Fisher, professor at the University of Washington Information School. In this talk Dr. Fisher shares the making of “Zaatari: Culinary Traditions of the World’s Largest Syrian Refugee Camp”

Simmons University School of Library and Information Science welcomes Dr. Karen E. Fisher, professor at the University of Washington Information School. This panel covers trauma experiences of public library staff as secondary responders on the front line in America’s communities.

Freedom of the press, access to public records, and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) are the tools that keep governments accountable and democracy strong. But those rights only matter if we actually use them. In an age where access...