UXPA@Simmons will hosting an exciting talk on web accessibility and user experience. The talk is titled “Accessibility, Usability & UX: Towards an Inclusive Design” and will be taking place on November 28th from 3 to 4pm in the Tech Lab …
UX Lightning Round for World Usability Day!
When: November 10th
Time: 4:30-6pm
Where: P-113 (Palace Road Building, 1st Floor)
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Join UXPA@Simmons and ASIS&T for a fun and interactive lightning round of usability sessions in celebration of World Usability Day! Provide real-time feedback …
ASIS&T presents a frightfully good time: Library Laser Tag
When: Friday, October 28, 2016
Time: 8 – 10pm
Where: Beatley Library, Simmons College
Event flier: https://goo.gl/dhuHOK
It’s time to get a little bit spooky and Simmons ASIS&T has an event that’s sure to have a few tricks and treats …
Banned Books Week – A Discussion On Censorship, Intellectual Freedom And Banned Books!
Written by Kimberly Arleth:
Fall is in full swing and once again Banned Books Week is here. What better way to kick off the celebration of Banned Books week at Simmons College, than a discussion on censorship, intellectual freedom and …
SLIS Panel on Banned Books, Intellectual Freedom, and Censorship
When: September 26th
Time: 6pm
Where: Collaboratory (P-314)
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Join ASIS&T and ALA-SC this Monday, Sept. 26 in the Collaboratory (P-314) to learn more about censorship and intellectual freedom during Banned Books Week. Panelists will include …
SLIS Trivia Night at Thornton’s
When: Friday, September 9, 2016
Time: 7pm
Where: Thornton’s Fenway Bar and Grille
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You probably think you’re pretty good at pub trivia… or you wouldn’t be at SLIS. But what happens when you go head-to-head with your …
Introduction to SLIS – 9/6/17
The Introduction to SLIS Boston event will be taking place on Tuesday, September 6th for the incoming Fall semester students who will be embarking upon their library school quest here at Simmons College. The event will be from 2pm to …
Job-Seekers—A Job Opportunity from Our Previous Chair
Hello data-geeky friends,
My company is looking for a research associate / data storyteller with a few years’ experience. I couldn’t recommend the position enough. The data is messy but the work is motivating and exciting; the company is really …
What’s Simmons ASIS&T Been Up To Lately?
Simmons ASIS&T may have been silent on here lately… but we’ve not been dormant. We’ve been planning a number of awesome shenanigans. After our Valentine’s Day-themed event, Love Bytes, was a success, we got right to planning the rest of …
Pictures are worth a thousand herbs
I wanted to share with you two beautiful and fun resources I’ve been using.
Anyone who likes to blog, develop wiki’s, and create presentations might enjoy these two sites as well. After a little research and testing there are two …