Please join ASIS&T@Simmons this Friday, February 18, 2022 at 12pm ET for a talk on Technology in Academic and Public Libraries featuring Chris Kaufmann and Kevin Kidd.
Chris and Kevin will present on technology challenges faced by students and patrons …
Zoom Room: https://simmons.zoom.us/j/99660470996
Meeting ID: 996 6047 0996
The spring semester is an ideal time to discover the SLIS student chapters of the Association for Information Science and Technology and the User Experience Professionals Association.
Join us on 01/28/2022 at …
Why not take advantage of some free time and get a head start on some upcoming classes.
Free being the important word here….LIS Grad students love these sites.
Only after your morning bike ride and reading some chapters from your …
It’s a pretty exciting time to be a library student here in the Boston area. With the recent rejection of the Google Books settlement and the building of momentum behind the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) initiative, in incubation …
This Tuesday we’re skipping the tutorial to bring you the latest issue of the ASIS&T Bulletin.
This issue is focused on search and includes an excellent article from Daniel Tunkelang on human-computer information retrieval:
…In economic terms, HCIR aims
The Franklin Park Public Library in Illinois was featured in Library Journal last year for its use of Google Maps.
I particularly like the local history map, but check out the library’s other maps also.
This simple tool helped …
CNN picks up a story on Library 2.0 and the Future of Libraries:
…In a world where information is more social and more online, librarians are becoming debate moderators, givers of technical support and community outreach coordinators.