We’re so proud of our Simmons community for getting heavily involved with the NEASIS&T annual conference that was held on March 5th, 2021. SLIS students and professors participated in panels, presentations, and breakout sessions. The Simmons ASIS&T Chapter sponsored a panel featuring five Simmons students, discussing how their libraries adapted services in the COVID era. The panel was moderated by our very own co-chairs Jennifer Sunoo and Andrew Schofield. Check out the event highlights below to see how our students and professors contributed to the conference.
Happening now: @SimmonsASIST-sponspored #NEASIST2021 panel with special guests: @DeethEllis of @BostLatinSchool @kevinkidd91 of @WITLibrary@dleonard of @BPLBoston@KDNyhan and Jae Rossman of @yalelibrary pic.twitter.com/BSzvMPflVb
— ASIS&T Simmons (@SimmonsASIST) March 5, 2021
Boston Latin School Library 2020-2021: New year, new idea, new schedule by Deeth Ellis @neasist conference panel session @SimmonsASIST #neasist21 pic.twitter.com/glAaKBMZK2
— Rong Tang (@tangr) March 5, 2021
“Kids are struggling with motivation, being lonely, COVID issues. We’re focused on what we can do for them.”
– @DeethEllis on how @BostLatinSchool library is adapting amidst the pandemic #NEASIST2021 pic.twitter.com/5t5CaTIZFf
— ASIS&T Simmons (@SimmonsASIST) March 5, 2021
“We had to figure out how to de-densify the space. We removed furniture to reflect where students could sit vs. putting tape on everything. We set up seat reservation using Springshare.”
– @kevinkidd91 of @WITLibrary on transitioning the library space for COVID #NEASIST2021 pic.twitter.com/d2BZUi6MpV
— ASIS&T Simmons (@SimmonsASIST) March 5, 2021
“It was a huge challenge to take a 172-year-old institution and turn it, what felt like overnight, into an online service organization.”
– @dleonard of @BPLBoston at #NEASIST2021 pic.twitter.com/GrkKlFmAIy
— ASIS&T Simmons (@SimmonsASIST) March 5, 2021
Next up, @KDNyhan of @yalelibrary on the four primary issues medical libraries face in the pandemic. #NEASIST2021 pic.twitter.com/Ff9sCDhEhh
— ASIS&T Simmons (@SimmonsASIST) March 5, 2021
Jae Rossman of @yalelibrary (and @SimmonsSLIS doctoral student!) discusses pivoting the library's physical collection to digital during the pandemic. #NEASIST2021 pic.twitter.com/ojcZ32jSC3
— ASIS&T Simmons (@SimmonsASIST) March 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/tangr/status/1367958957436801025
Third is Chris Kaufmann and Jocelyn Cozzo talking about remote usability testing of the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Recommendations include improving accessibility for users with disabilities and people who access the site in alternative ways. #NEASIST2021 pic.twitter.com/crcGTq3Ifr
— ASIS&T Simmons (@SimmonsASIST) March 5, 2021
Next up is Nick Bodanza discussing findings from usability testing of the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 U.S. Map Dashboard. Recommendations included adding tooltips, making behavior more consistent across the dashboard, and removing extraneous functionality. #NEASIST2021 pic.twitter.com/rzlt6yhW8E
— ASIS&T Simmons (@SimmonsASIST) March 5, 2021
The final presentation in this session is from Yishan Zhang sharing remote usability testing of the ECDC Dashboard. Based on testing results, researchers created wireframes with recommendations including methods for improving the dashboard’s time period selection. #NEASIST2021 pic.twitter.com/9v4ZzLZMQr
— ASIS&T Simmons (@SimmonsASIST) March 5, 2021
Happening Now at #NEASIST2021: Professor @nareshag of @SimmonsSLIS talks about his journey from skeptic of online teaching to a strong advocate of it. pic.twitter.com/QXzqxfI8aw
— NEASIST (@neasist) March 5, 2021
The talk, “Teaching online: Instructional design and practical strategies for remote education” today at the annual @asist_org @neasist conference. #neasist21 had papers and panels by @SimmonsUniv @SimmonsSLIS faculty @tangr @annmgraf @ElaineMartin2 and students. @SimmonsASIST pic.twitter.com/9w0guhlhA9
— Naresh Agarwal (@nareshag) March 6, 2021
The third presentation by Zhan Hu and Wenqing Lu, doctoral students from @SimmonsSLIS on Prek and K online education during COVID-19. #neasist21 pic.twitter.com/4xTucksEAk
— Rong Tang (@tangr) March 5, 2021
Professor @annmgraf of @SimmonsSLIS shares her preliminary research on graffiti art and its documentation during the pandemic. #NEASIST2021 pic.twitter.com/3JQ5S5qoGc
— NEASIST (@neasist) March 5, 2021
NEASIST @neasist Projects/Programs by @annmgraf from @SimmonsSLIS on graffiti art and COVID-19 #NEASIST2021 pic.twitter.com/xQMhvWPQgc
— Rong Tang (@tangr) March 5, 2021
What a job well done by our SLIS community.