{"id":2661,"date":"2021-03-24T21:39:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T01:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2021-06-24T02:28:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T06:28:18","slug":"member-of-the-month-kevin-kidd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/?p=2661","title":{"rendered":"Member of the Month: Kevin Kidd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2663 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2021\/03\/Kevin-Kidd.jpg\" alt=\"ASIS&amp;amp;T Simmons Member of the month: Kevin Kidd, Ph.D. Student. Includes profile picture of Kevin.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2021\/03\/Kevin-Kidd.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2021\/03\/Kevin-Kidd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2021\/03\/Kevin-Kidd-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/files\/2021\/03\/Kevin-Kidd-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This month we are featuring Kevin Kidd, a current Ph.D. student who recently presented at the NEASIS&amp;T Annual Conference. Read more to learn about Kevin&#8217;s experience with ASIS&amp;T and how he gets involved.<\/p>\n<h4>How long have you been in SLIS, and what program are you in?<\/h4>\n<p>This is my 2nd semester. I started in the SLIS Ph.D. in Library &amp; Information Science in September 2020.<\/p>\n<h4>What are you working on right now?<\/h4>\n<p>At the moment, I&#8217;m taking LIS621, Conducting Research, with Dr. Tang and LIS421, Social Informatics, with Dr. Rhinesmith. I&#8217;m also working full-time as Director of the Library at Wentworth Institute of Technology. It&#8217;s great to be back in school and to have the time and space to read and think about Library and Information Science. I&#8217;m still building towards an idea for my thesis, and the classes I&#8217;ve taken so far have been wonderful in helping me focus my potential topic.<\/p>\n<h4>How has being involved with ASIS&amp;T Simmons (or ASIS&amp;T in general) helped you move forward in your LIS career?<\/h4>\n<p>I have been a member of ASIS&amp;T for some time, and I regularly attend the NEASIS&amp;T conferences. In fact, I&#8217;ve been fortunate to be a presenter\/panelist at NEASIS&amp;T a couple of times over the years. Their journal &#8211; JASIST &#8211; is a key resource in our field, and I regularly read it. Hopefully, someday I&#8217;ll be able to publish in JASIST.<\/p>\n<h4>What are you working on that\u2019s not library-related? (Hobbies, projects, etc.)<\/h4>\n<p>I am building a music studio\/rehearsal space in my barn. I&#8217;m in a bluegrass\/folk music band, so it will be great to have a dedicated space to play and record in.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Kevin, for sharing your experiences.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to share your work or experiences as a featured member, be sure to fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/R4Hs741Yp4Bxk9WV9\">Member of the Month survey<\/a>. Stay tuned for more next month!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month we are featuring Kevin Kidd, a current Ph.D. student who recently presented at the NEASIS&amp;T Annual Conference. 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