Welcome back! Check out this batch of upcoming events to help put the spring back into your step after that much-needed break.
But first, a few things to note:
- LISSA is hosting our Spring Town Hall this Tuesday (see details below) and we’d love to hear from you! Online, Westies, and on-campus students alike: please send us your questions!
- If you requested a copy of Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility, the order should arrive on campus by Monday afternoon. Boston students can check with the SSC office this week to pick up your book; remote students will have theirs sent in the mail within the next few days. We were heartened by the number of respondents who want to be a part of this important discussion.
An AMIA Film Outing: Women with a Camera
Monday, March 11
7:00-9:00 pm
Join the AMIA Student Chapter as we celebrate women’s history month with a collection of short films by women from the Bauhaus. The event, hosted by the Harvard Film Archive, begins at 7pm. To attend with AMIA (and have your tickets paid for!) RSVP via Eventbrite and meet us at the Harvard Square T Station at 6pm. Please note that this event is only available to Simmons University SLIS students. In order to successfully RSVP use the password “amiahfa“.
Spring Town Hall
Tuesday, March 12
4:30-5:30 pm
Faculty/Staff Dining Hall (Lower Level MCB)
An opportunity for all SLIS students to ask questions and voice their concerns to SLIS Director Dr. Sanda Erdelez and COCIS Assistant Dean Dr. Em Claire Knowles. LISSA will be collecting questions in advance – please submit them here! Everyone is welcome to attend in person or online via GoToMeeting. Connect from your computer, tablet or smartphone using the info below:
You can also dial in using your phone.United States: +1 (224) 501-3412Access Code: 909-348-149New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts:
Digital Humanities Panel
Wednesday, March 13
2:00-3:00 pm
M-101 (School of Management)
What are the digital humanities? And how does it relate to librarianship? Simmons M.L.I.S. candidates Maya Bergamasco, Tim Buckingham, and Adam Mazel will overview this rapidly expanding, cutting-edge field in the humanities and academic librarianship through presentations on three of its key aspects: humanities programming, digital pedagogy, and digital publishing. This panel will be moderated by SLIS Professor Peter Botticelli. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP via this form.
Visit to Francis Loeb Library
Friday, March 15
3:30-5:00 pm
Please join Panopticon for a most illuminating tour of Harvard School of Design’s Francis Loeb Library on March 15 3:30-5:00 with Ann Whiteside, Librarian and Assistant Dean for Information Services. Attendance is limited to 15 SLIS students. You can reserve a spot by registering on our eventbrite page. Page password is Loeb.
Coming Soon!
Decolonizing the Caribbean Record: A Conversation with Dr. Jeanette Bastian
Tuesday, March 19
3:00-4:00 pm, Collaboratory (P-314)
Join SCIRRT for a conversation with SLIS professor Dr. Jeanette Bastian about her new book, Decolonizing the Caribbean Record: An Archives Reader. We will hear from her about this new collection of “forty essays by archivists and academics within and outside of the Caribbean region that address challenges of collecting, representing, and preserving the records and cultural expressions of former colonial societies, exploring the contribution of these records to nation-building.”
Please join us in the Collaboratory (or in GoToMeeting – look out for another email with the link soon!), and bring your thoughts and questions! Feel free to email us with any specific questions you’d like to see us ask her at the event at [email protected]. There will be snacks, of course!
http://booksbeatsandbeyond.com/white-fragility/
White Fragility Book Discussion
Wednesday, March 20
4:00-6:00 pm, M-501 (School of Management)
A student-led discussion on Robin DiAngelo’s book, White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, on the theme of which DiAngelo presented at this year’s ALA Midwinter conference – where several LIS professionals of color reported experiencing racist remarks and actions from white colleagues. Be a part of this sorely needed conversation in our profession. If you don’t have time to read the book, read the article by the same name instead. There will be snacks!
Interested in helping facilitate? Email [email protected] or [email protected]
Webinar: SustainRT Virtual Conversation with LIS Students
Friday, March 22
3:00-4:00 pm, Online
The Sustainability Round Table is ~500 student members strong and we want to talk to you! Our virtual conversation will bring you up-to-date with recent activities as well as the (very exciting) unveiling of our SustainRT Mentorship Program. Seasoned sustainability librarians will be paired with LIS students aiming to weave meaningful change-making re: sustainability into their careers. While the actual program won’t go live right away, we’ll be asking for your feedback for shaping the program. You’ll also get to meet some of our mentors!
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Volunteering at The History Project with PLG
Saturday, March 23
12:00-3:00 pm, 29 Stanhope Street, Boston, MA 02116
The Progressive Librarians Guild is continuing its partnership with The History Project, and we would love for you to join us! This is a volunteer opportunity that allows us to process materials for Boston’s LGBTQ Archive. The archive is entirely volunteer run, and through PLG we are able to contribute to their work. This is great experience for all students, regardless of your archives experience. We will meet in the SLIS lounge at 11:15 to caravan together, or you can meet us there!
A Conversation with Jane Sánchez, Law Librarian of Congress
Wednesday, March 27
4:00-5:30 pm
Special Functions Room (1st Floor MCB)
Special Functions Room (1st Floor MCB)
Join the SLIS Alumni Board as they welcome Jane Sánchez ’76 to the Simmons campus. Recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award, Sánchez will speak about the versatility of a Library and Information Science Degree. This event is free, but please RSVP on Eventbrite.