{"id":1143,"date":"2017-10-21T14:46:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T18:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/?p=1143"},"modified":"2017-10-21T14:46:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T18:46:24","slug":"this-week-at-slis-october-22-october-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/?p=1143","title":{"rendered":"This Week at SLIS – October 22 – October 28"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sunday, October 22<\/span><\/span>:
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Bystander Intervention Training<\/u><\/span>
\n<\/span>Brought to you by\u00a0<\/span><\/i>LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association) &\u00a0<\/i>ALA-SC (American Library Association – Student Chapter)<\/i>
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1pm-5pm<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Special Functions Room\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
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Join LISSA to learn about safe ways to intervene and de-escalate potentially dangerous situations.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Training will last from\u00a01pm-3pm.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Please wear sneakers, and work out attire.<\/span><\/div>\n
Personal reflection and self care time immediately following training from\u00a03pm-5pm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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There are still a few open spots, so please e-mail\u00a0lissapres@simmons.edu<\/a>\u00a0to RSVP.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Monday, October 23<\/span><\/span><\/span>:
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Cyber Security for Activists: Email & Web Safety<\/u><\/span>
\n<\/span>Brought to you by\u00a0<\/span><\/i>PLG (Progressive Librarians Guild)<\/i>
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6pm-8pm<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Collaboratory (P-314)<\/b><\/span>
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Cyber Security for Activists are a series of hands-on workshops. Bring your tech, learn the best practices of security, then implement them. The goal is leaving the workshop with your device more secure than how it entered.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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We\u2019ll cover staying safe and keeping your private information secure from both the state and independent white nationalist groups.<\/span><\/div>\n
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*Email & Web Safety*<\/span><\/div>\n
MON 10-23-2017\u00a06-8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Collaboratory<\/span><\/div>\n
Bring your laptop.<\/span><\/div>\n
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*Organizational Safety*<\/span><\/div>\n
WED 11-08-2017\u00a06-8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Collaboratory<\/span><\/div>\n
Bring your laptop and phone.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Wednesday, <\/span>October 25:
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UXPA Discussion: UX in Physical Library Space Design<\/u><\/span>
\n<\/span>Brought to you by\u00a0<\/span><\/i>UXPA (User Experience Professionals Association at Simmons)<\/i>
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3:30pm-5pm<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Collaboratory (P-314)<\/b>
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Want to understand what\u2019s behind the Design of Library Physical Space? Are you interested in learning how User Experience Research can be applied to the process of designing Library Space? Please join us for a special talk by MBLC\u2019s Library Building Specialist, Lauren Stara, brought to you by UXPA@Simmons. Lauren Stara, a Library Building Specialist with the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, will talk about the rationale behind the design of physical library space, and how to apply user experience research to improve the design. Snacks will be provided.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
SCoSAA Tour of MIT Archives and Preservation Lab<\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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Brought to you by\u00a0<\/span><\/i>SCoSAA (Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists)<\/i>
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4pm-5:30pm<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Wunsch Conservation Lab MIT Building 14\u00a0160 Memorial Drive<\/a>\u00a014N-118 Cambridge, MA 02142<\/b><\/span>
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Join ScoSAA on a tour of the MIT Archives! We’ll get an insider view of the Wunsch Conservation Lab and MIT Institute Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. You’ll have the opportunity to chat with staff, and ask plenty of questions. Meet us at the Simmons SLIS Lounge at\u00a03pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0or meet at the venue* before\u00a04pm.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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This event is free, but numbers are limited. Please RSPV at\u00a0https:\/\/mitarchivestour.eventbrite.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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*MIT Building 14<\/span><\/div>\n
160 Memorial Drive<\/a>\u00a014N-118<\/span><\/div>\n
Cambridge, MA 02142<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Intro to R<\/u><\/span>
\n<\/span>Brought to you by\u00a0<\/span><\/i>ASIS&T (Association for Information Science & Technology)<\/i>
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5pm-6:15pm<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/b><\/span>SLIS Tech Lab,<\/b><\/span>
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Join ASIS&T for a hands-on, informal introduction to R, a programming language used for statistical analysis across a wide range of disciplines. The session will be led by Madeline Wrable, GIS Librarian at MIT. Dip your toes into R in a stress-free environment, and add a new tool to your toolbox.<\/span><\/div>\n

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SLA Dine Around<\/u><\/span>
\n<\/span>Brought to you by\u00a0<\/span><\/i>SLA (Special Libraries Association)<\/i>
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6pm-7:30pm<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Audubon Bar<\/b><\/span>
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Get to know your fellow and future fellow\u00a0 librarians!\u00a0 Join SLA New England and SLA@Simmons students for a casual after-work cocktail and some friendly conversation and networking at Audubon in Fenway.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Sign up today!<\/a><\/div>\n

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Fall 2017 Student Leadership Elections<\/u><\/span>
\n<\/span>Brought to you by\u00a0<\/span><\/i>L<\/i>ISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association)\u00a0<\/i>
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now-11:59pm,\u00a0Ballot<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Vote for open student leadership positions! The form closes at\u00a011:59pm.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

Interested in a position that is still available? Reach out to the contact person for each group to learn about how to get involved.<\/span>
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Thursday, <\/span>October 26:
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An Inconvenient Sequel, Plus live webcast Q&A<\/u><\/span>
\n<\/span>Brought to you by Beatley Library and Fenway Libraries Online<\/span><\/i>
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5pm-8pm<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/b><\/span>MCB C-103<\/b><\/span>
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Thursday, October 26th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is the nationwide school screening event of \u200b\u200b\u200bAn Inconvenient Sequel -\u200b \u200ba powerful documentary about climate change. The screening will be followed by a live\u200b \u200bwebcast Q&A with former Vice President Al Gore. Please join us in the Main College Building, room C103 at\u00a05PM<\/span><\/span>\u00a0for this event co-hosted by Simmons College Beatley Library\u200b and the \u200b\u200b\u200bC\u200bo\u200blleges of the Fenway\u200b Center for Sustainability and the Environment.<\/span><\/div>\n
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A decade after\u200b \u200b\u200b\u200bAn Inconvenient Truth\u200b \u200b(2006) brought climate\u200b \u200bchange into the heart of popular culture comes the follow-up that\u200b \u200bshows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. Please\u200b \u200bwatch and share the trailer\u200b \u200band join us at this important\u200b \u200bevent.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Friday, <\/span>October 27:
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Spectra Movie Night: Rocky Horror Picture Show<\/u><\/span>
\n<\/span>Brought to you by\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Spectra (LGBTQ+ Affinity group)<\/i>
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6pm-8:30pm<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/b><\/span>MCB C-103<\/b><\/span>
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Come join your pals and fellow queerdos for the second of Spectra’s monthly movie nights at Cinema du Simmons, aka C-103 in the Main Campus Building.<\/span><\/div>\n
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In honor of Hallowe’en we will be screaming, uhh, I mean screening: “”Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again”” starring Laverne Cox!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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There will be drinks, snacks, and buckets o’ Hallowe’en candy provided for your delectation.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sunday, October 22: Bystander Intervention Training Brought to you by\u00a0LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association) &\u00a0ALA-SC (American Library Association – Student Chapter) 1pm-5pm,\u00a0Special Functions Room\u00a0 Join LISSA to learn about safe ways to intervene and de-escalate potentially dangerous situations.\u00a0 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":428,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/428"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1143"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1144,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1143\/revisions\/1144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}