Category Archives: Events

LEADS Luncheon

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When:?Monday, April 29th, 2013, 11:30-1pm
Where:?P206

Join SCoSAA in celebrating the LEADS Project as it closes out Phase I and its first year. The LEADS Project is?a collaborative effort between GSLIS and the Simmons College Archives to give student volunteers a chance to practice EAD encoding and see that all Simmons Archives finding aids are encoded in EAD. The Project has completed its first phase, which was to encode all Charities Collection finding aids. LEADS will be unveiling the encoded Charities Collection finding aids at the luncheon!

We will be providing a full lunch, and we invite you to?come before/after class and stay as long as you can!

Brown Bag Lunch: Kathy Wisser and the SmallWorld Project

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When: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 12-1pm
Where:?P206

It?is?a small world, after all… Now what?: Archivists’ perceptions on connections

This presentation will discuss the findings of a recent survey solicited by the IMLS-funded SmallWorld project that asked archivists to think about leveraging connections between people, corporate bodies, and families in archival description.

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SCoSAA Reads: Quiet

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Please join us on Thursday, April 18, from 4:30-6pm in P206?for a discussion of the book?Quiet: The Power of?Introverts in a World That Can?t Stop Talking?by Susan Cain. The entire book?Quiet?is?highly recommended, but for the purposes of the SCoSAA Reads?discussion we will point you to the Introduction and Chapter 9-?When Should?You Act More Extroverted than you Really Are?? These?excerpts will help us jump into a conversation about cultural biases associated with introversion, the importance of self-awareness, and the?wide variety of strengths a new professional can exhibit no matter his/her?personality type.

 

For last-minute preparation, please watch Susan Cain’s TED Talk.

 

We hope to see you at SCoSAA Reads!

 

Access to the readings is available to anyone in the Simmons GSLIS community?here. E-mail SCoSAA Webmaster Elise Dunham ([email protected])?from your simmons.edu address for the password.

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Experienced Hirers Panel

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Guests from the?Massachusetts Historical Society, MIT, and the Harvard University Archives will be offering valuable insight on what the hiring process looks like from the other side. If you’ve ever wanted to get into the minds of the ones doing the hiring, this panel is for you!

When:?Wednesday, March 20, 2013 from 5-7pm
Where:?Faculty & Staff Dining Room in the Main Campus Building?next the the Fens Cafe.

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New England Archivists Spring Conference

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The NEA Spring Meeting/40th Anniversary Meeting is quickly approaching! It’s March 21-23, 2013 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Some of our very own Simmons GSLIS students and professors are presenting this year, guaranteeing an intellectually stimulating conference.

If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time! The schedule of events, hotel information, and registration information can be found here.

Please consider sharing a ride with your fellow students. This is a great way to pass the time and split the cost of gas. Use our Wiki to organize ride shares, synchronize MBTA Commuter Rail travel times, and/or find hotel roommates. Add your? name by signing in using your Simmons log-in credentials and editing the Wiki.

To boost your involvement and add a publication to your resume, volunteer to be an NEA Session Reporter. Find more information?here.

Can’t wait to see you in Worcester!

2nd Annual Graduate Symposium

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We are excited to announce the schedule and topics of the highly collaborative 2nd Annual Graduate Symposium!

The Symposium will be Saturday, March 30th, 2013, from 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM in room C101 of the Main Campus Building. The?Symposium will also be livestreamed here thanks to the wonderful support from the GSLIS Media Lab and Simmons Technology.

Thanks to the generous donations of PLG, ALA-SC, Panopticon, LISSA, ASIS&T, UXPA, SLA and SCoSAA breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided throughout the day!

If you are planning to attend in person or via livestream, please register?here–there is NO cost!

Our Keynote Speaker is Professor Martha Mahard and our panels of student papers touch on topics of ethics, art, technology and “third space” within the larger context of Libraries, Archives, History and Museums.

Symposium Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 Keynote Speaker
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:30 Panel 1: Technology
12:00 – 1:15 Lunch in Special Functions Room on 1st floor of the Main Campus Building
1:15 – 2:25 Panel 2: Art
2:25 – 2:40 Coffee Break
2:40 – 3:45 Panel 3: Third Space
3:45 – 4:00 Coffee Break
4:00 – 5:05 Panel 4: Ethics
5:05 – 5:15 Closing Remarks

?For full program, click here.

Another tour!: WGBH

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Local radio station WGBH
This is a good introduction to how an unconventional archives works and how to work in an unconventional archives!

When:?Tuesday, March 5, 3-5 pm
Where:?10 Guest St., Boston, MA 02135

Space is limited, so sign up ASAP! To reserve your spot and find out more, click here.