Category Archives: Past Events

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.

SCoSAA Reads

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We are excited to announce TWO spring semester SCoSAA Reads events:

 

Friday, March 29, from 5-7pm in room 222 of the School of Management Building?will?feature a lively discussion of the?Irish Republican Army?(IRA)-Boston?College situation and the related Oral History issues as relevant to the archival profession. Adjunct professor of oral history, Gail Matthews-DeNatal, will be joining us for this event!

 

Thursday, April 18, from 4:30-6pm in P206?will feature discussion of the book?Quiet: The Power of?Introverts in a World That Can?t Stop Talking?by Susan Cain.

 

We know you have plenty of other readings to do, but hope these two events entice you to go outside the standard archives, library and information science texts and think about other related materials.

 

For the?March 29th event,?we have provided two documents for you to get an overview of the major issues and players.?One recommended by the Boston College Archives (1) and the proceedings from the actual court case (2).?A lot has been written about the?IRA/Boston College situation, both within the archival and oral history fields, as well as the mainstream media and legal journals, meaning there is an overwhelming amount of material at our disposal. Check out a quick overview provided by the SAA?and the LibGuide?put together by Linda Watkins. A big thanks to Linda for?making the LibGuide, for being a huge supporter of this event, and for all of her contributions to making SCoSAA Reads possible.

 

For the?April 18th event,?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.

 

We hope to see you at one or both of our SCoSAA Reads events!

 

Access the readings for both of these events 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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(1) Palys, Ted and John Lowman. “Defending Research Confidentiality ‘To the Extent?the Law Allows:’ Lessons From the Boston College?Subpoenas.”?Journal of Academic Ethics?10, no. 4 (December 2012): 271-97.

(2)?UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS. FOR THE?FIRST CIRCUIT?No.?11-2511, No. 12-1159;?685 F.3d 1. Decided July 26, 2012.

February Archives Tours

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We have?two?tours planned for February – at the?Supreme Judicial Court Archives & Conservation Lab?(Tuesday, February 19th, 2013, from 10:30AM – 12:00PM) and the?Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library?(Thursday, February 28th, 2013, from 3:00-5:00PM). Both of these sites are accessible by public transit and are great opportunities to learn about different working environments.

 

Supreme Judicial Court Archives & Conservation Lab

The staff of the?Supreme Judicial Court Archives & Conservation Lab invite you to attend an information session on the responsibilities, functions, and activities of a government archives. The department head, archivist, and conservators will speak about maintaining intellectual control over a statewide collection & records management program, their users and how their records are used, a digitization initiative, and the techniques they perform to ensure the long-term preservation of colonial records.?The staff will be treating us to tea and cookies after the presentation!

Register for the SJC tour here?- Space is limited!

 

Schlesinger Library

Tour the Schlesinger Library, which holds the finest collection of resources for research on the history of women in America. The library’s holdings are strong in:

  • Women’s rights and feminism;
  • Health and sexuality;
  • Work and family life;
  • Education and the professions; and
  • Culinary history and etiquette.

Register for the Schlesinger Library tour here?- There is no limit!

“Thrills and Spills of Archival Research: Investigating David Burn” – Brown Bag Lunch with Ross Harvey

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David Burn was a newspaper editor in nineteenth-century New Zealand. Born in Scotland, he moved to Australia then New Zealand where he offended a lot of people – good news for researchers because he left a lot of tracks in the archives. I have been researching Burn since the late 1980s and have encountered many frustrating situations in archives. This presentation describes some of them, providing?lessons for budding archivists about how not to do it.

When:?February 7, from 12-1pm
Where:?P206

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Job Shadowing Opportunity

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Get a glimpse into the life of an archivist by participating in our Job Shadowing Program! We have some fabulous institutions and professionals who have volunteered their time to give you an incredible opportunity – don’t pass it up! Just E-mail?[email protected]?with the following information by?Friday, February 8th, 2013.

  • Your name,
  • How far along in the program you are (your expected graduation date),
  • If you require public transportation,
  • If you have a car,
  • If you are interested in a full or half day
  • Type of archival repository you’re interested in (i.e. academic, public, government etc.)

SCoSAA’s Brown Bag Lunch Series

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Brown Bag Lunches will take place in P206 or P207 from 12-1pm, and light refreshments will be provided by SCoSAA. Each will feature an informal talk by an archives faculty member or visiting professional about his/her current research project(s).
Thursday, February 7, 2013 P206 Ross Harvey Thrills and Spills of Archival Research: Investigating David Burn
Thursday, February 14, 2013 P206 Donna Webber Archives for Librarians in the Age of Convergence
Monday, March 4, 2013 P206 Joel Blanco-Rivera Freedom of Information Laws in Latin America
Thursday, March 21, 2013 P207 Katherine Ruffin
Wellesley College		 Book Arts & Book Studies
Co-sponsor: PLG
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 P206 Kathy Wisser SmallWorld/EAC-CPF

NEA Social Event

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Hosted by the New England Archivists (NEA). Come for the chance to hang out with your peers and doing some low-key networking with local professionals. This is a informal social event, so everyone will be responsible for their own drink.

When:?January 29, 2013 from 5:30-7pm
Where:?Audubon Circle Bar and Restaurant; 838 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02215

Guest Speaker: Gregor Trinkaus-Randall

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Former SAA President Gregor Trinkaus-Randall will be speaking about his work with the COSTEP MA (Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness in Massachusetts). For anyone interested in disaster planning or state-wide initiatives, this is a can’t-miss event.

We will be providing light refreshments.

When: January 30, 2013 from 5-7pm
Where:?Kotzen Meeting Room (first floor of Lefavour Hall), Simmons College

Read Caitlin Birch’s re-cap of this talk?here, and listen to the podcast?here!

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