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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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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.

SCoSAA Reads (Nov 5)

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The Gardner Heist book coverThis semester’s book is?The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Theft?by Ulrich Boser. This is an incredibly quick read about a very local event (right next door!).?Kathy Wisser and our GSLIS resident theft-specialist (studying, not practicing), Brian Shetler, will both be on hand to talk to us about other major thefts related to the archives!

When: Monday, November 5, 2012, from 4:30-6PM
Where: School of Management Building, Room 101

While we highly recommend you take the opportunity to read this book, we realize that there is only so much time in a semester and have provided a few other outlets for you to familiarize yourself with the book’s topic so you can come and join us for snacks and a good conversation about the world’s largest unsolved art theft!

 

Other Resources:
From the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum:?http://www.gardnermuseum.org/resources/theft
The 2005 Documentary film “Stolen” – available for live streaming on Netflix & multiple copies in the Minuteman Library Network
A 2010 article by the Associated Press “1990 Boston art heist rattles investigators“
Always helpful?WikipediaRembrandt Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee

Pre-Conference Launch: SCoSAA Reads (Apr 20)

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When: April 20, 2012 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Where: SOM 222 (School of Management Building)

Join SCoSAA and ALASC for a wine and cheese party where we will discuss the book The File by Timothy Garton Ash. The File is a compelling memoir of Ash?s experience with the Stasi and the files they created on him while a student in East Germany. According to archivist Elena S. Danielson The File ?is a book that every archivist should read.? At this event we will discuss the book and watch the documentary Stasi ? East Germany?s Secret Police by Christian Gierke. Although we ask that you read The File before you attend the event, reading the book is not a requirement!