{"id":585,"date":"2025-11-01T17:28:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T17:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/?page_id=585"},"modified":"2025-12-26T20:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T20:18:57","slug":"don-simmons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/people\/don-simmons\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Simmons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"585\" class=\"elementor elementor-585\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f1417f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f1417f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ed924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56ed924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f269bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f269bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/people\/don-simmons\">Don Simmons<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f86833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f86833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Click the name above to access the faculty page.)<\/p><p>Last edited: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 31, 2025<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec7801 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bec7801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1c13b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa1c13b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5228e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5228e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ILMDI-DS\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b46bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55b46bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information Literacy and Mis\/Disinformation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6fded2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6fded2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Projects<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be0e7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0be0e7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Currently expanding on a paper examining the intersections between traditional one-shot instruction in academic librarianship and the hidden curriculum.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3510bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3510bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e946f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45e946f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Albright, Kathryn and Simmons, Don Jr., &#8220;Unmasking the Hidden Curriculum: How It Negatively Impacts the One-Shot Model and First-Generation Lower-Income Students&#8221; (2024). <em>LOEX Conference Proceedings 2024<\/em>. 44.<br \/>https:\/\/commons.emich.edu\/loexconf2024\/44<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Simmons Jr, D. W., &amp; Saunders, L. (2021). Information intersections: Mis-and disinformation at the convergence of Critical Information, Critical Pedagogy, and Critical Race Theory. <i>New Librarianship Symposia Series, Symposium 2: Equity Diversity and Inclusion.<\/i>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b800619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b800619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talks<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bde1b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bde1b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keynote presenter at the Innovative Library Classroom Experience 2025 Conference; presented \u201cBehind the Hidden Curriculum: Its Impact on First-gen, Low-Income Students (FGLI) and the One-shot Model (June 6th, 2025)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-delivered a juried presentation at the MLA2025 Conference; presented \u201cPublic Libraries: Civic Literacy in a Post-Election World\u201d (May 19<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-delivered a juried presentation at the LOEX conference, titled \u201cUnmasking the Hidden Curriculum: How It Negatively Impacts the One-Shot Model and First-Generation Low-Income Students\u201d (May 4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-delivered a keynote presentation alongside Laura Saunders at the MILEX Spring 2023 conference, titled\u00a0 &#8220;Information Intersections: Mis-and Disinformation at the Convergence of Critical Information, Critical Pedagogy, and Critical Race Theory&#8221; (April 21<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2023)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-delivered a juried presentation at the Association for College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2023 conference, with Laura Saunders, Rebecca Davis, and Vivienne Piroli, in a presentation titled &#8220;User Services through a Critical Lens&#8221; (March 15<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2023)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delivered a presentation on &#8220;The Three Pillars of Critical Information Literacy&#8221; as part of the Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) webinar series <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(March 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2023)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Led the coordination, presentation, and facilitation of WCC&#8217;s inaugural library-hosted event, &#8220;The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Movie Screening and Q&amp;A Discussion&#8221;; curated engaging dialogue with movie cast, including social justice activist Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., director David Midell, and actor\/producer Enrico Natale; fostered scholarly discussions on pressing socio-political issues (February 9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2023)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keynote presenter at Santa Clara University (SCU) Library\u2019s Teaching Retreat; presented CIL and pedagogical lesson planning to SCU librarians (August 28<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2022)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lead panelist at Syracuse\u2019s Black and Latinx Information Science and Technology Society (BLISTS) \u201cFoundations of a Society\u201d Inaugural Conference (May 28<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2021)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keynote presenter at the Westchester Library Association (WLA) 2022 Virtual Annual Conference; presented the Three Pillars of CIL to academic and public librarians (May 6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2022)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-panelist, alongside Laura Saunders, at the 2021 New Librarianship Symposia: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Series, hosted by the Library of Congress (November 4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2021)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaborated with Dr. J.H. Patin, assistant professor of the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, involving Syracuse\u2019s LIS 511 Course; teaching students cultural competency, inclusion, neutrality, equity in instruction, critical pedagogy, and diversifying academic librarianship (October 14<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2021)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delivered a juried presentation at the SUNYLA 2021 Conference, examining \u201cCritical Information Literacy and Inclusive Learning Environments for College Students\u201d (June 18<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2021)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Led a three-part training workshop for SUNY Librarians on \u201cCritical Information Literacy and the effects of misinformation and disinformation on social media\u201d (February 2021 \u2013 May 2021)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interviewed noted author, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, regarding his novel, \u201cHow to be an Antiracist\u201d, sponsored by the White Plains Public Library\u2019s \u201cOne Book, One City\u201d initiative (October 7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2020)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7525b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e7525b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61474bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61474bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7111e1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a7111e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1451f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1451f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"AI-DS\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5114b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df5114b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artificial Intelligence in LIS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0345a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef0345a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Projects<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971cf34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"971cf34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Launched SLIS\u2019s first AI course, \u2018AI and Its Applications in the LIS Profession,\u2019 focusing on practical applications of AI across libraries (K\u201312, public, and academic), archives, museums, and other cultural institutions. The course also examines the history of AI, its sociopolitical implications, and its broader impact on LIS institutions and related sectors.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a1b9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92a1b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c676e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c676e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><em><span style=\"font-family: var(--list--font-family); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">Pending<\/span><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe010aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe010aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talks<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbf7f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cbf7f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><p>Delivered an invited talk at the Goffstown Public Library titled \u201cNavigating AI: A Practical Approach\u201d in Goffstown, NH (August 7, 2025)<\/p><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><p>Presented \u201cAI and Libraries: Leading the Technological Shift\u201d on behalf of the SLIS community (November 15, 2024)<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p>Presented \u201cAI on the Mind: A Cross-Disciplinary Librarian Panel on AI Applications\u201d at the ALA 2025 Annual Conference, Philadelphia Convention Center, PA (June 28, 2025)<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p>Facilitated a three-part workshop series, \u201cAI in LAMS,\u201d featuring guest speakers discussing their professional experiences with AI in libraries, archives, museums, and related institutions (April\u2013May 2025)<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invited presenter for ALA\u2019s CORE Webinar Series, presenting \u201cArtificial Intelligence and Libraries: Leading the Technological Shift\u201d (March 24<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p>Presented \u201cAI and Libraries: Leading the Technological Shift\u201d on behalf of the SLIS community (November 15, 2024).<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee58db elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4ee58db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b60d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76b60d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ac0a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e0ac0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef2e3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ef2e3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"LU-DS\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-817e644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"817e644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Libraries and Users<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69870c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69870c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Projects<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470f915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"470f915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><em>Pending<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cc320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29cc320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b141e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b141e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><em>Pending<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13e92a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d13e92a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talks<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcd601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bcd601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Co-delivered a juried presentation at the 2025 ALISE Annual Conference titled <em data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"184\">\u2018Librarians as Instructors: Implications for LIS Education\u2019<\/em> (March 15, 2025).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e714d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e714d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43769b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information Behavior and Practices<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8112f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc8112f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Projects<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5eecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c5eecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><em>Pending<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a8829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65a8829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<span><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e2f22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4e2f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><em>Pending<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e205569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e205569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talks<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb58a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb58a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><em>Pending<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Last edited: October 31, 2025 Information Literacy and Mis\/Disinformation Current Projects Currently expanding on a paper examining the intersections between traditional one-shot instruction in academic librarianship and the hidden curriculum. Publications Albright, Kathryn and Simmons, Don Jr., &#8220;Unmasking the Hidden Curriculum: How It Negatively&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/people\/don-simmons\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Don Simmons<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":270,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-585","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2229,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/585\/revisions\/2229"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}