{"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":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SLIS_horiz_white_PMS-e1766111514584.jpg\" alt=\"Simmons University School of Library and Information Science\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/people\/don-simmons\">Don Simmons<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>(Click the name above to access the faculty page.)<\/p>\n<p>Last edited: October 31, 2025<\/p>\n<h3>Information Literacy and Mis\/Disinformation<\/h3>\n<h4>Current Projects<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Currently expanding on a paper examining the intersections between traditional one-shot instruction in academic librarianship and the hidden curriculum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Publications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<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>\n<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>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Talks<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">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)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Co-delivered a juried presentation at the MLA2025 Conference; presented \u201cPublic Libraries: Civic Literacy in a Post-Election World\u201d (May 19th, 2025)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">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 4th, 2024)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">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 21st, 2023)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">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 15th, 2023)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">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 (March 1st, 2023)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">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 9th, 2023)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Keynote presenter at Santa Clara University (SCU) Library\u2019s Teaching Retreat; presented CIL and pedagogical lesson planning to SCU librarians (August 28th, 2022)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Lead panelist at Syracuse\u2019s Black and Latinx Information Science and Technology Society (BLISTS) \u201cFoundations of a Society\u201d Inaugural Conference (May 28th, 2021)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Keynote presenter at the Westchester Library Association (WLA) 2022 Virtual Annual Conference; presented the Three Pillars of CIL to academic and public librarians (May 6th, 2022)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Co-panelist, alongside Laura Saunders, at the 2021 New Librarianship Symposia: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Series, hosted by the Library of Congress (November 4th, 2021)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">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 14th, 2021)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Delivered a juried presentation at the SUNYLA 2021 Conference, examining \u201cCritical Information Literacy and Inclusive Learning Environments for College Students\u201d (June 18th, 2021)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">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)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">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 7th, 2020)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Artificial Intelligence in LIS<\/h3>\n<h4>Current Projects<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<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>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Publications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Pending<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Talks<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<p>Delivered an invited talk at the Goffstown Public Library titled \u201cNavigating AI: A Practical Approach\u201d in Goffstown, NH (August 7, 2025)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<p>Presented \u201cAI and Libraries: Leading the Technological Shift\u201d on behalf of the SLIS community (November 15, 2024)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<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>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<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>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Invited presenter for ALA\u2019s CORE Webinar Series, presenting \u201cArtificial Intelligence and Libraries: Leading the Technological Shift\u201d (March 24th, 2024)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p>Presented \u201cAI and Libraries: Leading the Technological Shift\u201d on behalf of the SLIS community (November 15, 2024).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Libraries and Users<\/h3>\n<h4>Current Projects<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Pending<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Publications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Pending<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Talks<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<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>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Information Behavior and Practices<\/h3>\n<h4>Current Projects<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Pending<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Publications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Pending<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Talks<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Pending<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Simmons (Click the name above to access the faculty page.) 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}]}}