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Interested in learning more about earning your MS and PhD at Simmons SLIS? Consider attending one of our info sessions to hear from faculty, learn about course offerings, and ask questions!
View our full calendar of information sessions at tinyurl.com/SLIS-Info2024.
We are proud to announce that Dr. Laura Saunders is the winner of the 2024 ALISE: Association for Library and Information Science Education Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science!
Read more about the award at tinyurl.com/ALISEWINNER2024
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Don't forget to register for "The Future of Libraries: A Panel Perspective," featuring 2024 Allen Smith Visiting Scholar Dr. Sandy Hirsh in conversation with fellow panelists!
Register at: tinyurl.com/AS-SLIS
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Congratulations to my Ph.D. student Alyn Gamble for successfully defending their dissertation. 🎈🎉 Thanks to fellow committee members: Rebecca Stallworth, Rachel Williams, Colin Rhinesmith, and Sara Matsuzaka. @SimmonsUniv @SimmonsSLIS @iesanda
This semester, Simmons University’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) welcomes three new faculty members this Fall, with expertise in archives management, school librarianship, and public librarianship for children and teens.
Read more at: tinyurl.com/4zps29uv
Simmons SLIS welcomes 2024 Allen Smith Visiting Scholar Dr. Sandy Hirsh! Register for our public programs at: tinyurl.com/AS-SLIS
- October 7th, 5pm - "Future Ready Libraries: A Glimpse into 2035
- October 10th, 5pm - "The Future of Libraries: A Panel of Perspectives"
Just 9 days from the start of the Fall semester and our faculty are so excited to welcome students to campus! 💙📚 Check out a sneak peak of SLIS' new home the Academic & Management building (Building C)!
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Last week, we attended the Society of American Archivists 2024 Conference! Thank you to all of the faculty, alumni, and students who attended our SAA Reception. It was wonderful to celebrate our program’s continued success as the #1 Archives Program in the US.
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Last week, we attended the Society of American Archivists 2024 Conference in Chicago, IL!
Thank to all of the faculty, alumni, and students who attended our SAA Reception.
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🌟SLIS Student Spotlight🌟
Congratulations to SLIS West Student Nebraska Chatham (they/them), 2024 recipient of the EJ Josey Scholarship!
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ALT Image includes a photo of Nebraska Chatham and text on a navy blue background with white accents. Meet Nebraska Chatham My name is Nebraska (they/them) and I've just finished my first year in the Simmons West MLIS program! My concentration is Libraries and Librarianship with a special focus on advocacy for justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access. I love doing community outreach, making library displays, and helping patrons with research. I plan to become a research and outreach librarian, and maybe even a library director one day!
Join fellow Simmons School of Library and Information Science alumni, students, and faculty on Friday, August 16th 7pm-8pm for a reception at the Society of American Archivists ARCHIVES*RECORDS Conference. Connect over food, drinks, and a free raffle!
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Simmons University School of Library and Information Science is excited to host its Annual ALA Reception of Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Staff on June 29th from 6pm-8pm as part of the 2024 ALA Conference in San Diego, California!
Register to attend at tinyurl.com/SLISALA24
Join SLIS on May 16th from 4pm-5pm in celebrating the achievements of our graduating students! Each year, SLIS presents seven awards to graduating students who have demonstrated excellence across the program.
Location: Management & Administration Building, 3rd floor lobby
This month, SLIS held a special event to honor the legacy of Dr. Josephine Riss Fang and celebrate the Josephine Riss Fang Endowed Scholarship established by her children in 2006. Attendees included President Wooten, Dr. Fang’s children, and student recipients of the award.
Join Lesbrarian and Instigator Mev Miller for a conversation about the Wanderground Lesbian Archive/Library, community-based collecting, and the challenges and joys of archiving lesbian herstories.
May 7, 2024 | 6:00pm via Zoom (bit.ly/Wanderground)
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Engaging discussions on #AI and the future of law libraries at @Suffolk_Law. There is so much that LIS education needs to do to prepare future librarians and information professionals. @SimmonsSLIS @SimmonsUniv
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Rachel Groh, MLIS student from @SimmonsSLIS and our spring archives intern, will share how her work at the CLA emphasizes the importance of church archives for sustaining heritage in a lunchtime talk from 12-1 pm EDT next Tuesday, May 7th.
Molly Riportella ’12MS, Head of Adult Library Services Westwood Public Library, found a way to discreetly supply resources to people in violent relationships.
Read the full story here: tinyurl.com/3pntycme
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In October 2023, School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) Dean Sanda Erdelez traveled to her native Croatia through the Fulbright Specialist Program! tinyurl.com/y7dsa8e8
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In recent Simmons SLIS news, Professor and Associate Director of SLIS Laura Saunders shares how she supported an anti-book banning resolution in her town of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Read the full article at tinyurl.com/337njmcm
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