[Asis-l] Simmons SLIS Community Newsletter

[Alisa Libby]

*InfoLink, A SLIS Community Newsletter *Zine Life: Lo-fi Culture Persists
in the Digital Age
<http://simmons.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=592AE34&e=80E1E3&c=4D1A3&t=0&l=D7FEE02&email=PAuYri3hFpQ2rP9deaphStQn6ls%2B6U1e&seq=1>Dawn
Stahura, Research Librarian for the Social Sciences and Zine Librarian at
Beatley started the Simmons zine collection, which now boasts over 200
zines on a variety of topics such as gender, feminism, activism,
library-related, and queer by those who self-identify as female. Stahura
started a Zine Group at Simmons, meeting with students once a month in the
library’s new makerspace to read and create zines. She also works closely
with Assistant Professor of Sociology Saher Selod to integrate zines into
the classroom. InfoLink talks to Stahura about her work with zines, and
their role in libraries and society.The World of Participatory Computing
<http://simmons.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=592AE33&e=80E1E3&c=4D1A3&t=0&l=D7FEE02&email=PAuYri3hFpQ2rP9deaphStQn6ls%2B6U1e&seq=1>Associate
Professor Gerald Benoit encourages innovation with his information system
platform that explores the potential of participatory computing. In its
infancy in the late 1990s, the concept of participatory computing focused
on engaging a wider audience in the design of computing systems. The aim
was to address the politics of design, the nature of participation, and
method, tools and techniques for participation. As Benoit states, we have
“responsibility and accountability in the use of any technology.” Benoit
shared his insights with InfoLink.Big Top Burning: Laura Woollett '05GS
Writes Nonfiction for Kids
<http://simmons.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=59467B9&e=80E1E3&c=4D1A3&t=0&l=D7FEE02&email=PAuYri3hFpQ2rP9deaphStQn6ls%2B6U1e&seq=1>In
1944 a vicious fire decimated the main tent of the Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey circus in Hartford, Connecticut. There were 167 deaths
including 59 children under 10, yet to this day, details of the fire are
still murky. A new middle-grade book *Big Top Burning: The True Story of an
Arsonist, a Missing Girl, and The Greatest Show on Earth*, written by SLIS
children’s literature alumna Laura A. Woollett, investigates the circus
fire story in a compelling non-fiction account using primary source
materials. Woollett spoke with Infolink about her writing process and her
time at Simmons.SLIS Beyond the Stacks Podcast
<http://simmons.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=59466A1&e=80E1E3&c=4D1A3&t=0&l=D7FEE02&email=PAuYri3hFpQ2rP9deaphStQn6ls%2B6U1e&seq=1>Beyond
the Stacks is a new interview podcast produced in part by Simmons SLIS, in
which librarians, archivists, and information science professionals talk
about the coolest experiences of their careers, and the unexpected ways
that one can use a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science.
The first
episode
<http://simmons.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=59466A2&e=80E1E3&c=4D1A3&t=0&l=D7FEE02&email=PAuYri3hFpQ2rP9deaphStQn6ls%2B6U1e&seq=1>
is
an interview with Gemma Petrie, a User Experience Researcher at Mozilla.
The second episode
<http://simmons.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=59466A3&e=80E1E3&c=4D1A3&t=0&l=D7FEE02&email=PAuYri3hFpQ2rP9deaphStQn6ls%2B6U1e&seq=1>
features
Data Librarian Kimberly Silk. You can find all episodes of Beyond the
Stacks at this website, beyondthestacks.info
<http://simmons.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=59466A4&e=80E1E3&c=4D1A3&t=0&l=D7FEE02&email=PAuYri3hFpQ2rP9deaphStQn6ls%2B6U1e&seq=1>
.SLIS Faculty at the Simmons Academic Homecoming Celebration
<http://simmons.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=592AE36&e=80E1E3&c=4D1A3&t=0&l=D7FEE02&email=PAuYri3hFpQ2rP9deaphStQn6ls%2B6U1e&seq=1>The
Simmons Academic Homecoming Celebration was held on Friday, September 11,
and SLIS faculty and staff played a major role. Assistant Professor Janet
Ceja, Dean and Professor Emerita Michele Cloonan and Professor and Director
Cathie Mercier participated in the panel “Growing Global Citizens,” in
which faculty presented global initiatives featured in the curriculum and
faculty research that promote connectivity to the wider world and provide
students with an international perspective.Awards, Accolades, Applause all
around!
<http://simmons.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=59466A5&e=80E1E3&c=4D1A3&t=0&l=D7FEE02&email=PAuYri3hFpQ2rP9deaphStQn6ls%2B6U1e&seq=1>Adjunct
Anna Staniszewski '05MA/MFA had her middle grade novel *The Dirt
Diary* nominated
for the 2017 Louisiana Readers’ Choice Award for grades 6-8. Staniszewski's
first picture book,*Power Down, Little Robot,* was published by Henry
Holt/Macmillan, March 2015. Her most recent middle grade novel, *I'm With
Cupid*, was published by Sourcebooks in July 2015. Visit the news page
<http://simmons.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=592AE3B&e=80E1E3&c=4D1A3&t=0&l=D7FEE02&email=PAuYri3hFpQ2rP9deaphStQn6ls%2B6U1e&seq=1>
to
read about the accomplishments of faculty, students, and alums.

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Alisa M. Libby
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