[Asis-l] InfoLink, A Simmons SLIS Community Newsletter

Tue Nov 7 13:01:24 EST 2017

*InfoLink, A SLIS Community Newsletter*

*Prof. Schwartz reflects on 37 years at SLIS*

Professor Candy Schwartz is retiring
<http://www.simmons.edu/news/school-of-library-and-information-science/2017/october/candy-schwartz>
from
Simmons SLIS at the end of the fall semester. She has taught since 1980 in
the areas of information organization, metadata, digital libraries and
subject analysis. Since 2005, her digital libraries course has digitized
scrapbooks from the Simmons College Archives, covering all aspects of the
production process. An exemplary professor often lauded for her devotion to
teaching and her students, Schwartz was the first recipient of the Provost
Award for Student Centeredness in Graduate Teaching in 2016. Schwartz
shares her experiences, memories, and words of wisdom for current SLIS
students.

Do you have memories or well wishes you would like to share with Candy? Please
share here! <https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2KVBD8P>

*New Faces at Simmons SLIS*
*Faculty*

Rebecca Davis, Senior Lecturer
Rebecca Davis’s areas of research include undergraduate women in the STEM
fields and their use of academic library services and resources and
diversity in academic libraries. Before joining the faculty at Simmons
College, she worked as an Information Services Librarian in the Jennifer
Ann Wilson Dental Library at the University of Southern California. Rebecca
received a BA in political science from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, an MS in library science from the University of Kentucky and a
PhD in communication and information from the University of Tennessee.

Rachel Williams, Senior Lecturer
Rachel Williams earned her doctorate from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Library and Information Studies. Her teaching
areas are technology for information professionals, database design,
reference and user services, and research methods. Williams’ research areas
are rooted in issues of social justice, professionalization, and
librarianship. Most recently, her work looks at how public library workers
navigate issues of professionalization and work boundaries when providing
consumer health and social services information to people experiencing
homelessness. Before completing the doctoral program at UW-Madison, Dr.
Williams worked in public and corporate libraries in Washington State.

*Staff*

Kayla Guadagni, Executive Assistant to the Dean's Office
Kayla Guadagni will be providing organizational and administrative support
to the Dean, Associate Dean and Operations Manager. She will serve as the
first point of contact for all inquiries and support both the academic and
individual calendars, event and meeting preparation, data maintenance and
routine day-to-day operations. Previously she was Office Services Manager
at Boston University, and has held positions at the ObserveIt and Vantage
World Travel. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration at Boston University.

Nancy Hutchins, Executive Assistant to Division Directors
Nancy Hutchins will support the Division Directors, including academic and
individual calendar coordination, event and meeting preparation, assisting
with faculty candidate visits, and working on projects. Nancy brings with
her a wealth of executive assistant experience, most recently as
Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Wheelock
College, where she has worked for 24 years. She is a graduate of Mount
Holyoke College and holds a master’s degree in higher education
administration from Syracuse University.

Lorraine Stringer, COCIS Operations Manager
Lorraine Stringer will be managing the operations of the college, including
coordinating the hiring and onboarding of faculty and staff; overseeing the
preparation of external reports for accreditation and certification;
managing facilities and technology; and more. She will also work closely
with the Dean and the Director of Academic Budgets to prepare and review
budgets. Previously, Lorraine was a Senior Research Officer at Boston
University. She has also held positions at the Harvard Medical School as a
Grants Officer and Harvard School of Public Health as an Administrative
Manager, among other positions. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration and a Master’s Degree in Management and Research
Administration from Emmanuel College.

*T-shirts to support Puerto Rico and other News*

We spoke to LIS Student Deanna Irizarry
<http://www.simmons.edu/news/school-of-library-and-information-science/2017/october/deanna-irizarry>
about
her project to support Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the hurricane.
Irizarry has designed t-shirts inspired by her travels to Puerto Rico; all
proceeds from sales will go toward Puerto Rico's recovery. Visit her
website to order a shirt today.

Other recent news:

Rea Berg '06GS
<http://www.simmons.edu/news/school-of-library-and-information-science/2017/september/rea-berg>,
founder and co-owner of Beautiful Feet Books, shared her story of
republishing the out-of-print picture books of Mitsumasa Anno.

Assistant Professor Colin Rhinesmith
<http://www.simmons.edu/news/school-of-library-and-information-science/2017/september/faculty-research-at-capitol-hill>
was
invited to share his research findings on race and digital inequalities at
the 45th Research Conference on Communications, Information, and Internet
Policy, which annually invites four conference presenters to discuss how
their research affects policies prior to the main conference.

Read more news at SLIS Community News for September
<http://www.simmons.edu/news/school-of-library-and-information-science/2017/october/slis-community-news-september-2017>
 and October
<http://www.simmons.edu/news/school-of-library-and-information-science/2017/november/slis-community-news-october-2017>
.

*Faculty and Staff Positions at Simmons SLIS*

Looking for a new opportunity? Simmons has open faculty and staff positions
- please share!

Tenure-Track Faculty, Mathematics and Statistics
<https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus---Boston-MA/Tenure-Track-Faculty--Mathematics-and-Statistics_R02954-1>

Division Director, School of Business
<https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus---Boston-MA/Division-Director--School-of-Business_R03679-1>

SLIS Technology Coordinator
<https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus---Boston-MA/SLIS-Technology-Coordinator_R03277-1>

SLIS Division Director
<https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus---Boston-MA/School-of-Library-and-Information-Science-Division-Director_R02981-1>

Full-Time 10-month Tenure-Track Computer Science Faculty
<https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus---Boston-MA/Full-time-10-month-Tenure-Track-Faculty--Assistant-Rank-_R02701-1>
(Assistant
Rank)

SLIS Assistant Professor
<https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus---Boston-MA/Assistant-Professor--School-of-Library-and-Information-Science_R03063-1>

Full-time Faculty (Assistant Rank, Tenure-Track)
<https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus---Boston-MA/Full-time-Faculty--Assistant-Rank--Tenure-Track-_R02904-1>,
School of Library and Information Science

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