[Asis-l] Simmons SLIS Alumni chosen as 2018 Movers & Shakers

[Alisa Libby]

 Three Simmons SLIS alumni were chosen by Library Journal as 2018 Movers &
Shakers
<https://sitecore.simmons.edu/Three%20SLIS%20alumni%20were%20chosen%20by%20Library%20Journal%20as%202018%20Movers%20&%20Shakers.%20Laurie%20Allen%20%E2%80%9902LS%20and%20Lisa%20Lindsay%20%E2%80%9905LS%20in%20the%20%E2%80%9CAdvocates%E2%80%9D%20category,%20and%20Jay%20Moschella%20%E2%80%9910LS%20as%20a%20%E2%80%9CDigital%20Developer.%E2%80%9D>
.

*Laurie Allen* ’02LS
<https://lj.libraryjournal.com/2018/03/people/movers-shakers-2018/laurie-allen-movers-shakers-2018-advocates/#_>,
recognized as an "Advocate" is the Director for Digital Scholarship at
University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Philadelphia. She created an online
repository, www.datarefuge.org
<https://sitecore.simmons.edu/www.datarefuge.org>, and organized volunteers
to preserve data from federal websites at risk of disappearing under the
new administration.

Another "Advocate," *Lisa Lindsay* ’05LS
<https://lj.libraryjournal.com/2018/03/people/movers-shakers-2018/lisa-lindsay-movers-shakers-2018-advocates/>
 is Manager of Community Services at the Fresno County Public Library, CA.
Lindsay produced a documentary *Our Lives: Surviving the Streets of
Fresno *that
sheds light on homelessness in Fresno County and encourages community
awareness and dialog.

*Jay Moschella* ’10LS
<https://lj.libraryjournal.com/2018/03/people/movers-shakers-2018/jay-moschella-movers-shakers-2018-digital-developers/>,
in the "Digital Developer" category, is Curator of Rare Books at the Boston
Public Library (BPL). Moschella was highlighted for his role as lead
curator of BPL’s Shakespeare Unauthorized exhibition (October 2016–March
2017).

Simmons SLIS extends congratulations to our alums - keep up the good work!

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Alisa M. Libby
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