From neasist at gmail.com Tue Oct 7 17:09:39 2014 From: neasist at gmail.com (NE ASIST) Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 17:09:39 -0400 Subject: [Neasis-l] NEASIST: Call for Officer Nominations--FINAL Deadline October 15 Message-ID: NEASIST is calling for nominations/self-nominations for officers for the 2014-2015 term period. Final *Deadline: Wednesday, October 15, 2014*. *Special call: Chair-elect* Nominations remain open for all positions listed below. However, we are in particular need of a nominee for the position of Program Committee Chair/Chair elect. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to gain professional leadership experience in the New England chapter of ASIST. As Chair-elect, the officer will gain familiarity and experience with ASIST under the mentorship of the current chair and in preparation for chairing the regional chapter during the 2015-2016 term. We welcome nominations from all members of the New England regional chapter. Please send nominations, including self-nominations, to neasist at gmail.com by October 15, 2014 and provide the name, professional title, organization, and email address of the candidate along with the title of the NEASIST office for which the candidate is being nominated. Feel free to post this to your own list-servs! *Open positions* - *- Program Committee Chair/Chair-elect* - *- Secretary* - *- Treasurer* - *- Membership and Outreach Coordinator* - *- Webmaster* *Chair-elect (2 year commitment)* The Program Committee Chair/Chair-elect, who automatically becomes Chair in the following year, works closely with the Chair in planning and executing NEASIST programs and serves as the Alternate Chapter Representative to the Assembly. The Chair-elect will assume the duties and responsibilities of the Chair in the event of the Chair?s absence, resignation or removal from office. The Chair-elect assumes the primary responsibility for leading the Program Committee in planning the chapter's programs during the year. *Secretary (1 year commitment)*The Secretary keeps records of all meetings and correspondence to members and assists in making logistical arrangements for meetings and activities. *Treasurer (1 year commitment)* The Treasurer keeps records of all income and expenditures and must be aware of Society policies regarding chapter finances and expenses. This officer prepares and submits the chapter's quarterly and annual reports and receives/reviews the chapter's financial statements. *Membership and Outreach Coordinator (1 year commitment)* The Membership and Outreach Coordinator carries out one of the most important functions of the chapter: communicating with members. This officer should be in regular contact with the membership to share and solicit information for the listserv, blog, and relevant social media channels. The Membership and Outreach Coordinator may delegate some responsibilities to other volunteers, who will constitute the Outreach and Marketing Committee. The Membership and Outreach Coordinator also prepares regular reports on current chapter membership. *Webmaster (1 year commitment)* The Webmaster is responsible for managing the chapter's website ( http://neasist.org/). This officer should update the site content, create pages, and post announcements as requested by the Board and the Program Committee. Other responsibilities might include the proposal and implementation of new website features, and the management of outreach tools in collaboration with the Membership and Outreach Coordinator. Current officers are eligible to run for re-election in their current positions or in any other open positions. *Candidates will be elected preceding and announced during the 77th ASIS&T Annual Meeting.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neasist at gmail.com Thu Oct 9 17:36:21 2014 From: neasist at gmail.com (NE ASIST) Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 17:36:21 -0400 Subject: [Neasis-l] October Meet-up: Discussion of The Information Message-ID: Join us to discuss bestselling author James Gleick's book, *The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood*. You're welcome to join even if you haven't finished the reading! This event is open to all--you don't need to be a member of ASIS&T to join us. The only requirement is that you be excited about connecting with others in the local information science community! Read the New York Times Book Review . Check it out at the Boston Public Library or at any Minuteman Library . This meet-up will be at Andala Coffee House at 6:00pm on Monday, October 20th. View our meet-up page ! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Exceptional CE Since 1975** *Fall 2014 and Winter 2015 Online* *(asynchronous ) Workshops * *November 1 - November 30, 2014* *$250 (GSLIS Alumni Price: $200)* *PDPs: 15* *CEUs: 1.5* *Getting Started with Webinars* *STEM Integration at Your Library* *Visual Literacy: Incorporating the Visual into Information Literacy & Library Programs* *Web Design Fundamentals* *January 3 - January 31, 2015* *$250 (GSLIS Alumni Price: $200)* *PDPs: 15* *CEUs: 1.5* *Collection Development & Growth* *Creating Great Online Research Guides* *It's Easy to be Green: Tween and Teen Art Projects, Programs, and MakerSpaces* *Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies* *Crash Course in Library Management* *************************************** Please check our full schedule for additional workshops! For additional information on workshops or to register see http://alanis.simmons.edu/ceweb or contact slisce at simmons.ed *u* Linnea Johnson '04LS 2014 MBA Candidate Manager of Technology | Adjunct Faculty School of Library and Information Science Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2834 Continuing Education School of Library and Information Science Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2803 | fax 617.521.3192 email g slisce at simmons.edu Check out our most recent CE schedule ! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neasist at gmail.com Tue Oct 14 16:42:42 2014 From: neasist at gmail.com (NE ASIST) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:42:42 -0400 Subject: [Neasis-l] Data visualization: What do you know? What do you want to know? Message-ID: In January, New England?s information professionals will be talking data visualization at NEASIST?s annual workshop event. *We want you there learning*, so tell us what data visualization topics you have been hoping to learn about. Do you want information for novices? For experts? About specific tools? About case studies? Tell us what you want, and we?ll do our best to get great presenters on those topics. *We want also you there sharing*, so tell us what data visualization topics you have been grappling with. How has your institution been visualizing for decision-making, evaluation, or outreach? What projects are you proud of? Tell us what you?ve done, and we?ll give you a platform to share your work as a workshop, a case study, or a talk. Email neasist at gmail.com to tell us what you want to know and what you want to share. Consider this a conversation; we want to hear from you whether or not you have a formal proposal. *Contact us soon *-- by Wednesday 10/22! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rong.tang at simmons.edu Fri Oct 17 09:48:16 2014 From: rong.tang at simmons.edu (Rong Tang) Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:48:16 -0400 Subject: [Neasis-l] Fwd: Event Announcement - UX Fundamentals: a talk by Chris LaRoche - 10/24 @ 1-2:30 pm In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: For those of you who are interested. Register at: *uxpasimmons-uxtalk.eventbrite.com * Best, Rong ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Colleen C Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 9:40 AM Subject: Fwd: Event Announcement - UX Fundamentals: a talk by Chris LaRoche - 10/24 @ 1-2:30 pm To: Rong Tang , Linnea Johnson Greetings, everyone! UXPA at Simmons is pleased to announce an upcoming event! Please join us for *Introduction to UX Fundamentals,* a guest talk by Chris LaRoche. More information about the event is provided below and in the attached flyer. *Introduction to UX Fundamentals* *a talk by Chris LaRoche* *Friday, 10/24 @ 1:00-2:30 pm* *Palace Road Building, Simmons College* *Collaboratory, P-314* *About the talk* Chris will lead a talk on common methods of practice used within the field of User Experience (UX) with a focus on what UX today encompasses. The talk will also include a quick and practical discussion of user research and usability evaluation. *About the speaker* Chris LaRoche has worked as a technical writer, information designer, user researcher, and usability consultant for over eighteen years. He is a User Experience Consultant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a lecturer at the College of Professional Studies (CPS) at Northeastern University, where he has taught for over a dozen years. *Register for this event* Please register for this free event by visiting *uxpasimmons-uxtalk.eventbrite.com * *Free refreshments will be provided, including coffee and brownies. Come enjoy an afternoon snack alongside an engaging UX talk!* We hope to see you there! Thank you, Colleen Cressman & Yeseul Song *Co-chairs | UXPA at Simmons* @UXPAsimmons | bit.ly/uxpasimmons -- Rong Tang, PhD. Associate Professor School of Library and Information Science Director, Simmons Usability Lab Simmons College rong.tang at simmons.edu 1-617-521-2880 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Exceptional CE Since 1975** *November 2014 Online* *(asynchronous ) Workshops * *November 1 - November 30, 2014* *$250 (GSLIS Alumni Price: $200)* *PDPs: 15* *CEUs: 15* *Getting Started with Webinars* (Online) *STEM Integration at Your Library* (Online) *Visual Literacy: Incorporating the Visual into Information Literacy & Library Programs* (Online) *Web Design Fundamentals* (Online) *************************************** Please check our full schedule for additional workshops! For additional information on workshops or to register see http://alanis.simmons.edu/ceweb or contact slisce at simmons.ed *u* Linnea Johnson '04LS 2014 MBA Candidate Manager of Technology | Adjunct Faculty School of Library and Information Science Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2834 Continuing Education School of Library and Information Science Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2803 | fax 617.521.3192 email g slisce at simmons.edu Check out our most recent CE schedule ! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neasist at gmail.com Thu Oct 30 10:09:06 2014 From: neasist at gmail.com (NE ASIST) Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:09:06 -0400 Subject: [Neasis-l] Election Results Message-ID: The votes are in and have been tabulated. Congratulations are in order for: Ann Erdmann, Program Committee Chair and Chair-elect Kate Nyhan, Membership & Outreach Coordinator Maric Kramer, Treasurer Tom Hohenstein, Secretary Jenn Prentice, Web-master A majority of our voters also voted to adopt the ASIST model chapter bylaws for Article III, Section 5 regarding student participation in the chapter, granting student members the same rights as members. Congratulations to our new board! Stay tuned for an upcoming opportunity to meet the new officers and hear from our attendees of the Annual Meeting in Seattle. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From slisce2 at simmons.edu Thu Oct 30 10:48:24 2014 From: slisce2 at simmons.edu (SLIS Continuing Education) Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:48:24 -0400 Subject: [Neasis-l] Simmons Continuing Education - Last Chance for November Sign-ups! Message-ID: (please excuse cross-postings) **Simmons SLIS Continuing Education ? Exceptional CE Since 1975** *November 2014 Online* *(asynchronous ) Workshops * *November 1 - November 30, 2014* *$250 (GSLIS Alumni Price: $200)* *PDPs: 15* *CEUs: 15* *Getting Started with Webinars* (Online) *STEM Integration at Your Library* (Online) *Visual Literacy: Incorporating the Visual into Information Literacy & Library Programs* (Online) *Web Design Fundamentals* (Online) *************************************** Please check our full schedule for additional workshops! For additional information on workshops or to register see http://alanis.simmons.edu/ceweb or contact slisce at simmons.ed *u* Linnea Johnson '04LS 2014 MBA Candidate Manager of Technology | Adjunct Faculty School of Library and Information Science Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2834 Continuing Education School of Library and Information Science Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2803 | fax 617.521.3192 email g slisce at simmons.edu Check out our most recent CE schedule ! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: