From erdmann at simmons.edu Mon Nov 2 10:22:36 2015 From: erdmann at simmons.edu (Annie Erdmann) Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 10:22:36 -0500 Subject: [Neasis-l] Attending ASIST annual? Message-ID: Hello New England Chapter! We are looking for members who can help the program committee with two things. Thing 1: Represent the chapter at the general assembly. We can provide you with information to share. Thing 2: Our student scholarship winner is Julia Caffrey and she needs to meet up with a chapter member as apart of her award. If would be great networking for Julia and help make her experience at Annual a good one. Please let me know if you are attending and if you would be willing to help out with either or both of this two things. Thanks and have a great week, Annie Erdmann NE-ASIST Program Committee Chair President Elect *---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Annie Erdmann* Digital Assets/ eResources Librarian Simmons College Library Boston MA 02115 617-521-2723 erdmann at simmons.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From knyhan at gmail.com Mon Nov 9 07:50:52 2015 From: knyhan at gmail.com (Kate Nyhan) Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 07:50:52 -0500 Subject: [Neasis-l] Collection Development Workshop -- December 7, 2015 Message-ID: Interested in learning more about collection development? Want to get some hands-on experience? Join Michael Leach and NEASIST for a workshop! *When*: December 7, 2-3:30 PM *Where*: Wheelock College (but contact us if you're interested in participating virtually from elsewhere in New England -- we want to make that work for you!) *How much*: FREE! *Who*: Michael Leach is head of collection development at Cabot Science Library. He's spoken at annual meetings of ASIST, ALA, ACRL, and SLA, and we're excited that he's speaking to us! *What*: The agenda includes a talk and a hands-on activity. You can use this form to help decide the specific collection development focus. Personally, I think "electronic acquisition models versus traditional collection development" is a really valuable topic, but check out the other suggested topics and tell us what will be *useful for you.* *Register*: at our Meetup.com page , where you can find more information. *Questions*: email Kate Nyhan, nyhan at post.harvard.edu Register soon! Because of the hands-on nature of this event, space is limited. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From becker.dp at gmail.com Mon Nov 9 15:20:10 2015 From: becker.dp at gmail.com (Daniel Becker) Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 15:20:10 -0500 Subject: [Neasis-l] Job Announcement: Social Sciences Research and Digital Learning Liaison, Wheaton College, Norton, MA Message-ID: Social Sciences Research and Digital Learning Liaison, Wheaton College, Norton, MA *PRIMARY PURPOSE:* The Social Sciences Research & Digital Learning Liaison serves as a research consultant, an instructional technology specialist, an educator, and a frequent point of contact to faculty and students in the Social Sciences within a merged library/information technology organization. The person in this position facilitates the use of information resources and technology in teaching, learning, and scholarship for faculty and students in the Social Sciences departments and some interdisciplinary programs. As a member of the Research and Instruction Liaison Team, this librarian/instructional technologist is responsible for research consultations and instructional services for his/her assigned areas. The person in this position also actively engages with the college's technology-enhanced teaching and learning initiatives. S/he introduces and implements improvements to make the best use of technology in teaching, including course logistics, content delivery, course discussion, and student collaboration. This librarian/technologist collaborates with other LIS and academic staff to further the mission and priorities of the college. This position is a part of the Liaison Team of the Research and Instruction (R&I) Department, a group composed of professional educators and librarians. Liaisons are assigned to different areas of the curriculum - Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences - in a way that ensures that the faculty and students have appropriate support and access to the information resources and technologies necessary to their disciplines. All of the liaisons divide departments and share some responsibilities with other liaisons in the group. The liaisons also share a common skill set, while each bringing a unique set of skills to the group and to the curriculum. *ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:* 1. Support and Advocate for Technology Enhanced Instruction (45%) Work in partnership with faculty and colleagues in LIS to encourage and support effective instruction methods which use technology and information resources.. Activities include: - Supporting and encouraging innovative, experimental, and effective uses of instructional technology by faculty in a thoughtful, well-planned process by - Partnering with faculty to understand their curricular goals and recommending teaching practices that meet those goals - Collaborating with faculty members to plan, design and teach classes using technology, especially those which incorporate blended learning strategies and methods used in digital scholarship. - Partnering with faculty to create assignments that use technology and information resources to enhance learning goals - Investigating and assessing advancements in information technologies, academic software, systems, and information resources, in collaboration with others in LIS and the faculty by - Working with faculty and staff to determine whether these advancements can be adapted and applied at Wheaton. - Selecting software and/or hardware for purchase according to a carefully developed plan and process, working collaboratively within the R&I group's budget. - Developing special knowledge and expertise with appropriate technologies to support teaching, learning and scholarship in the Social Sciences - Developing and introducing online and physical learning environments to meet the needs of faculty and students - Providing professional development opportunities for faculty members, to encourage and support their use of technology and information resources to advance scholarship and teaching - Promoting Wheaton's success on the college website, at conferences, and in collaboration with Communications, especially success using Technology Enhanced Learning activities 2. Support of Student Information and Technology Fluency (45%) Promote information and technology fluency in Wheaton's Social Sciences students so that they can use information and technology tools and resources effectively, analytically, ethically, legally, and critically. Activities include: - Serving as library liaison to multiple first-year seminars, providing research consultations and instructional services for these courses. - Providing research consultations with students, particularly those in the Social Sciences - Providing research support to students working on theses, senior seminar/capstone projects, and independent studies - Teaching classes related to acquiring information fluency - Partnering with academic departments to develop learning goals around information fluency and technology literacy, including the assessment of learning outcomes - Developing instructional materials and subject guides 3. Professional Development: (5%) Remains current with developments in relevant areas and upgrades skills through reading, personal study, and attendance at professional workshops, seminars, meetings and conferences. Develops and maintains relationships with library and technology staff at peer institutions by participating in regional and national organizations and Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Shares relevant information with R&I colleagues. *OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS: (5%)* - Participates in planning for college-wide programs such as orientation, admissions visiting days, faculty and staff workshops, etc. - Within LIS, participates in and occasionally leads inter-departmental committees, workgroups, and project teams, representing the R&I Department; shares relevant information with departmental colleagues. - Participates in LIS web development planning and initiatives, serving on committees and workgroups, as appropriate. Helps maintain academic web sites using a forms-based user interface. - Promotes faculty and student awareness and adoption of LIS policies, systems, and support, including issues dealing with ethics and the honor code. - Develops and participates in workshops, discussion forums, orientations, tours, and other presentations and outreach activities for faculty and students. - Serves on relevant campus-wide workgroups and committees and on task forces and affinity groups in consortiums and professional organizations. - Improves LIS practices that strengthen service delivery. - Works with others toward achieving organizational goals, including sharing of information and expertise and cultivating effective work relationships. - Performs other duties as required. *SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:* Provides supervision of student employees as necessary. *REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:* Individuals must possess most or all of these skills, knowledge, and abilities, or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities. Technical Skills: - Instructional use of course management systems (e.g., Moodle) - A firm understanding of blogs, wikis, and other web content management systems - Mastery of Online Collaboration Tools (video conferencing, Google Docs, etc.) - Mastery of social media for learning purposes - Experience working with various forms of new media (digital video, audio, and web page development) - Fluency with the broad range of instructional technologies relevant to a liberal arts curriculum, including spreadsheets and presentation software (e.g. PowerPoint, Prezi) - Experience using statistics software for basic analysis. - Mastery of Macintosh and Windows computer environments and peripherals - Experience with HTML and web development tools; programming skills helpful - Ability to teach all skills designated as core technology skills by LIS Subject Focus: - Degree in one of the Social Sciences and/or deep, discipline-specific knowledge in the Social Sciences; - An appreciation of the varieties of Social Sciences research needs - Knowledge not only of US sources and databases, but international ones as well - Demonstrated expertise in the use of a broad range of information systems, services and databases relevant to a liberal arts curriculum, particularly those associated with the Social Sciences. Demonstrated ability to learn, adopt and propagate new systems and services effectively and quickly. - Critical appreciation of and enthusiasm for information technologies as applied to Social Sciences research and curriculum enrichment - Understanding of data types used for social science research; awareness of how qualitative and quantitative data is structured; awareness of how technology assists with data analysis. - Understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of Social Sciences research and studies General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - A clear commitment to delivering high quality service to an academic community - Effective interpersonal and communication skills - Team orientation, flexibility, versatility, and ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a complex and changing public service environment - Creative problem-solving abilities, curiosity and initiative - Resilience of character and perspective, with a sense of humor - Demonstrated aptitude and enthusiasm for teaching in a college environment, including the ability to work effectively with faculty, students, and colleagues - Strong interest in playing an integral role in actively developing campus-wide information and technology literacy programs - Demonstrated knowledge of, or interest in, trends regarding access to information and digital library technologies, including copyright - Project management aptitude or experience. Experience managing projects with 1-2 year timelines, involving faculty members and staff preferred. - Excellent oral and written communication skills - Ability to cooperate with faculty on course design, in workshops or individually *QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:* Education/Experience - American Library Association-accredited Master's Degree, or Master's degree in the Social Sciences or comparable combination of education and work experience is required. - Degree or strong background in one of the Social Sciences is required. - Experience working successfully with faculty members as colleagues. - 2-3 years of professional employment in an academic or special library strongly preferred. - Teaching experience at the college level. *TO APPLY:* Submit a cover letter and resume to https://jobs.wheatoncollege.edu/postings/1578 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erdmann at simmons.edu Thu Nov 19 09:25:17 2015 From: erdmann at simmons.edu (Annie Erdmann) Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 09:25:17 -0500 Subject: [Neasis-l] UX & You: User Experience Research and Design 1/6/2016 Message-ID: User Experience Research is a hot topic for 2016! Hear from accomplished speakers, and get hands-on experience from our demonstration tables. *WHEN*: January 6, 2016 ||| Wednesday ||| 9 AM - 3 PM *WHERE*: Simmons College in Boston *HOW MUCH*: Registration $60 ||| NEASIST/SLA members $45 *SO*: Register today! *UX & You: User Experience Research and Design * We have all been hearing about user experience and here is your opportunity to learn what it is all about and how you can get useful data to improve your services, web portals, or physical spaces. Let's start making a better impact by engaging with our communities. The New England Chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology, together with the Simmons College Student Chapter, invite you to join us at our 2016 Winter Event, User Experience & You: UX Design and Research. Morning presenters will give an introduction to the topic and share their insights and experiences. The afternoon will feature interactive demonstration tables that will give you hands-on practice with various UX research tools and methods, followed by short case studies by Simmons students. Visit our event site to see the topics to be discussed, and check out the roster of speakers below! *Morning Speakers* Rong Tang, PhD.- Associate Professor and Director Usability Lab, Simmons College Steven Anderson- Digital Repository Developer, Digital Commonwealth Eben English- Web Services Developer, Boston Public Library Kate Lawrence- Vice President, User Research, EBSCO Information Services *---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Annie Erdmann* (she/ her/ hers) Digital Assets/ eResources Librarian Simmons College Library Boston MA 02115 617-521-2723 erdmann at simmons.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: