From rong.tang at simmons.edu Mon Nov 7 08:31:02 2016 From: rong.tang at simmons.edu (Rong Tang) Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 08:31:02 -0500 Subject: [Neasis-l] Fwd: World Usability Day event This Thursday (11/10) at 4:30pm Message-ID: Hi all, Hope you can join us! Rong ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anna Wada Date: Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 10:55 AM Subject: [usabilitygroup] World Usability Day event next week! To: usabilitygroup at simmons.edu *UX Lightning Round for World Usability Day!* *11/10/2016 4:30-6pm* *P-113 (Palace Road Building 1st Floor)* Join UXPA at Simmons and ASIS&T for a fun and interactive lightning round of usability sessions in celebration of World Usability Day! Provide real-time feedback and meet the professionals behind websites such as the Boston Open Data Portal, UMass Biomedical Research Data Management MOOC , and Wentworth Institute of Technology Library & Learning Commons website. *Sign up on Eventbrite: * https://uxpa-worldusabilityday.eventbrite.com ****Snacks will be provided!**** If you would like to learn more, see the speaker and project details below. ******************************** *Wentworth Institute of Technology * *Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons Website * *Speakers* *Este Pope* is the Associate Director of the Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She previously served as Head of Instruction and Digital Research at Boston College, and holds an MLIS from Simmons and an MA from Boston College. *Beth Vargas* is the Library Assistant of the Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She is also currently a SLIS graduate student at Simmons with a concentration in IS&T and the NEASIS&T Liaison for the Simmons Student Chapter of ASIS&T. *Project* The *Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons website* was created for the Wentworth Institute of Technology students, faculty, and staff. Its redesign began February 2016, and the new website launched in August 2016. It directs users to library resources and research help appropriate to their needs, and includes features such as Contact a Librarian, Find E-resources, and Search for Books and Articles. ******************************** *University of Massachusetts Medical School * *Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management MOOC * *Speakers* *Julie Goldman* is the eScience Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region. In 2014 and 2015 she served on the teaching staff for "Scientific Research Data Management," a course in the LIS curriculum at Simmons. Julie holds an MLIS from Simmons and a BS in Marine Biology from the University of New Hampshire. *Project* The *Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) *will provide training to librarians, biomedical researchers, biomedical students, and other interested individuals on recommended practices for managing biomedical research data. Each of the MOOC?s nine modules will be dedicated to a specific component of data management best practices, and will include video lectures, presentation slides, research teaching cases, readings, activities, and interactive quizzes. ******************************** *City of Boston* *Boston Open Data Portal* *(More details forthcoming)* -- 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... 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At this one-day conference, presenters will address some of the undercurrents of money and power within academic libraries and archives, with the goal of moving forward together with productive analysis and action. Come join the conversation. Space is limited, so register now! *Registration Closes Monday, November 23.* *http://acrlnysymp2016.wordpress.com/registration/ * See the full program , speakers , and poster sessions and more information on our website . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Service Design: The Holistic Experience WHEN: January 12, 2017 ||| Thursday ||| 9:30 AM - 3:45 PM (registration starts at 8:30 AM) WHERE: Simmons College in Boston, MA HOW MUCH: Registration $75 ||| NEASIST/SLA members $50 SO: Register today! With participatory breakout sessions and thoughtful keynotes, this one-day conference will give you the concepts you need to talk to stakeholders in your organization about service design. It will give you tools you can use to gather the data that will inform your organization's service design discussions. It will give you a platform to share your ideas and experiences designing better services. Visit our event site to check out the roster of event speakers and see the topics to be discussed. Louisa Choy Digital Services Librarian Wheelock College Library 132 Riverway Boston, MA 02215 (617) 879-2213 www.wheelock.edu/library (she/her/hers) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From LChoy at wheelock.edu Tue Nov 29 16:09:17 2016 From: LChoy at wheelock.edu (Louisa Choy) Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 21:09:17 +0000 Subject: [Neasis-l] Call for Proposals: ACRL-NEC Annual Conference Proposals due 12/2 Message-ID: Call for Proposals The Association of College and Research Libraries, New England Chapter (http://www.acrlnec.org/) invites you to submit a proposal to present at the 2017 ACRL-NEC Annual Conference Reframing Librarianship in the 21st Century Friday, May 12 @University of Vermont Conference Center, Burlington, VT. http://conference2017.acrlnec.org/ It is an era of reinvention for college and research libraries. Whether we work in cataloging and metadata, scholarly communication, archives, public services, instruction, or another area of librarianship, we have all heard a rhetoric of crisis, transformation, and rapid change applied to our work. The challenges we face have provided an opportunity to refocus on the foundations of our profession: our purpose and our areas of expertise. In reflecting on and redefining our work and ourselves, we are reframing librarianship for the 21st Century. This exciting topic will be kicked off by keynote Suzanne Wones, Director of Library Digital Strategies and Innovations at Harvard Library. The Program Committee is interested in receiving proposals for presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and posters that speak to the following questions: * In this era of reinvention, how are we reframing ourselves, the work that we do, and our libraries? * How are we communicating around this shift within our institutions and beyond? Topics might include, but are not limited to, the reframing of: * Our professional identities and roles within the library, on campus, and in society * The development and provision of library and archives collections to users * Cataloging and metadata practices * Efforts around diversity and inclusion in our profession and on our campuses * LIS education: Are we graduating technologically- and information-literate librarians? * Professional development, collaboration, training, and supervision * Research and publication in library and information science * Education and advocacy on issues of scholarly communication, copyright, and licensing * Public services: liaison, instruction, and reference work * Data services and the library's role in research data management, data education, and open data * Assessment, and our role in broader institutional efforts around student success and retention, accreditation, and learning outcomes * The institutional context of the academic library, including institutional structures, cross-departmental collaborations, and faculty status issues Staff, faculty, administrators, and students in all areas of librarianship are encouraged to submit proposals. To submit a proposal, follow this link: https://goo.gl/forms/DhpZH2UCJYCdXpeH2 The deadline for proposal submission is midnight on Dec 2, 2016. Questions should be directed to the ACRL/NE CPC Programming Committee: acrlnec-cpc-prog-l at library.umass.edu Karin Heffernan -SNHU Maric Kramer-Brandeis University Mike Kemezis-Worcester Polytechnic Institute Erica Cataldi-Roberts-MCPHS Kathy Layer-Western New England University Andrew Haggarty-Anna Maria College We look forward to receiving your proposals! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: