From kate.nyhan at yale.edu Mon Jan 9 10:49:50 2017 From: kate.nyhan at yale.edu (Nyhan, Kate) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 15:49:50 +0000 Subject: [Neasis-l] last chance to register: service design conference on Thursday Message-ID: Hi folks! There's still time to register for Thursday's conference in Boston about service design, a holistic assessment methodology for library services. * How can you capture insights from your patrons? * How can you integrate user testing into your workflow? * How can you make your physical spaces and online services work better for your users' needs? Come find out at Service Design: The Holistic Experience, with keynote lectures, lightning talks, and participatory breakout sessions. Registration: $75/$50/$35 When: Thursday 1/12/2017 Where: Simmons College in Boston Registration will stay open until we hit capacity - which won't be long; we've already passed 90%. Kate Nyhan, MLS Research and Education Librarian - Public Health Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University Let's meet: https://freebusy.io/kate.nyhan at yale.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nea_announce at newenglandarchivists.org Fri Jan 6 12:46:14 2017 From: nea_announce at newenglandarchivists.org (NEA Announcements) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 12:46:14 -0500 Subject: [Neasis-l] NEA Spring 2017 Meeting registration opens next week Message-ID: *Early-bird registration for the New England Archivists Spring 2017 Meeting opens Monday, January 16th.* Save the date so you can register for ?Changing Tides? in Hyannis, Massachusetts and take part in a discussion of the many ways in which the archival profession and the world around us are shifting. In addition to thought-provoking and informative sessions on Friday and Saturday, we will offer -- two full-day workshops (Funding for Archives Work and the SAA Workshop on the Fundamentals of Project Management) -- NEA?s first Born-Digital Boot Camp -- a Day of Service at the Bourne Historical Society and the Sturgis Library in Barnstable -- plenary talks by Michael Lesy and K.J. Rawson See the NEA website for a schedule-at-a-glance , meeting rates , and hotel and travel information . Come explore all that Cape Cod has to offer, even in the off-season. Sign up for a tour of a local institution, and spend your down time in downtown Hyannis where you?ll find countless restaurants, bars, and shops. Be part of things on Cape Cod. *Reserve your hotel room today:* NEA has reserved a block of rooms at The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis . Call to reserve a room at the NEA special rate ($115/night): (866) 828-9111 or (508) 775-7775 (reference the NEA Meeting). **** If you are already a New England Archivists member, you are eligible to apply to one of our two scholarships to help support NEA members attend the annual spring meeting. Both scholarships cover the meeting registration fee (at the early-bird rate) and up to $300 towards travel and hotel expenses. -- The Meeting and Travel Scholarship (for non-student members only) -- The Susan J. Von Salis Student Meeting and Travel Scholarship (for student members only) Applications and supporting documentation must be submitted to the Representatives-at-large (RepAtLarge at newenglandarchivists.org) by January 15, 2017. See you on Cape Cod! New England Archivists Communications Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erdmann.ann at gmail.com Thu Jan 26 09:58:11 2017 From: erdmann.ann at gmail.com (Annie Erdmann) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:58:11 -0600 Subject: [Neasis-l] DS4L Request for Proposals Curriculum Development Message-ID: The New England Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology is accepting Requests for Proposals for the development of curriculum for a Data Science for Librarians workshop series. The Data Science for Librarians (DS4L) curriculum will be compact and compatible with busy work schedules. The curriculum will specifically target librarians through case studies to use data management theory and practical skills in their work or teach concepts and skills to their various populations. An individual or team is invited to contribute one or more modules to the overall curriculum. Please see the attached Request for Proposals and sample case study. Request for Proposals for DS4L Abbreviated Sample Case Study Item Amount GitHub and Git Curriculum $500 OpenRefine Curriculum $500 Jupyter Notebooks Curriculum (one session) $300 R Curriculum $500 Python Curriculum $500 MARC Edit Curriculum $500 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nea_announce at newenglandarchivists.org Fri Jan 27 11:21:35 2017 From: nea_announce at newenglandarchivists.org (NEA Announcements) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:21:35 -0500 Subject: [Neasis-l] Register for the NEA Spring 2017 Meeting Message-ID: Now that the schedule-at-a-glance for the New England Archivists Spring 2017 Meeting, "Changing Tides" is online*, take a moment to read through all the thought-provoking and informative sessions on Friday and Saturday that will be offered. Plus we are planning: - Two full-day workshops (Funding for Archives Work and the SAA Workshop on the Fundamentals of Project Management ) - NEA?s first Born-Digital Boot Camp - Day of Service at the Bourne Historical Society and the Sturgis Library in Barnstable - Plenary talks by Michael Lesy and K.J. Rawson Look for upcoming emails on plenary talks, how to register for the Day of Service, rideshare information, more about the Born-Digital Boot Camp, and individual sessions. ***** NEA Spring 2017 Meeting March 23-25, 2017 ?Hyannis, Cape Cod, MA? *Reserve your hotel room today:* The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis | capecodresortandconferencecenter.com Call to take advantage of the NEA room rate of $115/night: 866-828-9111 or 508-775-7775 Come explore all that Cape Cod has to offer, even in the off-season. Sign up for a tour of a local institution, and spend your down time in downtown Hyannis where you?ll find countless restaurants, bars, and shops. 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