Posts by NEASIST Webmaster
Up to $750 to support your participation at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting
Up to $750 to support your participation at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting Application Deadline: Friday, April 21 Notification of Award Winners: Wednesday, May 3 About the Awards: Professional/Practitioner and Student The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NE-ASIS&T) is pleased to announce two awards to support participation in the ASIS&T Annual Meeting.…
Read MoreService Design: The Holistic Experience 1/12/2017 — Program
Service Design: The Holistic Experience 1/12/2017 — Program Schedule Thursday, January 12, 2017, 8:30am – 3:45pm EST 8:30-9:30 Breakfast and Registration 9:30-9:40 Welcome, Tom Hohenstein 9:40-10:25 Keynote: Meeting People Where They Are: An Introduction to Service Design in Libraries [slides, pdf] Callan Bignoli and Lauren Stara 10:25-11:10 Keynote: Designing for Participation: Dignity and Autonomy of…
Read MoreService Design: The Holistic Experience 1/12/2017
Service Design: The Holistic Experience 1/12/2017 User experience remains a hot topic after NEASIST’s 2016 UX conference, and now you can deepen your understanding with a holistic view of service design. Do you want to tailor your entire ecosystem — personnel, spaces, and systems online and offline — to improve your users’ experiences? The New…
Read MoreSave the Date! Service Design Conference January 12
Save the Date! Service Design Conference January 12 User experience remains a hot topic after NEASIST’s 2016 UX conference, and now you can deepen your understanding with a holistic view of service design. Do you want to tailor your entire ecosystem — personnel, spaces, and systems online and offline — to improve your users’ experiences?…
Read MoreVote Your NEASIS&T Board
Vote Your NEASIS&T Board Cast your vote for members of the 2016-2017 NEASIS&T Board: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P3LM6QF The ballot will be open until Wednesday (9/28/2016) of next week. We are also accepting nominations for the following: Membership & Outreach Coordinator Webmaster Annual Meeting RepresentativesTerms run from October of this year to next year. You do not need…
Read MoreCall for Board Nominations: Gain Professional Skills and Work with Amazing People
Call for Board Nominations: Gain Professional Skills and Work with Amazing People We are now accepting nominations for board positions for our regional chapter. Terms run from October of this year to next year. You do not need to live in Boston to participate; virtual participation is welcome. This is a great way to gain…
Read MoreHow to Build Collections around Faculty CVs and Syllabi: Wrap-up and Handout
How to Build Collections around Faculty CVs and Syllabi: Wrap-up and Handout Jennifer Ferguson’s workshop on using faculty material to build collections was a big success! We paired up and worked in teams to look over faculty CVs and syllabi that we brought with us. An important take away was that faculty members interweave their…
Read MoreNEASIS&T Picnic 2016: Competitive Croquet and RDAP Recap
NEASIS&T Picnic 2016: Competitive Croquet and RDAP Recap Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Place:Â *location change* 25 Park Street — corner of Park Street and Harvard Ave. in Brookline Public transit: 66 and 65 buses, green line C and D trains. Parking: two-hour free on-street parking on Part Street…
Read MoreConversations on Data Management: An RDAP Review
Conversations on Data Management: An RDAP Review Thanks to the generous support of NEASIST, I was able to attend the Research Data Access & Preservation (RDAP) Summit earlier this month in Atlanta, Georgia. As a student (now recent grad!) of the Simmons College School of Library and Information Science, I first became interested in data…
Read MoreBuilding Collections around Faculty CVs and Syllabi
Building Collections around Faculty CVs and Syllabi Date: Thursday, June 2, 2016 Time: 2 PM to 4 PM Location: Wheelock College Earl Center for Learning and Innovation Parking is nigh impossible. We suggest you take public transportation. RSVP (space limited): http://www.meetup.com/neasist/events/230669019/ This is the second workshop in our Collection Development series.  Jennifer Ferguson will be…
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