Chronicle of Higher Ed

November 20th, 2007
The latest issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education is available online to the L&C community at chronicle.com, as well as back issues to 1995. For off campus access, follow the "single journals" link to The Chronicle from the library's journal title search.

Elisa Lanzi

November 16th, 2007
Elisa Lanzi Director of the Imaging Center at Smith College, delivered the 8th Johanna Sherrer Memorial Lecture on November 15th. Her talk, titled "A Convergence of Pathways: Re-imagining Image Collections for Tomorrow's Teachers and Learners", highlighted her collaborative experiences in developing a multi-disciplinary imaging center. Listen to the audio of her speech below:
[audio:http://library.lclark.edu/newsblog/audio/ElisaLanzi.MP3]

Sherrer Lecture

November 9th, 2007
Please join us for this year's Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture in Library Service. Elisa Lanzi, the Director of the Imaging Center at Smith College, will present "A Convergence of Pathways: Re-imagining Image Collections for Tomorrow's Teachers and Learners". Using image collections as the model, she will discuss the need for interdisciplinary, collaborative approaches to pedagogical information across the college; faculty engagement with content and collection building; and strategies for creating sharable content. The lecture will take place on Thursday, November 15 at 4:00 pm in the Gordon H. Smith Hall in Albany Quadrangle. The Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture in Library Service was established in 1999 to commemorate the contributions and legacies of a respected friend, colleague, and champion of service. Johannah Sherrer served as Director of the Aubrey R. Watzek Library from 1993-1998.