Interview with Carolle R. Morini, Boston Athenæum

September 27, 2016 By Christopher F. Minty in Interview, Public History Tags: Boston Athenaeum, Boston Public Library, Carolle Morini, Charles Francis Adams, History, librarians, library, Massachusetts Historical Society, William Smith Shaw Leave a comment

Today’s post is an interview with Carolle R. Morini, Caroline D. Bain Archivist, Reference Librarian, at the Boston Athenæum. Carolle holds a BFA in Photography from the Montserrat College of Art and an MA in History and an MLS in Archives Management from Simmons College.

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Guest Post: Working for the Library

May 8, 2013 By Michael D. Hattem in Academia, From the Archives, Guest Posts Tags: alt-ac, archivists, David J. Gary, guest post, librarians, library science, MLS 5 Comments

Today’s post is by guest blogger, David J. Gary, who received his MLS from Queen’s College (CUNY) in 2011 and his PhD in History from the CUNY Graduate Center in 2013. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College (CUNY). He blogs at Function Follows Forme.

I am grateful to The Junto for this chance to reflect on my experiences earning both a Master’s in Library Science and a PhD in American history and to advocate for others to consider joining me. Continue reading →