Posted December 2, 2014
Established in 1992 and sponsored by Gale Cengage Learning, this $1,250 monetary prize is given to a student enrolled in an ALA accredited master’s degree program to fund travel to and attendance at the ALA Annual Conference and a one-year membership in the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA. Criteria Applicants should have demonstrated interest in…
Posted December 2, 2014
NEW DEADLINE: 31st JAN 2015 Archives, libraries and museums in the era of the participatory social Web Special issue of the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science Guest editors Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan, School of Journalism and Communication, Aix-Marseille University, France Elaine Ménard, School of Information Studies, McGill University, Québec, Canada Themes The term “Web 2.0” refers to a set…
Posted December 2, 2014
UMAP2015: 23rd Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization 29th June — 3rd July 2015, Dublin, Ireland http://um.org/umap2015/ UMAP is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to their individual users, or to groups of users, and collect and represent information about users for this purpose. UMAP 2015 is focused on bringing…
Posted December 2, 2014
The Massachusetts State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts is delighted to announce that it is endowing a SUMMER INTERNSHIP AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS, Washington, D.C., Summer, 2015. Preliminary details of this paid summer internship are as follows: THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE COMMITTEE ENDOWED INTERNSHIP: The Massachusetts State Committee of the National…
Posted December 2, 2014
LISTING NUMBER 15-AV-01 Posting Date: 1 December 2014 Closing Date: 14 December 2014 Interns in the Audiovisual Archives of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library primarily assist staff in answering reference requests and making reproductions of audiovisual materials. The intern’s primary responsibility will be working directly with off-site patrons, which requires excellent research dexterity and…
Posted December 2, 2014
Program Description: The Educator Resource Center in the Lyman Library is the information hub for the Museum of Science. The ERC houses an extensive collection of books, journals and media that support the exploration of science, engineering, math, and technology topics by staff, volunteers, and educators in New England. Position Summary: The Library Resources Practicum…
Posted December 1, 2014
The Gerd Muehsam Award is given annually to recognize excellence in a graduate student paper or project on a topic relevant to art librarianship. This award was established to honor the memory of Gerd Muehsam (1913-1979), distinguished scholar, teacher, and art bibliographer, whose support of and dedication to ARLIS/NA was an inspiration to her colleagues…
Posted December 1, 2014
The Berkshire Hills Internship Program (B-HIP) is an intensive arts management internship program that combines hands-on work experience with classes taught by arts administration faculty, TalkBacks with the area’s leading arts professionals, and the chance to fully participate in cultural events throughout Berkshire County. Students are placed at full-time upper-level internships tailored to their interests and skill sets. They have the opportunity to…
Posted December 1, 2014
We are currently accepting submissions for the 2015 Simmons College Graduate Student Symposium “Breaking (Bad?) Boundaries: Thinking and Doing in and out of the Box.” The Simmons College Graduate Student Symposium is dedicated to providing graduate students with the opportunity to present their research in a professional setting. The Symposium is sponsored and hosted by SLIS, however…
Posted December 1, 2014
WGBH is public service media for New England–on TV, radio, the Web, and out in the community. We’re the single largest producer of PBS prime time and online programming, and a major source of programs heard on public radio from coast to coast. We’re a pioneer in educational multimedia and in media access technologies for…
