Posted September 19, 2017
Information Visualization for the Future Generation Catalog September 20, 2017, 1:00pm – 2:15pm EDT (17:00:00 – World Clock) The mass availability of large digital collections offered by libraries is partly forcing the online library catalog to become an information exploration and analysis tool. Over the past decade, the continuing transition towards discovery catalogs has provided…
Posted September 19, 2017
ASIS&T Meet the Authors: 21st Century Skills Development – Through Fun and Effective Inquiry-Based Learning, September 22, 2017, 10:00am – 11:00pm EDT The speakers will share some core ideas in their new book titled “21st Century Skills Development Through Inquiry-Based Learning: From Theory to Practice”. The book brings together three of the most important contemporary topics…
Posted September 19, 2017
As an internationally engaged research lab, our Visiting Scholar Program (VSP) hosts a diverse range of outstanding multidisciplinary scholars from around the world. The program provides visiting scholars/professors with an opportunity to further their own research as well as collaborate with the Lab on a joint research project. During the program (1-6 months), the visiting scholar will be an…
Posted September 19, 2017
LibGig, a LAC Group company, is seeking a, part-time temporary Library Clerk to provide para-professional support services to our client, a federal court in Chicago, Illinois. This position will provide support services for the court’s library and staff and will work 16 hours per week on a flexible schedule during normal business hours. This position…
Posted September 19, 2017
Part-time position (16 hours/week) for a Circulation Assistant. Duties include providing excellent customer service at the Main and Branch Libraries, checking in and checking out of library materials; assisting patrons in the use of self-check terminals; shelving materials; shelf-reading; assisting customers at public service desks; filling items on daily paging list; dispensing general information to…
Posted September 19, 2017
From its world-class institutions to its community-based arts and cultural activities, Massachusetts has one of the most vibrant creative communities in the nation. Despite this, many of our political leaders still consider the arts, cultural, and creative community to be “nice, but not necessary.” In response, MASSCreative, the statewide arts advocacy organization, was founded in…
Posted September 19, 2017
DATE: 9/26/17 (Tuesday)TIME: 4:00-6:30 pmLOCATION: Linda K. Paresky Conference Center, 3rd Floor, MCB The Expo is a targeted recruitment event with attending employers seeking to screen and hire for full-time jobs and internships. Recruiters are hiring across a range of different functions,…
Posted September 19, 2017
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Reading Room Student Assistant Hours: The Library is open Monday through Saturday, 9 to 5. Weekly schedule to be determined, will include some Saturdays each month. 17 to 35 hours/week: October-December 17 hours/week. This is a pre-professional position open to currently enrolled Simmons SLIS…
Posted September 18, 2017
The American Psychological Association will hold an interdisciplinary conference on *Technology, Mind, and Society* in Washington, DC, on April 5-7, 2018. Scientists, practitioners, policymakers, and students from around the world are invited to participate in the event. The conference will provide a venue for reporting and assessing current efforts to understand and shape the interactions of human beings and technology,…
Posted September 18, 2017
Follow @hathitrust, tweet with #HTRCUC18 https://www.hathitrust.org/htrc_uncamp2018 January 25-26, 2018Berkeley, CA IMPORTANT DATESOctober 15, 2017 – Call for Proposals Priority DeadlineNovember 22, 2017 – Notification of AcceptanceNovember 29, 2017 – Deadline for Early Bird RegistrationJanuary 25-26, 2018 – HTRC UnCamp The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) invites proposals for the 2018 HTRC UnCamp <https://www.hathitrust.org/htrc_uncamp2018> to be held…
