Posted May 12, 2017
ALSC Education Committee Seeking Research-to-Practice Webinar Presenters in the area of Youth Services Research To increase the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)’s continuing education opportunities, the Education Committee is pleased to announce its new Research-to-Practice webinar series. The purpose of the series is to disseminate current research related to youth services and address…
Posted May 11, 2017
The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) hereby announces the opening of its 17th International Paper Contest for LIS Professionals in Developing countries, for the 2017 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Washington DC (Crystal City, Virginia) from October 27- November1, 2017. https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2017/….
Posted May 11, 2017
Greetings, MLS members! Does your library have a great program or service that promotes social justice? Please consider participating in the Idea Fair at our spring program on June 13. We are extending the deadline for submitting proposals to Monday, May 15. While we have already received a number of great submissions, we are looking for at…
Posted May 5, 2017
Book title: Social tagging for linked data across environments Publisher: Facet Editors: Dr. Louise Spiteri. Associate professor, School of Information Management, Dalhousie University. Dr. Diane Rasmussen Pennington. Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde. Synopsis This book will explore how social tags can serve to link content across a variety of environments. Most studies of social tagging have tended…
Posted May 4, 2017
The ALISE Technical Services Education Special Interest Group seeks proposals for the ALISE 2018 conference being held in Westminster, Colorado from February 6 – 9, 2018. The conference theme is The Expanding LIS Education Universe. This call is open to anyone working in the field of library and information science, regardless of occupational label. The ALISE Technical Services…
Posted May 4, 2017
The ALISE Technical Services Education Special Interest Group seeks proposals for the ALISE 2018 conference being held in Westminster, Colorado from February 6 – 9, 2018. The conference theme is The Expanding LIS Education Universe. This call is open to anyone working in the field of library and information science, regardless of occupational label. The ALISE Technical Services…
Posted April 28, 2017
GENERAL SUMMARY: Assists with the management of electronic research services, activation of new users’ subscriptions, ordering and processing of print materials for the Research Center and troubleshooting of reported access issues. Also prepares Research Services orientation materials for new and lateral hires, orders attorney desk books and maintains corresponding system records for print and electronic resources….
Posted April 24, 2017
The job is ideal for someone with 1-3 years of web content/development experience (Drupal preferred), strong knowledge of HTML and CSS, too. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their marketing/designing/writing career. Description Reporting to the Associate Director Web Development, the Junior Web Producer will work with the digital team assisting with development…
Posted April 22, 2017
Overview Humanities scholars have historically used archives that include restricted or privacy-sensitive collections in order to conduct their investigations about sensitive topics. The recent developments in digitization and dissemination technologies present the possibility of making archival collections broadly available. Furthermore, collections of new, born-digital documents will be readily available to support and enhance scholarship. However, such access has also exacerbated threats to…
Posted April 22, 2017
Theme: Playing and learning together: Interdisciplinary research and teachingLocation: City West Campus, University of South Australia, AdelaideConference Dates: 28-30 November, 2017Submission deadline: Monday, 31 July 2017Acceptance notification: Friday, 1 September 2017 The 2017 RAILS conference will be hosted by the School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of South Australia, and held at UniSA’s City…
