Posted June 21, 2016
The Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services (ABOS), an affiliate of the American Library Association, offers annual awards that recognize outstanding service, support for conference attendance, and the education of a student currently enrolled in a Library Science degree program. In particular, The Bernard Vavrek Scholarship provides $1000 to a library school student interested in…
Posted June 21, 2016
Since 1950, through 65 volumes, Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Services (ISSN: 0024-2667) has been a leader among scholarly journals in the international library world. As part of its strategy to remain one of the premier library journals, Libri is issuing a call for “Best Student Paper of 2016.” This annual competition supports…
Posted June 20, 2016
The Northborough Free Library is seeking a progressive, resourceful and customer-focused individual for a part-time Library Assistant – Reference and Adult Services position in our beautiful library. In addition to responding to patron inquiries, duties will also include assistance with cataloging, interlibrary loan, collection maintenance, readers’ advisory, assisting patrons with technology, posting content on the…
Posted June 17, 2016
Western New England University has an opening for a full-time Circulation Associate in D’Amour Library. Responsible for oversight of day-to-day operations and managing circulation functions including: the hiring, training, scheduling, and supervision of student library employees; circulation and course reserve operations; maintaining student payroll records; and assisting patrons in person and via telephone or email….
Posted June 14, 2016
NEA Fall 2016 MeetingBridging the GapsFriday, October 14, 2016 | 1:00-5:00 pmYiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA New England Archivists invites submissions of short presentation proposals for the concluding portion of the Fall Meeting to be held October 14, 2016, at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. It will be a wonderful opportunity to broaden…
Posted June 13, 2016
Job Description:Professional Solutions Delivered, LLC (ProSoDel) is a solutions provider for government and commercial customers in the areas of Program Management, Systems Integration, Logistics, and IT Support Services. We are seeking a professional individual to join our team as an SQL Database Administrator JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:Function primarily as a Microsoft SQL 2008 database administratorAssist in the…
Posted June 13, 2016
The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is now accepting proposals for the 2017 Research Grant Program Competition. An award of one or more grants totaling $5,000 may be made to support research broadly related to education for library and information science. The Research Grant Award cannot be used to support doctoral dissertation research. …
Posted June 9, 2016
Libraries and Archives in the Anthropocene: A Colloquium May 13-14, 2017 New York University ***Reminder: Proposals due August 1st*** As stewards of a culture’s collective knowledge, libraries and archives are facing the realities of cataclysmic environmental change with a dawning awareness of its unique implications for their missions and activities. Some professionals in these…
Posted June 7, 2016
There is still time to submit a presentation proposal for the ALICE 2017 conference, specifically for the Gender Issues section. Building on the conference theme of social responsibility and community engagement, the section is looking for paper that would deal with the following topics (or others that align with both the conference and section): inclusivity…
Posted June 7, 2016
Library and Information Research (LIR) is seeking papers for a special issue on research methodology in library and information studies (LIS), to be published September / October 2017. All papers will be subject to double-blind peer review and submission details are given below. Final date for submission of papers is Monday 13 February 2017. Please…
