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Posted January 21, 2016
Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for two $1,500 research fellowships: The Jacqueline M. Albers Guest Scholar in Children’s Literature Fellowship was endowed by SLIS alumna Jacqueline M. Albers to support a guest scholar who will study children’s literature using the collections…
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Posted January 21, 2016
The Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library welcomes applications for the 2016/17 Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship. The Kress Fellowship is intended for a recent graduate from library school who wishes to pursue a career in art librarianship. This fellowship is made possible through the generosity of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. The Kress Fellow…
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Posted January 21, 2016
The Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award is presented by the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association annually to recognize the best essay written in English on library history. The award is named in honor of the distinguished nineteenth-century librarian, historian, and bibliographer who was also ALA’s first president. It consists of…
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Posted January 21, 2016
ALA Seeks Proposals for 2016-2017 Diversity Research Grants The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services seeks proposals for the Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity-related topic which addresses critical gaps in the knowledge of diversity, equity, and outreach issues within library and information science. The application deadline…
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Posted January 15, 2016
“History of Reading and Readers in Libraries “ Library History Round Table (LHRT) Research Forum, June 2016 The Library History Round Table (LHRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) seeks papers for its Research Forum at the 2016 ALA Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida June 23-28, 2016. The theme of the Forum will be the…
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Posted January 15, 2016
The Westminster Schools is seeking a Long Term Upper School Librarian for the spring of 2016. This position runs approximately April 4 – May 27 and will follow academic schedule, generally 8am-3:30pm. This faculty member will join a growth-oriented, collaborative learning community committed to the school’s mission and vision, including core values of diversity and service. Westminster excels regionally and nationally in…
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Posted January 15, 2016
The Boston Athenæum seeks a knowledgeable, aesthetically-oriented, and enthusiastic student of the book to research and organize an extensive collection of the work of the Merrymount Press which was founded by Daniel Berkeley Updike and operated in Boston from 1896 to 1949.This part-time (22 hours per week) position, which reports to the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts,…
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Posted December 18, 2015
Public Libraries as Social Innovation Hubs: How Libraries Transform Communities Edited by John Carlo Bertot and Ursula Gorham Communities are increasingly facing a number of challenges in areas of economic development, poverty, education, health & wellness, sustainability, transportation, environment, broadband and technology infrastructure, digital readiness, and civic engagement, to name some. Efforts to raise awareness…
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Posted December 17, 2015
The 13th International Conference on Digital Preservation Bern, Switzerland, October 3-6, 2016 http://www.ipres2016.ch Workshop, Tutorial and Panel submissions – Deadline: April 1, 2016 Paper and Poster submissions – Deadline: April 15, 2016 iPRES is the premier international conference on the preservation and long term management of digital materials. We invite contributions that present original work about…
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Posted December 15, 2015
Wage/Salary: $26.50-$28.50 hr Job Description: AccuFile, Inc. is looking for a part-time Document Delivery Specialist to fill a temporary position at a top law firm in Boston. Position is 3 hours a day/5 mornings a week and will go through end of January 2016. Responsibilities include: Manages the document delivery workload and interlibrary loan services of firm…
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