Posted September 11, 2015
Founded in 1807, the Boston Athenæum is one of the oldest and most distinguished independent libraries and cultural institutions in the United States. The mission of the Boston Athenæum is to serve its members, the broader community, and scholars throughout the world by preserving and augmenting its collections of books and art, by providing library…
Posted September 8, 2015
POSITION SUMMARY: The analyst supports the quality and integrity of MIB’s databases through a broad range of technical and analytical functions. Responsible for thorough and detailed data analysis on daily basis. This position requires an extensive amount of attention to detail, the ability to multi-task and focus on set tasks. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: Education: Bachelor’s…
Posted September 8, 2015
The deadline is approaching to submit your proposals for the ARLIS/NA New England art librarianship webinar! This is a low-stakes, no-cost way to share a project or initiative you’ve been working on with your colleagues (and add a nice line to your resume/CV!). The projects don’t have to be super-polished or groundbreaking; we just want…
Posted September 6, 2015
Kent State University School of Library and Information Science, Reinberger Children‘s Library Center and the Marantz Picturebook Collection for the Study of Picturebook Art present the Inaugural Marantz Picturebook Research Symposium July 24-26, 2016Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Keynote: Will Hillenbrand, Children’s Book Author and Illustrator(Additional keynote speakers to be announced) CALL FOR PROPOSALS “The Picturebook as an…
Posted September 6, 2015
Tell the world your iSchool story and what interests you about the information field, and you could win a cash prize and a trip to the 2016 iConference in Philadelphia! Information Schools (iSchools) educate people to shape the future. Submit a video that stimulates interest in our field of information and promotes studying at an iSchool. Your…
Posted September 6, 2015
October 30-31, 2015 Deadline: September 21, 2015Notification of decision: September 25, 2015 Rutgers University iSchool invites students with in-progress and completed master’s degrees to the Second Rutgers iSchool Research Invitational. The focus of this symposium is to showcase iSchool master’s student research interests (completed, in-progress and prospective work), and to network with our iSchool community. The participants will also have a unique opportunity to learn about the…
Posted September 1, 2015
iConference 2016 | Partnership with Society Philadelphia, PA, USA March 20-23, 2016 Conference website: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ Conference submission site: https://www.conftool.com/iConference2016/ We are now accepting submissions for iConference 2016, our eleventh annual gathering of scholars, researchers and professionals who share an interest in the critical information issues of contemporary information society. iConference 2016 takes place March 20-23, 2016, in…
Posted September 1, 2015
Women’s Studies in the Library: Case Studies of Innovative Programs and Resources Book Publisher: McFarland Carol Smallwood, co-editor. Google for Library Applications, ed. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015); public library administrator, special, school librarian. Lura Sanborn, co-editor. Women, Work, and the Web, contributor, (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015); public, academic, school librarian. One or two chapters sought from U.S. practicing…
Posted September 1, 2015
Wonder (askwonder.com) is a fast-growing Internet company committed to making online research more accessible to those who need it. We want to employ confident, seasoned researchers who can efficiently track down the highest quality resources across the Web and explain the results to our users in a personable, human way. The best researchers will have…
Posted September 1, 2015
Special issue call for papers from Aslib Journal of Information Management The influence of search engines on knowledge productionThis special issue, to be published in 2016, is edited by Fredrik Åström, Lund University (Sweden) and Dirk Lewandowski, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany). What is the focus of this special issue?Search engines are nowadays the…
