Posted September 13, 2019
The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks nominations for the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. The deadline for nominations is October 5, 2019. Given annually, the award acknowledges individuals or groups who have furthered the cause of intellectual freedom, particularly as it impacts libraries and information centers…
Posted September 13, 2019
The online paper submission site for the ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR) is now open. https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=chiir2020 The paper submission guidelines are posted on the conference website: http://sigir.org/chiir2020/guidelines.html Please note the upcoming deadlines: October 15, 2019 for full and perspective papers; October 29, 2019 for short, demonstration, resource, and…
Posted September 11, 2019
CFP for Library History Seminar XIV Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge August 11-13, 2020 Librarians Without Borders : Historical Perspectives on Library Outreach This conference seeks to explore the history of library outreach in all of its forms. “”Librarian,” “library,” and “outreach” are defined in the broadest possible terms that still retain meaning….
Posted September 6, 2019
Wildlife Insights, is currently seeking data science students to help with a data transformation project. Founded by Conservation International, Zoological Society of London, and the Smithsonian Institution, among others, Wildlife Insights is a platform for housing and analyzing motion-activated camera trap photos. The volume of data produced by these camera traps is massive, and…
Posted September 6, 2019
Call for Submissions for iConference 2020 Borås, Sweden March 23-26, 2020 Conference website: https://ischools.org/iConference Conference submission site: https://www.conftool.com/iconference2020 Conference e-mail: [email protected] We are now accepting submissions for iConference 2020, the fifteenth annual iConference, which will take place in Borås, Sweden, March 23-26, 2020. iConference 2020 is jointly hosted by the University of Borås, Sweden, and…
Posted September 6, 2019
Share your work at Library Research Seminar VII: Research Matters: Strengthening Values, Defining Practice LRS VII is a small conference, ideal for networking, presenting the latest research on pressing issues in LIS on diversity, information literacy, education, health, and more. Come join us to hear stellar speakers and network with a powerful mix of…
Posted September 6, 2019
Job Code: 50106BR Job Description Reporting directly to the Technical Services Librarian, this position occupies a crucial role in physical security of library collections. The incumbent is responsible for the shelf-ready preparation of a very high volume of rare and valuable books, other printed material, unique audiovisual items, and other library holdings. This staff…
Posted September 4, 2019
Milton Academy is an independent coeducational national boarding and day school, serving 1,000 students in grades K-12 eight miles south of Boston. The Cox Library seeks a Library Assistant who will become part of the Library Department Team. This position will report to the Director of the Cox Library and assist the other librarians in…
Posted August 27, 2019
Bridging the Spectrum: The 12th Annual Symposium on Scholarship and Practice Time: Friday, February 14, 2020. Place: Pryzbyla Student Center, Catholic University of America The Symposium Planning Committee invites researchers, practitioners and students to submit proposals for the 2020 Bridging the Spectrum Symposium, a forum for sharing research findings, best practices, and works in progress in library and…
Posted August 22, 2019
Job Summary:Boston Latin School is seeking an individual to work in the Keefe Library part-time in the afternoons during the 2019-2020 school year. This is a pre-professional position that will give the candidate an opportunity to be part of a team with two full-time librarians in a lively, exciting school library program. The candidate would…
