Posted May 1, 2019
The study of, and discourse around, galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs) has traditionally focused on cognitive processes in these institutions. This special issue of JALIA on ‘Serving the Whole Person in GLAMs’ seeks to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in learning more about how these institutions serve the whole person. Drawing from the National Wellness…
Posted April 30, 2019
San Jose State University’s School of Information announces a Library 2.019 mini-conference: “Open Data,” which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 5th, from 12:00 – 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). See conference details. Local, state and federal governments are releasing data – the public’s data – in new ways. Property maps,…
Posted April 29, 2019
The ASIS&T History and Intellectual Foundation special interest group (SIG-HFIS) seeks submissions and nominations for the 2019 Bob Williams History Awards. There are two awards: the Bob Williams Research Grant and the Bob Williams Research Paper Award. Please read the following information carefully as the eligibility criteria and submission requirements have changed for 2019: The Bob Williams Research Grant will…
Posted April 29, 2019
HICSS-53, January 8-10, 2020Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii Mini-track Title: Human-Robot InteractionsGeneral Research Track: Collaboration Systems and Technologies *This is new mini-track that has been add for HICSS 53.* Robots are increasingly being adopted in private and public spaces, leading to a proliferation of human‒robot interactions in the home, workplace, and other public settings. Robots in…
Posted April 29, 2019
Open Information Science Journal invites submissions for a special issue dedicated to scholarship on the broad theme of Access to information–freedom and censorship. Library and information science scholars and practitioners around the world are encouraged to submit a paper on this theme. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states “Everyone has the…
Posted April 10, 2019
‘Technology and records management: disrupt or be disrupted?’Records Management Journal – Themed call for papersRMJ Consulting Editor: Professor Julie McLeod. Email: [email protected] With Guest Editor: Professor Richard Marciano, Digital Curation Innovation Center, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, USA. The Records Management Journal invites submissions for a themed issue focused on the opportunities and challenges…
Posted April 10, 2019
SLIS Career and Networking Fair Wednesday April 17, 2019 4pm-6pm Linda K. Paresky Conference Center Come to the SLIS Career and Networking Fair on April 17 in the Paresky Conference Center! This free event will feature a photographer to take headshots (perfect for LinkedIn!) and more than 30 employers and professional organizations interested in talking…
Posted April 9, 2019
Houghton Library, Harvard’s world-class rare books and manuscripts library, is seeking a motivated library and information science graduate student to join our Public Services team. Houghton is home to the world famous and the almost entirely unknown, the ancient and the contemporary, the enduring and the ephemeral. Papyrus fragments, Civil War board games, Black Panther…
Posted April 8, 2019
We are pleased to invite you and your institution to participate in the 2019 Education Research Symposia at Green Templeton College, Oxford Univeristy, UK. The Symposia are for the presentation of papers and discourse by scholars who have an interest in the theory and practice of universal education. Attendees may participate as observers, panel members or presenters of papers,…
Posted April 8, 2019
Call for Papers: Library Trends Special Issue on “Everyday Documentation” Guest Editors: Tim Gorichanaz and Ann Graf Since the 1990s, scholars have recognized the importance of studying information phenomena outside of work and institutional contexts. Still, most of this research has only explored information seeking. This special issue seeks to highlight the everyday in another component…
