Posted May 23, 2019
The University of Texas Libraries invites applications for the position of Liaison Librarian for Biosciences. This position will provide innovative services to faculty and students in the life sciences. They will serve as a key member of the STEM and Social Sciences Engagement Team within the Research Support and Digital Initiatives department of the Academic…
Posted May 22, 2019
Registration for the 2019 New England Science Boot Camp has been extended to Friday, May 24th. Join us for the 11th Anniversary of the New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians, to be held on June 5-7, 2019 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire. Science Boot Camp is an immersive experience…
Posted May 16, 2019
Information and Technical Services actively supports the teaching and research mission of the Harvard Library by managing monograph, serial and e-resource acquisitions, metadata creation, and metadata management for the Harvard Library. As a member of the Serials Acquisitions unit within the Electronic Resources and Serials Section, under the supervision of the Manager for Serials…
Posted May 15, 2019
21st International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2019) Digital Libraries at Cross-Roads of Digital Information for the Future – Connecting Data, Technologies and People in Different Domains – November 4 – 7, 2019 Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Organized by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) In collaboration with Asia-Pacific Chapter of iSchools, Asia-Pacific Chapter…
Posted May 8, 2019
When: October 16-18, 2019 Where: The University of South Carolina, Columbia, Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library Who: Hosted jointly by the University of South Carolina College of Information and Communication, University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science, the University Libraries, and the Library Research Roundtable of the American Library Association. Why:…
Posted May 7, 2019
Purpose Assist with the Harvard Peabody Museum’s review of its extensive Accession Files and modification of digital copies in accordance with Museum policies and procedures. Typical duties: Review museum accession files, dating from 1867-present, to identify and potentially restrict or remove materials in specific categories. Under the guidance of Registration and Collections Management departments, edit existing…
Posted May 3, 2019
Make Way So I will write my poem, but I will leave room for the world. I will write my poem tenderly and simply, but I will leave room for the wind combing the grass, for the feather falling out of the grouse’s fan-tail, and fluttering down like a song. “Work” in The Leaf and…
Posted May 3, 2019
ACM CHIIR 2020 invites submissions focused on user-centered approaches to the design and evaluation of systems for information access, retrieval, and use. Papers may explore improvements to existing systems and interfaces, propose novel theories, models, and systems, or focus on understanding individual and group interactions with information and information systems. As a multi-disciplinary research meeting,…
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,…
