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Posted February 28, 2018
Library Unit: Patron Services (Collection Maintenance, Circulation, Document Delivery) Immediate Supervisor: Patron Services Librarian This job involves consistent interaction with library patrons both in person and over the phone to help them locate materials in the print and online collections. A Patron Services Assistant must be comfortable working in a group with frequent interruptions and have the ability to communicate clearly with fellow…
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Posted February 28, 2018
Apply to win an award for the SLA Conference in Baltimore 2018! With a generous donation from EBSCOhost, two DC/SLA members will be able to attend the Conference in Baltimore. Two awards will be given. One for Students and/or Young Professionals (0-5 years experience) and Established Professionals (5+ years experience). These awards will reimburse the recipients for…
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Posted February 27, 2018
Submission Deadline: 15th March, 2018 AIMS AND SCOPEThe exponential growth of social media as a central communication practice, and its agility in capturing and announcing breaking news events more rapidly than traditional media, has changed the journalistic landscape: social media has been adopted as a significant source by professional journalists, and conversely, citizens are able to use social media…
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Posted February 27, 2018
IIPC WEB ARCHIVING CONFERENCE 2018: Call for ProposalsWEB ARCHIVING HISTORIES AND FUTURESNational Library of New ZealandWellington 13-15 November 2018 Web archiving is now into its third decade of practice and there is much experience to reflect upon and many achievements to acknowledge. It is also a critical time to look to the future and to…
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Posted February 27, 2018
ECSCW 2018: The 16th European Conference on Computer-SupportedCooperative Work The International venue on Practice-centred computing and the Design ofcooperation technologies Nancy, France, June 4-8, 2018 Website: http://ecscw2018.loria.fr/==========================================The ECSCW conference is an important venue for defining and furtherdevelop the agenda of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work research witha focus on the in-depth understanding of human practices and on thedesign…
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Posted February 26, 2018
Beyond the Numbers – “The Data Ecosystem” (November 7-9, 2018) The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis seeks submissions for its third biennial conference on economic information: “Beyond the Numbers” “The data ecosystem” encompasses all the institutions and people involved in the production, management, and use of economic data, from the newest undergraduate student to…
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Posted February 26, 2018
Activity Theory in Information Studies (DATIS): building the AT community in IS, 25th June 2018 At the European Conference on Information Systems, Portsmouth, UKhttp://ecis2018.eu/call-for-workshops-or-tutorials/ Over the last two decades the use of Activity Theory has developed within the field of information systems (IS) (Allen et al., 2013; Karanasios & Allen, 2013; Karanasios 2018; Malaurent and Avison…
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Posted February 26, 2018
We are delighted to announce the publication of the special issues of The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI). IJIDI is a quarterly, online, open-access journal that presents multidisciplinary perspectives on the intersection of equity, social justice, and information. Please visit the journal home page at https://publish.lib.umd.edu/IJIDI/index. IJIDI publishes peer-reviewed articles, short reports, special section contributions, and creative formats and…
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Posted February 23, 2018
Please join us on April 2 at College of the Holy Cross for our NETSL Annual Spring Conference. Information and registration available at: https://netsl.wordpress.com/2018-spring-conference/. Register Now! When: Monday, April 2, 2018 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM Where: College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA Theme: New Opportunities & Collaborations with Technical Services Keynote: Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communication and Special…
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Posted February 23, 2018
Applications open for 2018/19 Dodson Visiting Professor at the iSchool at UBC The iSchool (School of Library, Archival and Information Studies) at UBC is inviting applications for the 2018/2019 Dodson Visiting Professorship. The Professorship provides funds for the successful candidate to spend an extended period of time (normally an academic term) engaged in research and…
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