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Posted February 28, 2018
The University of Minnesota Libraries is pleased to offer the 11th biennial Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups, with focus on the development of library leaders from diverse backgrounds who are in the first three years of their professional careers. Participants will develop specific leadership abilities proven to be critical for organizational success, including knowledge and skills…
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Posted February 28, 2018
The UCLA Student Chapter of SLA is planning a happy hour at The Wellesbourne located in the West LA area. Event Details: Date & Time: Friday, March 9th from 5:30pm – 8pm Location: The Wellesbourne, 10929 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064 (http://www.thewellesbourne.com/) RSVP: No RSVP necessary, but if you think you may attend, we ask that…
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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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