Posted January 11, 2018
LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) CONFERENCE Submission Deadline Approaching! Proposals for papers, panels and workshops for LIDA 2018, a biennial conference that brings together students and scholars from across the globe to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities facing libraries in the digital age, are due Monday, January 15th. Proposals for posters, the PhD…
Posted January 11, 2018
The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an ALA-accredited graduate program. Sponsored by LITA and Ex Libris, the award consists of $1,000, publication in LITA’s refereed journal, Information Technology and Libraries…
Posted January 11, 2018
Please join us for the 46th annual conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science/L’Association canadienne des sciences de l’information, May 30 – June 1, 2018. This year’s conference features a keynote from Dr. Katie Shilton from the University of Maryland, speaking on ethical interventions in big data. Proposals are due Monday, January 29, 2018. The full call is below,…
Posted January 11, 2018
Call for Papers: AMCIS 2018Minitrack #1: Social Theory in Information Systems Research (STIR ’18)Track: Social Inclusion (SIGSI) 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Aug. 16-18, 2018 New Orleans, LA, USA This minitrack solicits papers using social theory to critically examine ICTs and their roles in enabling and constraining social inclusion. What can be done to…
Posted January 11, 2018
This CfP is available at: http://2018.jcdl.org The ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries in 2018 (JCDL 2018) will be hosted by three units of the University of North Texas (UNT): the College of Information, the UNT Health Science Center, and the UNT Libraries. It will be held at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, the rustic and artistic…
Posted January 11, 2018
Research and scholarly information services are changing at record speed. Don’t miss hearing the latest about how information continues to be transformed at the NFAIS 2018 Annual Conference, February 28 – March 2. Early bird registration rates <https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_245271> close on January 16, 2018. The theme for the NFAIS 60th annual conference is “Information Transformation: Open….
Posted January 11, 2018
Simmons School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is actively recruiting prospective doctoral students. SLIS has an established reputation for producing leaders in professional service at local, national and international levels. Students benefit from an extensive alumni community (and the New England LIS community) that enriches the doctoral experience. Our program emphasizes scholarship, teaching, and service and prepares students for research…
Posted January 11, 2018
New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) Executive Board is seeking nominations for its annual NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services. The NETSL Award recognizes and honors significant New England-based contributions to the field of library technical services. Eligible librarians include those who live outside of New England but whose service to the profession has…
Posted January 10, 2018
Information Delivery and Library Access (ID&LA)(Library Assistant III – evening position) The MIT Libraries seek a reliable, enthusiastic, and service-oriented person to contribute to the work of our access services team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic library environment and to gain experience in access services and information delivery. RESPONSIBILITIES: The…
Posted January 10, 2018
The deadline for the following call for papers for a special issue of the Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies (JCLIS) has been extended until 28 February. Information/Control – Control in the Age of Post TruthGuest Editors: Stacy E. Wood & James Lowry http://libraryjuicepress.com/journals/index.php/jclis/announcement/view/6 In his 1992 “Postscript on the Societies of Control,” Gilles Deleuze diagnosed…
