Posted January 11, 2018
LIS Student Publishing Opportunity Public Services Quarterly’s column, “Future Voices in Public Services,” is a forum for students in graduate library and information science programs to discuss key issues they see in academic library public services, to envision what they feel librarians in public service have to offer to academia, to tell us of their…
Posted January 11, 2018
2018 ARMA International Education Foundation Graduate Scholarships Vonore, TN (1-8-18) – The ARMA International Education Foundation (AIEF), is pleased to announce the availability of a funding opportunity for aspiring information management professionals currently enrolled in an accredited graduate-level education program. This year, the AIEF will be offering several scholarships in amounts ranging from $3,000…
Posted January 11, 2018
Description Are you interested in the practical application of how public knowledge in the digital age both endures over time and remains findable for the average person? Does organizing layered and interconnected information into a system that is consistent and rational as well as intuitive and easy to replicate give you satisfaction? Easton’s Department of…
Posted January 11, 2018
Description The Cambridge Historical Commission is the historic preservation agency for the City of Cambridge. In addition to its regulatory responsibilities, the commission maintains a public archive and research library focusing on the city’s architectural and social history. Holdings include information on every Cambridge building, atlases, historic photographs, and biographical files on notable residents. The…
Posted January 11, 2018
Description The Perkins Research Library provides library and research support to a wide range of patrons. About half our questions come from Perkins staff, but the others come from K-12 students, their teachers, academics, practitioners, and people who are blind, both in the United States, and around the world. We have a small staff (one…
Posted January 11, 2018
Description Under the instruction of Alicia Morris, Assistant Director, Technical Services at the Tisch Library of Tufts University, this internship will entail gaining experience in technical services processes and practices: cataloging will include print material purchased for the general collection as well as special collections materials. Skills that the student will learn are searching and…
Posted January 11, 2018
Description The Technical Services Department at the State Library of Massachusetts is offering an unpaid internship for a current Simmons cataloging student interested in gaining practical cataloging experience in a unique library setting. The internship will focus first on RDA copy cataloging of monographs and serials in print format and then will focus on RDA…
Posted January 11, 2018
Background The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Working in partnership with regional and international organizations, ICIMOD aims to influence policy and practices to meet environmental…
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
Science and Engineering Librarian Librarian I or II UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system, sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, 90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City. The campus provides a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to…
