Posted September 26, 2017
ACM CHIIR 2018 Call for Papers and Proposals http://sigir.org/chiir2018/ ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR) (pronounced “cheer”) which will take place during March 11-15, 2018 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Conference Scope and Topics Users are central to the design, evaluation, and use of information retrieval systems. ACM CHIIR 2018…
Posted September 26, 2017
Guest Editors: Marika Cifor and Jamie A. Lee Neoliberalism, as economic doctrine, as political practice, and even as a “governing rationality” of contemporary life and work, increasingly encroaches on the Library and Information Studies field. The shift towards more conscious grappling with social justice and human rights debates and concerns has led to LIS scholarship…
Posted September 26, 2017
If you need a bit of financial help to get through your graduate program, scholarship funds are now available. The American Library Association (ALA) has more than $300,000 available to students who are studying in library science or school library media programs at the master’s degree level. Get your application in early. The deadline to…
Posted September 26, 2017
Are you someone who is looking for an internship opportunity which will enable you to meet and network with established and emerging leaders from all over the world – and live in a palace for three months? Salzburg Global Seminar is keen to find self-motivated and pro-active interns to assist across our departments with research, development,…
Posted September 26, 2017
The School of Information Sciences (iSchool) seeks to hire an Associate Dean for Academic Affairs to provide leadership and oversight for academic programs at the School. The iSchool participates in a campus-wide undergraduate minor and Ph.D. in Informatics, and it offers a Master of Science in Library and Information Science, a Master of Science in Information Management, a Master…
Posted September 26, 2017
The School of Information Sciences (iSchool) seeks to hire up to four outstanding full-time faculty members (rank open) to join our dynamic and collegial School. Preference will be given to the following specializations, but strong candidates in any area are encouraged to apply. Information retrieval & data analytics–natural language processing, machine learning, and data…
Posted September 26, 2017
The Watertown Free Public Library is looking for teen services librarians. Our busy mid-sized library serves a diverse population of people with a broad catalog of needs. In one day visitors might ask for directions to a local concert, help requesting books for a term paper, recommendations for the teen who is a reluctant reader,…
Posted September 26, 2017
Staff Librarian/Central Square Branch Cambridge Public Library L412-710 Under the general supervision of the Branch Manager, provides outstanding customer service, directs the day-to-day activities of the branch adult services, performs circulation control, reader’s advisory, and clerical activities, and provides coverage in the technology center as needed. The work week is 37.5 hours. Initial schedule is…
Posted September 26, 2017
San Diego State University Library & Information Access seeks innovative candidates for the position of Business Librarian to proactively develop business research services for the Fowler College of Business and other University centers, institutes and programs with the field of business such as the Wells Fargo Financial Markets Lab and the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center. As…
Posted September 26, 2017
The Harvard Library is currently seeking candidates for the position of Data Analyst. Under the direction of the Head of Assessment for Harvard Library, the Data Analyst supports the development of the practices, applications, and technologies for the collection, integration, analysis, and presentation of library information. The analyst supports assessment and planning efforts…
