Posted October 28, 2016
Interns in the Research Room at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library assist professional reference staff in responding to research requests for textual (paper-based) archival collections. The intern’s primary responsibility will be answering reference requests from off-site researchers, including anyone from scholars to publishers to the general public, and covering a wide range of topics….
Posted October 28, 2016
SummaryIn this position, you will serve as an Archivist with the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, located in Atlanta, GA. You will be responsible for archival processing, collection management of both analog and digital materials, preservation of holdings, in-depth public reference service, and project management involving staff, peers, interns, and volunteers. You will support…
Posted October 28, 2016
The University of Washington Information School is hiring three tenure-track faculty and additional lecturers/senior lecturers. Link to the jobs page is here. Tenure track hires include: Assistant Professor in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) with special emphasis on work pursuing the social good. Broadly defined, “social good” topics include, but are not limited to, work in…
Posted October 28, 2016
Job Description: Under the direction of the Branch Department Head, responsible for selection of children’s materials and collection development; program planning, such as story hours and storytelling as well as performances by professionals. Coordinating activities with the supervisor of children’s services. Assisting with reference questions. Planning and implementing school visits and neighborhood outreach. Performs circulation…
Posted October 27, 2016
The Library History Round Table (LHRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) sponsors the biennial Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award. The award, named in honor of a library historian widely known as a supportive advisor and mentor as well as a rigorous scholar and thinker, recognizes outstanding dissertations in English in the general area…
Posted October 27, 2016
Department Archives ProjectSchedule Full-timeHours 80 hrs/pp; 8a-4:30pRequisition Number 1016079 Job Details The archivist will conduct comprehensive research and prepare publications, reports, or other documentation of sites, topics or events which are relevant to the St. Cloud Hospital’s history; promote public awareness of St. Cloud Hospital history by making public presentations, historical seminars and related events. The…
Posted October 27, 2016
Call for Participation http://icadl2016.org/ Dates: December 7 to 9, 2016Location: University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JapanCo-located Event: Asia-Pacific Forum of Information Schools (AP-IS) Dec. 5 to 6, 2016 Online Registration: http://icadl2016.org/#registration** Early Registration Deadline: October 31, 2016 ** ===================================================================================== Aims and scope—–Since its beginnings in Hong Kong in 1998, ICADL has become a premiere international conference for digital library research. ICADL…
Posted October 27, 2016
The application period runs from 10/24/16 – 11/4/16. In this position the employees will perform duties associated with inspection and repair of motion picture records, digitizing original archival motion picture holdings, managing digital surrogates and derivatives, creating technical and administrative metadata, producing physical media copies and preserving motion pictures. Typical work assignments include: Inspecting incoming…
Posted October 27, 2016
Overview The Children’s Librarian operates under the supervision of the Head of Children’s Services to provide excellent library service to children and the adults who work with them. Essential Duties Foster a welcoming, supportive environment for the children and adults using the library. Develop the circulating children’s collection in specific areas through the use of…
Posted October 27, 2016
Fort Worth, Texas, the City of Cowboys and Culture, is home to more than 812,000 residents and the county seat of Tarrant County. It is the 16th largest city in the US and the fifth largest city in Texas. Recognized as one of the fastest growing areas of the country in 2011, Fort Worth was…
