Posted October 11, 2015
Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia — April 23, 2016 Gender and sexuality organize much of social life. How we understand ourselves and each other often begins–or, when we interact with institutions, even requires–checking off binary boxes: man or woman, gay or straight. Of course, lives and selves…
Posted October 11, 2015
The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the University of Alberta is currently inviting applications for a two-year contract instructor appointment to commence January 1, 2016. This is a full-time position that carries a teaching load of six (6) 3-credit graduate courses per calendar year, plus academic and service responsibilities as appropriate, including advising graduate MLIS students. The…
Posted October 11, 2015
We are presently accepting manuscripts for Current Studies in Librarianship (CSiL) Vol 32 No. 2. We anticipate the publication date by the end of 2015. Submission instructions are as follows. CSiL is published annually under the sponsorship of the Clarion University of Pennsylvania Department of Library Science. CSiL is a forum for research by library…
Posted October 11, 2015
http://litwinbooks.com/travelgrant.php Litwin Books is now accepting applications for travel funds for conferences taking place in 2016. Litwin Books provides financial support to scholars in LIS and related fields for travel to conferences they attend, domestically or internationally. Travel grants are limited to $500 for domestic conferences and $1000 for travel to a conference outside the…
Posted October 11, 2015
The Eleventh Annual SIG Cognitive Research Workshop (Formerly IS-CoRE) Sunday, December 13, 2015 (Pre-ICIS) Fort Worth, Texas Submission Deadline: Oct 17 2015 The organizing committee for the SIG Cognitive Research Workshop invites research papers for its Eleventh Annual meeting. In addressing IS research questions, these papers are expected to use theories and methods from the…
Posted October 10, 2015
November 13-16, 2016, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA http://www.acm.org/conferences/group/conferences/group16/ Program co-chairs: Myriam Lewkowicz, Troyes University of Technology, France Michael Muller, IBM Research, USA Conference co-chairs: Stephan Lukosch, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Aleksandra Sarcevic, Drexel University, USA General Information For over 25 years, the ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work is a premier venue for…
Posted October 10, 2015
Title: Asst/ Assoc/ Full ProfessorDepartment: Information and Library ScienceExpected start date: 08/01/2016Position summary:The School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications for a position beginning in Fall 2016 in the Department of Information and Library Science (all subareas solicited with preference for data curation, CSCW, digital libraries, information policy, digital youth, documentation,…
Posted October 9, 2015
Location: Newton Free Library 330 Homer Street Newton, MA 02459 Salary Range: $9.00/hourly Grade: Non-Union Posting: External Closing Date: Open until filled The Newton Free Library is seeking a detailed oriented team member to work on digital and Reference Department specific projects. The tasks include uploading and resizing images, working with Special Collections materials, assisting with retrieving and shelving materials…
Posted October 9, 2015
About Emmanuel College:Founded in 1919 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as the first Catholic college for women in New England, Emmanuel today is a coeducational, residential college with a 17-acre campus in the heart of Boston’s educational, scientific, cultural and medical communities. As part of its Catholic identity, the College encourages students,…
Posted October 9, 2015
THE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, welcomes applications at the Full, Associate or Assistant Professor level to join our faculty. We seek faculty candidates who can lead research and teaching in our undergraduate, master’s and Ph.D. programs, from across…
