Posted May 22, 2015
Duties/Description: The Board of Trustees of Ashburnham’s Stevens Memorial Library seeks an interim library director to support and lead staff and services during the director’s 12-week absence. The interim director will be able to articulate, support and promote the Library’s mission and collaborate with the Trustees, staff, volunteers and the community it serves. Qualifications: MLS…
Posted May 22, 2015
Summary of Position: Will work under the supervision of the Circulation Supervisor to staff the Library, interact with library users to check out/check in materials according to library policies and procedures and to provide basic informational services in the absence of reference staffing. Major Responsibilities: Check out/check in books, reserves, and audio-visual materials to approved borrowers. Use…
Posted May 22, 2015
Position Description: The Columbia University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Head, Monographs Copy Cataloging Department. Under guidance of the Director of Monographs Processing Services, the Head of Monographs Copy Cataloging is accountable for managing, training and supervising staff in the Monographs Copy Cataloging Department of Monographs Processing Services Division as well…
Posted May 22, 2015
Cornell University Library is seeking a Director of Copyright Services who will lead a program of assistance, consultancy, training, and advocacy to promote effective sharing and use of scholarly resources, including issues such as fair use, open access, author’s rights, and Creative Commons licensing. This position is expected to be 50% to 75% of full-time equivalent. For additional information, please…
Posted May 22, 2015
The successful candidate for this position will have a demonstrated appreciation for and knowledge of children’s literature and ability to work with children at all grade levels in the Lower School Division grades N-5. Primary teaching and collection management responsibilities will be for grades N-2. The librarian must work effectively and collaboratively with the Head…
Posted May 22, 2015
The Advisory Board announces the following two competitive awards for 2015: The ASIS&T History Fund Research Award This award will be for a maximum of $2,000 and will be awarded for the best research proposal submitted by June 20, 2015. All topics relevant to the history of information science and technology may be proposed. The proposal should include: the…
Posted May 22, 2015
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2016 ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition. Research papers concerning any aspect of library and information science are eligible. This competition is not limited to research regarding LIS education. Any research methodology is acceptable. Up to two winning papers may be selected. The winner(s) of the award will…
Posted May 22, 2015
Call for Proposals – Extended to May 29, 2015 The Library Research Round Table of the American Library Association announces the Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research for 2015. The deadline for submitting entries is May 29, 2015. The LRRT Shera Award Committee will judge the entries for the competition. The decision of the Committee will be…
Posted May 22, 2015
The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce its 15th competition for papers to be submitted for the 2015 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Hyatt Regency, St. Louis, MO; November 6-10, 2015. (http://www.asis.org/asist2015/am15cfp.html) Building from the overall conference theme, the theme for this…
Posted May 22, 2015
iConference 2016 takes place Sunday, March 20 through Wednesday, March 23, 2016, in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This year’s theme of “Partnership with Society” examines the dynamic, evolving role of information science and today’s iSchool movement, and the benefits to society. The conference includes peer-reviewed papers, posters, workshops and sessions for interaction and engagement, interspersed…
