Posted June 5, 2019
Metadata / Taxonomy Analyst, Information ProductsteamKnowledge and Library Services, Harvard Business School(Part-time; no benefits) What you’ll do: Work closely with the metadata and taxonomy team to leverage your library and information science skills on customer-facingprojects. Oversee branches or entire vocabularies of common and/or proper nounsin taxonomy and metadata modeling toolsuite Create or curate new branches…
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Posted June 5, 2019
The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for Social Informatics (SIG SI) is issuing a call for nominations for the 2019 Annual Social Informatics Best Paper Awards, with nominations due by July 10. Self-nominations are welcome and the nomination process is quite short, as detailed below. Winners are also invited to present their work during SIG SI’s Research Symposium at ASIS&T 2019 in Melbourne. We seek nominations for the…
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Posted June 5, 2019
In July 2018, Forbes magazine published a short (and quickly removed) opinion piece written by an ill-informed economist who suggested that libraries should be replaced by Amazon in an effort to help taxpayers save money. People across the globe chimed in to share an important message: We NEED Libraries! Inspired by the fact that the…
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Posted June 5, 2019
The Bigelow Free Public Library is seeking a full-time Head of Adult Services. Requirements include efficiently fostering literacy through community outreach in a variety of situations, encouraging reading for enrichment and pleasure, working with community and civic groups to encourage the use of the library’s resources. The Head of Adult Services is responsible for…
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Posted June 5, 2019
The Drexel University Libraries is an innovative, nimble, and responsive organization that is transforming an academic library’s contribution to the mission of higher education. Its current Strategic Directions, refreshed for 2017-22, guides its efforts by strengthening Drexel’s connections to scholarship by improving discovery and availability of Drexel-generated research output, by containing the cost of higher…
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Posted June 5, 2019
The Malden Public School District is looking for a second K-8 Traveling K-8 Librarian. The successful candidate will divide up five K-8 libraries between themselves and the current K-8 Traveling Librarian. Recent graduates of Library programs are especially encouraged to apply. The Malden Public School district is one of the five most diverse in the…
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Posted June 5, 2019
This is the second call for papers for the minitrack Health Information Behavior and Activity Tracking Technology at the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences January 7-10, 2020, Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Various consumer-facing wearable activity trackers provide a range of health-related functionalities, starting with counting steps, tracking sleep, monitoring heart rates and ending…
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Posted June 5, 2019
The Congregational Library and Archives, a special library of books, manuscripts, and electronic resources in Boston, Massachusetts, is seeking a new Executive Director. The Library (CL&A) preserves materialsrelating to and advancing the study and deeper understanding of the Congregational story, a crucial religious influence on America’s intellectual, civic, and cultural traditions. The CL&A is poised…
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Posted May 31, 2019
Summary of Position: The Metadata and Discovery Strategy Librarian will play an integral role in developing, implementing and evolving strategies and services for the discovery of library resources and the continuous improvement of the user experience. The incumbent is responsible for assessing and managing aspects of the life cycle of locally created electronic resources, including…
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Posted May 31, 2019
The Williston Northampton School, an independent co-educational boarding and day school in Easthampton, Massachusetts, is a culturally diverse educational community serving students in grades 7-12. We are seeking to fill the position of Cataloging and Instruction Librarian. The Cataloging and Instruction Librarian performs a variety of functions in the School’s library assisting the Director in…
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