Posted February 7, 2019
The Northeastern University Library is seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking metadata librarian for the position of Supervisor, Digital Metadata and Ingest. Reporting to the Assistant Head for Resource & Discovery Services, this position supports the organization, discovery, and access to the Library’s wealth of digital resources through the production and management of descriptive and authoritative…
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Posted February 7, 2019
The deadline to apply for NASIG’s grants, awards and scholarships has been extended to February 13th. Please consider applying and encouraging others to do so. NASIG is pleased to announce the beginning of the application cycle for its 2019 grants, awards, and scholarships to be awarded at the 34rd Annual Conference being held in Pittsburgh, PA. June 5-8, 2018….
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Posted February 7, 2019
Please consider nominating your colleagues for the prestigious ALISE Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science Education. It is awarded to an ALISE member for regular and sustained service that promotes and strengthens the broad areas of library and information science education through the holding of appropriate offices and positions within the profession….
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Posted February 7, 2019
Nominations are now open for the 2019 ALISE/ Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation AwardApplications due May 22, 2019. Established in 1996, the $1,000 cash award (sponsored by Pratt Institute, School of Information, on behalf of the late David Severn, a 1968 Pratt alumnus) is designed to identify innovation by full-time faculty members, or a group of full-time…
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Posted February 7, 2019
The Relata project, an initiative supported by the MIT-SenseTime Alliance, is seeking a software developer. Relata is developing an experimental search tool for humanities and social science scholarship. While most search tools are based on principles of keyword or concept matching, ranking results by popularity or similarity, Relata is building a search tool that surfaces…
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Posted February 7, 2019
Nature of the Award The award shall consist of $1,000, given annually to a graduate student who is working on a dissertation on the philosophy of information (broadly construed). As we see it, the range of philosophical questions relating to information is broad, and approachable through a variety of philosophical traditions (philosophy of mind, logic,…
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Posted February 7, 2019
Position Title: Collection Development Librarian (Assistant/Associate Librarian) Tisch Library, Tufts University – Job ID: 19001108 Description Are you passionate about collections and using your analytical skills to help shape collection management for a student-centered research university? Tisch Library could be the place for you! Tisch Library at Tufts University is looking for an innovative, service-oriented Collection Development…
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Posted February 7, 2019
The ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition is accepting submissions! 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 be honored at the…
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Posted February 7, 2019
The Information and Technical Services Department at Harvard Library seeks a E-Resource Support Specialist. This department actively supports the teaching and research mission of the Harvard Library by managing monograph, serial and e-resource acquisitions, metadata creation, and metadata management. As a member of the Electronic Resources unit within the Electronic Resources and Serials Section, under…
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Posted February 7, 2019
The ALISE Archival / Preservation Education Special Interest Group (SIG) seeks proposals for contributions to a session to be presented at the 2019 ALISE Conference (September 24-26, 2019 in Knoxville, TN). The Archival / Preservation Education SIG session will engage with ongoing developments in teaching preservation and archival studies at the master’s, doctoral, or undergraduate levels,…
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