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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Posted February 6, 2019
The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an ALA-accredited graduate program. Sponsored by LITA and Ex Libris, the award consists of $1,000, publication in LITA’s refereed journal, Information…
Posted February 6, 2019
2019 ALISE Research Grant Competition ALISE Annual Conference September 24-26, 2019 | Knoxville, Tennessee Submissions due March 22, 2019 Dear ALISE Members: Please consider submitting a research grant for the ALISE Research Grant Competition. The ALISE Research Grant Program Competition awards one or more grants totaling up to $5,000 to support research broadly related…
Posted February 6, 2019
The University Archives and Special Collections department in the Joseph P. Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston received a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a two-year project to develop a platform to guide libraries of all kinds through the process of planning event-based participatory…
Posted February 6, 2019
The Williams Department of Special Collections welcomes applications from current graduate students in library science, information studies, preservation, archives or a related program for two summer internship positions in archival processing. This is a full-time (37.5 hrs. /week), eight-week, temporary position beginning June 2019. Reporting to the Records Manager, the intern will process portions of…
Posted February 6, 2019
TPRC is an annual cross-disciplinary conference on communications, information, and Internet policy that convenes researchers and policymakers from law, economics, engineering, computer science, public policy and related fields working in academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations around the world. TPRC is seeking submissions for its 47th conference, including papers, posters, panels, a Student Paper Competition,…
