New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 12 noon Central Time. They appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Educational Technology & Reference Librarian, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.
Category: News & Noteworthy
Jobs in Technologies: December 5
New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 12 noon Central Time. They appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Library Web Applications Developer, Rice University, Houston, TX Engineering Liaison Librarians, The Pennsylvania State University Libraries, University Park, PA Systems Librarian, Xavier University of LA, New Orleans, LA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.
Jump-starting a career as a digital librarian
The skills of digital librarianship are more crucial than ever, and these same skills are in high demand outside the field, from tech startups undertaking digitization projects to digital humanities centers bringing together professors, computer scientists and information technologists. “Jump-Start Your Career As a Digital Librarian: A LITA Guide,” published by ALA Neal-Schuman, helps readers map out a career in this fast-growing field. Editor Jane Monson gathers a full range of perspectives in this clear, concise overview of the core concepts and competencies of digital librarianship. Twenty-one experienced practitioners from a variety of settings offer realistic views of today’s job market, typical project dynamics and employer expectations. New graduates just starting out as well as seasoned professionals transitioning from other areas will benefit from this book’s valuable coverage of topics such as: Activities and roles of the digital librarian, including management of digital projects and collaboration; Developing and using transferable skills; Becoming familiar with…
Jobs in Technologies: November 28
New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 12 noon Central Time. They appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Coordinator of Reference and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI Digital Asset & Knowledge Manager, Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo, MI Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.
LITA workshops at ALA Midwinter Meeting
LITA is offering two full-day workshops, to be held from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday, January 25 at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. Building Web Applications with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript: An Introduction to HTML5; Washington State Convention Center, room TCC 204 Speaker: Jason Clark, Montana State University Geolocation, Native video, Offline storage, Semantic markup elements, Responsive web design, Canvas elements, Voice input, Drag and Drop, Opacity, Gradients… HTML5 has been released and is changing the way web developers work. With wide support in mobile browsers and the latest browser releases from Google and Firefox, HTML5 is poised to be the technology that will help build the next version of the Web. In this workshop, we’ll look at some of the possibilities, trends, and enhancements that HTML5, CSS3, and the new Javascript APIs enable. As a workshop deliverable, we’ll talk through the specifics of implementation and work…
Jobs in Technologies: November 21
New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 12 noon Central Time. They appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Library Director, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, AL Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.
Congratulations to LITA Members Selected as 2013 Emerging Leaders
The LITA Board of Directors is pleased to congratulate Zach Coble and Margaret Heller on being selected to participate in the ALA 2013 Emerging Leaders Program and on being selected for LITA sponsorship. LITA sponsorship includes a $1,000 stipend to help offset the costs of attending the 2013 Midwinter Meeting and the 2013 Annual Conference. In addition, Zach and Margaret will each work on LITA projects and be mentored by the LITA leadership. Zach is currently a systems and emerging technologies librarian at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA. Zach is a member of the LITA Publications Committee. Margaret is currently a web services librarian at the Dominican University Library in River Forest, IL. Margaret is a member of the LITA Education Committee and 2013 LITA Forum Planning Committee. The LITA Board wishes to maximize the Emerging Leaders experiences within LITA, therefore Zach and Margaret will work closely with the LITA…
LITA/Library Hi Tech award nominations sought
Nominations are being accepted for the 2013 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award, which is given each year to an individual or institution for outstanding achievement in educating the profession about cutting edge technology through communication in continuing education within the field of library and information technology. LITA and Library Hi Tech, the award includes a citation of merit and a $1,000 stipend provided by Emerald Group Publishing Limited, publishers of Library Hi Tech. The deadline for nominations is December 17, 2012. The award, given to either an individual or an institution, may recognize a single seminal work or a body of work created during or continuing into the five years immediately preceding the award year. The body of work need not be limited to published texts, but can include course plans or actual courses and/or non-print publications such as visual media. More information and a list of previous winners can be…
Jobs in Technologies: November 14
New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 12 noon Central Time. They appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Director, Library Technology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN Integrated Systems Librarian, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN Reference and Instruction Librarian, The Pennsylvania State University Libraries, Uniontown, PA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.
Online LITA Board Meeting: November 19
The LITA Board invites you to join this meeting online on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 1:30 – 2:30 pm EST. Join the meeting by clicking the following link: http://ala.adobeconnect.com/r25o1o9ytqw/ View the meeting agenda: http://connect.ala.org/files/7917/111912BoardAgenda.rtf Please note: the meeting begins with a closed Executive Session. The Board anticipates opening the meeting to all at approximately 1:30 pm EST. If you have any questions, recommendations, or wish to discuss any of this, please leave a comment or contact the LITA office, lita (at) ala.org.