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Jobs in Library Technology: June 6

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 Systems Librarian, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI   Visit the LITA Job Site  for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

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Jobs in Library Technology: May 30

New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 11:00 a.m. 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, Princeton Public Library, Princeton, IL   Visit the LITA Job Site  for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

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Jobs in Library Technology: May 23

New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 11:00 a.m. 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  Electronic Services Librarian, Saint Martin’s University, Lacey, WA   Visit the LITA Job Site  for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

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Jobs in Library Technology: May 16

New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 11:00 a.m. 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 Associate University Librarian for Learning and Engagement ,Oregon State University Libraries & Press Corvallis, OR  Business Liaison Librarian, The Pennsylvania State University Libraries,  University Park, PA Senior Library Systems Analyst, Lehigh University,  Bethlehem, PA   Visit the LITA Job Site  for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting. 

2012

Don’t Miss the Top Tech Trends Panel in Anaheim!

We have a great panel this year for Top Tech Trends at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim! The panelists will describe changes and advances in  technology that they see having an impact on the library world, and suggest what libraries might do to  take advantage of these trends. Presentation of LITA Awards and Scholarships will take place prior to the Top Tech Trends program. When: Sunday, June 24, 2012 – 1:30pm – 3:30pm Where: Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom A The panelists:     Stephen Abram, Gale Cengage Learning     Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC     Meredith Farkas, Portland State University Library     Clifford Lynch, CNI     Nina McHale, Arapahoe Library District, Colorado  

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New LITA Webinar: Social Networking the Catalog

LITA is pleased to announce the availability of a new webinar, “Social Networking the Catalog: Community Based Approaches to Building Catalogs and Collections,” presented by Margaret Heller (Dominican University) and held June 7, 11:00 am – Noon CDT. This presentation will introduce the Read/Write Library Chicago, a new model for libraries that exists to illuminate and create connections between people, materials, and institutions in the city of Chicago. Participants will learn about new trends and features in social reading and cataloging, social library catalogs and integrated library systems, and crowdsourcing platforms. The catalog builds a social network, and the social network in turn builds the catalog. We love the read/write internet. It’s time to create the read/write library, where everyone has a voice in the collections, catalog, programming, and mission. This model is extensible to more conventional libraries through a multitude of tools and approaches that are already widely used….

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Jobs in Library Technology: May 9

New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 11:00 a.m. 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 Digital Services and Instruction Librarian Full-time, Tenure-Track Position ,Mateo County Community College District, San Mateo, CA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.  

LITA Board of Directors

LITA Election Results

Please join us in congratulating the newly elected LITA Board members:     Cindi Trainor, Vice-President/President-Elect     Cody Hanson, Rachel Vacek, Directors-at-Large Additionally, the proposed changes to LITA Bylaws Section 1, Article IX, were adopted. This change requires the Nominating Committee to present the names of candidates to the Board of Directors at the Midwinter Meeting , instead of the Annual Conference, preceding an election. LITA members elected as ALA Councilors-at-Large include:  Aaron Dobbs, Mario M. Gonzalez, Joan S. Weeks, Karen G. Schneider, Eric D. Suess, and Courtney Louise Young

LITA Board of Directors

Online LITA Board Meeting: May 15

The LITA Board is meeting online on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 11:00 am CDT. Anyone may join the meeting by clicking the following link 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting: https://wfu.webex.com/wfu/j.php?ED=151748557&UID=1241898872&PW=NZTU5NzQzYTMw&RT=MiM3 The meeting number is 640 602 152. You will be provided a few options for audio connectivity. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: LITA. Lauren Pressley, LITA Board director-at-large, is hosting this meeting. If you have any technical questions, please contact Lauren at pressllm (at) wfu.edu. The meeting agenda and documents will be posted in the LITA Board Connect Community. If you have any questions, recommendations, or wish to discuss any of this, please leave a comment.

News & Noteworthy

Jobs in Library Technology: April 18

New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 11:00 a.m. 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 Implementation Consultant, Libris (USA) Inc., Newton, MA or Des Plaines, IL Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.