Category: News & Noteworthy

New vacancy listings are posted weekly and 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 Posting: Product Manager, WorldCat Quality  OCLC , Dublin  OH Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and the Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) are extending the deadline for submitting nominations for best library practices using cutting-edge technology to November 8. “We know libraries of all types are serving their communities with novel and innovative methods, and we want to collect as many examples of this work as possible. We’ve kept the nomination process simple so we can focus on the content, and we hope a little extra time will encourage more libraries to share their work with us,” said Christine Hage, chair of the Cutting-Edge Technology in Library Services selection committee. “Cutting edge” refers to tested and successful implementations of technological advancements used in services such as: Improvements in traditional services and processes by inventing/re-inventing/twisting technology Introduction of new, innovative services that are flexible and responsive to community needs Methods for connecting libraries to…

New vacancy listings are posted weekly and appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing.  Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. Integrated Technologies Services Coordinator,  Kansas State University Libraries,  Manhattan,  KS Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

New vacancy listings are posted weekly and 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 Posting: Director of Digital Initiatives (search EPA Staff #8607), University of North Carolina at Charlotte,  Charlotte,  NC Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

LITA is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an ALA-accredited graduate program.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 Technology and Libraries (ITAL), and a certificate. The deadline for submission of the manuscript is February 28, 2012. The purpose of the award is to recognize superior student writing and to enhance the professional development of students. The manuscript can be written on any aspect of libraries and information technology. Examples include digital libraries, metadata, authorization and authentication, electronic journals and electronic publishing, telecommunications, distributed systems and networks, computer security, intellectual property rights, technical standards, desktop applications, online catalogs and bibliographic systems, universal access to technology, library consortia and others. At the time the unpublished manuscript is submitted, the applicant must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited program in library…

Nominations are invited for the 2012 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, sponsored by OCLC, Inc. and LITA. The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2011. The Kilgour Research Award recognizes research relevant to the development of information technologies, in particular research which shows promise of having a positive and substantive impact on any aspect of the publication, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information or how information and data are manipulated and managed. The Kilgour award consists of $2,000 cash, an award citation and an expense paid trip to the ALA Annual Conference (airfare and two nights lodging). Nominations will be accepted from any member of the American Library Association. Nominating letters must address how the research is relevant to libraries; is creative in its design or methodology; builds on existing research or enhances potential for future exploration; and/or solves an important current problem in…

New vacancy listings are posted weekly and 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 Postings: Assistant or Associate Librarian,  University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics,  St. Paul,  MN Chief Technology Officer, Yale University Library, New Haven, CT E-Learning Librarian, University of California, Berkeley Libraries, Berkeley, CA Manager – Global Research Library,  Franklin Templeton Investments,  Fort Lauderdale,  FL

New vacancy listings are posted weekly and 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 Postings: Academic Liaison Librarian, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA Associate Director for Library Applications and Knowledge Systems, University of Maryland, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, Baltimore, MD Collection Management Librarian – E-resource Cataloging, MTSU James E. Walker Library, Murfreesboro, TN Digital Collections Librarian, John Spoor Broome Library at California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA Director – Research & Information Resources, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, PA Information Services Librarian – Specialist in Natural/Behavioral Sciences, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York City, Brooklyn, NY Library Specialist, Baker & McKenzie LLP , Chicago, IL Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Project Assistant, Collection Development and Digital Initiatives, Digital Lab/ Harvard Law School, Cambridge,…

Nominations are being accepted for the 2012 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. Sponsored by 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 1, 2011. 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: http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/awards/hitech/index.cfm Currently serving officers and elected…

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 listings. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Director of Libraries,  Jamestown Community College,  Jamestown,  NY Director of Library Services , AIU Atlanta, Atlanta , GA Learning Design Librarian, The Pennsylvania State University Libraries, University Park, PA Librarian II (Youth Services),  Kitsap Regional Library, Silverdale, WA IT Architect (Software/Architect Developer) , University of Maryland Libraries, College Park,  MD Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.