Category: News & Noteworthy

There’s still time to register for this five-day web course: Creating Library Web Services: Mashups and APIs Presented by Jason Clark (Montana State University); August 22-26, live, synchronous lectures 10:00 am – 12 noon CDT each day. del.icio.us subject guides, Flickr library displays, YouTube library orientation; with mashups and APIs, it’s easier to bring pieces of the web together with library data. Learn what an API is and what it does, the components of web services, how to build a mashup, how to work with PHP, and how to create web services for your library. Participants should be comfortable with HTML markup and have an interest in learning about web scripting and programming. By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Understand and apply the major terms of web services Use simple web services like Yahoo Pipes to bring multiple sources of data together. Build simple mashups…

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 Digital Asset Manager,  MTV Networks , New York,  NY Director of the Biomedical Libraries,  Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH Library Systems Administrator, Cedar Rapids Public Library, Cedar Rapids,  IA Web Administrator  (#20092315),  New York University,  New York , NY Network Systems Administrator, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

Take advantage of early-bird rates through August 15 for the 2011 LITA National Forum, held September 29-October 2 in St. Louis, MO. Just a few reasons why this year’s National Forum is not to be missed: Dynamic keynote speakers, John Blyberg, Karen Coyle, and Barbara McGlamery. Two full-day preconferences: “Learning to leverage Cloud-based IT resources,” presented by Erik Mitchell and “Technology Impact by Design: Using Goal-Based Assessments to Achieve and Document Success,” presented by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe. You can attend a preconference only OR include a preconference with your Forum registration. Many networking opportunities, including the informal Friday evening reception and Saturday evening networking dinners to get to know LITA leaders, Forum speakers, and peers. In addition, up to twelve sponsors will be on hand to discuss their latest products and services during the Sponsor Showcase. Visit http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/conferences/forum/2011/index.cfm for registration and more info.

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 Application Support Specialist ,  LYRASIS,  Atlanta ,  GA Coordinator of Reference and Electronic Resources,  Siena College,  Loudonville,  NY Electronic Resources / Reference Librarian,  Boston Athenaeum, Boston,  MA Project Manager/Records,  Federal Reserve Board,  Washington,  DC Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

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 Dean, James E. Walker Library,  Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro ,  TN Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

There’s still time to register for this webinar – just $39 for LITA members and $49 for non-members! Using Scrum to Streamline Web Applications Development and Increase Staff Involvement Presented by Michelle Frisque (Northwestern University); July 18, Noon -2:00pm CDT Are your web projects consistently taking more time to complete than originally planned? Are you having problems prioritizing your web projects? Is it unclear what roles staff will play in creating, designing, testing and/or approving a web project? If you answered yes to any of these questions Scrum may be the solution for you. Scrum is an iterative, incremental framework for agile software development. Work is done in short bursts, also known as sprints, of two to four weeks allowing the programming or web team to have features ready for use within weeks instead of months. The Scrum framework allows programmers to move new features, updates and changes to the…

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 Digital Archivist and Electronic Content Manager,  The Archives of the Episcopal Church,  Austin, TX Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

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 Acquisitions and Materials Management Librarian, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York , NY Acquisitions and Supply Chain Supervisor, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York,  NY Librarian-In-Residence, University of Arkansas Libraries,  Fayetteville,  AR Library Office Administrator, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

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 Technology and Communication Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Middle Atlantic Region,  Pittsburgh, PA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

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 Digital Collections Coordinator,  Missouri State Library,  Jefferson City, MO Information Services Librarian,  Juneau Public Libraries,  Juneau, AK Vice Provost,  Brandeis University, Waltham ,  MA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.