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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

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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

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LITA is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an ALA-accredited graduate program.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At the time the unpublished manuscript is submitted, the applicant must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited program in library and information studies at the masters or PhD level.

To be eligible, applicants must follow the detailed guidelines and fill out the application form, available on the LITA web site. Send the signed, completed forms by February 28, 2012 to the Award Committee Chair, Heidi Hanson, University of Maryland, McKeldin Library, IT Division, College Park, MD 20742-7011. Submit the manuscript to Heidi electronically at hhanson (at) umd.edu.

The award will be presented at the LITA President’s Program during the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim.

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 the delivery of information resources. A curriculum vita and a copy of several seminal publications by the nominee must be included. Preference will be given to completed research over work in progress. More information and a list of previous winners can be found on the LITA web site.

Currently-serving officers and elected officials of LITA, members of the Kilgour Award Committee and OCLC employees and their immediate family members are ineligible.

Send nominations by December 31, 2011, to the Award jury chair:
Nancy Roderer
Johns Hopkins University William H Welch Medical Library
1900 E Monument St, Baltimore, MD 21205-2113
nroderer (at) jhmi.edu.

The 2012 Kilgour award will be presented at the LITA President’s Program on June 24th during the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim.

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, MA

Systems Administrator, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Systems Librarian, John Spoor Broome Library at California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA

Web Designer, Cline Library – Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

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 officials of LITA, members of the LITA/Library Hi Tech Award Committee, and employees and their immediate family of Emerald Press are ineligible.

Nominations must include the name(s) of the recipient(s), basis for nomination, and references to the body of work and should be sent to bvah (at) pdx.edu. Electronic submissions are preferred, but print submissions may be sent to Arthur W. Hendricks, Portland State University, 951 Sw Hall Blvd, Portland, OR 97201.

The award will be presented at the LITA President’s Program during the 2012 Annual Conference of the American Library Association in Anaheim.

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There’s still time to register for the LITA National Forum! Held September 29-October 2, in St. Louis, MO, the Forum offers nearly three days of content-rich programming for library technologists along with the networking opportunities of a smaller conference. Attendees will have the chance to get to know LITA leaders, Forum speakers, and peers in the library and information technology field across all types of libraries.

This year’s highlights include:

• Dynamic keynote speakers, John Blyberg, Karen Coyle, and Barbara McGlamery.
• Two full-day preconferences: Learning to leverage Cloud-based IT to better manage IT, 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.
• Concurrent and poster sessions on a variety of topics including: digital humanities, mobile technology, linked data, semantic web, cloud-based resources, ebooks, preservation, data management, and much more.
• Up to twelve sponsors will be on hand to discuss their latest products and services during the Sponsor Showcase.
• St. Louis, the Gateway City, offers something for every interest including unique attractions, historic sites, charming neighborhoods and many entertainment options.

Here’s what previous attendees have to say about the National Forum:

• “I came away with substantial knowledge about project management, among other things, that I will be able to immediately apply in my department. Well worth the trip.”
• “It was one of the best conferences I have attended. I met a far greater concentration of peers – colleagues at other libraries doing similar work – at LITA Forum than I have met at other similar conferences.”

Registration is limited to 500 – don’t miss out! See the LITA web site for additional information and registration.