LITA Jobs

Jobs in Information Technology: June 28, 2017

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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 The Walters Art Museum, Librarian/Archivist, Baltimore, MD NC LIVE / NCSU Libraries, Web and Database Development Librarian, NC LIVE, Raleigh, NC City of Jacksonville, Library Director, Jacksonville, FL Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Beinecke Information Technology Project Manager, New Haven, CT Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.

2017

2017 LITA Forum – Save the Date

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Save the date and you can … Register now for the 2017 LITA Forum  Denver, CO November 9-12, 2017 Registration is Now Open! Join us in Denver, Colorado, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center, for the 2017 LITA Forum, a three-day education and networking event featuring 2 preconferences, 2 keynote sessions, more than 50 concurrent sessions and 20 poster presentations. It’s the 20th annual gathering of the highly regarded LITA Forum for technology-minded information professionals. Meet with your colleagues involved in new and leading edge technologies in the library and information technology field. Registration is limited in order to preserve the important networking advantages of a smaller conference. Attendees take advantage of the informal Friday evening reception, networking dinners and other social opportunities to get to know colleagues and speakers. Keynote Speakers: Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder https://caseyfiesler.com/about/ Vivienne Ming, Scientist and Entrepreneur http://www.vivienneming.com/#profile The Preconference Workshops:…

Publications

Apply to be the next ITAL Editor

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Applications and nominations are invited for the position of editor of Information Technology And Libraries (ITAL), the flagship publication of the Library Information Technology Association (LITA). LITA seeks an innovative, experienced editor to lead its top-tier, open access journal with an eye to the future of library technology and scholarly publishing. The editor is appointed for a three-year term, which may be renewed for an additional three years. Duties include: Chairing the ITAL Editorial Board Managing the review and publication process: Soliciting submissions and serving as the primary point of contact for authors Assigning manuscripts for review, managing review process, accepting papers for publication Compiling accepted and invited articles into quarterly issues Liaising with service providers including the journal publishing platform and indexing services Marketing and promoting the journal Participating as a member of and reporting to the LITA Publications Committee Some funding for editorial assistance plus a $1,500/year stipend…

News & Noteworthy

Megan Ozeran wins 2017 LITA / Ex Libris Student Writing Award

Megan Ozeran has been selected as the winner of the 2017 Student Writing Award sponsored by Ex Libris Group and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) for her paper titled “Managing Metadata for Philatelic Materials.” Ozeran is a MLIS candidate at the San Jose State University School of Information. “Megan Ozeran’s paper was selected as the winner because it takes a scholarly look at an information technology topic that is new and unresolved. Ms. Ozeran’s discussion offers a thorough examination of the current state of cataloging stamps and issues related to their discoverability,” said Rebecca Rose, the Chair of this year’s selection committee. The LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award recognizes outstanding writing on a topic in the area of libraries and information technology by a student or students enrolled in an ALA-accredited library and information studies graduate program. The winning manuscript will be published in Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL), LITA’s open access,…

LITA Jobs

Jobs in Information Technology: June 21, 2017

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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 Purchase College – State University of New York, Client Systems Administrator, Purchase, NY EBSCO Information Services, Product Owner, FOLIO, Ipswich, MA Pacific States University, University Librarian, Los Angeles, CA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.

News & Noteworthy

Ellyssa Kroski Receives 2017 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award

Ellyssa Kroski has been named the winner of the 2017 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology. The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) and Emerald Group Publishing sponsor the Award, which recognizes outstanding individuals or institutions for their long-term contributions in the area of Library and Information Science technology and its application. The winner receives a citation and a $1,000 stipend. The Award Committee selected Kroski because of her passion for teaching and technology, as well as her impact in public libraries, academic libraries, and with library school students. As a technology expert, an editor, contributor, and compiler of books, she has helped make technology and makerspaces accessible for many different types of institutions. Kroski is the Director of Information Technology at the New York Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of 36 books including Law Librarianship in the Digital Age…

News & Noteworthy

Timothy Cole Wins 2017 LITA/OCLC Kilgour Research Award

Timothy Cole, Head of the Mathematics Library and Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, sponsored by OCLC and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). Professor Cole also holds appointments in the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) and the University Library. The Kilgour Award is given for research relevant to the development of information technologies, especially work which shows promise of having a positive and substantive impact on any aspect(s) of the publication, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information, or the processes by which information and data is manipulated and managed. The winner receives $2,000, a citation, and travel expenses to attend the LITA Awards Ceremony & President’s Program at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago (IL). Over the past 20…

Education

Learn about Contextual Inquiry, after ALA Annual

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Sign up today for  Contextual Inquiry: Using Ethnographic Research to Impact your Library UX This new LITA web course begins, July 6, 2017, shortly after ALA Annual. Use the excitement generated by the conference to further explore new avenues to increase your user engagement. The contextual inquiry research methodology helps to better understand the intents and motivations behind user behavior. The approach involves in-depth, participant-led sessions where users take on the role of educator, teaching the researcher by walking them through tasks in the physical environment in which they typically perform them. Instructors: Rachel Vacek, Head of Design & Discovery, University of Michigan Library; and Deirdre Costello, Director, UX Research, EBSCO Information Services July 6 – August 10, 2017 Register here, courses are listed by date and you need to log in In this session, learn what’s needed to conduct a Contextual Inquiry and how to analyze the ethnographic data once collected….

LITA Jobs

Jobs in Information Technology: June 14, 2017

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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 Koios, Backend Developer (Contract / Part-time, Remote OK), Washington, DC Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.

2017

Meet the LITA Author at ALA Annual

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Meet Melody Condron, author of the new Roman and Littlefield LITA Guides series publication: Managing the Digital You: Where and How to Keep and Organize Your Digital Life Rowman and Littlefield Booth #2515 Saturday June 24, 2017, 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Don’t miss your chance to meet, purchase at a large discount and have your copy signed by Melody. This book is a much-needed guide for those struggling with how to manage and preserve their digital items. Here is Melody’s thoughts on her book. She would love to see you all there. Earlier this year my book, Managing the Digital You, was released as part of the LITA Guide series. It’s a book about personal digital archiving (PDA): how people (that’s you) can manage and protect all of their digital stuff, from photos and Twitter to voicemails and bank statements. This book is a little different than some of…