Category: News & Noteworthy

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 Director for Administrative Services, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR E-Resources Metadata Librarian, Stanford University Library,  Palo Alto, CA 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 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 Geospatial Services Librarian, The Pennsylvania State University Libraries, University Park, PA Head of Applications Support (Library Systems), University,  Atlanta, GA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

LITA is pleased to announce the availability Building Web Applications with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript: An Introduction to HTML5, presented by Jason Clark of Montana State University Library, August 2, 5, 7, and 9, 2013, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm CDT. Geolocation, Native video, Offline storage, Semantic markup elements, Responsive web design, Canvas elements, Voice input, Drag and Drop, Opacity, Gradients… HTML5 (a generic term which includes new HTML tags, enhanced CSS styles/behaviors, and new Javascript APIs) has been released and is changing the way web developers work. With wide support in mobile browsers and the latest browser releases from Google and Firefox, HTML5 is poised to be the technology that will help build the next version of the Web. Building Web Applications with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript: An Introduction to HTML5 will consist of four live lectures held August 2, 5, 7, and 9, 2013, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm CDT with additional self-paced modules in Moodle. Participants will examine the trends and enhancements that HTML5, CSS3, and the…

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 Asst./Assoc. Professor / Non-Serial Electronic Resources, Librarian, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Atkins Library, Charlotte, NC Chief Executive Officer,  Bibliomation, Inc.,  Waterbury, CT Coal and Coke Heritage Center Archivist, The Pennsylvania State University Libraries, Fayette Campus, Lemont Furnace, PA Manager, End-User Technologies,  Joliet Public Library,  Joliet, IL Systems Librarian,  Eastern Oregon University,  La Grande, OR Technical Content Specialist, Computercraft Corporation, Bethesda,  MD 1-Year Temporary Librarian and Instructional Technology Consultant, Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 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 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 Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts/Head of Special Collections, Haverford College,  Haverford, PA Discovery & Systems Librarian , Rollins College, Winter Park, FL Manager, IT Infrastructure and Client Services , Yale University Library, New Haven, CT Program Specialist, PubMed Central, Computercraft Corporation,  Bethesda, MD Science Librarian, University of Alaska Fairbanks  Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, Fairbanks,  AK

Getting Started with GIS provides an introduction to GIS technology and GIS in libraries. Through hands on exercises, discussions and recorded lectures, students will acquire skills in using GIS software programs, social mapping tools, map making, digitizing and researching for geospatial data. This three week course provides introductory GIS skills that will prove beneficial in any library or information resource position. The course will run July 8-28 and will consist of weekly asynchronous lectures and modules in Moodle.  No previous mapping or GIS experience is necessary. Presented by Eva Dodsworth, Geospatial Data Services Librarian at the University of Waterloo Map Library in Ontario, the course is modeled on her LITA Guide of the same name. For registration and additional information, visit: http://www.ala.org/lita/getting-started-gis  

For those working in a small library, particularly one that may have little technical support, a foundational knowledge of technology is crucial. Written for librarians, library staff and administrators at libraries serving populations of 15,000 or less, “Technology for Small and One-Person Libraries: A LITA Guide,” published by ALA TechSource, shows how to successfully develop, implement, sustain and grow technology initiatives. Editors Rene J. Erlandson, Rachel A. Erb and their contributors draw from personal experience in rural libraries and regional state university libraries to offer guidance for making sound technology decisions. Whether looking for a quick answer or starting an in-depth technology project, readers will quickly find basic information on the full range of library technology, organized into chapters with numerous headings for easy scanning. Topics include: An overview of library technology basics; Electronic resource fundamentals, including a look at licensing issues; Webpage development, Open-source (OS) applications and a six-step…

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 Digital Archivist, Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ Emerging Technology and Systems Librarian , University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, Green Bay, WI Executive Director, Digital Scholarship Services, Rice University, Houston, TX Library Associate – AnswerLine, County Library System, Issaquah, WA Reference and Instruction Librarian, Brandywine Campus, The Pennsylvania State University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA