Category: News & Noteworthy

LITA has a variety of volunteer opportunities available for its members through LITA Committees and liaisons. Committee members have the opportunity to: Gain valuable leadership experience while helping to shape the future of LITA, Honor outstanding colleagues for their contributions as part of an achievement award committee, Encourage the development of future library leaders by serving on a student scholarship award committee, Participate in planning professional educational opportunities, including program planning and managed discussions, regional institutes and online learning webinars, Participate in planning publications including the LITA Guides, ITAL (the division journal), and multiple LITA web sites, Develop in-person and virtual networking opportunities through membership development activities, …and much more! Please consider volunteering for a committee to help us meet our objectives and move LITA forward in new and exciting ways. For most committees, service does not require travel. I encourage you to explore the possibilities for yourself. In addition…

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 listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Reference/Emerging Technologies Librarian, Nevada State College, Henderson, NV   Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

LITA Web Course: Getting Started with GIS, is presented by Eva Dodsworth, geospatial data services librarian at the University of Waterloo Map Library; the three-week course will be held April 9-30, 2012 and will consist of a combination of asynchronous lectures, demonstrations and hands-on tutorials. Modeled on Eva Dodsworth’s LITA Guide of the same name, Getting Started with GIS will provide participants with an introduction to both the online and desktop GIS currently being used by library administrators, librarians, library support staff and library users. Participants will learn firsthand how to create online maps; how to properly use maps in library Web pages; how to embed GIS technology into library projects; and how to enjoy GIS and mapping technologies in personal endeavors. Students will be exposed to many online resources that are currently being used by public, academic and special libraries across North America. No previous mapping or GIS experience…

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 listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Library Digital Services Manager,  Edward’s University, Austin, TX   Voyager Support Analyst,  Ex Libris,  Des Plaines, IL   Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

The first issue of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) as an open-access, e-only publication is now available, click here. All LITA members are encouraged to “subscribe” to ITAL via the “Subscribe” link on the right side of the page; just register your e-mail address and you will then automatically get an e-mail notification when a new issue comes out. As announced to LITA members in early January, ITAL is adopting an open-access, e-only publishing model. This will help ensure the long-term viability of ITAL by making it more accessible, more current, more relevant, and more environmentally friendly. ITAL will continue to feature high-quality articles that have undergone a rigorous peer-review process, but it will also begin expanding content to include more case studies, commentary, and information about topics and trends of interest to the LITA community and beyond. Look for a new scope statement for ITAL shortly on the ITAL…

The LITA Executive Committee spring meeting is on Monday, March 19, 2012 from 1:00 to 5:00 and on Tuesday, March 20 from 1:00 to 4:00 Central. Anyone may sit in on the meeting. Simply click on the following link 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting: https://ala.ilinc.com/join/jmjkpfx. This session will use Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), you will need either computer speakers or headphones to hear and a microphone if you want to speak during the session or you can submit questions via chat. A USB multi-media headset is recommended. An Audio Settings window will appear once you join the session, select your speaker hardware and microphone hardware from the indicated Device drop-down lists and follow the instructions. If this window does not appear or you have any issues during the session, you can access the Audio Settings by going to Controls > Audio Settings. The meeting agenda…

I wanted to let you know about a last-minute change to our upcoming LITA Divisional election. It is with regret that I tell you that one of our Vice President/President-elect candidates, Nina McHale, has withdrawn from the race unexpectedly for personal reasons. The 2012 LITA Nominating Committee—myself as chair, Clara Ruttenberg, and Ron Peterson—went into action very quickly to find a second candidate for the election. This was not an easy task, especially given the very short timeframe in which it had to be done in order to ensure that the proper names appear on the ballot in time for the election. I’m pleased to announce that Cindi Trainor has agreed to enter her name into the race. Cindi does happen to be a sitting board member with a term that expires in 2013. Aaron Dobbs, the other candidate, is also a sitting Board member with a term that expires…

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 listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Director, Information Technology and Information Products, Knowledge and Library Services, Harvard Business School Boston, MI Director of Library Information Technology,  California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA   Web Services Librarian,  University Library, Sonoma State University,  Rohnert Park, 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 11:00 a.m. 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 Assistant University Librarian for Systems/Assistant Professor,  Eli M  Oboler Library, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID Associate Director for Library Applications and Knowledge Systems,  UMB-Health Sciences and Human Services Library, Baltimore, MD Associate Provost for Information Ser – Chief Information Officer (CIO), University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI Biomedical Informatics & Emerging Technologies Librarian, The Pennsylvania State University Libraries,  Hershey, PA Catalog Librarian, Assistant or Associate Professor,  SIU Edwardsville,  Edwardsville, IL Discovery Services Librarian,  Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Librarian for Romance Languages and Latin American Studies, Dartmouth College Library,  Hanover,  NH Systems Librarian,  Belmont University,  Nashville, TN   Visit the LITA Job Site for more…