All LITA Preconferences are full-day workshops held on Friday, June 24 9:00 am-4:30 pm: Getting Started with Drupal Speakers: Nina McHale, University of Colorado Denver; Rachel Vacek, University of Houston This preconference session will provide a thorough introduction to the Drupal content management system. Librarian Drupalers Rachel Vacek and Nina McHale will guide attendees as they create Drupal sites in a sandbox environment, covering the basics of content creation, themes, modules, and user management. Previous web experience helpful, but not required. Concludes with demonstrations of innovative Drupal sites, including library sites, library intranets, and an electronic journal. User Experience Design for Websites Speaker: Sarah Houghton-Jan, San Jose Public Library Learn how and why to create positive user experiences in your interactive digital spaces. Work with experts in library web design and user experience design to learn some tips, tricks, and best practices that you can implement immediately. Discover best practices…
Category: News & Noteworthy
LITA Election Results
Please join us in congratulating the newly elected LITA Board members: Zoe Stewart-Marshall, Vice-President/President-Elect Lauren Pressley, David Lee King, and John Blyberg, Directors-at-Large LITA members elected as ALA Councilors-at-Large include: Diane Chen, Jenny Emanuel, Mary Anne Hodel, David Hurley, Julius Jefferson, Wei Jeng-Chu, Em Claire Knowles, Charles Kratz, Mike Martin, Bobbi Newman, Andrew Pace, Mary Pagliero Popp, and Holly Tomren.
Jobs in Library Information Technology: April 27
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 Head of Technical Services, Harvard University Library, Cambridge, MA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.
Job in Library and Information Technology: April 20
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 Assistant Middle and Upper School Librarian, The Buckley School, Sherman Oaks, CA Director of Library Services, City of Rowlett, Rowlett, TX Emerging Technologies Librarian, Arizona Health Sciences Library , Tucson, AZ Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.
LITA Educational Offering in New Orleans
LITA is pleased to offer 3 full-day workshops as part of the ALA Annual Conference, held on Friday, June 24 9:00 am-4:30 pm. Please note – you do not need to be registered for the ALA Annual Conference to participate in a workshop. Getting Started with Drupal Speakers: Nina McHale, University of Colorado Denver; Rachel Vacek, University of Houston This preconference session will provide a thorough introduction to the Drupal content management system. Librarian Drupalers Rachel Vacek and Nina McHale will guide attendees as they create Drupal sites in a sandbox environment, covering the basics of content creation, themes, modules, and user management. Previous web experience helpful, but not required. Concludes with demonstrations of innovative Drupal sites, including library sites, library intranets, and an electronic journal. User Experience Design for Websites Speaker: Sarah Houghton-Jan, San Jose Public Library Learn how and why to create positive user experiences in your interactive…
LITA Satisfaction Survey
Technology for libraries is changing at a rapid pace and LITA serves to keep its members current on these changes and trends. LITA invites you to help us measure how well we are doing as an association. It is vitally important for us to know how LITA is meeting your needs and expectations. Please share a few minutes of your time to help us learn what we are doing right and how we can improve. Click here to take the survey through SurveyMonkey. The survey will run through May 3 and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary and all responses are confidential. Thank you for taking this opportunity to assist us in better serving you!
Jobs In Library and Information Technology: April 13
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 Web and Digital Projects Developer , Duke University, Durham, NC Web Services Developer (Web Designer), University of Maryland Libraries, College Park, MD Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job
Jobs In Library and Information Technology: April 6
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 Coordinator of Information Technology, Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, AL eScholarship Operations Coordinator, UC Office of the President, Oakland, CA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.
Jobs In Library and Information Technology: March 31
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 Applications Developer, The New York Public Library, New York, NY Head, Information Technology and Applications Department, Georgia Institute of Technology Library and Information Center, Atlanta, GA OCLS Librarian , Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI Senior Librarian, Baker and McKenzie, Chicago, IL Web Services Developer, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.
Jobs in Library and Information Technology: March 24
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: Reference Librarian, Hazard Community & Technical College, Hazard , KY Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.