2012

LITA Top Technology Trends at ALA Midwinter in Dallas

The LITA Top Technology Trends panel discussion at ALA Midwinter in Dallas took place on Sunday, January 22, 2012. This year’s panel of technology experts was a combination of veteran and new faces: Stephen Abram, Gale Cengage Learning , Marshall Breeding, Vanderbilt University Library , Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC , Nina McHale, Arapahoe Library District, Colorado and Sue Polanka, Wright State University Libraries Each trendster came prepared to discuss two technology trends of their choice. During Round One, the issues presented were: frictionless access – smartphone technology that provides unfettered access to services without user interaction (Stephen Abram) advent of “enterprise IT staff” for libraries – bringing in professional programmers rather than librarians who like programming (Nina McHale) impending demise of the ILS (Marshall Breeding) trend toward self-service (Sue Polanka) rise of personal institutional curation services (Lorcan Demsey) Round Two topics were: on-demand tipping point– libraries offering a hybrid model to…

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Jobs in Library Technology: February 29

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.

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Jobs in Library Technology: February 22

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…

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Jobs in Library Technology: February 15

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 Campus Director, Learning Commons,  Cuyahoga Community College,  Cleveland, OH Collection Access and Support Services Librarian,  The Pennsylvania State University Libraries,  Hershey, PA Dean of Library and Academic Support,  Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA Learning Design Librarian, Millersville University, Millersville PA Science Data Librarian, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT Special Projects Librarian, Library Information Technology,  University of Michigan,  Ann Arbor, MI Software Engineer, MIT Libraries, Cambridge, MA   Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

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Online LITA Board Meeting: February 24

The LITA Board is meeting online on Friday, February 24, 2012 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Anyone may join the meeting by clicking the following link 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting: https://wfu.webex.com/wfu/j.php?ED=149563712&UID=1233236302&PW=NZDdkYzliZTA4&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D. The meeting number is 643 511 814. You will be provided a few connectivity options. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: LITA. Lauren Pressley, LITA Board director-at-large, is hosting this meeting. If you have any technical questions, please contact Lauren at pressllm (at) wfu.edu. The meeting agenda and documents will be posted in the LITA Board Connect Community. If you have any questions, recommendations, or wish to discuss any of this, please leave a comment.

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2012 LITA National Forum Proposals Due February 17

The 2012 LITA National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality pre-conferences, concurrent sessions and poster sessions for the 15th annual LITA National Forum to be held in Columbus, Ohio, October 4-7, 2012. The 2012 theme is: New World of Data: Discover. Connect. Remix. Due Date for proposals: February 17, 2012. The committee is especially interested in presentations highlighting projects that are experimental or involve risk-taking. Find additional information and submit a proposal at: http://connect.ala.org/node/164487.

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Jobs in Library Technology: February 1

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 Circulation Supervisor,  Oregon State University Libraries, Corvallis, OR Library Applications Development Manager,  University of Massachusetts Boston,  Boston, MA Postdoctoral Research Associate – Digital Humanities,  University of Virginia Law Library, Charlottesville  VI   Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.  

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Jobs in Library Technology: January 25

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: Assistant Director, Library Educational Technologym, Rush University Medical Center,  Chicago, IL   Data Librarian, Milner Library, Illinois State University, Normal, IL Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.

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Jobs in Library Technology: January 23

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: Associate Librarian for User Services, Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH Department Head, Digital Library Services, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Digital Archivist, Rockefeller Archive Center,  Sleepy Hollow,  NY Emerging Technologies Librarian (Instructor or Assistant Professor) – Library, Queensborough Community College, Bayside,NY Product Analyst, OCLC, Dublin, OH Senior Product Analyst,  OCLC, Dublin, OH User Experience Designer, University of Michigan Library,  Ann Arbor,  MI   Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a  job posting.