From lhuddy at wesleyan.edu Fri May 2 17:51:26 2014 From: lhuddy at wesleyan.edu (Huddy, Lorraine) Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 21:51:26 +0000 Subject: [Neasis-l] Registration is filling up! - 2014 NELIG Annual Program "Teaching Across Difference" Message-ID: A friendly reminder that registration is open and filling up for NELIG's annual conference. Although registration will technically be open through May 28, we're already about 50% full! There will be a wait list but if you want to secure a spot, head over to the Eventbrite site soon. Hope to see you there! ************************************************** The New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) is pleased to announce its annual conference, which will be held Friday, June 6, 2014 at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Massachusetts. During the program, "Teaching Across Difference," we will share and explore how instruction librarians approach the many differences we encounter in our work, be they one-on-one, collaborative or in the classroom. Visit the 2014 NELIG Annual Program website for information on the program speakers and presentations. When you register, please indicate which of the breakout sessions you would like to attend and we will indicate your choices on your brochures the day of the conference. We?ve asked that the presenters at this year?s event attend the Remix and Reconnect period to continue their discussions with you. We hope you are able to take advantage of the end of the day discussions in addition to the breakout sessions during the morning and afternoon. Registration fees are: $40 for ACRL?NEC members $50 for non members $30 for students / unemployed Space is limited -- Register Now so you don't miss out! We hope to see you there! - Members of the NELIG Annual Program Committee Adam Williams, Wheelock College, Annual Program Committee Chair Rob Walsh, Trinity College, NELIG Co?chair Erica Charis, Berklee College of Music, NELIG Co?chair Kathrine Aydelott, University of New Hampshire, NELIG Secretary Lorri Huddy, CTW Library Consortium, Online Registration Coordinator <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Lorri Huddy CTW Librarian for Collaborative Projects Connecticut College <> Trinity College <> Wesleyan University 860-297-5212 LHuddy at wesleyan.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu Tue May 6 18:05:13 2014 From: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu (Beata Panagopoulos) Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 22:05:13 +0000 Subject: [Neasis-l] Congratulations to Regina Pagani (Simmons College, GSLIS)--Winner of the 2014 NEASIST Student Travel Award! Message-ID: The NEASIS&T Student Travel Award jury is pleased to announce this year's winner! The 2014 NEASIS&T Student Travel Award goes to: Regina Pagani Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science for her essay addressing the questions: * Why she wishes to attend the 2014 ASIS&T Annual Meeting * How she believes she will be able to use the conference experience to further her career * How might NEASIS&T or ASIS&T benefit if she receives the award Regina's essay was well-written and persuasive. She is an Archives Management student who learned how important the role that collaboration and technology plays in the dissemination and preservation of information while creating a finding aid for Habeas Corpus files from the Southern District of New York Circuit Court from 1828 to 1918. Her current project will take her to Cameroon, Africa as an archival consultant for the Bamum Scripts and Archives Project at the Bamum Palace. Therefore, she is particularly drawn to the theme of this year's ASIST Annual Meeting: " Connecting Collections, Cultures, and Communities." As she states, her " task involves developing ways to deliver the digitized material in a manner that unites these documents and people for the benefit of contemporary society with cultural, communicative, and international information concerns at the forefront. " Regina will receive up to $750 to help defray the costs of attendance at the 2014 ASIS&T Annual Meeting which takes place October 31-November 4 in Seattle, Washington http://www.asis.org/asist2014/ Congratulations to Regina Pagani for her excellent essay! Finally, many thanks to the wise and diligent jury members: Olimpia Estela Caceres-Brown and Maric Kramer. Beata Panagopoulos NEASIST Student Travel Award Competition Jury Chair **************************** Beata Panagopoulos Assistant Director, Technical Services Sawyer Library Suffolk University 8 Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Tel. 617 573 8541 Fax 617-305-3289 Email: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu From gslisce2 at simmons.edu Tue May 13 16:11:55 2014 From: gslisce2 at simmons.edu (GSLIS Cont Ed) Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 16:11:55 -0400 Subject: [Neasis-l] Register Now for June 2014 Workshops Message-ID: (please excuse cross-postings) **Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education ? Exceptional CE Since 1975** *June 2014 Online* *(asynchronous ) Workshops * *June 1 - June 30, 2014* *$250 (GSLIS Alumni Price: $200)* *PDPs: 15* -- *Applying Learning Theories to Information Literacy Instruction * *-- **Author-Librarians: Using Your Work Experience to Inform Your Writing for Children & Young Adults * *-- **Collections Management with PastPerfect 5 * -- *Digital Media and Youth Services* -- *Enclosures for Preservation and Beyond * *-- **Maker Spaces and Creative Areas * -- *Navigating Consumer Health Information for Public Librarians * -- *Periodical/Database Indexing *(Online) $275 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni Price $220) June 1 - July 12, 2014 - PDPs: 25 Please note: This is a six-week workshop. Registration is capped at 15 participants. -- *Teen Lit Boot Camp: Gender and Teen Lit* -- *Web Design Fundamentals* *June 2014 Onsite **Workshops * *-- **Bookbinding Basics I* (Boston) $220 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni Price $175) June 7, 2014, 9:00am - 5:00pm - PDPs: 7 -- *Collections Management with PastPerfect 5 * (Boston) $195 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni Price $155) June 28, 2014, 9:00am - 3:00pm - PDPs: 5 -- *Enclosures for Preservation and Beyond* (Boston) $220 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni Price $175) June 28, 2014, 9:00am - 5:00am - PDPs: 7 Please note: This workshop requires tools and also has an additional materials fee. It is part of the Book Arts Workshop Series -- *Mother Goose on the Loose * (Boston) $195 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni Price $155) June 7, 2014, 9:00am - 3:30pm - PDPs: 5 *************************************** Please check our full schedule for additional workshops! For additional information on workshops or to register see http://gslis.simmons.edu/ce or contact gslisce at simmons.ed *u* Linnea Johnson '04LS 2014 MBA Candidate Manager of Technology | Adjunct Faculty Graduate School of Library and Information Science Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2834 Continuing Education Graduate School of Library and Information Science Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2803 | fax 617.521.3192 email g slisce at simmons.edu Check out our most recent CE schedule ! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From olimpia at mit.edu Wed May 14 14:49:02 2014 From: olimpia at mit.edu (Olimpia Estela Caceres-Brown) Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 18:49:02 +0000 Subject: [Neasis-l] ANNOUNCEMENT OF STAFF VACANCIES at MIT Libraries - Software Engineers, and Access Services and Delivery Asst Message-ID: SOFTWARE ENGINEERS Digital Library Application Development (Administrative Staff - two positions) The MIT Libraries are seeking two experienced and enthusiastic software engineers with a passion for bringing knowledge and scholarship to the world. The software engineers will join a team of developers providing programming and analytic services to the MIT Libraries. In addition to general software development support for existing digital library technology platforms and services, this position will also contribute to new strategic initiatives such as the Libraries' open access (OA) program. RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Head of Digital Library Application Development (DLAD), the Software Engineer will be responsible for application development and analytical work, from requirements gathering to design, implementation and maintenance of tools, services, and web applications. As a member of the Digital Library Application Development group, the Software Engineer will work with other developers to develop and maintain the MIT Libraries' digital library infrastructure, including, but not limited to, institutional repositories, digital content management systems, digital archiving systems, discovery systems, and other technology platforms. Additionally, the software engineer will collaborate with external partners and service providers on technology initiatives. QUALIFICATIONS: Required - Bachelor's degree. At least three 3 years of web application development experience in a Unix/Linux environment. Demonstrated proficiency in one or more of the following programming languages: Ruby, Python, Java, Javascript. Working knowledge of XML and JSON and relational databases. Demonstrated ability to take initiative, meet deadlines, work productively on multiple tasks, and manage competing priorities. Flexibility and a collaborative approach to innovation, problem solving, and working across organizational boundaries with technical and non-technical staff. Ability to produce high quality work both independently and in a team environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Preferred - Demonstrated experience with rapid web development frameworks (e.g., Rails, Django). Experience with distributed indexing technology (e.g., Apache Solr) and NoSQL data storage systems. Proficiency with Javascript libraries/frameworks (e.g., jQuery, AngularJS). Competence in test-driven development practices. Familiarity with open source repository systems (e.g., DSpace, Fedora). Experience working in a library or academic computing environment. SALARY AND BENEFITS: Actual salary and appointment level will depend on qualifications and experience - $75,000 minimum. MIT offers excellent benefits including a choice of health and retirement plans, a dental plan, and tuition assistance. The MIT Libraries afford a flexible and collegial working environment and foster professional growth of staff with management training and travel funding for professional meetings. APPLICATION PROCESS: Apply online at: http://hrweb.mit.edu/staffing/. Please include cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. MIT is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community and particularly encourages applications from qualified women and minority candidates. The MIT Libraries support the Institute's programs of research and study with holdings of more than 2.9 million print volumes and 3.1 million special format items, and terabytes of MIT-owned digital content. In addition, rare special collections, Institute records, historical documents, and papers of noted faculty are held in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Library resources and services are accessible to students and researchers through the Libraries' website (http://libraries.mit.edu/), and library spaces are widely available for both collaborative work and quiet study. Library resources are supplemented by innovative services for bioinformatics, GIS, metadata, social science and other research data. Through a culture that encourages innovation and collaboration, the MIT Libraries are redefining the role of the 21st century library - making collections more accessible than ever before, and shaping the future of scholarly research. Library staff, at all levels, contribute to this spirit of innovation and to the mission of promoting learning, discovery and the advancement of knowledge at MIT and beyond. The Libraries maintain memberships and affiliations in ArchivesSpace, arXiv, Association of Research Libraries, the BorrowDirect, Boston Library Consortium, DDI Alliance, DuraSpace, HathiTrust, CLIR/Digital Library Federation, Coalition of Networked Information, Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions, EDUCAUSE, National Digital Stewardship Alliance, NISO, North East Research Libraries, OCLC Research Library Partnership, and ORCID. The Libraries utilize Ex Libris' Aleph for its integrated library system and have recently deployed EBSCO's Discovery Service. DSpace at MIT, a digital repository developed over the past ten years by the MIT Libraries, serves to capture, preserve and communicate the intellectual output of MIT's faculty and research community. Other MIT repositories include: Dome, a second DSpace instance, providing access to a sizable image collection and other digital collections owned by the MIT Libraries; the MIT Geodata Repository for a diverse collection of GIS Data; and MIT's DataVerse for licensed social science datasets. Access Services Assistant Information Delivery and Library Access (ID&LA) (Library Assistant II) The MIT Libraries seek an energetic and service-oriented person to join our access services team. This new position will initially have two equally important roles, providing customer service to the MIT community at the service desk and through materials delivery. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic library environment and to gain pre-professional experience in information delivery and access services. RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the direction of the Access Services Manager, the Access Services Assistant participates in all aspects of delivery and service desk operations. Crucial to successful library operations is the delivery of over 25,000 library materials between library locations each year. The Assistant will participate in the pick-up, sorting, delivery, check-in & return of these materials between library units within the main and east campuses and the Storage Annex. Work requires transporting bins and boxes via book cart within the main campus group and via delivery van for locations outside the group. The Assistant will help shape this delivery service which is a function newly incorporated into ID&LA. As a member of the Access Services team, the Assistant will also participate in daily operations of ID&LA service points and library facilities, both physical and virtual, delivering high quality information service to the MIT community. Activities may include: circulation, interpretation of library policy and procedures to users, book searching, shelving, collecting statistics for selected library activities, handling financial transactions, physical space supervision, incident reporting, and sharing responsibility for opening and/or closing the library. The Assistant also shares responsibility for processing of materials as they are delivered to the collection and works with staff within and outside of ID&LA to resolve problems, correct errors, and maintain the physical condition of the collections. All members of the access services staff participate in training staff in policies, procedures, and technology; contribute to the development of documentation and training materials related to processes and work-flows; and, identify opportunities for service improvements. They participate in local and library-wide committees or projects as appropriate and perform other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: Required - Minimum six months direct/related experience that provides understanding of library or service functions (post high school education can count toward experience). Valid driver's license, ability to operate a motor vehicle and a good driving record. Excellent record of attendance and punctuality. Strong commitment to and ability to deliver, high quality customer service. Solid experience with standard computer software such as MS Word, Excel, e-mail and calendar software and ability to learn and master new software, systems and technology. Experience working with automated library systems. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written. Demonstrated organizational skills including ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure. Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to tolerate ambiguity and to work and learn in a rapidly changing environment. Ability to work collaboratively and to interact effectively with a diverse group of people. Ability to identify problems and carry out solutions independently or in collaboration with others. Ability to lift 40 lbs., to shelve and shift boxes and library materials, to push book carts and navigate stairs and elevators, and a tolerance for exposure to dust. Preferred College degree or coursework. Experience in academic and/or research library. Experience working with Aleph , ILLiad, or RAPID ILL. HOURS: 35 hours per week. Schedule Monday-Friday 8am-4pm, may include weekend shifts and/or closing shifts; subject to change depending on library hours and the service needs of the department. APPLICATION PROCESS: Apply online at: http://hrweb.mit.edu/staffing/index.html. This search is limited to the local area - only applications from candidates within commuting distance of MIT will be considered. MIT is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community and particularly encourages applications from qualified women and ethnic minority candidates. MIT offers excellent benefits including a choice of health plans, a dental plan, and tuition assistance. The MIT Libraries affords a flexible and collegial working environment and provides opportunities for training and skill development. ================================ Robin M. Deadrick Human Resources Administrator MIT Libraries 77 Massachusetts Ave. Room 14S-324 Cambridge MA 02139-4307 617.253.9322 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lhuddy at wesleyan.edu Thu May 22 16:49:02 2014 From: lhuddy at wesleyan.edu (Huddy, Lorraine) Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 20:49:02 +0000 Subject: [Neasis-l] FINAL DAYS to register for NELIG 2014! Message-ID: A friendly reminder that NELIG's registration closes Wednesday, May 28 and is over 70% full! There will be a waitlist, but secure your spot by heading to NELIG's Eventbrite site soon! ************************************************** The New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) will hold its annual conference on Friday, June 6 at the University of Massachusetts ? Dartmouth. "Teaching Across Difference" will explore how instruction librarians approach the many differences that are encountered in our work, be they one-on-one, collaborative or in the classroom. Visit the 2014 NELIG Annual Program website for details on the speakers and breakout presentations. Registration fees are: $40 for ACRL?NEC members $50 for non members $30 for students / unemployed Space is limited -- Register Now so you don't miss out. We hope to see you there! - Members of the NELIG Annual Program Committee Adam Williams, Wheelock College, Annual Program Committee Chair Rob Walsh, Trinity College, NELIG Co?chair Erica Charis, Berklee College of Music, NELIG Co?chair Kathrine Aydelott, University of New Hampshire, NELIG Secretary Lorri Huddy, CTW Library Consortium, Online Registration Coordinator <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Lorri Huddy CTW Librarian for Collaborative Projects Connecticut College <> Trinity College <> Wesleyan University 860-297-5212 LHuddy at wesleyan.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lhuddy at wesleyan.edu Wed May 28 16:24:32 2014 From: lhuddy at wesleyan.edu (Huddy, Lorraine) Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 20:24:32 +0000 Subject: [Neasis-l] UPDATE: One More Day to register for NELIG 2014! Message-ID: Registration for NELIG's Annual Program has been extended! You now have until midnight on Thursday, May 29th but don't wait as space is limited - Register Now! ====================================================== WHAT: NELIG's Annual Conference: "Teaching Across Difference" - Explore how instruction librarians approach the many differences that are encountered in our work, be they one-on-one, collaborative or in the classroom. WHEN: Friday, June 6 WHERE: University of Massachusetts ? Dartmouth COST: $40 for ACRL?NEC members $50 for non members $30 for students / unemployed MORE DETAILS: 2014 NELIG Annual Program website REMINDER: Space is limited -- Register Now so you won't miss out! We hope to see you there! - Members of the NELIG Annual Program Committee Adam Williams, Wheelock College, Annual Program Committee Chair Rob Walsh, Trinity College, NELIG Co?chair Erica Charis, Berklee College of Music, NELIG Co?chair Kathrine Aydelott, University of New Hampshire, NELIG Secretary Lorri Huddy, CTW Library Consortium, Online Registration Coordinator <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Lorri Huddy CTW Librarian for Collaborative Projects Connecticut College <> Trinity College <> Wesleyan University 860-297-5212 LHuddy at wesleyan.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: