From jandrews at cas.usf.edu Mon Aug 7 08:44:30 2006 From: jandrews at cas.usf.edu (Andrews, James) Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 08:44:30 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] Position Available-Digital Services Librarian Message-ID: <127DF9CA2FE9F04D827CC52B3BA7EFFEC6D8AE@MAILBOX.cas.usf.edu> Cross-posted with several lists. Please excuse the duplication. Digital Services Librarian Weill Cornell Medical Library (http://library.med.cornell.edu) Complete Position Description: http://library.med.cornell.edu/library/pdf/digservlib.pdf The Weill Cornell Medical Library seeks a qualified applicant for the position of Digital Services Librarian. This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to participate in a team approach to the delivery of a wide range of programs and services. The Digital Services Librarian will support service delivery via the web and other technologies and provide educational opportunities that foster independent use of the library. This is a non-tenured faculty position. All library faculty are expected to serve on committees, participate in library planning, and be active professionally with support from the Library. The Weill Cornell Medical Library serves the faculty, staff, and students of the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University in New York City and also provides services to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and its network affiliates. For more information about the Medical College and its triple mission of education, research and patient care, please visit http://www.med.cornell.edu/. The library has a physical collection of close to 180,000 volumes and 1600 current serials subscriptions and provides onsite wireless and remote access to services and over 4500 electronic full text biomedical journals and over 2500 full text electronic books. A number of resources including Ovid and Innovative Interface (III) Millennium library system are shared with the neighboring libraries of Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Hospital for Special Surgery. The library is open 108 hours per week with information services currently available 45 hours per week. All librarians work closely together with other faculty and staff in the Library, the College, the Hospital, and with the Weill Cornell Medical College branch in Doha, Qatar. For more information about the library, see http://library.med.cornell.edu. Responsibilities: * Establish relationships with all program areas, particularly Access Services and Information Services, to understand and support advances to digital services for library users. * Update and upgrade library Web site. * Train library users and staff in the use of library resources and technology applications, including small group teaching in the Evidence-Based Medicine course for first-year medical students. * Participate in planning and development and promotion of library projects and services. * Provide expertise and support for developing web-based learning and instructional materials. * Participate in providing reference, consultation and searching services. * Conduct program and technology evaluations and user needs assessments to guide service enhancements. * Assist in the selection, design, implementation, integration and daily operations of the library's systems. * Develop and recommend policy and procedures related to library services. * Assist in preparing grant applications and reports of library initiatives. * Maintain knowledge of changing technologies and developments in the library, health care and information technology industries. The successful candidate will be a dynamic self-starter, detail-oriented, well-organized and committed to providing excellent service. This individual must be able to work both independently and collaboratively in a complex and changing environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate experience in web page design/authorship and teaching evidence-based medicine. A genuine ability to learn, teach, and adapt to technology developments is highly desirable, as is the ability to be proactive within the context of a team environment. Required: Demonstrated expertise in teaching evidence-based medicine and in producing educational materials in a variety of media. Experience in providing services via the web and designing or maintaining web pages. Excellent analytical and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to perform and demonstrate database searching across a variety of platforms, especially PubMed. Proficiency in efficient use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other office application software. Capacity to write and edit the work of others effectively. ALA-accredited MLS and at least four years of health sciences library or other relevant experience. Preferred: Project management skills. Experience with online tutorial creation, web editing software such as DreamWeaver, open-URL technology/link resolvers, and image editing software, such as Photoshop. Proficiency in the use of bibliographic reference management programs. Membership or eligibility for membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals. Appointment will be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Librarian with a minimum salary of $60,000 or higher based on qualifications and experience. The Medical College has an excellent benefits package including 24 days vacation, tuition reimbursement, contributions to TIAA/CREF or Vanguard, and several health plan options. This position is available now. Applications will be accepted and reviewed upon receipt until the position is filled. Applicants should send letter, resume, curriculum vitae, a URL for an authored web page, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of 3 references to Anny Khoubesserian, Administrative Manager, Weill Cornell Medical Library, 1300 York Ave., New York, NY 10021-4896, or e-mail to arevod at med.cornell.edu. The Weill Medical College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, creed, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship or veteran status. (EOE/M/F/D/V) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From casmit07 at syr.edu Thu Aug 17 20:16:42 2006 From: casmit07 at syr.edu (Catherine Arnott Smith) Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:16:42 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] Pre-conference symposium submissions now open! Message-ID: Fellow SIGMed members: This is Catherine Arnott Smith, your chair, writing to you from her new home in Madison, Wisconsin. My new contact information is Catherine Arnott Smith Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison casmith24 at wisc.edu I'm forwarding a message from my new colleague Kristin Eschenfelder all about the Saturday symposium this SIG is co-sponsoring in November! Message follows. More soon re SIG business, and I look forward to seeing people in Austin. ******************************************* I am pleased to announce that the dLIST based submission system for the ASIST 2006 pre-conference research symposium "Interrogating the social realities of information and communications systems" is now open! Please submit your 1000 word extended abstract by Sept 15 2006. The symposium date is Sat Nov 4th 8:30 to noon (this is the day before ASIST Austin TX begins) The symposium is in the conference hotel. The symposium is co-sponsored by SIG/SI, DL, HFIS, & MED. I am also pleased to announce that Professor Leah Lievrouw of the Department of Information Studies at UCLA will provide a keynote talk for the Symposia. Symposium submission instructions page: http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~kreschen/submissioninstructions.html General info on symposium including call for abstracts: http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~kreschen/symposia.htm Extended abstracts of 1000 words are due by Sept. 15th. We are using the dLIST open access repository for LIS as a submission & comment system! Related Links: The Digital LIbrary of Information Science and Technology (dLIST) at the University of Arizona The Social Informatics SIG homepage at the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics at Indiana University USA Please feel free to email me with any questions about submissions! Best regards, Kristin Eschenfelder Kristin Eschenfelder Associate Professor School of Library and Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison eschenfelder at wisc.edu 1-608-263-2105 http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~kreschen ****************************************** _______________________________________________ Sigmed-l mailing list Sigmed-l at asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigmed-l Catherine Arnott Smith email: casmit07REPLACETHISTEXTWITHATSYMBOLsyr.edu *** The machine does not isolate us from the great problems of nature but plunges us more deeply into them. --Antoine de Saint-Exupery *** Form is never more than the extension of content. Robert Creely [quoted in C. Olson, "Projective Verse", 1950.] From rhill at asis.org Fri Aug 25 10:27:16 2006 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:27:16 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] ASIS&T SIG-III InfoShare Award - Call for Nominations Message-ID: <4116-2200685251427165@RHILL-IBM> [Forwarded for Caryn Anderson, caryn.anderson at simmons.edu. Dick Hill] ** Please forgive duplicate postings ** Dear Colleagues, The ASIS&T International Information Issues Special Interest Group (SIG III) is pleased to announce that for 2007 we will be able to sponsor another group of deserving information professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive). We are soliciting nominations of candidates for the InfoShare Membership Award. Please send recommendations of deserving candidates to Caryn Anderson (caryn.anderson at simmons.edu). Please include a Curriculum Vitae (or equivalent) and a brief description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks. Awardees will be decided by a vote of the SIG III officers at the end of 2006. Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the course of the year. Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year's Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to: - sharing ASIS&T publications that you receive (the Bulletin of ASIS&T and JASIS&T) with other colleagues - promoting the SIG-III paper contest among your colleagues - serving as a contact/coordinator for ASIS&T members traveling to your area who may be able to speak about ASIS&T and information science - sponsoring lectures on information science topics in your area on behalf of ASIS&T We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, with your help. Please start thinking about candidates among your networks and send your nominations to Caryn Anderson (caryn.anderson at simmons.edu). Thank you and best wishes for the upcoming months and we hope to see you in Austin in November! Caryn Anderson Vika Kravchyna InfoShare Program SIG-III ASIST Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From rhill at asis.org Tue Aug 29 09:05:19 2006 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:05:19 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] ASIS&T Discount - Content Strategy and Modeling workshop Message-ID: <4116-22006822913519301@RHILL-IBM> NOTE: AIS&T members get $200 of this seminar. Dick Hill **************************************************************************** Taming the Content Beast: Content Strategy and Modeling for IT Professionals An exclusive 2-day workshop presented by industry-leading consultant and author, Bob Boiko http://www.metatorial.com/seminar.asp?code=asist **************************************************************************** Is your content weighing you down? Does the very thought of trying to deal with your burgeoning content management issues give you a queasy feeling? If so, ASIS&T and I have a great opportunity for you! My name is Bob Boiko and I literally wrote book on content management (the widely acclaimed "Content Management Bible"). I am on the faculty of the University of Washington iSchool and my clients include some of the world's top corporations, government, and non profit organizations. I have traveled from Seattle to Singapore teaching my innovative methods to scores of organizations and solved just about every content management problem you could imagine. This Fall I will be sharing these very same methods with a select group of individuals in Washington D.C. on September 18th and 19th at the luxurious Willard Intercontental Hotel. In this small, hands on seminar I will work you through the step by step process that I have perfected over almost 20 years of consulting and teaching around the globe. You will come away with a CM Strategy that gets support from your executive team and a Content Model that makes your strategy real. You will also receive a host of extras: - A complete workbook to chart your own CM strategy and content model - A copy of the acclaimed "Content Management Bible" - A sneak-peek version of Bob's new book "Laughing at the CIO" - Access to Bob's exclusive eBooks on strategy and project leadership - Bob's much-loved CMS Possibilities Poster - The elegance, beauty and opulence of the Willard hotel where we will provide you with continental breakfast, snacks and a gourmet lunch each day. As an ASIS member get $200 off the regular price of $1,950. http://www.metatorial.com/seminar.asp?code=asist **************************************************************************** Pre-register for the workshop and get a free copy of the Metatorial CMS Planner (a $200 value) Be one of the first 10 people to complete registration and get a free hour of consulting with me on your CMS problems and questions. For more about me or this seminar, click the link below: http://www.metatorial.com/seminar.asp?code=asist Or contact my Director of Client Relations, Tim Brennan (tim.brennan at metatorial.com or toll free at 1-888-726-3609) Sincerely, Bob Boiko Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From rhill at asis.org Tue Aug 29 09:11:13 2006 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:11:13 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] IA Summit - Call for proposals Message-ID: <4116-220068229131113781@RHILL-IBM> [Please excuse duplicate postings. Dick Hil] IA Summit - Call for proposals The Information Architecture Summit is a premier gathering place for information architects and for discussion about information architecture. Everyone who touches on IA is welcome to share and learn. Last year's IA Summit attracted over 500 attendees, including beginners, experienced IAs, and people in a range of related fields. In this call, we seek proposals for presentations, panels, research, pre-conference workshops & posters. All proposals can address core IA principles, emerging trends and technologies, or the business of IA. We are also interested in cross-disciplinary contributions to the practice of IA from related fields such as library science, user experience, interaction design, and user centered design. Sessions may address core IA skills or advanced IA topics. We encourage submissions from practitioners, academics, and students. We also love hearing from developers, business analysts, managers, and others who work with information architects and/or information architecture. We also seek research papers. Submissions in this format should make empirical or theoretical contributions to information architecture. You do not have to be affiliated with an academic institution to submit a research paper. For more information please see: http://www.iasummit.org/2007/ -- Donna Maurer Maadmob Interaction Design e: ia07 at maadmob.net web: http://maadmob.net/maadmob_id/ book: http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/cardsorting/ Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900