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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is accepting applications for its Associate Fellowship program, a one-year training program for recent MLS graduates and librarians early in their career. In the first half of the year, a formal curriculum offers exposure to library operations, research and development, intramural and extramural research, development and lifecycle of NLM’s web-based [...] Enrollment in the ProQuest Library School Program is now open for the 2009-2010 school year. The program makes ProQuest’s acclaimed reference tools available to information science students at no charge during the school term. The program is aimed at supporting library education, enabling students to learn essential search skills on the data resources they are [...] Library Associates Companies (LAC) is seeking a Serials Cataloger for a serials retrospective conversion project for a large U.S. government library. This position is in Beltsville, MD. RESPONSIBILITIES: Search serial titles in OCLC WorldCat to identify and download any matching serial bibliographic records available into Ex Libris Voyager. Duke University Libraries are actively recruiting for a Head of Collection Development to lead the continuing development of a major research library collection in the context of rapid changes in the nature of scholarship and scholarly communication. For more information on this opportunity, including how to apply, please see the full posting at: http://library.duke.edu/jobs/headcollectiondevelopment.html Congratulations to Elizabeth Ketterman from East Carolina University, winner of the 2009 ACS Charleston Scholarship! We look forward to seeing you in November! Hello everyone! We have had all sorts of problems with fax machines, computers, whatever! So — we have extended the Early Bird Deadline several more weeks! I am sorry for the inconvenience. Smile! During this workshop , participants will become familiar with the basic parts of a resource license; gain experience reading license terms with special attention paid to permissions; and in learning how to spot limitations and exclusions in the language, learn how to avoid getting stuck with an unfavorable license. Learning Outcomes – at the end of [...] The Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning, a peer-reviewed journal published by Routledge/The Haworth Press, welcomes the submission of manuscripts. The journal is devoted to the issues and concerns of librarians and information specialists involved with distance education and delivering library resources and services to this growing community of students. EBSCO is pleased to announce that the Department of Health, Victoria, Australia has selected EBSCO as its managing agent for the next phase of the Clinicians Health Channel contract, providing a web-based portal for all departmental employees to access world-class clinical health and decision-support resources. This opportunity further extends the Clinician’s Health Channel information service [...] STILL TIME FOR LIBRARY USERES TO NOMINATE LIBRARIANS FOR 2009 CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK/NEW YORK TIMES I LOVE MY LIBRARIAN AWARD Nominations are still open for the 2009 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The award invites library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community [...] The University of West Georgia is a member of the University System of Georgia’s (USG) robust tier of comprehensive doctoral-granting institutions. Named by The Princeton Review as one of the Best Southeastern Colleges and one of America’s Best Value Colleges, UWG provides exceptional academic quality to its growing enrollment of over 11,000. The University of [...] The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal funds for the nation’s museums and libraries, announces the 51 institutions receiving National Leadership Grants (NLG) totaling $17,894,475. Projects by these institutions will advance the ability of museums and libraries to preserve culture, heritage, and knowledge while enhancing learning. For more information, view [...] The Charleston Advisor just had the Conference call to review its annual Best and Worst Awards for 2009. They will be posted shortly and we will let you know. In the meantime you can visit TCA at http://charlestonco.com The registrations are flooding in and we are so gratified! Please register early to get the Early Bird discount! http://www.katina.info/conference We also have a new Against the Grain website. I like it! How about you? Leah Hinds is the brains behind this website so be sure and make suggestions to her! leah@katina.info |
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