Job Bank 6/3/13

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Career Opportunities at Emory University; Northwestern University;  University of the South; and SUNY at Oswego.

University Librarian – Emory University

The Emory University Libraries seeks a creative and team-oriented University Librarian to lead the Emory University libraries within a newly announced organizational structure that encompasses the libraries, digital scholarship, and information technology.

Organizational [...]

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People in the News 6/3/13

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Wiley Names New Chief Financial Officer

DigitalBookWorld reports that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has  “named John Kritzmacher, former CFO of Lucent Technologies and Global Crossing, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2013. Mr. Kritzmacher will be responsible for all of Wiley’s global finance functions and [...]

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NISO recommended practice in improving OpenURLs through analytics; Samsung moves in to ebooks; EBSCO and Infogroup sign reseller agreement; Wolters Kluwer Health partners with Amirsys on two databases; OCLC Research Library Partnership welcomes University of Wisconsin-Madison; IngramSpark Service debuts publish-on-demand platform; and Hachette to donate audiobooks to National Library Service for the Blind and Physically [...]

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November 6 – 9, 2013
Historic Downtown Charleston, SC 

Early Bird registration deadline is August 16, 2013.

Wednesday, November 6: Preconferences and Vendor Showcase
Thursday, November 7, through Saturday, November 9: Main Conference

Confirmed plenary speakers include: 

Jenica Rogers (SUNY Pottsdam) Steven J. Bell (Temple University) Meredith Schwartz [...]

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“Ebooks in 2013: Promises Broken, Promises Kept, and Faustian Bargains”  is an article by Clifford Lynch Coalition for Networked Information executive director.  It appears in the latest American Libraries digital supplement, Digital Content: What’s Next?  and provides an insightful and provocative critique of the current world of ebooks [...]

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“eBooks and Efficiencies in Acquisitions Expenditures and Workflows” first appeared in the Against the Grain, April 2013, v25 #2 authored by:

Wm. Joseph Thomas  (Head of Collection Development, East Carolina University)  <thomasw@ecu.edu>
and Heather Racine  (Electronic Resources Cataloging Technician, East Carolina University)  <seibertracineh@ecu.edu>
and Dan Shouse  (Collection Development [...]

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