The University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is launching a residency program for new professionals (http://www.library.illinois.edu/residency), with two-year visiting positions available in the areas of African American Studies, Data Visualization, Digital Humanities Pedagogy, and Digital Preservation, all slated to start August 16. Please apply, or encourage your favorite early career librarian to do so by April 17.
University of Arizona Libraries has Two New Positions!!!
The University of Arizona Libraries is looking for two motivated individuals to join our team, the Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship, as part of a cohort to expand our digital stewardship and data services efforts. These positions will augment and develop existing preservation and data management services in collaboration with library and campus partners.
University of Arizona Libraries is an exciting place to work and offers the opportunity to make an impact in the field of digital curation and digital scholarship (we’ve just hired a Digital Scholarship Librarian that will be part of this larger cohort). Surrounded by the beauty of the Sonoran desert, Tucson is a great place to live – we were recently the first in the US to be designated a UNESCO City of Gastronomy. Our amazing foodways, sunny weather, and a vibrant arts community makes for a great quality of life.
SIA Meeting Reminder; Great Local Opportunity, Good Value for your Dollar
Registration is now open for the 2017 Society of Indiana Archivists (SIA) Annual Meeting and SIA/Midwest Archives Conference Speakers’ Bureau Pre-Conference Workshop, held on March 30th and 31st in Muncie, Indiana. Our theme for the Annual Meeting this year is “Sparking Change.” You won’t want to miss it!
Registration Open for the 2017 NASIG Annual Conference in Indianapolis
The 2017 NASIG Annual Conference will be held in Indianapolis this year with the theme “Racing to the Crossroads,” a great opportunity to learn more about scholarly communications & research data, serials, e-serials, technical services, and so much more.
Early bird registration runs until May 5th, and students enjoy a discount conference rate. There’s also a call for Student Spotlight Sessions, 5-minute conference presentations, with proposals due by March 30th. A new NASIG initiative this year is a Student Mentoring Program, which kicks off at the conference in Indianapolis and will provide a year-long mentoring opportunity for students to be paired with current NASIG members contributing to the field.
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Evening Circulation Senior Assistant Needed at Ruth Lilly Law Library
We have an opening at the Ruth Lilly Law Library in our circulation department. This could be a good entry-level job for anyone looking to gain some academic library experience.
Job Summary:
This position assists Evening Circulation Supervisor with the operation of the circulation area of the law library during the evening hours, including the supervision of student and non-study hourly circulation assistants.
This position works Monday – Thursday, 3:30 PM – Midnight and Friday 1:30 PM – 10 PM.