Category: Professional Development

Feb 13 2010

bi/multilingual, Databases, Libraries, Professional Development, Social Networks, Tools, World

Travesía

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Travesía is a website put together by Spain’s Ministry of Culture’s General Subcommittee on the Coordination of Libraries. Basically the sites aims at promoting collaboration among Spanish librarians, and offers...

Jan 15 2010

Academic Libraries, Americas, Education, Libraries, Professional Development

Knowledge River Scholars Program Call for Applications

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AZKnowledge River (KR) is now accepting applications for KR Cohort 9. This is a program for individuals who are connected to the Native American or Latino community and who wish...

Jan 05 2010

Americas, Libraries, Professional Development

OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship Program (Cataloging-Metadata Svcs.)

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OCLC is receiving application for a fellowship position that will train a budding librarian in cataloging and metadata procedures and standards. Given OCLC’s size and the amount of contact cataloging...

Dec 17 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, bi/multilingual, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Professional Development, World

Plaza de Personal Academico de la Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas de el Colegio de Mexíco

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Colegio de Mexico, in Mexico City is looking for a new librarian. Job duties will includes descriptive cataloging, Dewey Decimal System classification, collection development, and reference. The successful candidate must...

Dec 13 2009

Education, Libraries, Open Access, Open Source, Professional Development, Technology, Tools

Attended “Opening up Library Systems through Web Services and SOA”

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On Thursday I attended the webinar titled “Opening up Library Systems through Web Services and SOA” which was co-hosted by WebJunction and ALA Tech Source, and moderated by Marshall Breeding....

Dec 09 2009

bi/multilingual, Language, Libraries, National Libraries, Professional Development, World

Call for simultaneous interpreters – English/Arabic

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I just received an email with a call for simultaneous interpreters – English/Arabic to translate at IFLA‘s annual conference, which will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden, August 10 – 15,...

Dec 07 2009

Education, Libraries, Open Access, Open Source, Professional Development, Technology, Tools, Web 2.0

Opening up Library Systems through Web Services and SOA

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This Thursday Marshall Breeding will be moderating a webinar discussing whether a integrated library system be open without being open source. He will explore the ways that an Application Programming...

Nov 17 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, Education, Libraries, Professional Development, World

Visiting librarian at Bermuda College

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If you are ready for some warm weather and beautiful beaches, consider spending a couple weeks at Bermuda College. They are currently accepting proposals for their Visiting Librarian program. It...

Nov 11 2009

Education, Libraries, Professional Development, Tools

“Career Q & A with the Library Career People”

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I just happen upon the blog “Career Q & A with the Library Career People” which specializes on professional career advice for librarians and other information professionals. The blog is...

Nov 06 2009

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Professional Development, Tools, Web 2.0, World

La Cuña; a forum for Latin American and Iberian librarians

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Yesterday I got an email announcing the beginning of La Cuña, an online forum dedicated to librarianship for and about Latin American and the Iberian Peninsula. The forum wants to...