Tag: Academic Libraries

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 21 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, Books, Libraries, USA

“The Festive Library 2009”

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My friend Elissa just sent me the link to this great Christmas tree. The display was put together at the William H. Hannon Library, at the Loyola Marymount campus. Enjoy!...

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...

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 03 2009

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

Library Visiting Scholarships

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I just received an email announcing that the Consortium for Latin American Studies at the University of Illinois – University of Chicago is offering fellowship for faculty of non-USA colleges...

Oct 25 2009

Americas, Archives, Latin America, Libraries, Manuscripts, World

The J. León Helguera Collection of Colombiana

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Recently the Vanderbilt library has digitized and made available a portion of their material on Colombia, specializing in 19th century culture and history, titled The J. León Helguera Collection of...

Oct 06 2009

Libraries

“Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front”, edited by K. R. Roberto

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Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front by K. R. Roberto My rating: 4 of 5 stars The collection of essays in Radical Cataloging cover a wide range of issue in...

Oct 03 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, Libraries, Professional Development, USA

Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups

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The Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups bring together professional librarians in the early years of their career to develop skills that will help continue their...

Sep 29 2009

Academic Libraries, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source

On Library Catalogs

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I was just reading an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education on library catalogs. The article starts off by mentioning a student who was having a hard time finding...

Sep 04 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, Databases, Education, Law, Libraries, Open Access, USA

DASH – Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard

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DASH (Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard) has just been released in Beta. The repository is the product of a university initiative to fully participate in the Open Access movement...