November 2012 Archives

Social media tools and platforms and the network effect have changed the way we work, connect, and collaborate. We have meetings with colleagues using Skype on our cell phones or iPads; we catch up on trends and new ideas via hashtags on Twitter; we catch up on news via blogs and other dynamic modes of publishing. With all that has changed in the workplace, why do our conferences, for the most part, remain static with the traditional “sage on the stage” broadcasting their message? Read the rest of this entry »

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The Temple University Libraries seek a talented, energetic and service-oriented individual for the position of Digital and Web Services Librarian, based in the Digital Library Initiatives Department. Read the rest of this entry »

The Temple University Libraries are seeking a creative and energetic individual to fill the position of Senior Digital Library Application Developer. Temple’s federated library system serves an urban research university with over 1,800 full-time faculty and a student body of 36,000 that is among the most diverse in the nation. For more information about Temple and Philadelphia, visit http://www.temple.edu. Read the rest of this entry »

MIT Lincoln Laboratory (MIT/LL) has pioneered in advanced electronics since its origin in 1951 as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lincoln Laboratory research focuses on advanced technology to problems of national security. Archival collections relate to the Laboratory’s mission areas: space control, air and missile defense technology, communication and information technology, IRS systems and technology, advanced electronics technology, homeland protection, and air traffic control. As a member of the MIT/LL’s Knowledge Services Sector, you will work with a team of information and IT professionals to explore, adapt, recommend, implement, and support digital records initiatives including those to improve and assure long-term access. The Knowledge Service team is currently looking to develop infrastructure for a scalable digital preservation repository system. As such, we are looking for a passionate, creative, articulate, and experienced digital preservation champion to join our team and facilitate strategic and project planning for our digital archives. Read the rest of this entry »

The Pennsylvania State University Libraries are currently seeking a Digital Humanities Design Consultant who is a creative researcher interested in exploring an ‘alternative academic’ career and in expanding the modes of humanistic research through emerging and existing technologies. The person in this position will be a critical part of initiating services and programs in support of the digital humanities at Penn State, and will work as an intellectual partner with faculty, students and staff in the College of the Liberal Arts. Read the rest of this entry »