Posted January 24, 2016
The Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce its continuing Global Education for Librarians and Information Professionals Program. GSLIS will offer again Global Information Services (LSC 518) taught by Professor Yan Ma in the summer of 2016. The dates are: June 14 to June 25, 2016. The…
Posted January 24, 2016
Great Cathedral Libraries of England Would you like an insider’s look behind the scenes at historic England cathedrals? Join with other students to visit the library and archives of Canterbury Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and other great cathedrals where we will talk with the professional staff and view special exhibits of priceless treasures of western history. …
Posted January 24, 2016
Children’s Literature and Librarianship in Denmark, offered by Kent State University School of Library and Information Science. Deadline to apply is Feb. 1.APPLY NOW This graduate-level course features online course delivery and two weeks face-to-face in country. Additional details about the course can be found below and at http://www.kent.edu/slis/international-childrens-literature-and-librarianship-course. For more information: Listen to a…
Posted January 24, 2016
SJU Paris: July 10 – 24, 2016, Summer Program in Special Libraries and Visual Communication for library and information science students. St. John’s University Office of Global Studies invites you to Summer Study in Paris for one of our short courses in Special Libraries (LIS323) or Special Topics: Visual Communication (LIS271). Each three unit course…
Posted January 24, 2016
British Collections and Archives 17:610:598 May 29 – June 6, 2016 The Rutgers Department of Library and Information Science is offering British Collections and Archives, a three-credit hybrid summer session course, which will be based at Wroxton College in England, with additional course sessions online. The trip will include visits to libraries in London and surrounding areas,…
Posted January 24, 2016
The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an ALA-accredited graduate program. Sponsored by LITA and Ex Libris, the award consists of $1,000, publication in LITA’s refereed journal, Information Technology and…
Posted January 22, 2016
Research Room Internship, 16-RR-01 Interns in the Research Room at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library assist professional reference staff in responding to research requests for textual (paper-based) archival collections. The intern’s primary responsibility will be answering reference requests from off-site researchers, including anyone from scholars to publishers to the general public, and covering a…
Posted January 22, 2016
2 paid short-term positions Position Summary The Trustees is looking for two students to help research and annotate the 1890 scrapbook created by Charles Eliot, founder of The Trustees of Reservations. The newspaper articles and other documents in the scrapbook share the story of the conservation movement, life in 19th century Massachusetts, and the founding…
Posted January 22, 2016
Massachusetts Eye and Ear’s Howe Library seeks an MSLIS student for an unpaid cataloging internship. The original Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Library was established in 1876 with the purchase of a small number of books for the staff. In 1926, Dr. Lucien Howe established the Howe Laboratory for ophthalmic research. This laboratory included an…
Posted January 22, 2016
The Diversity, Equity, Race, Accessibility, and Identity in LIS (DERAIL) Forum will take place at Simmons College in Boston, MA on March 26, 2016. The DERAIL Forum is focused on highlighting critical approaches to Library and Information Science (LIS) practice and education that impact us as students and professionals. DERAIL is open to all SLIS graduate students in…
