Upcoming Events:

Kim is part of an Industry Roundtable Professional Development event hosted by the Knowledge Media Design Institute on Thursday March 4th, 4-6pm at the University of Toronto iSchool.

Kim is presenting at the Library Technology Conference in St. Paul, MN March 17-18 2010.

Registration for Computers in Libraries 2010 is now open. April 12-14, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA.

Kim is presenting at IASSIST 2010: Social Data and Social Networking: Connecting Social Science Communities Across the Globe in Ithaca, NY June 1-4 2010.

Registration for SLA's Annual Conference is now open. The conference is in New Orleans, June 13-16, 2010.

KMWorld 2010 is in Washington, D.C. this year; November 16-18, 2010. The call for speakers is now open.

Salon Review: This Book is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All

From Salon.com:

The author of a new book talks about the secret lives of America’s favorite — and endangered — disciplinarians.

Behold the stereotypical librarian, with her cat’s-eye glasses, bun and pantyhose — a creature whose desexualized persona and desire for us to be quiet has fueled generations of wild sexual fantasies. But [...]

Job Posting: Head, Discovery & Access, University of Guelph Library

Posted to CACUL:

The University of Guelph Library is extending its search for an experienced and innovative librarian to be the Head of the Library’s new Discovery & Access strategic area.  Discovery & Access is responsible for a suite of inter-related services, systems, and tools connecting users with Library resources and services. The Head will provide [...]

Job Posting: Market Research Information Specialist, MaRS

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community.  The University especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

CONTRACT POSITION OPEN
POSITION:           Market Research Information Specialist – Librarian II or III [...]

Digital Library Jobs Archive

For anyone interested in working in the area of digital collections, this is a great resource started at DigitalKoans blogger Charles W. Bailey, Jr.

In January 2009, I began to list digital library and library IT jobs on the DigitalKoans blog.  My motivation for doing so was simple: times were hard, unemployment was soaring, and my [...]

Job Posting: Assistant / Associate / Full Professor – New Media and Children’s Literature, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

Title: Assistant / Associate / Full Professor – New Media and Children’s Literature  -  0901099

Job Field: Tenure Stream
Faculty / Division: Faculty of Information

Department: Faculty of Information

Campus: St. George (downtown Toronto)

Job Posting: 17/Dec/09

Closing Date: 31/Jan/10 Open until filled

Description:

The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is extending  its reach in terms of research and teaching [...]