by Leah Hinds, Executive Director, Charleston Hub Against the Grain is coming to you live, once again, this time from Pittsburgh, PA, for the 2023 ACRL meeting. Attendance is just over 2,100 people (including both in-person and virtual attendees), and there are 147...
There goes my hero, She’s ordinary
By Derek Law, University of Strathclyde This title is a slight paraphrase of lyrics from the Foo Fighters great song “My Hero” recorded in the mid-1990s. The lyricist Dave Grohl wrote it in admiration of the hard work and perseverance of ordinary people. The song is...
ATG Job Bank for 3/12/23
NORTH Public Services Librarian, Maxwell Library, Bridgewater State University, (Bridgewater, MA) Emerging Technologies Librarian - State University of New York at Cortland, Cortland, NY Cataloging and Collection Management Librarian - Jefferson University –...
ATG Job Bank: Head of Special Collections and Archives – Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, SC
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ATG Job Bank – COLLECTIONS STRATEGIST AND ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR – Virginia Tech
Collections Strategist and Assessment Coordinator Working Title: Collections Strategist & Assessment CoordinatorRank: A/PFaculty Lecturer full-time appointment Job Number: 524952 Job Description The Collections Strategist and Assessment Coordinator’s primary role...
Don’s Conference Notes: NISO Plus 2023
By Donald T. Hawkins NISO Plus 2023 drew nearly 600 attendees who profited from its vision that we can all benefit from the unfettered exchange of information. Each session was structured to allow time for discussion following the presentation, thus permitting...
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ATG Job Bank for 3/19/23
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