By BayNet | Published:
July 21, 2010
On August 11th the SF Bay Region Chapter of Special Libraries Association is hosting an event “Developing Access to Moving Image Collections.” The speaker is Alex Cherian, film archivist for the San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive.
Please join them on Wednesday, August 11 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Jillian’s in the Metreon. Alex Cherian will speak about developing access to moving image collections, including using creative approaches to funding and partnerships when operating on a restricted budget. His presentation will cover the early development of online access to collections, access and preservation workflow, digital restoration, promotion, and copyright issues.
Program registration is $25 for members; $30 for non-members; and $20 for students, retired, or unemployed. Registration Deadline is Wednesday, August 4.
Also posted in Events, San Francisco |
By BayNet | Published:
July 20, 2010
Another great outside-the-box idea:
At the seed library, people can “check out” healthy seeds, use them to plant herbs, vegetables and flowers, and return new seeds from the resulting plants at the end of the season. The seed check-out process is self-service and it’s explained on the Richmond Grows website. Interested people can sign up for 45-minute orientations offered at the library several times a month and/or watch a 10 minute video at their website that clearly explains the process.
This seed library is another effort that Richmond residents are making to grow food locally and build community, and Richmond’s is the first one in the nation to operate at a more traditional public library. “We put it in a public space because we wanted the entire public to have access,” Newburn said.
Link: Richmond now has it’s own seed-lending library
Also posted in East Bay, Profiles |
By BayNet | Published:
July 20, 2010
National Hispanic University is seeking a librarian with experience and training in information literacy, research methods, teacher education, and/ or early childhood education, who will work with both campus based and online students and faculty.
By BayNet | Published:
July 16, 2010
The Internet Archive is seeking a Crawl Engineer to run large-scale crawls for our partners. Our crawl engineering team is responsible for capturing and managing the highest quality content from the web for our 125+ library and archive partners around the world. An ideal candidate demonstrates independence and initiative, is a problem solver, works well autonomously, and is technologically savvy. Additionally, the ideal candidate is open to being trained on best practices and standards around large-scale web harvests.
Job details and application instructions.
By BayNet | Published:
July 16, 2010
The Internet Archive is seeking a Partner Development Manager for Archive-It, a web archiving service, to work in our San Francisco offices.
This is not a sales position in the traditional sense as the Internet Archive was founded as a non profit and is both a vendor and a partner to our participating institutions; although the ideal candidate is adept at prospecting, generating interest in the service, and closing business.
Archive-It enables our 130+ library and archive partners to capture and manage the highest quality content from the web. Internet Archive is a 501 c (3) and was founded in 1996 as a Digital Library. First deployed in 2006, Archive-It partner institutions include University libraries, State Archives/Libraries, NGO’s, Museums, Public Libraries and Federal Institutions.
The ideal candidate for this position is resourceful, flexible, highly collaborative and has a strong commitment to the goals and values of the Internet Archive mission. Experience working with Libraries, Archives, Museums and other memory institutions is highly desirable.
Job details and application instructions.
By BayNet | Published:
July 16, 2010
Dominican University of California is an independent university of Catholic heritage located 12 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California. The University offers more than 60 academic programs that reflect the diversity and creativity of the faculty and students.
Guided by the four Dominican pillars of study, reflection, community, and service, the Archbishop Alemany Library builds an innovative future on a solid foundation of tradition. In its personalized commitment to the educational needs of patrons, in the development of its electronic and print collections, and in the design of its reference and instructional services, the Alemany Library is the scholarly heart of our region and a magnet for the intellectually curious.
Under the direction of the Executive Director, Library, the Head of Access Services, is responsible for the full range of circulation services and the maintenance of collections and service facilities in support of research, including planning, training and managing the Access Services Department. This person will also assist the Executive Director, Library in expanding services and connections with public and academic communities through a variety of consortial relationships.
General Information
* Full-time, Supervisory, Exempt
* Salary is commensurate with experience.
* Generous Benefits.
* Applications are due July 23, 2010
Job details and application information.
