(August 17, 2019). Patron Point announced the selection of its patron relationship management system by the Nassau Library System, of Nassau County, NY, to drive, monitor and modernize their email notifications and promotions.

(August 17, 2019). The Association of Research Libraries, the Coalition for Networked Information, and EDUCAUSE are working together to better understand how research libraries, as collaborative partners in the research and learning enterprise, can best advance research and learning during these times of significant changes in the production, dissemination, and reuse of digital content.

    ISBN: 9780062425584
    Author: Wiggs, Susan

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    Author: Hawkins, Karen

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    Author: Wiggs, Susan

(August 15, 2019). In conjunction with Record Books, Turning Leaf Technologies has integrated RBdigital Magazines into Aspen Discovery. With this integration, all magazines purchased by a library are immediately added to the online catalog where patrons can easily find them. If a library owns copies of the physical magazine in addition to the online magazine, the two are grouped within search results.

LITA is still accepting applications through August 30, 2019, to sponsor two Emerging Leaders for 2020. LITA sponsorship provides $1,000 to attend the 2020 ALA Midwinter and Annual conferences in order to participate in the program. It also puts you on the fast track to get involved with LITA in a leadership capacity.

Apply now!

ALA Emerging Leaders is a leadership development program that enables newer library workers to participate in problem-solving workgroups, network with peers, and gain an inside look into ALA’s and LITA’s structure. Participants select a project to work on virtually between February and June. The team will then present its work at the 2020 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.

Contact us if you have questions about the Emerging Leaders program or this sponsorship opportunity.

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    Author: Ward, J. R., 1969-

(August 14, 2019). Auto-Graphics announced that its cloud-based resource sharing solution, SHAREit, has been selected by the New Hampshire State Library. The New Hampshire State Library, the oldest state library in the United States, will use SHAREit to support the New Hampshire Automated Information System (NHAIS) which includes the 234 public libraries in the state as well as academic, school, and special libraries. A-G has a strong history of serving statewide systems supported through state libraries.

New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 12 noon Central Time. They appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks.

New This Week

Thomas Jefferson University, Director, Library Operations (East Falls location), Philadelphia, PA

MIT, Collections Strategist for Repository Services, Cambridge, MA

MIT, Project Manager/Business Analyst, Cambridge, MA

San Jose State University School of Information, Tenure Track Faculty, San Jose, CA

Rush University Medical Center, Library Director, Chicago, IL

City of Virginia Beach, Librarian I/II – Digital Services #30484, Virginia Beach, VA

Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.

(August 13, 2019). University Libraries Dean Tyler Walters believes in building the information infrastructure and services needed for research in the 21st century. Throughout his professional career, he has served on working groups, organization boards, and committees dedicated to promoting and creating open technologies, and making research, data, and scholarly activities available to the public. His latest endeavor, leading the merger of international nonprofits DuraSpace and LYRASIS, continues his professional influence in the areas of open data, open source software, and open scholarship to benefit future advances in the sciences and humanities.

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    Author: Box, C. J.

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    Author: Pesta, Abigail,