Hi everyone,

During my presentation in Mexico City I mentioned that Marnie Powers-Torrey and I would be hiring a NEH-funded Visual Books Project Assistant to work on metadata and controlled vocabularies for artists’ books and fine press books. The job posting is now live: https://employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-city-ut/visual-books-projects-assistan…[Read more]

Hello All –

Response from the Canadian Federation of Library Associations on the decision to hold IFLA 2024 in Dubai.

https://cfla-fcab.ca/en/news/canadian-statement-on-the-decision-for-ifla-wlic-2024-to-be-held-in-dubai-uae-declaration-canadienne-sur-la-decision-de-tenir-le-congres-de-lifla-2024-a-dubai-emirats-arabes-unis/

I’m a long time A…[Read more]

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Subject: [PCCLIST] NACO Online Training Workshop: September 2023
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Hi everyone,

ok, the cat is out of the bag (and will be well taken care of).

Back in 2012, when online training options became more a…[Read more]

Hi folks, I asked this in Troublesome Catalogers and Magical Metadata Fairies so apologies for cross-posting but I figured folks here would likely be able to help me with this.

I’m updating some documentation that I inherited and there’s something I’ve been confused about.

“The AACR2r rule is that when a book contains reproductions of an…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal Community,

We’re created a brand new monthly newsletter to relate the goings on of our chapter. To view the inaugural July installment, please click here!

We’re also organizing a casual July happy hour.

Date: Thursday, July 20th

Time: 7pm

Location: De La Nonna in DTLA

We’re making a reservation, so if you plan to attend, p…[Read more]

The International Journal of Librarianship (IJoL) invites abstract submissions for a special issue titled “Embedded Libraries and Archives in Museums,” to be published in June 2024. IJoL is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal focusing on developments in the field of library and information science globally. IJoL is published quarterly, open acc…[Read more]

The LCSH Monthly Tentative List for July (2307) is now out for comment.
https://classweb.org/tentative-subjects/2307.html

Let me know if you want to have comments passed on through ARLIS/NA or if
you have questions about a proposed heading.

The Subject Analysis Committee met virtually this past week. The reports
from the various organizations…[Read more]

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Date: Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 4:16 PM
Subject: [SACOLIST] Summary of Decisions, Editorial Meeting Number 03,
March 17, 2023
To: <SACOLIST@listserv.loc.gov>

[ABA managers: Please forward to your staff.]

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
ACQUISITIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC ACCESS D…[Read more]

ARLIS/NA MOQ 2023 Réunion du printemps / Spring Meeting 9 juin/June 9th

Reminder it’s happening tomorrow/Rappel c’est demain!!
Début / Start: 9 h 30 sur Zoom https://concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/87124671664

Dear ARLIS colleagues: I am in the process of trying to compile a list of academic libraries that currently administer/provide candidates with the list of interview questions in advance of an interview. While I am also looking at some of the literature as evidence to bring forward to my HR department, I would sincerely appreciate any insight or…[Read more]

The reports to SAC are being posted for the Annual meeting next week. This
report from LC has plenty of good information.

Sherman

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Subject: Core Subject Analysis Committee Public Space : LC/PTCP l…[Read more]

Bonjour à tous et à toutes,

Artexte est à la recherche de quelqu’un pour pourvoir le poste de Bibliothécaire, responsable des collections et de l’expérience utilisateur. Vous trouverez les détails dans l’offre ci-jointe. N’hésitez pas à le partager dans vos réseaux!

Hello to all,

Artexte is seeking to fill the position of Collections and User…[Read more]