Candy@GSLIS

Yesterday I watched a huge section of rebar being lowered into a 150-foot trench, and got most of it on film. See my construction set on flickr.

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Cataloger/Acquisitionist

The Emerson College Library is seeking a detail-oriented individual to support acquisitions and cataloging activities. This position provides excellent opportunities for using and developing library cataloging skills and for gaining experience in an academic library setting.

Specific duties include: copy cataloging monographs for which OCLC records are available; verifying personal names and subject headings; supervising department work-study students; assisting in ordering circulating books; and helping with other departmental projects as needed.

Bachelor’s Degree and excellent supervisory and interpersonal skills required. Must have experience in word processing and spreadsheet applications. Minimum two years of copy cataloging experience in an academic library and familiarity with Endeavor integrated library system preferred.

Hours:
8:45AM-5PM, Monday-Friday

Contact information:
Kerry Adams
Head of Information Resources
Emerson College Library
120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
617-824-8338

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NELINET will be hosting several interesting meetings:
Digital Collections: Partnerships, Preservation and Access - Sept. 21, 2006
Social Networking: Plugging New England Libraries into Web 2.0 - Oct. 13, 2006
Bibliographic Services Conference - Nov. 17, 2006

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The Web materials have been brought up to date, and the VISTA site is ready (remember - the VISTA URL has changed from last semester). I just sent out the following e-mail.

Welcome to LIS 415. A few preliminary things:

1) Don't buy books until after the first class. If you already bought books, don't worry about it.

2) Look at the course materials on the Web, all linked at http://web.simmons.edu/~schwartz/415.html. Also look at the FAQ - http://web.simmons.edu/~schwartz/myfaq.html.

3) I am not sure whether or not you have VISTA access to course materials yet, but when you do, I would like you to log in - http://my.simmons.edu/elearning/ - and open the Information Sheet and follow its instructions.

4) All other news will come to you via my blog, to which I recommend you subscribe (you can, I believe, subscribe to just the 415 part of it). If you do not use a news reader (which is the tool through which you subscribe to blogs), it's time to learn - ask the Lab. I use Bloglines - http://www.bloglines.com/ (this is not an endorsement, but it is easy).

See you in a week and a bit.

Candy

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You might find the August 2006 issue of First Monday interesting - it's all about digital collections.

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I am back from two and a half weeks of holiday (I will post pictures later). I am now working on course content (and a whole bunch of other things). Don't bother checking for Fall stuff on the Web or VISTA yet.

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