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BOOM! Studios - Comics Are For Everyone

Program

10:00 am to 11:30 am

Prior to this event, participants are encouraged to watch Scott McCloud's TED Talk "The Visual Magic of Comics" https://www.ted.com/talks/scott_mccloud_on_comics Spencer Simpson of Boom! Studios will discuss comics and trends in comics publishing. Learn about the comics market and key influencers...

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JJ's List Disability Awareness Training

Program

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

The jjslist.com Disability Awareness Players are a troupe of volunteers who train audiences about disability awareness. The interactive presentation includes skills-building activities, role-play, and an anything goes Q&A. Topics covered include: Person-first language; Ten Tips Poster; Sighted-...

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News from RAILS

IMLS Funding: Continued Advocacy Efforts Required

House Appropriations Subcommittee Votes to Recommend Level Funding for FY2018 July 17, 2017 Since President Trump announced that he wanted to eliminate IMLS and federal funding for libraries in May, all of us have been communicating with our members of Congress about the value of libraries. Last...

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RAILS/IACRL Networking Event - Northwestern University

Meeting

9:30 am to 12:00 pm

Connect with academic library colleagues in your area! On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 9:30-noon, RAILS and IACRL will host a networking event at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. This event is open to all academic librarians and will feature more information on RAILS and IACRL programs...

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Director of Library Services - University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL

Full Time

Academic Library

Salary:

$64,741 minimum

APPLY ONLINE ONLY: https://stfrancis.peopleadmin.com/postings/3481 Actively directs, manages and supervises all library resources, operations, facilities and staff to provide both a physical and technological academic library information resource center for the University of St. Francis community...

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Public Service Librarian

Part Time

Academic Library

Salary:

$26/hour

Duties: Under the direction of the Department Chair, responsibilities include teaching information literacy and digital literacy instruction through class workshops, providing reference and information services, supporting student media projects, partnering with classroom faculty, working on...

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Research Impact Specialist

Full Time

Academic Library

Salary:

TBD

GALTER HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Northwestern University, Chicago Research Impact Specialist This position is a non-tenure eligible appointment at the rank of Librarian Faculty. POSITION DESCRIPTION:...

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Acquisitions and Electronic Resources Librarian

Full Time

Academic Library

Salary:

TBD

GALTER HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY & LEARNING CENTER Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Northwestern University, Chicago Acquisitions and Electronic Resources Librarian This position is a non-tenure eligible appointment at the rank of...

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Librarian Copyright Superpowers: Inter-Library Loan, Preservation, Fair Use and More!

In this webinar, Sara Benson will guide librarians through what she calls their "librarian copyright superpowers," including the right to copy and send in-copyright works through inter-library loan, the right to archive unpublished and published copyrighted materials, as well as the right to fair...

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Library Associate (Part-Time)

Part Time

Academic Library

Salary:

$18/hour

Erikson Institute, a graduate school in child development located in downtown Chicago, invites applications from students currently enrolled in library and information science graduate programs to apply for a temporary, part-time Library Associate position for the 2018-2019 school year. Roles...

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