The iSchools announce that three academic institutions have joined its collective of information schools dedicated to advancing the information field in the 21st century. With these additions, there are now 31 member-iSchools worldwide.

The new iSchools are the School of Library, Archival & Information Studies at University of British Columbia, the College of Communications and Information Studies at University of Kentucky, and the Department of Information Studies at University College London.

“We are delighted to welcome these three new member iSchools,” said Harry Bruce, dean of the University of Washington Information School and current chair of the iCaucus, governing body of the iSchools (www.ischools.org). “All three share our commitment to education and research, and our vision for spreading the iSchools movement around the world.”

The School of Library, Archival & Information Studies at University of British Columbia is located in Vancouver. Founded in 1961, it offers master’s degrees in Library and Information Studies, and in Archival Studies. Its director is Caroline Haythornthwaite, Ph.D. http://www.slais.ubc.ca/

The College of Communications and Information Studies at University of Kentucky is based in Lexington. It offers master’s degrees in Library and Information Science, and is headed by Dean H. Dan O’Hair. http://cis.uky.edu/

The Department of Information Studies at University College London offers postgraduate qualification and training for myriad information professions. The university was founded in 1827, and the department’s director is Professor David Nicholas. http://www.infostudies.ucl.ac.uk/

The iSchools organization (www.ischools.org) was founded in 2005 as a worldwide collective of Information Schools dedicated to advancing the information field in the 21st Century. These schools, colleges, and departments have been newly created or are evolving from programs formerly focused on specific tracks such as information technology, library science, informatics, and information science. The iSchools celebrate their interdisciplinary approaches to harnessing the power of information and technology. While each individual iSchool has its own strengths and specializations, together they share a fundamental interest in the relationships between information, people, and technology.

The iSchools also host the annual iConference, a gathering of information researchers and practitioners from around the world who share the common goal of making a difference through the study of people, information, and technology. The seventh annual iConference is slated for February 7-10, 2012, in Toronto.  More information can be found at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/

CONTACT: For more information, contact iCaucus Communications Specialist Clark Heideger (206) 685-8746. iclark@uw.edu

In a move that underscores the vibrancy and international nature of the information field, the iCaucus has announced the host institutions for its upcoming conferences.

iConference 2012 will take place in Toronto, Canada, hosted by the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. iConference 2013 will return to the U.S., where it will be hosted by the College of Information at the University of North Texas, in Denton, TX. For 2014 the iConference will move to Berlin, Germany, where it will be hosted by the Berlin School of Library and Information Science at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, in partnership with the following European iSchools: the School of Information and Library Studies at University College Dublin (Ireland); the Royal School of Library and Information Science (Denmark); and the Information School at the University of Sheffield (England).

“On behalf of the iCaucus, I would like to express our gratitude to the hosts of our upcoming seventh, eighth, and ninth annual conferences,” said iCaucus Chair Harry Bruce, dean of the Information School at the University of Washington. “The iConference is a signature event for iScholars and information researchers, and in its first decade has grown into a significant international gathering. Ours is a multidiscipline field, and the iConference serves to bring together information scholars and professionals from myriad backgrounds.”

The iConference is an annual gathering of information researchers and professionals who share a passion for making a difference through the study of people, information, and technology. It attracts faculty, students, and researchers, as well as government and private-sector professionals. All are welcome to join this shared, onsite experience that fosters interaction, spontaneity, reflection, and forward movement.

This year’s conference, iConference 2011, is hosted by the University of Washington, and takes place in Seattle, WA, February 8–11. Registration is open now at http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/registration/

Plans are already underway for iConference 2012, which will be hosted by the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. Dates will be announced shortly. This seventh annual gathering represents the first time the iConference has taken place outside the U.S.

Information on iConference 2013 in Denton, TX, and iConference 2014 in Berlin, Germany, will be forthcoming as available.

For more information, contact iCaucus Communications Specialist Clark Heideger at (206) 685-8746; iclark@uw.edu.

We’re pleased to announce that the complete conference agenda for the iConference 2011 is now available at

http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/program/

Topics for papers, workshops and posters at iConference 2011 include:

Collaboration
eGovernment
Health information and informatics
Human-Computer Interaction and User Experience Design (HCI/UX)
Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D)
Information management
Information security
Information in society
Knowledge organization
Social media

In addition to two keynotes from visionaries in the field of information
science, Colin B. Burke and Susan Dumais, the conference will also feature
industry panels on “Privacy in the Cloud” and “Big Data.” Also
offered is an insider tour of the Microsoft Corporate Campus.

Attendees who register by December 14 receive a discount on registration.
Full-time students may attend at a discounted rate.

http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/registration/

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iConference 2011: Early-bird registration available through Dec. 14, 2010

8-11 February, 2011, Seattle, USA

http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/2011index/

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Register today for the iConference: http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/registration/

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NSF TO FUND iCONFERENCE DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM
February 8-11, 2011

http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/doctoral/

The iConference 2011 planning committee is pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation has agreed to provide funding for the iConference Doctoral Student Colloquium. This means doctoral student participants will receive financial assistance to help defer their expenses.

The application deadline for the iConference Doctoral Colloquium is November 1, 2010. Applications are encouraged from any and all doctoral students, regardless of whether or not they are enrolled in a member iSchool. More details are available on the conference website: http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/doctoral/

The 2011 iConference takes place February 8 through 11, 2011, in Seattle, WA. The Doctoral Colloquium itself takes place all day on February 11. The
Colloquium will provide doctoral students with the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty and one another in a setting that is relatively informal but that allows for the fullest of intellectual exchanges. Students will receive feedback on their dissertation and/or current research from participating faculty and student peers.

Applications to participate in the iConference Doctoral Colloquium are
encouraged from any and all doctoral students. We are seeking broad
representation, and participation is not limited to iSchool students.

The 2011 iConference is hosted by the University of Washington Information
School. Presenting Sponsors include the National Science Foundation, Microsoft Research, Intelius, and Serials Solutions. Additional support provided by Washington Research Foundation, WebJunction, and the Seattle Public Library.

Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in mit 1/2-Teilzeitbeschäftigung – EGr. 13 TV-L HU (Drittmittelfinanzierung befristet für 2 Jahre)

Kennziffer
DR/085/10

Kategorie(n)
Wissenschaftliches Personal

Anzahl der Stellen
1

Einsatzort
Philosophische Fakultät I – Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft

Aufgabengebiet
Wiss. Dienstleistungen in der Forschung im Kooperationsprojekt „LOCKSS-und-KOPAL-Infrastruktur-und Interoperabilität (LuKII)“, insb. Konzeption und Implementierung von Verfahren für den Einsatz von LOCKSS-Systemen und deren Interoperabilität mit institutionellen Repositorien, Programmierung von Erweiterungen des Dokumentenservers der HU, Durchführung von Schulungen sowie Dokumentation und Präsentation der Projektergebnisse in deutscher und englischer Sprache

Anforderungen
Abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium der Informatik, Medienwissenschaften, Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft bzw. verwandter Gebiete; sehr gute Kenntnisse im Bereich WWW, XML und verwandter Technologien sowie in der Programmierung von APIs, fundierte Erfahrungen im Bereich der Entwicklung mit JAVA und Kenntnisse der entsprechenden Entwicklungswerkzeuge, Erfahrungen in der Nutzung und Konfiguration von Multimediatechnologien, Kenntnisse im Design und in der Implementierung und Programmierung von Datenbanken und Datenbankschnittstellen, Kenntnisse im Bereich der digitalen Langzeitarchivierung, gute englische Sprachkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift; Erfahrungen in der Nutzung und Konfiguration von Multimediatechnologien

Bewerbung bis
15.10.10

Bewerbung an

Bewerbungen sind unter Angabe der Kennziffer an die Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philosophische Fakultät I, Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, Prof. Dr. Seadle (E-Mail: LuKII.IbI@hu-berlin.de), Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin zu richten.

The 6th International Digital Curation Conference will be held from 6th to 8th December 2010 at the Chicago Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Its theme, *Participation and Practice: Growing the Curation Community through the Data Decade*,* *focuses on the way in which data curation practices are evolving and spreading throughout the disciplines and, consequently, what institutional structures and communities are needed to help support these developments.
Registration for the conference is open at http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/conferences/6th-international-digital-curation-conference

*/Register as an early bird by 19th November and save $50.00 !
*/ A reduced rate of $150.00 will also be available for a limited number of postgraduate and postdoctoral research students.

– Maeve Reilly
Research and communications coordinator
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois
mjreilly@illinois.edu
(217) 244-7316

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Jean Tague Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition
Submission Deadline:  October 1, 2010
Notification of Acceptance:  November 1, 2010

About the Jean Tague Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition

The Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition offers doctoral
students an opportunity to share information about their research
projects with the LIS community.  Posters will be judged on the
significance of the research topic to the LIS field, the
appropriateness of research design and methodology, and a concise
description of the results, as well as on the organization, clarity,
and aesthetics of the poster.

This competition has been established in memory of Jean Tague
Sutcliffe, professor and former dean of the Graduate School of Library
and Information Science at the University of Western Ontario (now the
Faculty of Information and Media Studies). During her thirty-year
career, Professor Sutcliffe’s research on the measurement of
information made significant contributions to the theoretical,
methodological and practical foundations of library and information
science.  This award, established by students at UWO in 1997, also
recognizes Professor Sutcliffe’s dedication to the education of
information professionals by awarding a certificate and a $250 cash
prize to the first-place winner.

Eligibility

Only one submission per student is permitted.
Only doctoral students who have completed or are near completion of
their doctoral dissertation research (e.g., the core data have been
analyzed; the student is at the stage of drawing conclusions from the
research findings) are eligible to enter this competition.
Students whose posters are accepted must submit a final copy of the
poster as a PDF by November 29, 2010. Failure to submit a poster at
this time will result in elimination from the competition.
Students whose posters are accepted are required to register for and
attend the ALISE 2011 Conference in San Diego, CA on January 4-7,
2011.
Submission Requirements

To enter the Jean Tague Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster
Competition, please submit a 500 word structured abstract in plain
text format via the online form at

https://surveys.scilsnet.rutgers.edu/TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=33H6861I3n2KG

No submissions will be accepted via e-mail; all submissions must be
sent through the online form listed above.
The final submission deadline is October 1, 2010, and posters are
accepted on a first-come first-served basis.
Judging Criteria

Posters will be judged according to the following criteria on a scale of 1-5:

Practical, theoretical and statistical significance:  The discovery
has broad application and benefit for practice, forwards the
understanding of theory or sets important new theoretical direction,
and results are statistically significant or provide a persuasive
basis for argument.
Design and Method:  Design is logical and appropriate to the problem
or research question(s), and method(s) of data collection and analysis
are appropriate, well-described and demonstrate meaningful results.
Oral Presentation:  Presentations are clear and to-the-point, no
longer than necessary to describe broadly the overall nature of the
problem, the design and methodology, the results and their
implications.
Organization, clarity and aesthetics of visual materials:  Posters
should be well-organized, attractive, could be interpreted without
oral presentation, and are coherent with oral presentation.
Poster Guidelines

The Doctoral Poster Session Co-conveners are currently evaluating
additional poster guidelines pending information about the venue in
San Diego.  Students whose abstracts meet submission requirements will
be notified about final sizes and formats as soon as possible.

Questions?

Please direct any questions regarding the ALISE Jean Tague Sutcliffe
Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition to:

Nicole Alemanne (nalemanne[at]fsu.edu) or

Nicole Cooke (Nicole.Cooke[at]Rutgers.edu)

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Kennziffer

DR/085/10

Kategorie(n)

Wissenschaftliches Personal

Anzahl der Stellen

1

Einsatzort

Philosophische Fakultät I - Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft

Aufgabengebiet

Wiss. Dienstleistungen in der Forschung im Kooperationsprojekt „LOCKSS-und-KOPAL-Infrastruktur-und Interoperabilität (LuKII)“, insb. Konzeption und Implementierung von Verfahren für den Einsatz von LOCKSS-Systemen und deren Interoperabilität mit institutionellen Repositorien, Programmierung von Erweiterungen des Dokumentenservers der HU, Durchführung von Schulungen sowie Dokumentation und Präsentation der Projektergebnisse in deutscher und englischer Sprache

Anforderungen

Abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium der Informatik, Medienwissenschaften, Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft bzw. verwandter Gebiete; sehr gute Kenntnisse im Bereich WWW, XML und verwandter Technologien sowie in der Programmierung von APIs, fundierte Erfahrungen im Bereich der Entwicklung mit JAVA und Kenntnisse der entsprechenden Entwicklungswerkzeuge, Erfahrungen in der Nutzung und Konfiguration von Multimediatechnologien, Kenntnisse im Design und in der Implementierung und Programmierung von Datenbanken und Datenbankschnittstellen, Kenntnisse im Bereich der digitalen Langzeitarchivierung, gute englische Sprachkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift; Erfahrungen in der Nutzung und Konfiguration von Multimediatechnologien

Bewerbung bis

01.10.10

Bewerbung an

Bewerbungen sind unter Angabe der Kennziffer an die Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philosophische Fakultät I, Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, Prof. Dr. Seadle (E-Mail: LuKII.IbI@hu-berlin.de), Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin zu richten.

iConference 2011
An open conference sponsored by Information Schools of North America, Europe,
and Asia.
Seattle, Washington, USA
February 8 – 11, 2011

http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/2011index/

***SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 30, 2010***

Greetings to everyone!

We are now just two weeks from the August 30 submission deadline for iConference
2011. This is the date on which full papers will be due, as well as poster
abstracts and alternative events proposals.

The 2011 iConference will be our sixth annual gathering of researchers and
professionals who share the goal of making a difference through the study of
people, information, and technology. The event will showcase diversity in
research interests and approaches, and demonstrate how the field creates
leadership and impact on a global scale.

The four days will include peer-reviewed papers, posters, and alternative
events. Also being organized is a Doctoral Student Colloquium (the application
deadline is November 1) and a Junior Faculty & Postdoc Colloquium. The event
will be held at Seattle’s Renaissance Hotel, locally hosted by the University of
Washington Information School. Papers and poster abstracts will be published in
the ACM Digital Library.

Authors and organizers can now submit full papers, poster abstracts, and
alternative events proposals at http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/participation/.
The link for author registration and the submission process appears under the
“Instructions for Authors” header. All submitting authors must also provide
basic information and agree to copyright parameters as a condition of acceptance
and publication.

Preconference workshop ideas can be emailed directly to Program Co-Chair Karen
Fisher: fisher@uw.edu.

The iConference is sponsored by the iCaucus, a growing association of over 25
Schools, Faculties, and Colleges in North America, Europe and Asia that focus on
Information. Sponsors include Microsoft Research, Intelius, Serials Solutions,
WebJunction, Washington Research Foundation, and The Seattle Public Library. Our
aim is to build community and promote and share excellence in research on
information challenges and opportunities.

Timeline:
August 30, 2010:  Deadline for Full Papers, Poster Abstracts, Alternative Event
proposals, Preconference Workshops

November 1:       Authors notified; Doctoral Colloquium applications due
December 1:       Final versions submitted

6th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC10)
“Participation & Practice: Growing the curation community through the data decade”.
6 – 8 December 2010, Chicago, USA

**************************************************************************
We are pleased to announce that the Paper Submission date for IDCC10 has been extended by 2 weeks. The Call will now close at 1700 BST (that’s 1600 UTC, 1800 CEST, 12pm EDT, 9am PDT) on Monday 9 August 2010.
Submissions can be in the form of an abstract (maximum of 1000 words) for practice based papers or a full paper (maximum 12 pages) for research based papers.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will provide limited travel awards for graduate students whose papers are accepted for the conference.

Presenting at the conference offers you the chance to:-
- Share good practice, skills and knowledge transfer
- Influence and inform future digital curation policy & practice
- Test out curation resources and toolkits
- Explore collaborative possibilities and partnerships
- Engage educators and trainers with regard to developing digital curation skills for the future
Full details and a submission template can be found at

http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/conferences/6th-international-digital-curation-conference/papers

The Call for Poster/Demos will close on 1 September 2010

Details of the draft programme can be found at:-

http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/conferences/6th-international-digital-curation-conference/programme

Conference registration will open on 1 September 2010

Sent on behalf of IDCC10 Programme Committee
Co-chaired by Kevin Ashley – Director of the Digital Curation Centre (DCC), Liz Lyon – Associate Director of the DCC, Allen Renear and Melissa Cragin – Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois, Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of CNI

– Maeve Reilly
Research and communications coordinator
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois
mjreilly@illinois.edu
(217) 244-7316

Seattle, Washington, USA, February 8 – 11, 2011

http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/2011index/

***SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 30, 2010***

Greetings to everyone!
We are now accepting submissions for iConference 2011, our sixth annual gathering of researchers and professionals who share the goal of making a
difference through the study of people, information, and technology. The event
will showcase diversity in research interests and approaches, and demonstrate
how the field creates leadership and impact on a global scale.

The four days will include peer-reviewed papers, posters, and alternative
events. Also being organized is a Doctoral Student Colloquium and a Junior
Faculty Camp; Postdoc Colloquium, popular venues at past iConferences. The event will be held at Seattle’s Renaissance Hotel, and the local host is the
University of Washington Information School. Papers and poster abstracts will be
published in the ACM Digital Library.

Authors and organizers can now submit papers, poster abstracts, and alternative
events proposals at http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/participation/. The
link for author registration and the submission process appears under the
“Instructions for Authors” header. All submitting authors must provide basic
information and agree to copyright parameters as a condition of acceptance and
publication. Preconference workshop ideas can be emailed directly to Program Co-Chair Karen Fisher: fisher@uw.edu.
The iConference is sponsored by the iCaucus, a growing association of over 25
Schools, Faculties, and Colleges in North America, Europe and Asia that focus on
Information. Sponsors include Microsoft Research, Intelius, Serials Solutions,
WebJunction, Washington Research Foundation, and The Seattle Public Library. Our aim is to build community and promote and share excellence in research on
information challenges and opportunities.

Call for Participation: Information Interaction in Context IIiX 2010, New
Brunswick, NJ

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Information Interaction in Context 2010
http://www.iiix2010.org/
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[Early bird registration: July 31, 2010]

[Conference August 18-22, 2010]

Conference program: http://www.iiix2010.org/program/

The Information Interaction in Context conference ( IIiX ) explores the
relationships between and within the contexts that affect information
retrieval and information seeking, how these contexts impact
information behavior, and how knowledge of information contexts and
behaviors improves the design of interactive information systems.

The intention of IIiX is to foster an integrated approach to
information access by bringing together members of the research
communities in information seeking behavior, interactive information
retrieval, and information retrieval system design.

Registration information: http://www.iiix2010.org/registration/

HCIR WORKSHOP

The 4th Annual Workshop on Human-Computer Interaction and Information
Retrieval (HCIR 2010) will be held in conjunction with IIiX 2010. HCIR
is the study of information retrieval (IR) techniques that bring human
intelligence into the search process. It combines research from the
fields of human-computer interaction (HCI) and IR, placing an emphasis
on human involvement in search activities. Additional details can be
found at: http://www.iiix2010.org/hcir-workshop/ .

IMPORTANT DATES (ALL 2010)

JULY 31 Early bird registration deadline
AUGUST 18-22 IIiX Conference, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Call For Participation for iConference 2011, slated for Feb. 8-11 in Seattle.

The goal of iConference 2011 is to create an unparalleled intellectual experience that focuses on information challenges and opportunities, while at the same time promoting excellence in research and building community. Our four-day format will include papers, posters, workshops and myriad alternative events. Also being organized is a Doctoral Student Colloquium and a Junior Faculty & Postdoc Colloquium, popular venues at past iConferences. All will be offered in a shared, onsite experience that fosters interaction, spontaneity, reflection, and forward movement.

Mehr Informationen gibt es unter:

http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/participation/

Visiting Research Professor / Scientist

School of Information Sciences

University of Pittsburgh

The School of Information Sciences (http://www.ischool.pitt.edu) at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking a one year visiting research scientist to engage in collaborative research projects with faculty members in the School, for all or part of the 2010-2011 academic year.

The position could supplement a sabbatical leave for a senior scholar or provide the entire funding for a less senior scholar (e.g., assistant or associate professor) or post-doctoral fellow. Rank and title will be subject to the successful candidate’s qualifications. The School is seeking candidates with a strong commitment to research in areas such as cyberinfrastructure, sustainable computing, digital libraries, geoinformatics, health informatics, human centered computing, information privacy and security, intelligent information access, semantic web, social computing, or related topics (such as the new doctoral studies emphasis in “working memory”). A record of collaboration with other scholars is required, as the visiting scholar will be engaged in research projects and the development of multi-disciplinary collaborative proposals by faculty within the School.

The School of Information Sciences is a top ranked information school (iSchool) offering a wide variety of multidisciplinary opportunities, including programs leading to Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees. The iSchool at Pitt emphasizes the synthesis of people, information and technology, and offers opportunities for research, instruction, and service spanning the diverse needs and interests of an information-intensive, multi-cultural, and increasingly digital society.

Applicants should send a letter of interest, their curriculum vitae and the names (including address, e-mail and phone number) of three references to the search chair, Dr. Daqing Hé, at sisvisit@sis.pitt.edu. For full consideration, applications must be received by May 1, 2010. However, the position will remain open until filled. The position is open to renewal for additional years, dependent on the incumbent’s record of achievement and the availability of both internal and external funding.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer and strongly encourages women and candidates from underrepresented minorities to apply.