BlogJunction Ohio
A weblog for the WebJunction Ohio community.
The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that the State Library Board recently approved a $75,000 IMLS LSTA grant to expand the LearningExpress Library service to include a new Job and Career Accelerator section starting January 2010. The LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator™ provides personalized, step-by-step job search assistance for all levels of [...]
The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that the State Library Board recently awarded $13,598 in IMLS Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Special Grants to help five libraries purchase VictorReader Stream digital players. The VictorReader Stream digital player is an ultra-compact unit for the blind and those with visual impairments.
The libraries receiving the [...]
Beginning January 2, 2010, HomeworkNow (www.homeworknow.org) and ReadThisNow (www.readthisnow.org) will both be re-directing to KnowItNow24×7 at http://www.knowitnow.org as the new one-stop-shop for Ohio’s statewide virtual reference service.
Both HomeworkNow and ReadThisNow have always been a part of KnowItNow24×7, and this consolidation will allow for easier access to our service by patrons, more streamlined marketing by libraries, [...]
Kent State University Libraries is proud to offer the Academic Librarian Diversity Internship, a program designed to introduce students from underrepresented backgrounds to careers in academic Librarianship.
The Academic Librarian Diversity Internship is a 12 month appointment with pay to work 20 hours per week within University Libraries at the Kent [...]
BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research)
At the ARSL conference in Gatlinburg, I learned that a lot of ARSL members aren’t aware that BCR offers semi-regular free webinars on Fridays covering a wide range of library topics. Several people I talked to expressed interest, so I thought I’d give a quick mention of [...]
The ALA Public Programs Office is pleased to partner with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the seventh We the People Bookshelf project. This year’s theme, “A More Perfect Union,” invites reflection on the idea of the United States as a “union,” a “One” as well as a “Many,” [...]
The Schools and Library Division (SLD) has announced that the FY2010 E-Rate Form 471 filing window is now open.
The FY2010 application filing window opened today at noon EST, Thursday, December 3, 2009 and will close at 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 11, 2010. The filing window will be open for 71 days.
Applicants should [...]
Since 2001, the State Library budget has suffered severe cuts and staffing has been reduced 45%, from 130 to 72. Most of this reduction has been achieved through attrition but this is no longer possible. With the latest budget reduction, it has become necessary to once again review our goals and prioritize [...]
Applications for 2010 Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians (NOTSL) Scholarships are now being accepted.
Applicants must either be currently working in an Ohio library in a professional, para-professional, or support position in a technical services area, or be students (residing or studying in Ohio) currently taking coursework in librarianship. The content of [...]
Title: Library Assistant, Kent State University Trumbull Campus, Warren OH
Position Number: 994531
Campus: Trumbull
Job Open Date: 11-15-2009 Job Close Date: 11-29-2009
Pay Grade: 34
Basic Functions:
Performs routine library activities (e.g., prepares material for circulation, shelves material, processes orders, etc.); responds to routine inquiries from library patrons and provides clerical [...]