The UMass Dartmouth Library invites applications from motivated, collaborative, and user-focused professionals to fill our Online Services and Digital Applications (OSDA) Librarian position. As a member of the Library Services & Digital Services department, the OSDA Librarian is responsible for developing an online experience that strives to meet user expectations.  The successful candidate will apply an in?depth theoretical and practical understanding of library services to the development and assessment of library technology and system interfaces.

For the complete position description and qualifications please go to https://www.umassd.edu/hr/employmentopportunities/.

To apply please submit a letter of interest, current resume and the contact information for three professional references @ https://www.umassd.edu/hr/employmentopportunities/.

The review of applications will begin October 31, 2016 and continue until the position is filled.

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth employees and applicants for employment are protected by federal laws, Presidential Executive Orders, and state and local laws designed to protect employees and job applicants from discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, military service, veteran status or other non-merit based factors.

The University of Massachusetts reserves the right to conduct background checks on potential employees.

The Information Services Librarian for Arts and Humanities delivers general and in-depth specialized reference and instruction services (virtually and face-to-face) in conjunction with a team of Information Services librarians.  A member of a long-standing liaison program, the Arts and Humanities librarian develops professional relationships with faculty and students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Humanities Council of the College of Arts and Sciences in order to assess and respond to research, teaching, and learning needs.  This position serves as library liaison to the same combination of the following departments and subject areas:  Art Education, Art History, Artisanry, Design, Foreign Literatures and Languages, History, Music, and Philosophy.  Additional subject areas within the humanities and social sciences may be assigned as appropriate.  This librarian provides proactive and responsive service to faculty and students in the liaison departments, assisting them with research projects, curricular support, and course-integrated instruction in class and individually, in person and electronically.

For the complete position description and qualifications please go to https://www.umassd.edu/hr/employmentopportunities/.

To apply please submit a letter of interest, current resume and the contact information for three professional references @ https://www.umassd.edu/hr/employmentopportunities/.

The review of applications will begin October 31, 2016 and continue until the position is filled.

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth employees and applicants for employment are protected by federal laws, Presidential Executive Orders, and state and local laws designed to protect employees and job applicants from discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, military service, veteran status or other non-merit based factors.

The University of Massachusetts reserves the right to conduct background checks on potential employees.

Banned Book Week is happening now. Celebrate an  annual event that defends intellectual freedom and the right to read.  Stand up for Your Right To Read  by reading a book that has been challenged year after year by censors in schools and libraries  –  books such as Harry Potter, the Holy Bible, the Autobiography of Malcolm X and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings are available in Carney Library. Check out Banned Books Week for a full list of books and virtual read-outs.

You are cordially invited to attend the launch of two books: Essays on Some Maladies of Angola, edited by Prof. Timothy Walker of UMD, and The Final Book of Giovanni’s Villani’s New Chronicle, edited by Prof. Matthew Sneider of UMD and Prof. Rala Diakite of Fitchburg State University.

The three presenters will discuss the process of their respective translation projects as well as provide some background on the original authors and the importance of each text.

The launch will occur on September 22, 2016 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM in the Prince Henry Society Reading Room of the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives. The program is free and open to the public and will be in English. Light refreshments will be served.

Welcome Transfer Students! Learn about UMass Dartmouth Library Services and Resources.

We’ll get you up to speed and ready to tackle those assignments and term papers coming your way.

Contact Liz Winiarz at ewiniarz@umassd.edu for an appointment. Come alone or bring a small group. We’ll put you in touch with your subject specialist librarian to review resources at the library specific to your major and answer any questions you may have.

Starting this Thursday, Sept. 15, we will be hosting Game Night in the Library’s Living Room from 7-10PM. We will have a selection of board games for everyone to enjoy. Perfect way to decompress and enjoy time with friends.

Questions? Contact kmofford@umassd.edu

The Congressman Barney Frank Archives Collection Reading Room on the third floor of the Claire T. Carney Library (room 353) is now open to the public on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays while classes are in session, between the hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.  Contact Lauren VanDenBerg, archivist, at 508-999-8853 or 8679, or email her atlvandenberg@umassd.edu with questions.

Do you love The Martian, The Hunger Games, Dune, World War Z? Are you interested in science fiction, but don’t know what to read first? Do you enjoy squeezing in some fun reading in between textbook chapters? If so, the Science Fiction Book Club is definitely for you! (Yes, we used to be the Dystopian Fiction Book Club, but this year we’re open to exploring ambiguous or even positive visions of the future.) Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome.

Our kickoff meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 20th at 2pm in Library 314. At the meeting, we’d love to hear about your favorite science fiction books and why they matter to you. If you can’t make it to the first meeting, feel free to send your book suggestions by email and we’ll mention them for you. We’ll use your ideas to choose what to read together this year.

We’re excited to hear your thoughts about what the book club should be like this year, and what you want to read!

Questions? Ideas? Want to be added to our email list?
Contact Hilary Kraus ( hkraus@umassd.edu / 508-999-8681 )