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We’re back! Join us for the first FLIP meeting of 2023!
FLIP has returned! Hope to see you on Friday, January 20th, noon – 1pm, for the first meeting of 2023 when we’ll discuss current library job openings in Alaska, including those at the UAA/APU Consortium Library. We’ll even have cookies! More details about the meeting location and a Zoom link will be coming soon.
FLIP meetings are open to anyone interested in current issues in the information field. Please help us spread the word about FLIP and share this with anyone who may be interested. Do you have any ideas for future FLIP topics? Let us know!
FLIP is currently on hiatus. Please stay tuned for updates.
FLIP meeting this Friday, April 30
FLIP meeting: Friday, March 26
Join FLIP at UAA’s eLearning Luncheon, Feb 26
Next FLIP meeting: January 29
FLIP meeting – Nov 20: MLIS Programs Explained : A FLIP Panel
Please join us Friday, November 20, from noon to 1pm, for a panel discussion of library school programs. Recent grads will be providing information about four MLIS programs. Are they offered in person or online? What are the types of online delivery (synchronous vs. asynchronous, course management systems, etc.)? What degrees are offered? What are the costs, benefits, and deficits of each program?
FLIP meeting Oct 30 (via Zoom)
The first FLIP meeting of fall 2020 on Friday, October 30 will feature Gwen Higgins, from the Consortium Library’s Archives & Special Collections Department. Stay tuned for a Zoom link and more info…..
Assistant Archivist position in Fairbanks
The Alaska Polar Regions Collection and Archives at UAF is hiring for an Assistant Archivist to work with our patrons directly in public services.
Have you ever been the person at a party talking about the cool 1905 photograph you found in a thrift store? Does the phrase “history immersion” excite you? Do you love people and helping them? Does creating order make you happy? If so, then you may be the perfect candidate for the Public Services Assistant Archivist position at the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections and Archives! The University of Alaska Fairbanks seeks engaging, team-oriented applicants for the position of Assistant Archivist.
More information here: https://careers.alaska.edu/en-us/job/514234/assistant-archivist
This is a great entry level position for someone interested in archives and special collections work. Please spread the word! The posting closes on January 28th, 2020.