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Interns, Abt Associates, Cambridge, MA

Opportunity #1  Research Library Intern   Abt Associates is looking for a current MLIS student to help support the library services.   Key Roles and Responsibilities   The intern will assist with a variety of ongoing tasks associated with the Abt Research Library services which include:   Organization of print and digital collections Interlibrary loan…


Research Room Intern, Textual Reference, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, MA

Research Room Internship, 17-RR-03 Interns in the Research Room at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library assist professional reference staff in responding to research requests for textual (paper-based) archival collections. The intern’s primary responsibility will be answering reference requests from off-site researchers, including anyone from scholars to publishers to the general public, and covering a…


Call for Submissions: HathiTrust Research Center UnCamp, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

HathitTrust Research Center UnCamp 2018 January 25-26, 2018, University of California, Berkeley Registration now open! Registration is now available for the HTRC UnCamp 2018: https://www.regonline.com/HTRC-2018 Early registration price of $100 ends on November 29, 2017. Standard price of $150 begins on November 30, 2017. Announcing the HTRC UnCamp 2018 Keynote Speakers Elizabeth M. Lorang, Associate…


Call for Short Papers: ACM CHIIR 2018

Are you still interested in submitting your paper to ACM CHIIR (Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval)? Although Full and Perspective Paper submissions are now closed, Short Paper (4 pages) submissions are open through October 22. CHIIR (pronounced “cheer”) provides a forum for the dissemination and discussion of research on the user-centered aspects of information interaction and information retrieval….


Research Data Management Intern, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Research Data Management Intern Name: Research Data Management Intern School: Harvard Medical School (HMS) Location: USA – MA – Boston Start/End Dates: January 11 – May 31, 2018 Status: Full Time Internship (40 hrs/week) or Part-time Internship (17 hrs/week) Rate: $20/hr. Link: http://rits.hms.harvard.edu/open-positions#ResearchDataManagementIntern   Research Information Technology Solutions (RITS) works collaboratively with researchers at Harvard…


Volunteer Opportunity, Winship Elementary School Library, Brighton, MA

Winship Elementary School’s Library is seeking volunteers throughout the 2017-2018 school year. This is a great opportunity to work with children in a library setting and learn about various aspects of circulation systems, whether you want to be a public librarian or school librarian. Responsibilities: Shelving: placing books back on the shelves according to the…


Literacy Volunteer Tutor, Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts at the Pollard Memorial Library, Lowell, MA

Would you like to get teaching experience working with adults? Literacy Volunteers of MA at the Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell trains volunteers who provide free, confidential and individualized or small group tutoring to adults in basic literacy and English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Literacy volunteers help adults acquire the literacy and English…


State Library Intern, Department of State, Providence, RI

JOB TITLE:  State Library Intern   REPORTS TO:  State Librarian   LOCATION: State Library/Smith Street   POSITION SUMMARY: The State Library Intern will develop a working knowledge of the general parts and major individual resources that make up the library’s collection by assisting with reference questions, copy cataloging, and helping with additional library functions. The intern’s…


Student Assistant, Simmons College, Boston, MA

Student assistant needed to help create and maintain website for students taking Archives Practicum in the SLIS Practicum Lab. The website will be a WordPress site that will house data resources, links to software, and instructions for using and accessing software such as ArchivesSpace and Omeka.  The job may also require writing the instructions for…


Research/Graduate Assistant, Simmons College, Boston, MA

Research Assistant/Graduate Assistant Position   Position: Seeking a Simmons graduate student for a Research/Graduate Assistant, AY 2017-2018 to start immediately.   Working with: Mary Shapiro, Trust Professor for Leadership Development   Compensation: $20/hour for 5 hours per week   Description of responsibilities: The Trust Professorship was established in 2014 to develop a leadership platform for…