Posted November 10, 2014
Do you want to contribute to the smooth sailing of the 2015 iConference in Newport Beach, California, March 24-27? This is your chance! We need graduate students to help us organize this wonderful conference. We need people to: Rock the registration desk Swathe halls in savvy signage Guide guests to their preferred gathering Save lives…
Posted November 10, 2014
Intellectual Property (IP) is primarily responsible for managing the Museum’s digital and analog photographic archive collection of objects, events, galleries, and people relating to the Museum. IP is seeking a part-time intern who will assist in researching and communicating with individual and corporate rights holders for works in the Museum’s collection in order to facilitate…
Posted November 5, 2014
Title: Part-time Manuscript Assistant at the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. THIS IS A 90 DAY TERM POSITION. About the Schlesinger: The Schlesinger Library draws thousands of researchers each year to study the history of women in the United States. The library holds letters and diaries, photographs,…
Posted November 5, 2014
VRA Travel Awards are available for attendance at the 2015 VRA conference in Denver, Colorado March 11-14. The deadline for receipt of applications will be Monday, November 17, 12pm EST. The list of recipients will be announced on the VRA listserv the week commencing December 15. A preliminary conference schedule with a listing of workshops and sessions has already…
Posted November 5, 2014
Students of Library and Information Science (LIS) are invited to take part in the upcoming 81st International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Congress, 15-21 August, 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa with a paper presentation. The Calls for Papers have already started, but more will follow soon. The IFLA/ekz LIS Student Paper Award will honor students of…
Posted November 4, 2014
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is embarking on a multi-year, cross-departmental cataloging and documentation project of the museum’s historic art collections with the goal of improving the visitor experience through the enhancement of access to the collection. The Collection Photography Project is part of a suite of Access to Collection initiatives that will produce varied…
Posted November 4, 2014
The NEA Newsletter is currently seeking articles about your activities and accomplishments for the January 2015 issue of the NEA Newsletter. The Newsletter relies entirely on entries from members, so please share your news with the archives community; we love to know what everyone is up to! Past entries have included announcements about newly processed collections, new acquisitions, renovations and expansions, grants…
Posted November 3, 2014
I am the editor of Provenance, and would like to propose the following. As students and new professionals learn the profession, you are exposed to a lot of books and other literature. The publishing process can be daunting and Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists would like to help demystify the submission and peer-review…
Posted November 3, 2014
Title: Reserves Associate (Casual Position, No Benefits) Department(s): Frost LibraryType: Part TimeApplication Due: Applications accepted until position filledPay Grade: $16.00 per hour Position Details: 35 hours per week, December 15, 2014 – March 6, 2015 Reporting to the Head of Access Services, the Casual Reserves Associate provides support to the Reserves Associate who is responsible for obtaining and processing…
Posted November 3, 2014
Job Description: The Schlesinger Library has an immediate opening for an assistant to end process collections processed by the 11 members of the manuscript division. Duties include: Reboxing collections Numbering folders and entering those numbers into EAD finding aid Quality assurance of preservation photocopying Separating and filing fragile (photocopied) materials, restricted materials, and photographs Labeling…
