Opportunities for Current Students
Posted October 23, 2013
Description of Program: In concert with the mission of Fairfield University, the DiMenna-Nyselius Library Instruction Program seeks to develop information-literate lifelong learners. We define information literacy as the ability to recognize when information is needed; to effectively locate and organize information while considering the myriad of information sources and formats available; to logically and critically…
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Posted October 22, 2013
The Beta Beta Chapter Student Book Award, a $500 gift certificate to the Simmons/GSLIS West Bookstore (Odyssey Bookshop), will be granted to a current student in the master’s degree program at Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science in December 2013. You are eligible if you: • have completed at least 12 semester…
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Posted October 22, 2013
The Foundation for Children’s Books is hosting a development conference called “What’s New in Children’s Books?” for librarians and teachers, and featuring several authors and illustrators. Our upcoming conference is to be held on Saturday, November 2nd and we are looking for 2 GSLIS students who would be interested in helping us out by staffing our registration table…
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Posted October 21, 2013
The MLA Rising Stars program aims to identify MLA members who have the interest, initiative and potential to provide leadership to MLA at a national level, and to promote their progress toward that goal. The program matches each Rising Star with a mentor in a yearlong leadership development curriculum. The curriculum includes experiential learning (e.g., a…
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Posted October 17, 2013
The Scott/Ross Center for Community Service facilitates and promotes community service for Simmons College students, faculty and staff. The Center serves the Greater Boston community by developing reciprocal partnerships while enriching and expanding students’ educational and co-curricular experiences. The Simmons College COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARS program aims to recognize students who are actively involved in…
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Posted October 16, 2013
Please consider volunteering in the children’s room at the Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library. Volunteers should be able to commit to at least two hours a week and will primarily shelve and maintain the children’s collection. This is a great opportunity to learn about the Boston Public Library and observe youth services in…
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Posted October 16, 2013
The New England College of Optometry, a small graduate school located in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, is looking for someone to assist with the following tasks: * adding a backlog of materials (~ four 15″x12″x10″ boxes’ worth) to the existing archive, including properly conserving and housing the materials, filing them, updating the appropriate finding…
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Posted October 11, 2013
The New England Archivists Education Committee seeks two student members to serve a term term of 1 year starting in the Fall of 2013. For more information, see the Job Description for more details. Please send a letter of interest and resume to James DaMico, Chair at [email protected] by October 21, 2013.
Posted October 9, 2013
The Father Hugh P. Smyth Archive Society of Sacred Heart Church is looking for a GSLIS student to assist with an oral history project. The volunteer will interview parishoners and help to process and preserve the collection. The Father Hugh P. Smyth Archive Society was established in 1996. Their mission is to provide a repository for…
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Posted October 9, 2013
Intern positions available Academic Journal: Architecture_MPS (Media, Politics, Society) ISSN 2050-9006 http://architecturemps.com The academic journal Architecture_MPS is a unique collaboration of librarians and academics and includes a team of 90 people from 30 countries. In particular, the IS committee has 30 members (including interns) from the UK, Canada, the US and Australia. It…
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