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Careers in Harvard Library: Virtual Open House

March 30, 2022, 1-2 PM EST Please join us for a virtual open house: Careers at Harvard Library. With over 700 staff—from reference librarians and archivists to front-end designers and user-research specialists to logistics coordinators and administrative support—Harvard Library is always looking for curious, enthusiastic people to join our team. At the open house, we…


Research Services Librarian, Williams College, Williamstown, MA

Description: Williams Libraries seeks an enthusiastic, user-centered Research Services Librarian to provide instruction and reference services for the social sciences. In this entry level position, the Research Services Librarian will provide guidance to undergraduate students and faculty on research methods and resources, conduct library instruction sessions and develop library collections in support of curricular and…


Call for Scholarship Applications – Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA)

Description: The Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA) is soliciting scholarship applications from students and new librarians. CALA offers several scholarships, including the CALA Scholarship of Library and Information Science, the Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship, and the Lisa Zhao Scholarship. Open to full-time students and new librarians who are of Chinese descent, these scholarships are designed…


Paid Internship for Students of Color, National Center for Data Services (NCDS), Virtual, USA

Description: The ability to provide data services is now a part of many job openings and new opportunities in health sciences and academic libraries. In turn, the goal of the NCDS Internship Program is to provide practical experiences to interns that include the soft and hard skills needed to enter data librarian positions, including working…


ProPublica Conference Stipend Program

Description: Applications are now open for ProPublica’s 7th annual conference stipend program (formerly the Diversity Scholarship)! This year, with support from The Pudding, they are providing 25, need-based, $750 stipends for students to attend a journalism conference and to contribute toward journalism related expenses (in cases where conferences may be virtual).  All current students (undergraduate and graduate) are welcome…


Breaking Barriers National Forum, Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) Symposium & Workshop

Description: BCALA invites students to take part in two exciting opportunities—a one-day Virtual Symposium plus a workshop at the 2022 ALA Annual Conference as part of BCALA’s Breaking Barriers National Forum series. The goal of this project is to ideate and create a national, virtual BCALA student organization. Who: Black/African American MLIS students What: Submit a 15-minute application to take part in forum…


Processing Archivist, Brown University Library, Providence, RI

Description: Salary: $68,000 Position Purpose: The Brown University Library is a dynamic center of scholarship and community at the heart of a world-class research university. Supporting and collaborating with a broad and diverse academic constituency, the Library is essential for Brown’s mission “to serve the community, the nation, and the world by discovering, communicating, and preserving knowledge and understanding in…


Digital Archivist, Brown University Library, Providence, RI

Description: Annual Salary: $68,000 The Brown University Library is a dynamic center of scholarship and community at the heart of a world-class research university. Supporting and collaborating with a broad and diverse academic constituency, the Library is essential for Brown’s mission “to serve the community, the nation, and the world by discovering, communicating, and preserving…


Black Caucus of ALA: Accepting Applications for Symposium & Workshop

Description: BCALA invites students to take part in two exciting opportunities—a one-day Virtual Symposium plus a workshop at the 2022 ALA Annual Conference as part of BCALA’s Breaking Barriers National Forum series. The goal of this project is to ideate and create a national, virtual BCALA student organization. Who: Black/African American MLIS students What: Submit a 15-minute application to take part in forum…


Archival Assistant for Oral History Project, Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, MA

Description Under the Supervision of the Instruction and Community Engagement Librarian, the Archival Assistant for Oral History Project will assist with the completion of a grant-funded oral history project, Building Representation of Underrepresented Alumni Voices in the Oral History Collection. The aim of this project is to connect with alumni who are members of minority…