Posted September 8, 2014
The Brookline Public Library is seeking volunteer help staffing our Teen Space for the Fall 2014 semester. Volunteers will work an average of 5 hours a week for 12 weeks, and duties will include: providing information to patrons using the teen space, monitoring computer use and troubleshooting basic computer problems, basic shelving and shelf-reading, and…
Posted September 8, 2014
Program Description: The Educator Resource Center in the Lyman Library is the information hub for the Museum of Science. The ERC houses an extensive collection of books, journals and media that support the exploration of science, engineering, math, and technology topics by staff, volunteers, and educators in New England. Position Summary: The Library Resources Practicum…
Posted September 8, 2014
Title: Archives Processing Intern, Fall 2014 Number of openings: 2 Reports To: Library & Archives Director Duration: Minimum of 13 weeks between September 8th and December 19th, 2014 Schedule: Hours must be scheduled between Monday – Friday Hours: 8 hours a week, scheduled between 9:00am – 5:00pm, for a total minimum of 104 hours Application deadline: Review of applications…
Posted September 8, 2014
The Laboratory of Adult DevelopmentMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolPrincipal Investigator: Robert J. Waldinger, M.D. About the LabThe Study of Adult Development is one of the longest and richest longitudinal studies of human development ever conducted. For more than 70 years, two groups of men have been studied from adolescence into late life to…
Posted September 5, 2014
The Intellectual Property deparment 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 the Museum’s mission to provide broad access to its vast collection of visual resources while respecting the rights of artists. Working under the…
Posted September 4, 2014
The Watertown Free Public Library seeks creative, curious, and collaborative volunteers to help run HATCH by WFPL. HATCH is a library initiative that will provide space, tools, equipment, and people to help Watertown residents explore and develop new skills with other like-minded people; you may have heard such an initiative referred to as a makerspace,…
Posted July 11, 2014
Yellowstone National Park is seeking five graduate students (or recent graduates) to volunteer in the park’s archives for five days, September 22-26, 2014. Students will be a part of an innovative project to arrange and describe a large portion of our historic collections. While training will be provided, applicants are required to have at least…
Posted July 5, 2014
The American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP): Boston Team is looking for volunteers! An initiative of the American Society for Theatre Research, ATAP supports theatre makers in archiving records of their work for the benefit of artists, scholars, patrons, and the public. It is a grassroots network of professional and student archivists, practitioners, and…
Posted April 28, 2014
The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies (JCAS) is now accepting submissions for its 2014 inaugural issue. Now that the semester is winding down, take advantage of all your “free time” to polish up that A+ paper from Library School or pick up that article you’ve been meaning to finish since 2003 and send it off to…
Posted April 25, 2014
Guiding Ohio Online is a new AmeriCorps program looking for flexible, caring individuals committed to community service to deliver digital literacy training through computer classes, one-on-one computer assistance, outreach, and volunteer recruitment in rural Ohio libraries. There are both part time and full time positions available throughout Ohio. To learn more, watch our introductory video and visit our…
