Posted May 12, 2017
Library and Information Science Students at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will be working alongside staff in our Patient and Family Education Department. Working with a multidisciplinary team, we provide information to patients, their parents and family members at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorder Center in a variety of ways: Lending Library Brochures and Pamphlets from…
Posted May 5, 2017
As most readers of Information Research will be aware, we operate on an entirely voluntary basis – no money changes hands for any purpose whatsoever – and, once again, we are looking for volunteer copy editors. The requirements are: a good understanding of English grammar and style – the English version, not the American…
Posted March 24, 2017
The Gardner Museum is a stunning 15th-century Venetian-style palace with three stories of galleries surrounding a sunlit, flower-filled courtyard. A sanctuary of beauty, the Gardner is renowned for inspiring artworks, dynamic programming – including special exhibitions of contemporary and historic art – and a commitment to ensuring that all visitors feel welcome. Imagine meeting visitors…
Posted February 22, 2017
The Reading Room/Reference Volunteer will support the Phillips Library reference staff by performing tasks serving and providing access to our diverse patron base. The Phillips Library is a closed-stacks special collection with a publicly accessible reading room. The primary tasks of the Reading Room/Reference Volunteer will include working in the reading room with researchers and…
Posted February 6, 2017
What: The Brookline Public Library is in need of volunteers looking for event programming experience to help with our Beauty and the Beast Tea Party. When: Saturday, February 25th from 1:00-5:00 Description and responsibilities: Volunteer for one, two, three, or four hours to help set up tables, arrange party food, pour tea, manage the crowd around our cosplayers, and…
Posted January 5, 2017
The Women’s March on Washington Archive Project is a group of archivists from the SAA Women Archivists Section (formerly roundtable), and having discussed the potential “hot spot” of the January 21, 2017 political protests wish to ensure the ephemeral nature of the many marches nationwide are preserved. Here is the Call for Volunteers: Unlike many…
Posted October 14, 2016
The Curatorial Department at the USS Constitution Museum seeks an Archives Volunteer to assist the Archivist with collections inventory, processing, digitization, and other archival projects as needed. The USS Constitution Museum, located in the Charlestown Navy Yard, serves as the memory and educational voice of USS Constitution by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the stories of…
Posted October 14, 2016
We are currently digitizing church records and need volunteers both for scanning and transcription of these volumes. Scanning volunteers must be able to come in person to 99-101 Newbury Street, lift large books up to 20 lbs, and exhibit care while handling old materials. Transcription volunteers may work from off-site, transcribing the scans. Volunteers must…
Posted October 11, 2016
Americans Caring Teaching Sharing (ACTS-Honduras), a New England organization that for thirty years has done community development work in rural Honduras. ACTS has helped the village of El Rosario, in the Department of Yoro, to establish a small library, the Doctor Dean Biblioteca, that serves El Rosario as a lending library, and sends books to…
Posted October 11, 2016
WHAT: The Georgetown Peabody Library is looking for a volunteer to help us organize our Local History Room. The volunteer will assess our Local History Room collection to determine what needs to be kept in the collection and what needs to be weeded out. The volunteer will also create documentation that will list what materials…
