Thinking About a Career in Librarianship?
Posted: October 31, 2006 Filed under: Fun, Images: Moving Images/Films 1 Comment »Maybe you should first watch the vocational video found here (http://www.archive.org/details/Libraria1947)
[on the left pane there are options to view streaming video or to download]
Student finds unpublished Plath poem in Plath Archives at IU
Posted: October 31, 2006 Filed under: Archival Management, Blogs, News Comments OffThis is not directly related to visual art librarianship, but it does involve archives and other art forms!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061031/ap_en_ot/plath_poem
ArLiSNAP on Australia’s Zeroland
Posted: October 31, 2006 Filed under: ArLiSNAP Press, Blogs Comments OffArLiSNAP has recently been added to the gateway directory Zeroland (http://www.zeroland.co.nz/).
To view our listing, go to http://www.zeroland.co.nz/arts_library.html
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About Zeroland
Zeroland links to arts webpages, especially those of special artistic, literary, imaginative, creative, spiritual, intellectual, scholarly, informative or historical value. As such, webpages are predominantly associated with reputable universities, schools, museums, galleries, organisations, scholars, artists and writers.
Image Links
Posted: October 31, 2006 Filed under: Images 1 Comment »This is an open thread to collect useful free-web image links. Post urls and descriptions in the comments below.
Jobs
Posted: October 30, 2006 Filed under: Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Conferences, Opportunities: Events, Opportunities: Fellowships, Opportunities: Grants, Opportunities: Internships, Opportunities: Job Postings, Opportunities: Meetings, Opportunities: Scholarships, [ Opportunities ] 1 Comment »I’ve added a Jobs page to the site and a link to it in the toolbar at the top of the page. It includes links to all of the job postings, internships, and other opportunities that have been posted on ArLiSNAP. There are also links to the feeds for these three categories. The opportunities feed includes all posts tagged with the following categories: Calls for Papers, Conferences, Events, Fellowships, Internships, Job Postings, Meetings, Scholarships, Grants, Surveys and Studies, and Training. If you can think of anything else that would be useful on this page, please leave a comment.
Cataloguer and Technical Services Librarian, The Phillips Collection
Posted: October 30, 2006 Filed under: Opportunities: Job Postings Comments OffThe Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art, seeks a full-time, experienced cataloguer and technical services librarian. The library contains material that supports research on works of art in the museum’s permanent collection and the history of the museum. The Techinical Services Librarian plans, coordinates and carries out library’s technical services in consultation with librarian as well as other duties as assigned. Master’s Degree in library science from an ALA-accredited institution; coursework and experience with archives desirable with two years progressive cataloguing experience, preferably in an art museum library, including experience cataloguing in an automated environment required. Professional knowledge of the Library of Congress principles needed. For full description: www.phillipscollection.org.
Send cover letter and resume to: The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St., NW, Washington DC, 20009 or e-mail: mjcurrier@phillipscollection.org.
Visual Resources Curator, Boston
Posted: October 30, 2006 Filed under: Opportunities: Job Postings 1 Comment »The Art Department of the University of Massachusetts Boston is seeking
to fill a professional non-faculty position as Visual Resources Curator.
DESCRIPTION: The Curator is responsible for managing and developing the
visual resources collection of the Art Department, in particular the
slide collection of approximately 150,000 slides, as well as video tapes
and CDs, in consultation with faculty and appropriate staff. Read the rest of this entry »
Catholic University’s Art & Museum Libraries Institute
Posted: October 27, 2006 Filed under: Opportunities: Professional Development 3 Comments »
Please tell us more about this! I saw it on the ArLiSNAP Flickr.
Librarian Champion of Black History Dies
Posted: October 26, 2006 Filed under: News 1 Comment »Librarian champion of black history dies
For four decades librarian Mayme Clayton prowled garage sales, flea markets, attics, used bookstores, even dumps, rescuing thousands of rare and unusual books, movies, sound recordings, and more, much of it dating to the slavery era. With limited funds but boundless determination, she amassed what experts today regard as a valuable and eclectic collection of black Americana. A bit of an eccentric, Clayton piled her treasures in the garage behind her humble California home….
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 21
Graffiti Image Resources
Posted: October 25, 2006 Filed under: Images 2 Comments »Hello!
Does anyone out there know of good websites with images of graffiti?
Thanks!
Architecture, Design & Digital Services Librarian in the Arts, UCLA
Posted: October 25, 2006 Filed under: Opportunities: Job Postings Comments OffThe UCLA Library has initiated recruitment for the position of Architecture, Design & Digital Services Librarian in the Arts Library. We are actively seeking nominations and applications, and the first consideration date for this position is November 27, 2006.
The complete posting, which includes the position description, complete qualifications and application procedures, is available on the Employment and Human Resources website of the UCLA Library, at:
http://www2.library.ucla.edu/about/2188.cfm
New Voices 2: ARLIS/NA Annual Conference, Atlanta 2007
Posted: October 24, 2006 Filed under: 2007 ARLIS/NA Conference Atlanta, Opportunities: Conferences 4 Comments »New Voices 2: Atlanta 2007
Organizer/Moderator: Sarah Falls
New Voices 2 showcases exceptional academic work by students and new professionals (under 5 years post MLS), including the Gerd Muesham award winning paper. For some of our participants, this may be a first-time opportunity to present their work at a professional conference. Veteran ARLIS members will have exposure to the sorts of issues that are being examined in library programs. This year, we have a range of topics, covering art and visual resources librarianship, new technologies that affect both and how these technologies can be utilized to direct ARLIS-NA as an organization, into the future.
Speakers:
1. Bryan Loar
MLIS, 2006
Kent State University
New Forms of Communication: Harnessing Collective Knowledge Through Web Logs
2. John Bowman
MLIS, 2006
University of British Columbia
Communities of Practice in the Visual Disciplines and on the Web 2.0
3. Claudia Dold and James Ascher
MLS Candidates
University of South Florida
Unlocking the stories of serendipitous cultural object collections with digital libraries
4. Claire Dannenbaum
MLIS, 2006
University of British Columbia
Working title: Integrating visual resources into library catalogues
5. Gerd Muesham Award winner
Digital Initiatives Librarian: Oxford, OH
Posted: October 24, 2006 Filed under: Opportunities: Job Postings Comments OffDigital Initiatives Librarian
Institution: Miami University
Location: Oxford, OH
Posted: 10/17/2006
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?jobcode=175207362
ASPP launches its Mentoring Program for Students
Posted: October 23, 2006 Filed under: Opportunities: Mentoring Comments OffPRESS RELEASE
October 2006
Alexandria, Virginia
ASPP launches its Mentoring Program for Students
On October 24th and October 25th ASPP is launching its Mentoring Program through its chapters in Washington D.C. and Chicago respectively.
The program which is entitled “Expose Yourself to Careers in the Photo and Visual Media Industry”, is aimed at students who are looking for a career as an image professional. ASPP members represent a true cross section of the image industry, whose jobs specialties include photo research, editing, licensing, creating, archiving, publishing, as well as photography itself. The concept of this mentoring program was born earlier this year when the board considered a new way to fulfill ASPP’s mission of sharing our knowledge through education. Read the rest of this entry »
Coordinator of Intellectual Property and Visual Image Cataloger: Chantilly, VA
Posted: October 23, 2006 Filed under: International, Opportunities: Job Postings Comments OffVisual Image Cataloger
Do you have a passion for images, and would you like the opportunity to learn or improve your cataloging skills? We are a well-established leader in educational publishing seeking an intelligent, highly motivated, cataloger. This is a unique opportunity to enrich your own life. Read the rest of this entry »
Intute & ArLiSNAP
Posted: October 23, 2006 Filed under: International 1 Comment »I just wanted to send out a big, public thank-you to Intute for indexing ArLiSNAP. to view our entry, go to here.
“Intute is a free online service providing access to the very best web resources for education and research. All material is evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists to create the Intute database.”
For more information on Intute, go to http://www.intute.ac.uk/
For more information on Intute’s Art & Humanities division, go to http://www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/
RISD Librarian in CRL News
Posted: October 22, 2006 Filed under: Art Librarianship, Opportunities: Scholarships, Professional Associations Comments OffCheck out the “Job of a Lifetime” feature on Claudia Covert in the October 2006 issue of College and Research Library News. The article profiles Claudia’s job as the head of Reader Services at RISD Library,
“Covert encourages librarians to consider art librarianship. She loves working with visual communities, the meshing of images with text, and the interesting range of people she meets in art librarianhsip.
‘ACRL has the art libraries section and there’s the Art Libraries Society of North America. [There are] some great organizations out there. I would encourage anybody with an interest in art to go this way.’”
Has anyone else had experiences with the ACRL Arts Section? It looks like they are looking for volunteers . . . fill out this form by December 2nd to be considered for committee nomination!!
Featured Blog: Heather’s Art Blog
Posted: October 19, 2006 Filed under: Blogs, Personal Websites, Student Research Comments OffHeather Saunders is an up-and-coming art library student based out of Toronto. Some of you may remember her talk, “Internet Art and the Archivist’s Conflicting Roles” from the New Voices in the Profession panel at Banff earlier this year. Heather is now blogging at Heather’s Art Blog. Check out her artist’s statement as well as images of her work. She’s also tackled some heavy Library 2.0 issues if you’re interested . . .
Visual Resources Specialist II, California State University, Chico
Posted: October 17, 2006 Filed under: Opportunities: Job Postings Comments OffCalifornia State University, Chico
Visual Resources Specialist II
Full vacancy announcement at: www.csuchico.edu/hr/vacancies.shtml
Administers all aspects of collection: slides, digital images, books, periodical subscriptions, videos, and DVDs. Provide reference services focused on VRC to students and faculty. Organize and classify materials and creates metadata for digital images. Supervise student employees and volunteers. Pursue professional development. Read the rest of this entry »
