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  • 26 Mar 2024 11:55 AM | Janet Olson (Administrator)

    Two Summer internships, paid ($5,000) or for academic credit

    Full time for six weeks

    Mary & Samuel Somit Preservation Internship

    The six-week paid Internship is intended to provide firsthand experience and a broader understanding of Library-wide programs for the conservation and digitization of collections in an academic setting. Under the guidance of professional library staff, the intern will undertake a project, prepare a final report, have opportunities to meet and update project teams, and give a presentation about the project and its findings.

    For 2024, the Library is offering two Internships focusing on aspects of a project to digitize, preserve, and make accessible a rich collection of color slides from the Hanna Papanek Photograph Collection. Hanna Papanek (1927-2017) was a distinguished anthropologist and feminist noted for her groundbreaking work on women, labor, and family status production. She lived and traveled for extended periods of time in Pakistan in the 1950s, and Indonesia in the 1970s, conducting fieldwork that gave rise to her path-breaking work on the role of female seclusion (purdah) in enhancing family status. The collection consists of approximately 8,000 color slides documenting Papanek’s fieldwork and travels in the region.

    The Internship is open to recent graduates and currently enrolled students in a recognized library school of information, or related graduate program, or students with equivalent experience or training in metadata, digital collections, or archival collections. The applicant should possess the ability to work collaboratively and independently to accomplish project goals. A background or previous coursework in Anthropology or South or Southeast Asian studies is highly desirable but not required.

    For more information and to apply: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/documents/2901/Somit_Intern_Job_Posting_2024.pdf

    Deadline to apply: April 7, 2024

  • 15 Mar 2024 4:36 PM | Janet Olson (Administrator)

    Associate Library Director, Access Services, Art Institute of Chicago

    Full time

    Salary range: $57,000-92,000

    Job description:

    Reporting to the Director and working closely with the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries team, the Associate Director, Access Services, is responsible for managing electronic resources for the library and providing a diverse group of patrons with reference, instruction, and interlibrary loan services in a fast-paced, public-service oriented environment. This role manages the Libraries’ Access Services staff, participates in collection development and curatorial department outreach, and manages offsite storage, including selecting material and managing the logistics of transportation. The position serves as an active member of the Library leadership team in the creation of reading room and circulation policies and procedures.

    Requirements:

    At least two years of experience with electronic resources management and reference service is required. Library instruction experience strongly preferred
    - Knowledge of cataloging rules, standards, and tools; cataloging experience with electronic resources
    - A thorough understanding of issues related to electronic resources, including vendors, packages, aggregators, platforms, licensing, pricing models, and financial and statistical management
    - Excellent oral and written communication skills
    - Ability to work collaboratively with staff from all areas of the library and museum

    Education and experience:

    MLS from an ALA accredited program required. Educational background in Art History desirable. At least two years of supervisory experience

    For more information and to apply:

    https://tinyurl.com/yzdv9vpz

    Application deadline: 5/31/2024

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