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ERMD Student Award

The ERMD Student Award recognizes a student who is especially interested in pursuing a career as an information professional dealing with environment and resource management issues. The award is $500.00, plus a $750 reimbursement award if the student comes to the SLA annual meeting in New Orleans. The student must be enrolled in an ALA accredited master's degree program. This award is meant to promote both current and future involvement in and commitment to the library and information science profession prior to, during, and after the master's program. To be considered for the award, a student must be an SLA member and write a 300-500 word essay describing his or her interest in the issues facing information professionals in the environment and natural resources fields. Essays should be labeled with the student's name, contact information, and educational institution. Deadline for receiving submissions is March 15, 2010. Please send submissions via email to Rosemary Hard...

Jean Outland Chrysler Library Cataloging Fellowship

Provided By : Chrysler Museum of Art Deadline : Varies Amount : $5000 Website : http://www.chrysler.org/internships.asp Description : The Jean Outland Chrysler Library Cataloging Fellowship is open to graduate students in good standing in a library science, information studies, preservation, archives or related program. You must have experience in technical services and cataloging or have significant coursework in relevant areas, have knowledge of MARC, LCSH, AACR2 and DDC. Also, you must have familiarity with art history research materials, demonstrate good computer skills and familiarity with searching bibliographic database, and be detail oriented, organized and flexible with the ability to work independently to be eligible for this award. Cataloging Fellows will have the opportunity to work on a variety of cataloging and technical services projects within the library. Applicants must be able to commit to 10 consecutive weeks of employment. Applicable Majors : Art History, Criticism...

Prospective Faculty Lunch with Susan Rathbun-Grubb

From Chess Schmidt: MLIS students are invited to meet and have lunch with a prospective faculty member during this part of the faculty search process. The meeting is with Karen Gavigan. Lunch is provided but for all of those who can't make it, this breeze session will give you a chance to ask questions and join in the conversation. The lunch and chat with the candidate will be in Davis 112 from 12:30 - 1:30 today, Monday. This is a great way to have an informal chat with someone who might be your next professor! If you are not able to attend, see the link to the adobe breeze meeting below. http://breeze.sc.edu/r74633951/

Online Conference Footage

Thanks to Philip Burt for linking this through the listserv: http://www.webjunction.org/conferences/-/articles/content/86891033 The above link leads to a conference from February 8th and 9th of this year about technology in libraries. Check out the individual sessions -- you're bound to find something that applies to your interests! A few of the topics, for instance... Library Grants 101 Funding For Broadband Implementing Reliable Instant Messaging at Your Library M&M: Maximum Marketing / Minimum Investment Enjoy!

University Libraries Student Book Collecting Contest, 2010

[Please enter this contest if possible and continue the SLIS shutout of this contest!] From Jeffery Makala (803) 777-0296 Entries are invited from students currently enrolled at the University of South Carolina for the University Libraries Student Book Collecting Award, carrying a first prize of $250. The award is sponsored by the Thomas Cooper Society, which initiated it in 1993 to encourage beginning book collectors. A list of previous winners and the topics of their collections is available at:
 http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/bookcoll/winners.html .

 The collection may be in any field or may emphasize some particular area of interest within a subject. Collections may illustrate a certain bibliographical feature such as edition, illustration, typography, binding, &tc. Books and printed documents in all formats are acceptable for submission.

Materials submitted by entrants must be owned and have been collected primarily by them. Entries should be submitted by March 31, 20...

Film/Media Internships & Scholarships

See attached PDF for details about internships and scholarships with the Association of Moving Image Archivists. AMIA.pdf

Volunteers requested at RCPL!

From Cathy Dolan 803-929-3436 CDolan@myrcpl.com Main Library Patron Assistant Are you thinking of a career in a public library? Would you like some general experience and exposure to a recognized public library system? Volunteers at our information desk greet and offer assistance to our Main library patrons and visitors. Some of their responsibilities include providing customer service support to patrons using the express computers located behind the information desk, answering general information questions about the library, directing patrons to meeting rooms and other areas of the library, and searching for books by title and author at the request of patrons. This is an excellent volunteer position for an outgoing individual who enjoys working with the public and has excellent customer service skills. Positions are available on alternate Wednesday mornings from 9-12 and alternate Sunday afternoons from 3-6 p.m. This position does require orientation training and a minimum vol...