Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference in Harrisburg: online program.

http://www.marac.info/mc/page.do?sitePageId=93941&orgId=marac

Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
Room 503
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017

http://aphdigital.org

http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html

THATCamp, The Humanities And Technology Camp, is a free, open,
interdisciplinary “unconference” where humanists and technologists meet
to work together for the common good. Through the generosity of the
Mellon Foundation, the Council on Library and Information Resources, and
the Kress Foundation, $500 (USD) fellowships are available to academics
in the humanities, librarians and archivists, and art museum
professionals of all ranks and fields to help defray the cost of
traveling to a THATCamp for the purpose of attending both THATCamp and
an accompanying “BootCamp” workshop series. BootCamp workshops are free,
introductory workshops held at THATCamp that will enable humanists to
begin acquiring digital skills that can help further humanities study:
examples might include text encoding, data visualization and mapping,
and website development.

Applications for BootCamp fellowships to THATCamps across the United
States, Europe, and Australia are continually accepted; graduate
students are particularly encouraged to apply. No advanced computing
skills are necessary. Learn more about BootCamp workshops and apply for
a BootCamp fellowship at http://thatcamp.org/fellowships. Note that
while not everyone is eligible for a fellowship, everyone is eligible to
come to THATCamp: find an upcoming THATCamp near you by visiting
http://thatcamp.org and learn more about THATCamp at
http://thatcamp.org/about. E-mail info@thatcamp.org with any questions.

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Dear Peter

I would be grateful if you could forward the below to the NYU archives students’ listserv.
Thanks,
Amanda

Call for Articles

Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York

Student Section

Metropolitan Archivist, the newsletter for the Archivists Round Table, has a section written for and by students in archives programs in the New York metropolitan area. We invite you, as up and coming archivists, to write about your view of the profession and/or any issues you think are important, especially for students or new archivists. This could include opinion pieces, news, or events. Photographs accompanying the articles of students in action are welcome. Articles can be short blurbs or longer essays, but are not to exceed 750 words.

To find out more about the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York and to view past issues of the newsletter, go to http://www.nycarchivists.org/. Though you do not have to be a member to submit an article, student membership in the Archivists Round Table is free.

The deadline for article proposals is:

September 20, 2010

Please submit all proposals and questions through email to Amanda Brown at ny.archivists.roundtable@gmail.com. I would be happy to discuss any ideas you may have.

If your article is selected, I will get back to you by September 25, 2010 to discuss finalizing your article. The deadline for submitting final articles is October 25, 2010.

Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
Room 503
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017

http://aphdigital.org

http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html

Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo Archives

Internship Opportunity

The Library at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is offering an internship opportunity to interested candidates. The selected candidate will continue the ongoing creation of a preliminary inventory of the WCS Archives.

The WCS Archives holds more than 3,000 boxes of material in various stages of organization. The intern will be responsible for listing box contents and updating the Excel spreadsheet containing the inventory.

Interested candidates should be interested in archival processing, be detail-oriented, have advanced Excel skills, have good interpersonal communication skills and be able to work as part of a team.

This internship is unpaid and for academic credit only.

Additional projects may be available.

To apply, send:

Cover letter
Current resume
List of library and information science or archive program coursework to date

By email to:

Kerry Prendergast

Director, Conservation Resource Library

library@wcs.org

Or by mail to:

Kerry Prendergast

Director, Conservation Resource Library

Wildlife Conservation Society

2300 Southern Blvd.

Bronx, NY 10460

(no phone calls please)

About the Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.

About the WCS Conservation Resource Library

The Library is responsible for providing research support and information access to WCS staff worldwide, including 200 scientists in over 60 countries as well as our New York based living institutions, Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo and the New York Aquarium. It houses a small collection of books and journals on wildlife management, conservation and animal health and provides online access to over 800 ejournals. The Library is also responsible for maintaining the WCS Archives which contains the history of the Wildlife Conservation Society back to its founding in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society.

Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
Room 503
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017

http://aphdigital.org

http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html

METRO will welcome Gawain Weaver to the METRO Training Center from 10:00am-4:00pm September 27th-30th to lead the “Care and Identification of Photographic Materials” workshop. The workshop will be of particular interest to librarians, archivists, and museum curators interested in a practical approach to the identification and preservation of photographic materials. It has been offered throughout the country and often fills to capacity, so register early to reserve your space. Please read on for additional information and registration information.

Care and Identification of Photographs

This 4-day workshop is an introduction to the history, identification, and preservation of photographic materials. Participants will acquire hands-on identification skills and learn practical photograph preservation techniques. Using handheld 30x microscopes and a large set of photographic and photomechanical samples, they will learn how a variety of processes were created, why they look the way they do, and how they deteriorate. Knowledge about photographic processes is essential to their preservation and leads to a greater appreciation of the aesthetics and history of photographic prints.

Preservation topics include enclosures, handling guidelines, environmental monitoring, the effects of temperature and relative humidity on collections, and the importance of cold storage for certain photographic materials.

Processes examined in detail include but are not limited to the following: daguerreotype, albumen, collodion and gelatin printing-out processes (POP), matte collodion, gelatin silver, photogravure, offset litho, letterpress halftone, collotype, chromogenic color, inkjet, and dye sublimation. Group ID sessions, using a digital microscope and screen projection, will allow participants to practice their identification skills in a guided setting,

The registration fee for this 4-day workshop is $595 and includes a workshop notebook with lecture handouts, Quick ID Sheets for each process, and a selection of readings on photograph preservation. The Basic Photographic Sample Set, consisting of 18 identified photographic and photomechanical processes, is available for $75 on-site during the workshop. No member library, student, or myMETRO discounts will be offered for this course.

Due to the hands-on nature of this workshop, the number of participants will be limited to 15. Please register for this workshop online here.

Please contact Laura Forshay at lforshay@metro.org, 212.228.2320 x10 with any questions.

The Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA), a certifying organization of professional archivists, will award 15 Archival Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this workshop.

Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
Room 503
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017

http://aphdigital.org

http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html

Graduate Student Position: Condition Survey Assistant
2 positions available

Position Description: The Barbara Goldsmith Preservation and Conservation Department in Bobst Library is looking for assistants to help with a library-wide condition survey of the archival collections held at Bobst Library’s special collections repositories. The purpose of the survey is to collect quantitative condition data on all aspects of our collections and the various formats of material housed within them.

Position Duties: Working in a team of two, the Survey Assistant performs duties related to the physical inspection of archival collections held at Bobst Library’s special collections repositories. Assistants will record condition information in an Access database and are responsible for proper handling and care of collections while performing the survey. Assistant must be prepared to lift 40 lb boxes when necessary and work with unique and/or fragile materials.

Qualifications: Graduate students enrolled in NYU programs (including part-time or dual-degree) preferred. Experience surveying archival or special collection material, or experience with other types of surveying and data recording, is preferred but not required. Previous experience doing research or actual work experience in an archival repository is preferred. Ideal candidates are highly motivated and able to focus on the task at hand for an extended length of time. Must be detail-oriented with effective written and verbal communication skills. Exceptional candidates enrolled in NYU undergraduate programs will be considered.

Requirements: Email resume and brief cover letter as *attachments.* Please provide work availability, explain relevant experience and interest in position. Please provide contact information for at least three professional references (can be from non-archives related jobs) at the end of your resume.

Schedule: Beginning Fall 2010 semester. 20 hrs/week maximum.

Compensation: $13/hr

Contact: Jennifer Waxman, Preservation Archivist. Email resumes and cover letter as *attachments* to jennifer.waxman@nyu.edu . Interviews will begin as soon as possible.

Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
Room 503
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017

http://aphdigital.org

http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html

More details about the Drexel project on the history of women in
medicine are available at http://archives.drexelmed.edu/ip_home.php

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The Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center is seeking a
Project Manager for the Legacy Center Interpretive Planning Project.
The Project Manager is responsible for executing a planning grant
awarded by Pew Charitable Trust’s Heritage Philadelphia Program. This is
a 12-month, part-time (30-39 hours/week) position.

The Planning Grant process will explore dynamic and interactive means
for online engagement of young audiences with our digital collections on
the history of women in medicine. Working with students and educators
the Project Coordinator will gather data through focus groups and
usability testing to understand what activities and processes will most
effectively engage the 6th – 12th grade user group.

The Project Manager reports to the Legacy Center Director and will work
with Archives staff, project Consultants and the Advisory Team.

Responsibilities: Overall responsibility for executing planning project
to develop interpretive programming from project start up through
completion of implementation plan.

Explore creative and effective approaches and technologies for
interpretive youth programming, identify specific ideas to pursue and
develop a plan for implementing those ideas.
Research existing models of online cultural heritage programs geared to
6th-12th grades for effectiveness, applicability, potential
collaboration, and marketing and outreach.
Work with Archives project staff to design, compose and orchestrate
usability testing and focus groups.
Hire, direct and collaborate with focus group facilitator.
Gather and assess focus group feedback and use to influence subsequent
focus groups as well as inform development of implementation plan.
Communicate with Advisory Team on development of focus groups, outcomes
of focus groups and development of implementation plan.
Explore and present final ideas for interpretive programming using
digital collections.
Write plan for developing and implementing interpretive programming
based on outcomes of the planning grant research.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have a history of managing projects
incorporating technology in museum or historic interpretation.

Required: Advanced degree in field relevant to Digital Humanities
(Public History, Education, Information Science, Museum studies or
related discipline); experience applying technology to interpretive
projects; demonstrated ability to plan and coordinate programs and
projects; ability to lead and collaborate; effective organizational
skills. Preferred: Background working with middle and high school
students; experience with educational gaming; experience in
user-centered design; subject expertise in history, women’s studies or
women’s history, science or medicine.

Inquiries to: Margaret Graham, Managing Archivist – mgraham@drexelmed.edu

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