Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship

 

Job Title:	2009/10 KRESS FELLOWSHIP IN ART LIBRARIANSHIP
Location:	United States, Connecticut, New Haven
Job Types:	Professional, Internship/ Fellowship
Categories:	Special Librarianship Academic Librarianship
2009/10 KRESS FELLOWSHIP IN ART LIBRARIANSHIP Yale University Library Arts Library Apply by Friday, March 21, 2009 Duration: 8 months from date of hire.  All offers are contingent on successful completion of a background check.  The University and The Library One of the world’s leading research libraries, Yale University Library is a full partner in teaching, research, and learning at Yale and is visited by scholars from around the world. A distinctive strength is its rich spectrum of resources, including approximately thirteen million volumes and information in all media, ranging from ancient papyri to early printed books to electronic databases. The Library is engaging in numerous projects to expand access to its physical and digital collections. Housed in twenty-two buildings including the Sterling Memorial Library, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the new Bass Library, it employs a dynamic and diverse staff of nearly six-hundred who offer innovative and flexible services to library readers. To learn more about Yale University Library and its collections and services, visit http://www.library.yale.edu/ .  The Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library The Haas Family Arts Library at Yale consists of collections from three formerly-separate operating units: Art and Architecture, Arts of the Book, and Drama. Now located under one roof, these libraries support arts-area programming at Yale, including the Schools of Architecture, Art, and Drama, and the department of the History of Art, as well as the teaching and research needs of the Yale community beyond the visual arts. In addition, the Arts Library houses several prominent archival and special collections in Art and Architecture, Arts of the Book, and Drama, ranging from type specimens and woodblocks to theatrical archives to one of the world’s foremost collection of books on color. The Haas Family Arts Library at Yale serves a distinguished array of academic and museum programs, architects, artists and scholars. Kress Fellows have the opportunity to interact routinely with faculty, staff and students in distinguished Schools of Architecture, Art, and Drama; a nationally ranked department of the History of Art; and two outstanding university art museums, the Yale Center for British Art and the Yale University Art Gallery. They also have occasion to collaborate with colleagues from throughout the Yale University Library, including the Sterling Memorial Library, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the library and rare books department of the Center for British Art. The rich professional and scholarly resources of New York City and Boston’s art libraries and museums are within two hours travel, providing still further opportunities for professional growth and professional contact with colleagues.  Position Description The Yale University Arts Library welcomes applications for the 2009/10 Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship. The Kress Fellowship is intended for a recent graduate from library school who wishes to pursue a career in art librarianship. This fellowship is made possible through the generosity of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Through this fellowship, the Kress Foundation seeks to achieve in the field of art librarianship what it has accomplished for art history and art conservation: ensuring the growth of the discipline by promoting the advancement of new professionals.  This year the focus of the Kress Fellowship will be on all aspects of arts special collections including collection management, exhibition development and installation, as well as reference work. During their tenure at Yale Kress Fellows are expected to pursue a mutually agreed-upon project resulting in a publishable paper or a new library service. Kress Fellows are also introduced to a broad spectrum of professional activities beyond special collections and will have the opportunity to perform collection development activities, interact with a variety of special collections and their curators, and participate in the work of library committees and external professional organizations. TO APPLY: The Kress Fellowship is a competitive fellowship.  Applicants should submit a current resume, as well as a brief statement of interest, and names of three references, to  Amy Burlingame, Human Resources Supervisor and Staffing Representative, at hrlibrary@yale.edu , by Friday, March 21, 2009.  = The statement of interest is expected to reflect a genuine commitment to art librarianship and an interest in the provision of information services to the visual arts community.  = There is no application form.  = A committee of Yale librarians will review submissions.  = The Kress Fellow will be in residence at Yale for eight months, and will receive an award of $30,000, prorated over the fellowship term.  = Health insurance will be provided.  Yale University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Posting: http://www.library.yale.edu/lhr/jobs/intern/kressfellow.html

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