Fellowship Opportunity: GlaxoSmithKline Library

GLAXOSMITHKLINE
LIBRARY FELLOWSHIP

The North Carolina Museum of Art Reference Library invites applications for the GlaxoSmithKline Library Fellowship for the 2015¬–16 academic year (nine months: September–May).

The library holds over 40,000 volumes, a substantial collection of artists’ files, auction catalogues, exhibition catalogues, and subscriptions to pertinent online databases. The Museum (see http://www.ncartmuseum.org) possesses an exceptional collection of art with particular strengths in European and American painting and sculpture and rapidly growing holdings in late modern and contemporary art. An active program of exhibitions supplements the collections.

The GlaxoSmithKline Library Fellow will be considered a professional member of the library’s staff and will work closely with the curatorial, education, conservation, and other Museum departments. The fellow will gain experience with all aspects of the operation of a museum library, learn more in-depth use of art reference resources to assist the staff and the general public with their inquiries, and learn to process material received in the library. The fellow will be responsible for projects relating to staff instruction, in person or online. The fellow will also be responsible for updating the internal library website. Using social media will be encouraged to promote the library’s resources internally and externally. Other projects may arise if time permits.

A stipend of $25,000 is offered. The GSK Library Fellow will be expected to work in the NCMA Library for an average of 25 hours per week.

Eligibility: Consideration will be given to candidates recently graduated with a master’s degree in information and library science who have an interest in art librarianship. Educational background in art, art history, or a related field preferred.

Application procedure: Applications must include a resume and a cover letter with the names and contact information for three references. Mail applications to: Natalia Lonchyna, Librarian, North Carolina Museum of Art, 4630 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4630. As this is a temporary role, we are unable to provide sponsorship or benefits. The candidate chosen for this role must be able to pass a background screen before beginning the fellowship.

Applications must be received by February 20, 2015. A decision will be announced by March 27.

About the NCMA: The North Carolina Museum of Art is the State’s art museum, founded in 1947 when the North Carolina General Assembly appropriated $1 million for the purchase of works of art, making North Carolina the first state in the nation to acquire a public art collection. The Samuel H. Kress Foundation matched the State’s appropriation with a gift of 75 European paintings and sculptures in 1960. The NCMA first opened in 1956 and moved to its present 164-acre park in 1983.

The NCMA is best known for its outstanding survey of European art, including works by Giotto, Botticelli, Raphael, Van Dyck, Rubens, Jordaens, Lievens, Boucher, Canova, Carpeaux, and Monet. The premodern American galleries feature work by Copley, Stuart, Cole, Homer, Heade, Bierstadt, Eakins, Sargent, Chase, and Frieseke. The NCMA has the largest collection of Rodin sculptures in the Southeast. The modern galleries present major works by such American and European artists as Kirchner, Hartley, Feininger, Manship, O’Keeffe, A. Wyeth, Delvaux, Kline, Diebenkorn, Motherwell, Moore, Lawrence, E. Kelly, and F. Stella. More recent artists include Kiefer, Baselitz, Richter, Scully, Rothenberg, Shapiro, R. Paine, El Anatsui, Viola, and Plensa. There are also smaller, but active, collections of ancient Egyptian and Classical art, and the arts of Africa and the ancient Americas, as well as a gallery dedicated to Jewish ceremonial art.

Application Period Opens for Fellowships to Research Tribal History

This sounds like an interesting opportunity that I expect might involve archives and visual materials…

With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries is sponsoring a 26-month course of study that will introduce selected participants to methods and strategies for designing research projects, identifying sources, accessing and using American Indian materials in local, regional, and national collections, and producing a short documentary using the information collected. A maximum of 20 research Fellows from across the nation will be selected through a competitive process. Stipend awards are available.

Application guidelines, forms, and a sample application may be downloaded from the front page of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries website at http://www.odl.state.ok.us/.

Applications are due by 5 pm CST on February 1, 2010.

Please let us know if you have questions or need additional help.

Best wishes for the happiest of holidays,

Susan Feller
Project Director, 2009-2012 Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Initiative
405-522-3259

Melissa Brodt
Project Manager, 2009-2012 Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Initiative
405-522-3515

The John Money Fellowship

The John Money Fellowship for Scholars of Sexology was established in 2002 by Dr. John Money. The fellowship is to support graduate students whose scholarly work would benefit from the use of library and archival materials at The Kinsey Institute for Sex, Gender, and Reproduction.
Applications are encouraged from all students enrolled in a graduate program in the United States and whose interests concern the history, politics, methodology of sexology and sexuality studies.
“Hermes” from “The Mythology” Series, Herbert Ascherman Jr., Platinum print Dr. John Money
1921-2006

In addition to conducting his or her own research, the fellow is expected to make a contribution to the organization, preservation, and/or accessibility of The Kinsey Institute collections. Examples include, but are not limited to, the creation of annotated bibliographies, collection guides, finding aids, and digital presentations or media productions which highlight or showcase The Kinsey Institute collections.

Application guidelines and process are available online (PDF document).
The application deadline is December 14, 2009. The fellowship announcement will be made by January 29, 2010, and fellowships will be awarded for 2010.

For further information, please contact Liana Zhou at The Kinsey Institute, email: zhoul [at] indiana [dot] edu.

The Kinsey Institute Library houses John Money’s lifelong work, including his correspondence, lectures, media interviews and documentaries, as well as books, manuscripts, articles and other writings. The catalog is searchable through The Kinsey Institute’s website:
http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/library/kicat.html.
http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/library/moneyfellowship.html

Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship

Paul Evan Peters Fellowship

CNI Fellowship

The Coalition for Networked
Information is offering a fellowship for graduate study in Information Science,
Librarianship or a closely related field – the Paul Evan Peters Memorial
Fellowship, in the amount of $5,000 per year for two consecutive years, will be
awarded in June of this year.

Qualified graduate students in the
fields listed above, who demonstrate a commitment to a broad range of personal,
intellectual and professional qualities consistent with those of CNI’s founding
director, Paul Evan Peters, are encouraged to apply – more information on the
fellowship and applications can be found at http://www.cni.org/pepfellowship –
this year’s application deadline is April 14, 2008.

Amon Carter Museum seeking applicants for Davidson Family Fellowship

The Amon Carter Museum seeks applications for the 2008-2009 Davidson Family Fellowship. The fellowship supports a new or continuing research project that relates to the museum’s collection of American art and photography, which includes paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints and illustrated books from 1835 to 1950, and photography from its beginning to the present. 

Candidates should be working toward the PhD or at the postdoctoral level. The stipend is $5,000 for a minimum four-week period of full-time research conducted at the museum between May 1, 2008, and February 28, 2009. At the end of the appointment, the fellow is expected to make a public presentation on his or her work. 

Applications are due March 15, 2008. 
 
More information, including an application form, is available at: 
http://www.cartermuseum.org/library/davidson-family-fellowship 
 
Contact: 
Samuel Duncan, Library Director 
samuel.duncan@cartermuseum.org

Library Fellowship Program-UC Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara – Library Fellowship Program 2008

What: 2008 Library Fellowship Program – two-year post-graduate appointment.

Who: The University of California, Santa Barbara.

Where: The University of California campus in Santa Barbara (UCSB), overlooking the Pacific Ocean – UCSB is ranked as a category 1 research university by the Carnegie Commission and is an elected member of the Association of American Universities. Approx. student population: 19,000. Approx. faculty population: 1,200.

When: Candidates should apply by January 31, 2008.

How: Be an enthusiastic, energetic, highly motivated librarian, who is a recent graduate of an ALA-accredited library program, with a demonstrated interest and knowledge in academic librarianship and a strong desire for professional growth.

Why: UCSB is one of 10 campuses in the U of C system. The libraries are active partners and full participants in the educational discovery that centers on research, scholarship, creativity and a dynamically evolving teaching and learning environment. Fellows are appointed at the Assistant Librarian level ($41,292-$46,164). Benefits include 24 vacation days annually, 12 days sick leave, 12 paid holidays, employer-paid medical coverage, dental and life insurance, participation in the UC Retirement System and social security, as well as generous financial support for attendance at conferences, seminars and workshops.

How to apply: Send a letter of application, resume, and the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of at least three references to: Detrice Bankhead, Associate University Librarian, Human Resources, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106. Applications may also be sent via e-mail at bankhead@library.ucsb.edu.

2008/09 Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship – Yale University

Yale University Library Seeks Applications and Nominations for

2008/09 Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship at Yale University

The Kress Fellowship is intended for a recent graduate from library school who wishes to pursue a career in art librarianship. 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 public services in the arts, which will include experience in providing reference, instruction, and outreach as well as designing and undertaking an innovative exploration of a specific aspect of these services. 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 public services and will have the opportunity to perform collection development activities, interact with a variety of special collections, and participate in the work of library committees and external professional organizations.

For a complete position description and application guidelines, please see: http://www.library.yale.edu/lhr/jobs/intern/kressfellow.html

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Fellowship

The Library of Congress, starting in 2007, will host a new fellowship that will help highlight the work of women architects represented in the Library’s collections. The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF) in New York City will administer the fellowship.

The foundation is now accepting applications for the position, which will be called the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Library of Congress Fellowship. The deadline is Thursday, March 15, 2007.  Application requirements and procedures are available on the BWAF Website: http://www.bwaf.org/applications.html. The fellowship is to begin no earlier than June 1, 2007 and conclude no later than Dec. 31, 2007.

The fellowship, in the amount of $5,000, will support part-time research at the Library of Congress, which houses one of the largest collections of architectural materials in the world. Specifically, the fellow will prepare a detailed prospectus for a guide to studying women architects in the Library’s collections. Future fellowships will result in a complete research guide on this subject.

The Library*s Center for Architecture, Design and Engineering is hosting this fellowship in the Prints and Photographs Division, as part of its mission to promote the study of and increase the public’s awareness and appreciation for the achievements of the architecture, design and engineering professions and their contributions to our quality of life. For further information about the center, visit http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/adecenter/.

All fellowship applications and inquiries must be directed to BWAF, not to the Library. For further information, contact director@bwaf.org.
The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation works to advance the scholarly study and public recognition of contributions made by women to the architecture professions in the United States during the middle years of the 20th century. To this end, the foundation supports a variety of programs geared to both professional and public audiences. For further information, visit http://www.bwaf.org.

Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution and the largest library in the world, with more than 134 million items in various languages, disciplines and formats. As the world*s largest repository of knowledge and creativity, the Library is a symbol of democracy and the principles on which America was founded. The Library serves the U.S. Congress and the nation, both on-site in its 21 reading rooms on Capitol Hill and through
its award-winning Web site at http://www.loc.gov.

Fulbright Senior Specialist Program (something to look forward to)

Fulbright Senior Specialist Program
http://www.cies.org/specialists/

Librarians who apply and are selected are placed in a pool from which one
is picked to serve as senior specialists in institutions outside US for
a shorter period of time (2-6 weeks) than a traditional Fulbright Scholar
grant.
>From the site:

The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program is designed to provide short-term
academic opportunities (two to six weeks) for U.S. faculty and
professionals. Shorter grant lengths give specialists greater flexibility
to pursue a grant that works best with their current academic or
professional commitments. Specialists roster candidates are limited to one
Specialists grant per calendar year. Applications for the Fulbright Senior
Specialists Program are accepted on a rolling basis, and peer review of
applications is conducted eight times per year.

Program Goals

To increase the participation of leading U.S. scholars and professionals
in Fulbright academic exchanges

To encourage new activities that go beyond the traditional Fulbright
activities of lecturing and research

To promote increased connections between U.S. and non-U.S. post-secondary
academic institutions

US citizenship required.

Fellowships

 Fellowships

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Yale Fellowship (2005 didn’t have a an art library fellow, hmmm…)
http://www.library.yale.edu/lhr/jobs/intern/kressfellow.html