[padg] student summer projects

[Roberta Pilette <roberta.pilette@xxxxxxxx>]

Apologies for cross-postings.  

Bobbie Pilette
Head, Preservation Department
Yale University Library

Preservation summer internship/practicum
Preservation Department
Sterling Memorial Library
Yale University Library

THE UNIVERSITY AND THE LIBRARY
The University Library, which is a highly valued partner in teaching
and research at the University, has more than 12 million volumes housed
in the Sterling Memorial Library and 22 school and departmental
libraries. It employs a dynamic and innovative staff of nearly 600 FTE
who have the opportunity to work with the highest caliber of faculty and
students, participate on committees and are involved in other areas of
staff development. A full spectrum of library resources, from rare books
and manuscripts to rapidly expanding network of electronic resources,
constitutes one of Yale's distinctive strengths. The Library is engaged
in numerous digital initiatives designed to provide access to a full
array of scholarly information. Yale is a member of the Program for
Cooperative Cataloging and contributes to the NACO and BIBCO Programs.
For additional information on the Yale University Library, please visit
the Library's Web site at:
http://www.library.yale.edu/.

THE PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT
Yale University Library?s Preservation Department, started in 1971,
is one of the oldest in the country.  It has strong administrative
support and has played a major role in the development of the
preservation field.  The department consists of units covering
special collections conservation, collections care and reformatting with
system wide responsibilities for the treatment of rare and special
collections materials and circulating materials, mass deacidification,
reformatting, staff and user-education and consultation on wide variety
of preservation concerns.
 
INTERNSHIP/PRACTICUM
Under the direction of the Head of Preservation and working closely
with appropriate Preservation staff, the student will learn about the
organization and operations of a preservation department in a major
research library.  Through a project designed to serve both the
educational needs of the student and Yale University Library the student
will plan the project, setting appropriate deadlines, producing written
documents such as procedures or drafts of policy as well as provide any
cost analysis and sources for products if appropriate.  The student
will have opportunities to collaborate with Library staff as well as
experience a certain amount of independence.    
 
Eligibility and requirements
-         Applicants must be
current graduate students in good standing in a library science,
information studies, preservation, archives or related program
-         Applicants must have
completed at least three preservation or conservation courses before the
start date of their internship 
-         Applicants must commit
to 5 or 6 consecutive weeks of full-time employment between June 2 and
August 29, 2008; projects may vary slightly in length
-         At the end of the
internship, interns will be required to submit a final report or project
-         Applicants must be
eligible to work in the U.S.
-         Successful applicants
will need to pass a security background check
 
Interns will receive a stipend of $500 per week for a maximum of $3,000
to be used for housing, travel and other expenses.  The stipend will
be divided into three payments: one upon starting, the second halfway
through and the third upon completion of the internship.
 
The Library strongly encourages applicants from underrepresented
communities to apply.
 
Applicants should submit the items below by March 17, 2008. 
Successful candidates will be contacted in the beginning of May.
-         Cover letter - please
explain in a brief paragraph or two why you are interested in this
internship/practicum.  What do you hope to achieve by the end of the
internship/practicum?
-         Current resume
-         Three letters of
reference and contact information, including one from your current
institution 
-         List of completed
classes (unofficial transcripts acceptable)
 
Diane Y. Turner, Associate University Librarian for Human Resources,
Staff Training & Community Development, P.O. Box 208240, New Haven,
CT 06520-8240
fax: (203) 432-1806
email: hrlibrary@xxxxxxxx,:
 
Please send any questions concerning the internships to
hrlibrary@xxxxxxxx 
 
Possible projects
-         Condition
assessments and treatment proposals
-         Collection surveys,
including printed materials, manuscripts, photographs, and A/V
materials
-         Coordinate
environmental monitoring program and analyze data
-         Liaise with vendors,
including RFPs, contracts, and  proposal reviews, for conservation
treatments, housing, reformatting, and mass deacidification
-         Aid in developing
documentation including policies, procedures, best practices for
workflow