Library Staff Mentoring http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/staff_mentoring.php en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting 2008 http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/staff_mentoring.php/2008/07/08/society_of_american_archivists_annual_me_2008 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:51:20 +0000 shinojos Fellowship Programs 1734@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p><font size="3">Archives 2008 is taking place at the Hilton San Francisco, August 26-30, 2008. This is the SAA&#39;s 72nd Annual Meeting. Theme: ARCHIVES 2008: Archival R/Evolution &amp; Identities.SAA offers first-timers and new members an orientation with the SAA President and SAA Membership Committee (7/28th, 7-8am), a Career Center open from 7/28-7/30th (Thurs-Fri, 9-5pm; Sat 9-11am), a Mentoring Program at the Career Center (Thurs, 8-8:30am), and a Navigator Program that matches experienced members with new members or first-time attendees. To ask for a match with a navigator send a note to navigator@forums.archivists.org. Deadline to request a navigator is July 30th. </font></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/staff_mentoring.php/2008/07/08/society_of_american_archivists_annual_me_2008">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Archives 2008 is taking place at the Hilton San Francisco, August 26-30, 2008. This is the SAA's 72nd Annual Meeting. Theme: ARCHIVES 2008: Archival R/Evolution & Identities.SAA offers first-timers and new members an orientation with the SAA President and SAA Membership Committee (7/28th, 7-8am), a Career Center open from 7/28-7/30th (Thurs-Fri, 9-5pm; Sat 9-11am), a Mentoring Program at the Career Center (Thurs, 8-8:30am), and a Navigator Program that matches experienced members with new members or first-time attendees. To ask for a match with a navigator send a note to navigator@forums.archivists.org. Deadline to request a navigator is July 30th.

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/staff_mentoring.php/2008/07/08/society_of_american_archivists_annual_me_2008#comments OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship Program http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/staff_mentoring.php/2008/07/08/oclc_minority_librarian_fellowship_progr_1 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:15:15 +0000 shinojos Fellowship Programs 1732@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>&#160;<font size="3">On June 30, 2008, OCLC announced a new <a href="http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/200823.htm">Minority Librarian Fellowship Program </a> to provide new library professionals from under-represented groups an opportunity to be part of the library cooperative, OCLC. The program over 12 months offers the selected candidate two, three- month assignments within an OCLC divison, and one six-month</font> <font size="3">position within a OCLC operating unit. Applications will start being accepted July 15, 2008 with deadline of August 29, 2008. Applicants should have earned the MLS/MLIS by January 2009. The Fellowship will be open first to applicants who are currently part of or alumni of the ARL Scholars Program as part of the ARL &quot;Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce&quot;. More information on the program will be available on the ARL and OCLC websites by July 15th.</font></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/staff_mentoring.php/2008/07/08/oclc_minority_librarian_fellowship_progr_1">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>  On June 30, 2008, OCLC announced a new Minority Librarian Fellowship Program to provide new library professionals from under-represented groups an opportunity to be part of the library cooperative, OCLC. The program over 12 months offers the selected candidate two, three- month assignments within an OCLC divison, and one six-month position within a OCLC operating unit. Applications will start being accepted July 15, 2008 with deadline of August 29, 2008. Applicants should have earned the MLS/MLIS by January 2009. The Fellowship will be open first to applicants who are currently part of or alumni of the ARL Scholars Program as part of the ARL "Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce". More information on the program will be available on the ARL and OCLC websites by July 15th.

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