----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Art Libraries Society of North America Internship Award The Art Libraries Society of North America announces its first Internship Award. ARLIS/NA has established an endowment fund that will provide financial support for students preparing for a career in art librarianship or visual resource curatorship. Recognizing that practical experience is one of the most useful educational tools, this award will provide $1000.00 to support a period of internship in an art library or visual resources collection for the recipient. Who May Apply Students currently enrolled in or recent graduates [within one year] of a graduate program in library science, art history, studio art or museum studies may apply for the award. Internship Description Once an award recipient has been selected, he or she will receive a list of approved host institutions from which the recipient will select a site of interest. If an award recipient is interested in interning at a particular institution, they are encouraged to ask that institution to apply for inclusion on the list of host institutions. ARLIS/NA is not responsible for matching candidates with a host institution. The first Internship Award will be granted for the Summer or Fall 2000 academic session. The intern will work on-site a minimum of 10 hours per week to complete a total of at least 150 hours. The intern, the internship supervisor, and the student's academic advisor (if applicable) will complete evaluations of the internship experience. Evaluation forms will be provided by the Professional Development Committee. The ARLIS/NA Internship Award will provide a stipend up to $1000.00 to the intern. Half of the award will be granted prior to the internship, with the remainder granted upon completion of the internship and receipt of a letter signed by the Internship supervisor and intern stating the 150 hours has been completed to the Chair of the Professional Development Committee. The award recipient will also receive a one year membership in ARLIS/NA at the student level. How to Apply To apply for the award, please submit a 1) a resume, 2) a current transcript [does not have to be official], 3) an essay of 250 words or less addressing your professional goals, expectations of the internship experience, and any skills or experience you have that might benefit an art or visual resources library, and 5) the names of two professional or scholastic references with addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses should also be submitted. Application materials should be submitted to the following address: ARLIS/NA Professional Development Committee Lauren Keach Lessing or Marcy Neth Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Il 60603 Host Institutions Host institutions will also be asked to apply for inclusion on a list of potential sites from which the award recipient will be asked to choose. Institutions interested in hosting an ARLIS/NA Internship Award recipient should contact Tom Greives at the address below. Institutions may visit the ARLIS/NA web site [address here] for an application to be included ARLIS/NA Internship host institution list. Inclusion on this list does not guarantee the institution will receive an intern. Internship Award Schedule of Deadlines for 2000 March 30 Applications to be returned to Professional Development Committee April 30 Professional Development Committee selects award recipient May 15 Deadline for selection of host library by intern for a Summer 2000 internship August 1 Deadline for selection of host library by intern for a Fall 2000 internship December 1 Deadline for selection of host library by intern for a Spring 2001 internship The internship must begin within 30 days of the official beginning of the selected academic session of the participant's home institution or by written agreement between the selected intern and the ARLIS/NA Professional Development Committee, whichever comes first and must be completed within one academic semester. Deadline for submission of evaluation forms and documents by intern and host library will be within 30 days of the completion of the internship. Additional Information For additional information please contact any of the following: Members of the ARLIS/NA Professional Development Committee Christina Gjtertson Reference Librarian Parsons School of Design Adam & Sophie Gimbel Design Library 2 west 13th Street, 2nd floor New York, NY 10011 (212) 229-5587 [log in to unmask] Mary Graham, ARLIS/NA Board Liaison Librarian Arizona State Museum Library Building 26 Tucson, AZ 85721-0026 (520) 621-4695 [log in to unmask] Tom Greives, Chairperson Reference Librarian/Fine Arts Bibliographer Hayden Library Arizona State University PO Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 (602) 965-4912 [log in to unmask] Ann Lally Architecture Librarian University of Arizona Library College of Architecture University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 (520) 621-2041 [log in to unmask] Loren K.Lessing Reference Librarian Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Il 60603 (312) 443- [log in to unmask] Marcy Neth Reference Librarian Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Il 60603 (312) 443-3936 [log in to unmask] Kathleen Stacey Head Librarian Walters Art Gallery 600 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 547-9000 ext.274 [log in to unmask] Liv Valmestad Reference Librarian Architecture/Fine Arts Library Room 206, Russell Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada (204) 474-8447 [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner at: [log in to unmask]