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I am pleased to announce that Yale University Library is now accepting applications for the 2003 Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship. Following is the posting. 2003 Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship at Yale University 8 Months The University and the Library The University Library, which is a highly valued partner in teaching and research at the University, has more than 10.5 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 a rapidly expanding network of electronic resources, constitutes one of Yale's distinctive strengths. The Library is engaged in numerous ambitious projects such as completion of retrospective conversion of the Library's catalog, and various automation projects, which include network access to scholarly information and preservation imaging. 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 Arts Library The Arts Library incorporates organizationally the former Art & Architecture Library; the Arts of the Book Collection; the Classics Library; the Drama Library; and the Visual Resources Collection. The Arts Library supports several distinguished programs, including those at the Schools of Architecture, Art, and Drama; the Department of the History of Art; and serves faculty, students, researchers and staff throughout the Yale community including those at the Yale University Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art, as well as visitors from the southern Connecticut region and beyond. A new Arts Library facility is presently being designed by Richard Meier & Partners as part of a master plan for the Yale arts area. For additional information, see Web site at: http://www.library.yale.edu/art/ Position Description The Yale University Arts Library welcomes applications for the 2003 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 or visual resources curatorship. Individuals working in a related discipline (e.g., art history, museum studies, etc.) and considering the professional transition to art librarianship or actively engaged with issues central to the profession are also encouraged to apply. The Kress Foundation is an annual fellowship funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation designed to provide an opportunity for recent library school graduates who wish to pursue a career in art librarianship of visual resources curatorship to both explore and contribute to the field. Previous Kress Fellows are presently employed at the Guggenheim Museum and in the Yale University Library. The 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 - the oldest university museum in the country. 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, the Arts of the Book Collection, and the library and rare books department of the Yale Center for British Art. The rich professional and scholarly resources of New York City's art libraries are close at hand, providing still further opportunities for professional growth and professional contact with colleagues. Kress Fellows are introduced to a broad spectrum of professional activities. Kress Fellows design a mutually agreed-upon project resulting in a serviceable product (e.g., a publishable paper, new library service, etc). They have the opportunity to provide reference and information services, offer bibliographic instruction to undergraduates and graduate students in the classroom and the library, assist users with an increasing range of electronic resources, perform collection development activities, and learn about visual resources curatorship. Kress Fellows should possess knowledge of and interest in art librarianship or visual resources curatorship and a strong desire for professional growth. They should also show evidence of critical thinking abilities, and excellent oral and verbal skills. The Kress Fellowship is a competitive fellowship. An MLS degree from an ALA-accredited library school is required. Applicants should submit an academic and professional resume as well as a brief statement of purpose and names of three references to Diane Y. Turner, Director, Library Human Resources, P.O. Box 208240, New Haven, CT 06520-8240, FAX (203) 432-1806; email: [log in to unmask] The statement of purpose is expected to reflect a genuine commitment to art librarianship and the provision of information services to the visual arts community. There is no application form. A committee of Yale librarians and faculty will review applications. The Kress Fellow will be in residence at Yale for eight months beginning early in the Spring 2003 semester, and will receive an award of $20,000, prorated over the fellowship period. For further information contact: Diane Y. Turner, Director, Library Human Resources. Katherine Haskins Director, Arts Library Yale University Art and Architecture Library 180 York Street P.O. Box 208242 New Haven, CT 06520-8242 (203) 432-2641 [log in to unmask]