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2000 Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship at Yale University

The Yale University Arts Library welcomes applications for the 2000 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. This fellowship is made possible
through the generosity of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.  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.  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=3B a nationally ranked
department of the History of Art=3B and two outstanding university art =
museums,
the Yale Center for British Art and the Yale University Art Gallery =97 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 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.  They have the opportunity to provide reference and information
services, offer bibliographical 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 are expected to pursue a mutually agreed-upon project
during their tenure at Yale, resulting in a serviceable product: a =
publishable
paper or other form of art documentation, a new library service, etc.  Of =
all
the critical issues facing art libraries today, none is more pressing =97 =
and
none requires more thoughtful and imaginative study =97 than the present
transition to a digital library environment.  The Yale Library is committed =
to
the provision of new and enhanced library services through the judicious
application of emerging technologies in support of teaching and learning in
the
arts.  We believe our work here will benefit the entire art library =
community,
and we will, where suitable, encourage Kress Foundation fellows to focus =
upon
issues pertinent to this initiative.
        The Kress Fellowship is a competitive fellowship.  Applicants should
submit an academic and professional resume as well as a brief statement of
purpose and names of three references.  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.  Applications will be reviewed by a committee of Yale librarians and
faculty.

        The 2000 Kress Fellow will be in residence at Yale for eight months
during the 2000/2001 academic year, beginning early in the Spring 2000
semester, and will receive an award of =2420,000, prorated over the =
fellowship
period.

For further information contact:

Max Marmor, Director
Arts Library
P.O. Box 208242
Yale University
New Haven, CT 06520-8242
tel 203-432-2641
fax 203-432-0549
email max.marmor=40yale.edu


Apply to:

Kress Fellowship c/o
Library Human Resources
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
Yale University
New Haven, CT 06520-8240

Application deadline: October 15, 1999