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1. [TLA] Young Adult Library Services Research Opportunit​y 2. [sla-csap] FW: [archives] Job Opening Still Available at The HistoryMak​ers From YALSA: 2012 Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Research Grant The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), is offering the Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Research Grant for 2012. This grant of $1000 provides seed money for small-scale projects that will encourage research that responds to the YALSA Research Agenda. Details regarding the applications for the 2012 Frances Henne YALSA/VOYA Research Grant are available from the YALSA Web site athttp:// www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/awardsandgrants/franceshenne.cfm Applications for the grant are due in the YALSA Office by December 1, 2011. For more information please contact us via e-mail, [log in to unmask]; or by phone: 800-545-2433 x 4387. Lindsey Patrick Wesson Continuing Education and Youth Services Coordinator Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, TN 37243 615.532.4639 fax: 615.532.9904 [log in to unmask] The mission of the Office of the Seceretary of State is to exceed the expectations of our customers, the taxpayers, by operating at the highiest levels of accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and accountability in a customer-centered environment. ---------------------- This interesting job remains open...... Subject: [archives] Job Opening Still Available at The HistoryMakers The HistoryMakers seeks applications for a video oral history archivist. The archivist will be responsible for the planning and implementation of a preservation and cataloguing system for The HistoryMakers videotaped oral history collection. The archivist will: * Process, arrange and catalog the current collection of videotaped and born digital oral histories; * Establish the collection as a source of research for The HistoryMakers internal purposes: * Develop a cost effective way of facilitating transcriptions and evaluations of interviews in the collection; * Create finding aids and catalog records for the collection; * Implement a cataloging system for the collection; * Oversee the migration of the collection from analog to digital using LTO drives; * Identify preservation issues and needs; * Develop a business model for The HistoryMakers digital archive; and * Implement a preservation program for the current collection as well as setting up a system for the future of the collection. This position is required to work 50-60 hours per week out of The HistoryMakers' office. Qualifications The ideal candidate will have a graduate degree in African American or American history, library science with a concentration in archival management, or other related field. The candidate must have three or more years experience working in an archive or library with videotaped resources. Essentials The candidate will have: * Knowledge of African American history * Knowledge of standards in moving-image cataloging and the creation of finding aids including knowledge of EAD and EAC-CFP; * Experience with videotape formats, in particular Beta cam SP; and migrating collections using an encoding system like Samma Solo; * Strong project planning and time management skills; * Familiarity with computer databases (i.e. Microsoft Access and FileMaker 10) and basic office software; * Ability to work in close cooperation with The HistoryMakers Founder & Executive Director. Salary and Benefits Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications The HistoryMakers is a growing and dynamic 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating an unprecedented national video oral history archival institution recording the stories of both well known and unsung African American HistoryMakers. The goal is to record at least 5,000 oral history interviews and to expose this material to the public through strategic media, technology, academic and community partnerships. For a look at our current projects visit www.thehistorymakers.com <http://www.thehistorymakers.com/> . Our Digital Archive with 310 interviews is housed at http://www.idvl.org/thehistorymakers. Please send resumes to: The HistoryMakers c/o Dan Johnson 1900 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60616 [log in to unmask]