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  Delta College library is seeking applications for the position of Archives Intern. The archives intern will provide arrangement and description of archival materials to help make them available for use by Delta College faculty, staff, students, alumni and the community. Delta College is committed to providing students pursuing a graduate degree with a concentration in Archives an excellent opportunity to participate in a comprehensive internship program at Delta College, one of America’s leading Community Colleges. Interns will work under the guidance and supervision of the Librarian/Archivist at Delta College.   For more information and to apply please visit: https://delta.peopleadmin.com/postings/6498

  Michigan State University Libraries is now accepting applications for visiting scholars for the summer of 2025. Our Visiting Scholars program welcomes researchers at all levels to make use of our world-class collections related to (but not limited to) popular culture, comics, rare books, Africana, LGBTQ activism, Michigan writers, cookery and foodways, as well as both the radical left and right.   Please consult our collections and MSU’s University Archives and Historical Collections for more information on MSU’s unique holdings.   How to Apply Our special collections travel grants all share the same eligibility requirements and follow a shared timeline. See the bottom of the page for details on specific travel grant criteria.   Eligibility Open to applicants from all nationalities. Non-U.S. citizens are required to obtain a J-1 visa if accepted. Applicants must be at least 50 miles from East Lansing. Any researcher, including un...

  Here's my favorite stress reliever pencil to preface this announcement. Code4Lib 2025 is a loosely-structured conference that provides people working at the intersection of libraries/archives/museums/cultural heritage and technology with a chance to share ideas, be inspired, and forge collaborations. The conference will be held March 10-13, 2025 at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ. You can find more information about the conference on the conference web site ( https://2025.code4lib.org/ ) and more information about the Code4Lib community at https://code4lib.org/about/ . Keynote speaker nominations for the Code4Lib 2025 Conference will be accepted from now through November 22. Nominations should be made on our keynote nominations page ( https://wiki.code4lib.org/2025_Keynote_Speakers_Nominations ) on the Code4Lib wiki. To get a wiki account, please email Ryan Wick at ryanwick@gmail.com ; if you wish to make a nomination without a wiki account, please email Hardy Pottinger a...

 Happy Halloween Everyone.  Here is some helpful disaster recovery advice for historic collections from the NEDCC, a wonderful resource. Recovering from a Disaster? We’re Here to Help. Whether you're facing wet collections, mold, or other damages, NEDCC provides  free preservation advice  to support your recovery efforts. Our 24/7 Collections Emergency Hotline is here to answer any questions as you return to your institutions or homes: 1-855-245-8303. You can also explore our  Disaster Assistance Page , which features a curated list of recovery resources from leading cultural heritage institutions. To help you get started, here are a few resources: -  3.6 Emergency Salvage of Wet Books and Records -  3.7 Emergency Salvage of Wet Photographs -  3.8 Emergency Salvage of Modly Books and Paper -  NEH Chair's Disaster Recovery Grants for Humanities Collections  (due 4/25/25) For organizations affected by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Hele...

  Hello from the Northeast Document Conservation Center! We've got some free upcoming webinars that might interest you-register ahead of time to receive the link. And if you can't join us live, no worries! Recordings will be added to our  NEDCC Preservation Training   playlist afterward. Webinars: Oct 31st -  Writing Your NEH Preservation Assistance Grant Nov 1st - Ask A Conservator Day: Interleaving Nov 7th - Information Session: "Ready-Or Not" Cultural Heritage Disaster Preparedness Project in California Dec 17th - Information Session: "Ready-Or Not" Cultural Heritage Disaster Preparedness Project in California Plus, we've released two new Conservation and Preservation shorts: Understanding the Leafcasting Process Preserving a Legacy: Digitizing Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's Broken Discs Hope you'll check them out! ------------------------------ Kindly, Ryn Marchese Northe...

  Happy nearly Halloween! I'm excited to see so many archival jobs in MI and nearby states! U of M:  We are pleased to announce that the University of Michigan Library has begun a search for a Digital Preservation Production Manager . This new permanent position will focus on managing the production aspects of the library's born-digital preservation program, including the daily activities of our Digital Preservation Lab. The target rank for this position is Assistant Librarian, which has a salary of $61,000 - $65,000, or Associate Librarian, which is $66,000 - $75,000. The posting will close on 11/18/2024.    Please see the link above for the full posting and information on how to apply. Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, and please share with those you think may be interested!    Best,    Lance Stuchell Director, Preservation Services, Digital Collections University of Michigan  Library City of Detroit:  The Ci...