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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Glendora Johnson-Cooper)
Tue Jan 16 20:15:29 2001
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:40:37 -0500
From: Glendora Johnson-Cooper <gjcooper@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
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LIBRARY INTERNSHIP/RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2001-2004
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO (UB)
BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Library Internship/Residency Program
ofers an historically underrepresented invidivual (as defined by the State
University of New York (SUNY) as African American, Hispanic American,
Native American) an opportunity to pursue a challenging career in academic
librarianship. The three-year program offers a structured combination of
academic training and work experience which provides participants a
theoretical and practical overview of academic librarianship. Interns
spend their first year pursuing the M.L.S. at the University at Buffalo
with the support of an Arthur A. Schomburg Graduate Fellowship. Upon
completion of the M.L.S., the intern becomes a resident and begins a
two-year position as Visiting Assistant Reference/Instruction Librarian in
the Oscar A. Silverman Undegraduate Library. The position offers a
competitive, entry-level salary plus travel expenses to conferences and
generous benefits.
QUALIFICATIONS: Successful candidates must have a baccalaureate
degree and be willing to pursue a Master's Degree in Library Science at
UB; be a member of an underrepresented group as defined by SUNY as African
American, Hispanic American, Native American; have excellent oral and
written comuication skills; have the ability to work in a team
environment; possess general knowledge of electronic information sources
including the Internet and the World Wide Web; demonstrate evidence of
leadership potential; have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (B) or higher; be a
native born or naturalized U.S. citizen; and be accepted into UB's School
of Information Studies.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2001
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION VISIT:
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/ugl/res/
or contact: Glendora Johnson-Cooper
Program Manager
gjcooper@acsu.buffalo.edu
(716) 645-2943, x241 (phone)
(716) 645-3067 (fax)
