Symposium on internships in preservation administration

The New York Public Library and The Yale University Library present:

Internships in Preservation Administration:  Concept and Reality

A Symposium
June 11, 1993

Ten years ago, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded the first in a
series of grants supporting internships in preservation administration.
Since that time, more that twenty-five interns have been trained at host
institutions across the country.  Many past interns are now serving as
chief preservation administrators at major academic institutions, and
playing a significant role in national preservation activities.

To mark the tenth anniversary of this innovative internship program, The
New York Public Library and the Yale University Library are sponsoring a
one-day symposium: "Internships in Preservation Administration: Concept
and Reality."

Goals and Objectives:  This symposium will provide a national forum to
describe and discuss the impact of the Mellon Intern program in
developing a national preservation infrastructure and to examine the
effectiveness of internships as a means of training preservation
administrators.

Program:  Program speakers include Sally Buchanan, Carolyn Harris,
Regina Sinclair and David Stam.  In their presentations, they will
describe the history and background of the internship program, address
the role of internships in the larger educational context, and discuss
the practicalities of internships as a means of moving into the
preservation administration job market.  In addition, panels of former
and present interns will highlight their experiences, and program
officers from host institutions will discuss their perspective on
internships.  The symposium will also provide a forum for discussing the
future of internships.

Participants: Invitations have been extended to all past and present
Mellon Preservation Administration Interns, representatives of each of
the five original host institutions, preservation administrators,
educators, library directors and other interested members of the library
and archives preservation community.

Funding:  This program is funded through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
grant for internship programs at The New York Public Library and the
Yale University Library.  There is no registration fee.  A stipend is
available to former and present Mellon Interns.

Location & Date:  The symposium will take place in the Trustees Room on
the 2nd floor of the New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd
Street, New York, NY  10018.  It will be held on Friday, June 11, 1993,
from 8:30 to 4:30.

For more information contact:

    The New York Public Library
    Conservation Division
    Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10018
    212-930-0834
    Fax: 212-302-5328
    Attn. Cyndie Frame.

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