[PADG:782] Internship at Cornell University Library

["Barbara B. Eden" <beb1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cornell University Library was funded by the Institute for
Museum and Library Services  (IMLS) to conduct a preservation
internship program focusing on Native American Library staff. The program
focuses on preservation management of library materials and sound
conservation practice, and is designed to build a preservation
infrastructure in tribal colleges and universities via a
train-the-trainers model. The program will prepare the interns to train
other librarians, archivists, and technicians in the basic book repair,
rebinding, enclosure construction, preservation of work of art on paper,
photographs, reformatting techniques, and other related hands-on skills,
as well as preservation program development through workshops, seminars,
on-site surveys, simulations, needs assessments, and the establishment of
a regional disaster plan and response capability.  
 
By focusing on the train-the-trainers model, this program will have an
impact well beyond the interns, and will lead to the development of
direct tribal responsibility for indigenous cultural heritage materials.
As with other internship programs that Cornell has conducted, the Cornell
staff will continue to act as mentors beyond the period of the project.
The program of training will provide Native American tribal colleges with
the ability to greatly extend the life of their cultural heritage library
and archives materials, to conduct fruitful studies of their collections
and services, and to prepare viable proposals for external grant funding
to support Native American library and archives collections. 
 
The internship will be held from June 5, 2006 ? August 11, 2006. There is
funding available for travel to Ithaca, NY and a $5000  stipend for
each intern. There is no charge for housing.
 
Please contact Barbara  B. Eden (beb1@xxxxxxxxxxx) for an
application.
 
Barbara B. Eden
Director        
IRIS/ Department of Preservation 
and Collection Maintenance
Cornell University
Library                     
B15 Olin Library
Ithaca, NY 14853

http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation
email: 
beb1@xxxxxxxxxxx               
phone: 607-255-5291
fax:    607-254-7493