This is a really common question, probably because the library/author relationship can seem pretty opaque from the outside. But libraries do benefit authors! A lot! Here’s how-
The QC Dept. of Drama & Theater & the School of Arts presents: The Late Wedding.
Feb. 29-Mar. 10, 2024, Thurs-Sat. at 7:00pm; Sun. at 3:00pm; Special Saturday Matinee - Mar. 2 at 2pm
at The Performance Space M-11 at Rathaus Hall
Cost: $15/$10 QCID & Seniors; $5 on Friday 3/1
Join QCSAA for a tour of the historic Green Wood Cemetery & its archives this Saturday, November 18th. Spots are limited - RSVP at https://t.co/8lCurZRcxb
Non-students are welcome too, so bring a friend along! We hope to see you there!
Sat, 11/11 (1-4pm) Social & potluck hosted by QCLISSA and QCSAA in the GSLIS lounge in Rosesnthal! Share some great food and connect with fellow GSLIS students! We hope to see you there!
Have any questions? Look out for an email from GLISANN for an invite link to the Discord.
Call for moderators for #RBMS23. Training is provided. This can be a great way to get involved with little overall time commitment. Sign up on the spreadsheet here: https://t.co/vrFXyVtvBB
@prospect_park And one more! Hybrid virtual & onsite, between part time and full time (great for someone ABD or post-defense) NJ Black history research and writing, $30-35/hr:
https://t.co/OrtFwMM15V
Evaluating Data Quality: Challenges & Competencies—A great webinar for those interested in academic librarianship, data quality issues, and research!
https://t.co/HG1AWlDbbg
Yes! There are scholarships at most levels of academic study. Queens College - CUNY offers some every semester for graduate students, and even some specifically for GSLIS students!
People really don't realize that a lot of students with scholarships basically getting PAID to go to school. When classmates told me they have $15K - $20K refunds every semester (NOT LOANS) - I realized I was hustling backwards. Junior year I applied to 5 scholarships, got 3...
I'm not affiliated with the project, so I don't have details, but Rutgers and Yale are hiring librarians and project managers for something called the Black Bibliographies Project and salaries start at ~$80k. Apply, apply!
QCLISSA and QCSAA will be hosting an IN-PERSON social on Thursday, October 27th @ 7PM in the QC Dining Hall, Room 120!!!! There will be catering, giveaways, and games to play. We're very excited to see everyone in person again!
QC and QCSAA students are invited to join in the workshop and editing virtually! If you are available and interested, this is a good opportunity to connect internationally around an important topic.
Workshop #4 is our Wiki-Edit-Athon on Wednesday 9 November where we hope you'll help us set historical records right by editing the Wikipedia page on the Migrated Archives in the UK, with @AnnaSexton100, @JamesLowryATL, Dr Mandy Banton @neemayharaf @thescibra & the team!
Please join QCSAA and @ArchivistsRT for a job application panel discussion and Q&A! Our archivist speakers will share advice and tips for resume building, cover letter writing, the job interview process and more about A.R.T!
Register here: https://t.co/TaLpzjHwNd
Join Queens College's chapter of Society of American Archivists for a chat with archivist and writer Issac Fellman on May 16th at 7:00PM! @isaac_fellman
Please join QCSAA for our latest "Ask An Archivist" with Archivist, Memory Worker, Facilitator, and Consultant @ZZcollier. 2/15 @ 7pm on Zoom. RSVP here: https://t.co/Ivhe3ebyrE and read Zakiya's bio here: https://t.co/ojlzUUVrHg
"This book aims to explicitly address disability, ableism, and accessibility as they intersect with the archival profession—through collection development, archival labor, and accessing historical records."
"We are inviting contributions from disabled archivists and disabled archival users to bring critical perspectives and approaches to the archival profession for a forthcoming book, Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession (to be published by Litwin Books)."