Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials SALALM Scholarship
The Seminar on Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials is offering a scholarship to a Master’s degree candidate in an archival or library and information studies accredited program. For more information on the eligibility requirements and application information, visit the SALALM website.
Applications are due March 15, 2014 and the award will be announced on April 15, 2014.
I was fortunate and grateful to receive a Paul H. Mattingly Award through the NYU History Department to help attend the 2013 Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting this August in New Orleans. The conference was a great experience.
I would strongly encourage all archives students to try to attend SAA (or regional conferences, if that seems more feasible). Attendance provides an opportunity to understand how people are applying themes discussed in class to practice. It also gives a chance to hear about interesting new strategies that may not yet have made their way to the classroom. Additionally, it gives insight into how issues are debated in the community. Different institutions and individuals have different priorities, and it is very informative to see how archivists discuss challenges, both formally through sessions, sections, roundtables, and addresses and informally pretty much everywhere else.
Just one example of the free stuff that you can obtain at the SAA Annual Meeting!
Plus, it’s just plain fun to connect with people who share similar interests and goals! This is a week where you can talk about your work in great detail and go crazy with the jargon without fear of boring or losing those around you. While by the end of this whirlwind you will likely be exhausted, overall it is a very rewarding experience.
PAUL H. MATTINGLY AWARDS
I am very pleased to announce that the NYU Department of History will once again be offering the Paul H. Mattingly Awards, which are designed to support research and professional development for M.A. students in the Archives/Public History (APH) Program. The awards honor Professor Paul H. Mattingly, who shaped and directed the public history program until his retirement in 2007. We will be granting several awards of $500 each this spring. Eligible projects include the following
activities, in priority order: 1) Presentations that have been accepted at professional conferences; 2) Research projects that are intended to result in conference papers, published works, or other professional presentations 3) Attendance at professional conferences. We will also provide special
consideration for applicants who have good projects but have not received any awards in past semesters.
All current students in the APH program are invited to submit proposals. Each proposal should include a brief description (1-2 pages) of the project, a proposed budget, an updated vitae, and any relevant supporting documentation (e.g., correspondence indicating that your presentation has been accepted at a conference). The deadline for submitting applications is March 21, and you may e-mail proposals directly to me at: pw1@nyu.edu. Upon completion of your project, you
will be asked to submit a brief final report and contribute something to the “aphdigital.org” blog. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Peter
Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
Room 503
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017
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