Category: General Announcements

Archives Gig is on break until July 5.

[Edit – I had no sooner pressed “post” when the last spot was claimed. Please add yourself to the waitlist if you may be interested in attending a potential tour in the summer of 2019 – I will be sure to contact you when registration opens for summer 2019!]

This tour is open to everyone who works in, studies, or loves libraries, regardless of whether you have a relationship with the University of Wisconsin. If you’re interested learning more about this tour to Scotland, please check out the tour website. Any questions can be directed to me at mclowe@wisc.edu.

Hi Everyone,

I’m heading out for my annual trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, so I’m not going to be able to post til the week of September 11th. If you send me a position, I will get it posted after my return. If you’re searching for a position, please view the About page for my list of usual resources.

See you again soon, campers!

Meredith

Hello All,

I’m heading out to attend SAA in Portland – I hope to see you there in person!

If you send me a job, I will be happy to post it when I return. If you’re looking for openings, please check my resource list in the About section.

Best,

Meredith

Hi All,

Since I started Archives Gig back in 2010 (!), I have been publicly thanking people who have taken the time to submit postings to me, usually by first name below the posting link.

Because of my increasingly busy work schedule, I’m trying to trim non-essential tasks from postings, so that I can get them up as quickly as possible. One of these tasks is to cut out the thanks. I very much appreciate all of you who take the time to send me job and internship postings! It just won’t be quite so overt going forward.

Meredith

Hi Everyone,

I am fleeing the Midwest (in which it’s of course 60F today!) for the tropical climes of Costa Rica to enjoy my honeymoon. Depending on the fickle finger of fate and the long arm of the law, I may also be serving jury duty when I return, so…

If you send me a job by email, I will be happy to post it when I return. If you’re looking for openings, please check my resource list in the About section.

Best,

Meredith

Hi Everyone,

I’ve got some pretty intense (but exciting!) projects happening in my work and personal life over the next week, not least of which is my upcoming wedding. With that in mind, I’m taking a brief break from updating AG until the week of September 12th. See you all there!

If you send me a job by email, I will be happy to post it when I return. If you’re looking for openings, please check my resource list in the About section.

Best,

Meredith

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been struggling with my “paraprofessional (no MA required)” tag for a while, because I don’t think it always accurately reflects the requirements laid out in all job postings. Today, I’ve decided to move away from using that tag in favor of these:

High School Diploma

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Second Master’s Degree (I have been using this one for some time.)

PhD (I have been using this one for some time.)

 

My plan is to tag each post with the lowest level of education specified in the job ad. If a job requires one degree as a baseline but lists a higher level of education as preferred, I will tag the posting with both types of degree. For example, if a job requires at least a Bachelor’s degree but lists a Master’s degree as a preferred qualification, I will tag it with both “Bachelor’s Degree,” and “Master’s Degree.”

I will no longer use the “paraprofessional (no MA required)” tag in job ads, but I will leave it active for historical purposes. I hope that this new system of tagging is more helpful to you. Let me know if you have any questions!

Best Regards,

Meredith