@archivesgig is participating in #AskAnArchivist Day this Thursday, October 30!

What is #AskAnArchivist Day, you ask?  Read more about it here!  I am specifically qualified to answer questions about:

1)  The archives job market, natch!

2)  The archives MA specialization at SLIS, the iSchool at the University of Wisconsin – Madison (my employer).

I always see tweets addressed to @archivesgig, and will reply to pertinent #AskAnArchivist Day tweets under that handle.

Interview with New England Archivists RT for Early Professionals & Students (REPS)

I did an interview with Annalisa Moretti from REPS earlier this month, which is now online.  I have to thank Annalisa for her patience – she sent me these questions in August, and it took me several weeks to get them back to her!

Here’s the interview.  If you have any thoughts about anything I said, I would love to hear from you.  I’m particularly interested in the point of view of archivists who hire!  Since I don’t do much hiring day-to-day (and what hiring I do is outside of the archives world), your input and insights are always welcome.  People who are job hunting, I am interested to hear your thoughts as well!

No posts until August 26!

Hello All,

I will be attending the SAA Annual meeting in Washington, DC next week.  I’m looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new people!  If you’re interested, there are some drop-in times available at the Career Center.  (Protip: there are lots of drop-ins available on Friday from 8-12:30!)  Stop by in Maryland A and B to see if you can claim a time!

The week after that, I will be camping with a canoe and no phone signal, so expect radio silence from me until later in the week of August 25.

If you send me a job to post in the interim, I will not be able to post it until I return.  Thanks for your understanding!

Happy Friday,

Meredith

Announcement: Brief Break!

Hi Everyone!

First of all, huge congratulations to all of the graduates out there!  YOU DID IT!!

Secondly, I want to make sure that you all know that I am on vacation until June 2nd.  Therefore, AG will be inactive until my return.  If you send me a job, I will happily post it when I’m back.  If you’re looking for a job, please check out my job announcement sources posted in my “about” page.

See you soon!

Meredith