Copyright Law for Cultural Institutions
posted April 29, 2011
The Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts is offering a course on copyright law for cultural institutions, July 25-August 5 2011, at the Tisch School, led by instructor Rina Pantalony. According to a MIAPP announcement, the course will address the intellectual-property issues and related ethical ones that surround the
AMIA Proposals Deadline: Sunday May 1
posted April 29, 2011
Sunday May 1 2011 is the deadline for submissions of session and workshop proposals for the 2011 AMIA Conference in Austin, TX. The AMIA Conference Committee has invited session and workshop proposals on varied topics, cutting-edge discussions of technology, a balance of theory and practice, and new ideas and concepts that may stimulate additional interest,
Jobs (April 29 2011)
posted April 29, 2011
Media Taxonomist LAC Group is looking for a highly-experienced and qualified Media Taxonomist for what it calls “a prestigious media company located in New York (Manhattan).” The Media Taxonomist’s focuses will be to create documentation for managing taxonomies and thesauri and to develop and implement metadata and media strategies. LAC says the ideal candidate will
Magnetic Media Preservation Internship
posted April 29, 2011
The Standby Program, a non-profit media arts service organization that provides artists with access to media technology by forming partnerships with commercial post-production facilities, is seeking an intern for its video and audio preservation program. According to the program’s announcement, interns will gain hands-on experience and participate in the day-to-day workings of a magnetic media
VRA Foundation Project Grant
posted March 29, 2011
The deadline for the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) Project Grant is March 31 2011. It provides up to $1,500 per grant for small or stand-alone projects or pilots, or for larger projects or components of them in the field of visual resources and image management. Collaborative projects and those proposed by groups, whether or
NEH Preservation-and-Access Grants
posted March 29, 2011
The Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for grants in its Research and Development program. The grants support projects that address major challenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources – finding better ways to preserve materials of critical importance to the nation’s
AMIA 2011
posted March 29, 2011
For the 2011 AMIA Conference in Austin, TX, the AMIA Conference Committee has invited session and workshop proposals on varied topics, cutting-edge discussions of technology, a balance of theory and practice, and new ideas and concepts that may stimulate additional interest, involvement and educational benefit. Submission deadline is May 1 2011 and a form is
Now Hiring
posted March 29, 2011
Blood Audio & Video George Blood Audio & Video, a Philadelphia company specializing in audio and video preservation digitization, is looking for a registrar, permanent, full-time registrar, to start immediately. Prior experience with A/V materials preferred. Duties include: helping clients prepare item-level object and metadata inventory and with shipping inquiries; overseeing shipping/receiving of materials and
Bruckheimer Films Internship
posted March 29, 2011
Jerry Bruckheimer Films in Santa Monica, California, is looking for archive interns for Spring session. Candidates must be able to start in April 2011. Interns will assist the archivist in day-to-day activities and other projects, and will gain experience in cataloging, organizing archival material, and processing materials for the digital collection. Must be enrolled in a
Paul Rotha: Filmmaker, Author, Producer
posted February 15, 2011
The Institute of Communications Studies at the University of Leeds is organising a three-day conference from September 8-10 2011 on the career of Paul Rotha in the light of the last two decades of research into non-fiction cinema and British film culture. Rotha (1907–1984) was a British documentary film-maker, film historian, and critic whose documentaries