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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Minority Business Information Center


Position: Internship, Reference Library- Records Management

Job Description: The National Minority Supplier Development Council is looking for someone who is studying Library Sciences – Records Management to intern with us to organize, arrange and preserve office records as organization prepares for relocation.

Location: 1040 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.

Resources Areas: Corporate Plus Program, Membership, Programs and Field Operations

Pay: Unpaid position. Could be used for college credit or to get great experience. Will provide reimbursement for travel.

Start Date: Ideally ASAP but flexible.

Length: Ideally for the year but will be flexible.

Hours: Flexible

About the National Minority Supplier Development Council:


Providing a direct link between corporate America and
minority-owned businesses is the primary objective of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, one of the country's leading business membership organizations. It was chartered in 1972 to provide increased procurement and business opportunities for minority businesses of all sizes.

The NMSDC Network includes a National Office in New York and 39 regional councils across the country. There are 3,500 corporate members throughout the network, including most of America's largest publicly-owned, privately-owned and foreign-owned companies, as well as universities, hospitals and other buying institutions. The
regional councils certify and match more than 15,000 minority owned businesses (Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American) with member corporations which want to purchase goods and services.

Minority Business Information Center: Repository includes library books & periodicals, NMSDC publications, annuals reports, photographs, tape cassettes and DVDs.


To apply, contact:
Nettie Seaberry
Director, Minority Business Information Center / Conference Volunteer Coordinator
NMSDC
1040 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Fl.
New York, NY 10018
(212) 730-6390
(212) 730-6391 (fax)
email: nettie.seaberry@nmsdc.org
http://www.nmsdc.org

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The NYC Leadership Academy

Library Sciences Intern – Resource Library

Position: Internship, Resources Library

Job Description: The NYC Leadership Academy is looking for someone who is studying Library Sciences to intern with us to make our library more user-friendly, accessible (perhaps using some on-line technology).

Location: 45-18 Court Square, Long Island City (5 minutes outside of Manhattan). Near all major subways, trains, buses, and LIRR.

Resources Topics: Leadership, Accountability Curriculum, Instruction and Pedagogy, Learning Organization, Organization as a system, Child & Adolescent Development, School Community, School Culture/Climate, Communication & Strategy, Equity, Race, Class and Gender, Resource Allocation

Pay: Unpaid position. Could be used for college credit or to get great experience. Will provide reimbursement for travel.

Start Date: Ideally ASAP but flexible

Length: Ideally for the year but will be flexible

Hours: Flexible

About the NYC Leadership Academy:
Launched in 2003, the NYC Leadership Academy (www.nycleadershipacademy.org) is an independent non-profit organization that recruits, develops and supports effective school leaders, with a focus on preparing principals to lead New York City’s high-need schools—those marked by high student poverty, low student achievement, and a history of frequent leadership turnover.
Resource Library: Repository includes library books & articles, new resources, categorized reading and DVDs.

Application instructions:
Please send the following to skuznick@schools.nyc.gov (the site where you found the job posted).
Subject line should read: Library Sciences Internship
o Your resume
o Hours and length of time you would be able to work
o Best way to contact you during the day

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

ABC News

The ABC News Research Center, located on West 66th St. in Manhattan, is seeking an intern to work on our staff for the Fall 2008 semester.

The selected intern will contribute to the following efforts:


  • Assist the ABC News Research staff in writing short descriptions of historical news events.
  • Contribute to and maintain an in-house database used to identify potential spokespeople for ABC News. Conduct associated research. The intern will check database records for accuracy, seek out and research new candidates for inclusion, and prepare promotional emails highlighting experts to ABC News staff.

  • Fact check biographical material and other general research center tasks.

  • Assist in the maintenance of collaborative SharePoint websites.

Dates and hours are flexible within normal business hours.

The successful candidate should have excellent research instincts, some experience with online research tools, strong writing skills, and a genuine interest in news.

This is a paid position that must be filled by a person currently enrolled as a student in a graduate school of library/information science.

Please forward resume and cover letter to Candace Stuart, Director, ABC News Research Center, at Candace.stuart@abc.com for consideration (no calls please).