By Becky Teague In August of 2020, I began working as a graduate research assistant on a digital humanities initiative titled Global Makers: Women Artists in the Early Modern Courts. Together with the two principal creators of the project (both art historians at the same university from which I received my master’s, one being my […]
Posts in the Metadata + Tagging category:
Thinking about “Folk Art”
This post was sparked by an essay that caught my eye while reading Radical cataloging: Essays at the front, edited by K. R. Roberto (I highly recommend it if cataloging, description, and/or metadata is your thing). The article that intrigued me was a chapter by Joan M. Benedetti, a re-edit of an article that originally appeared in […]
The Artist/Librarian: An interview with Kylie Schmitt
As art librarians we obviously have an affinity for the visual and creative arts. In fact many of us found our field by starting originally as artists. Kylie Schmitt, an early professional at the Frick Art Reference Library, is both librarian and artist. She shares more information about her work as an information professional and […]
Visual Arts Research Data Management
Visual arts research data management (VARDM) seems to be a burgeoning subfield among art librarians and visual resource professionals that will be increasingly relevant to the success of emerging professionals in these fields. VARDM is the subject of a workshop at the VRA Annual Conference in March and, with the advent of data management services […]
Collections Management, Digital Libraries, Job Postings, Metadata + Tagging, Museum Librarianship, Records Management
PT term Manager of Digital Assets and Collections Information– Glenstone
Position: Manager of Digital Assets and Collections Information Reports to: Chief Archivist/Librarian Background: Located on 200 acres in Potomac, Maryland, Glenstone strives to provide visitors with a unique experience through the seamless integration of art, architecture, and landscape. Its first exhibition building was designed by late architect Charles Gwathmey and opened to the public in […]
Cataloging & Catalogs, Digital Libraries, Job Postings, Metadata + Tagging, Museum Librarianship, Technology + digitization
Visual Resources Intern– The Jewish Museum
POSITION SUMMARY: The Jewish Museum’s Visual Resource Archive consists of photographic materials depicting permanent collections objects, past exhibition installations, and themes relating to Jewish history and culture. Under the supervision of the Visual Resources Coordinator, the Visual Resources Intern will be responsible for researching and cataloging physical photographic collateral including glass plate negatives, 35 mm slides, and 4×5 […]
Advice, Alternative Careers, Archives + Special Collections, Collections Management, Digital Libraries, Interviews, Job Postings, Metadata + Tagging, Museum Librarianship, Organization types + roles
Job postings
Picture Library Assistant– The Granger Collection Archivist (theater)– Confidential Digital Asset Manager– Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archivist– The Felix Gonzalez Torres Foundation Library Assistant IV– The Getty Metadata Librarian I- The Getty
Cataloging & Catalogs, Collections Management, Job Postings, Metadata + Tagging, Technology + digitization, Visual Resources Association (VRA)
Assistant Visual Resources Curator– School of Visual Arts
DATE AVAILABLE: May 2014 JOB TITLE: Assistant Visual Resources Curator DEPARTMENT: Visual Arts Library REPORTS TO: Visual Resources Curator STATUS: Exempt POSITION OVERVIEW: Assists Visual Resources Curator in the daily operation of the Visual Resources Collection. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop and provide access to digital image collection. Provide support to faculty and student in the Visual Resources Collection. Assist the curator […]
Advice, Alternative Careers, Digital Libraries, Interviews, Job Postings, Metadata + Tagging, Organization types + roles
P/T Database Entry Coordinator– chashama
Location: New York Employment Type: P/T chashama Arts, an NYC based arts non-profit that nurtures artists by transforming unused property into affordable work and presentation space, is seeking a Database Entry Coordinator to add, update and organize existing information using Filemaker Pro. Efforts will be focused on: transferring years of company data into the organization’s Filemaker Pro […]
Archives + Special Collections, Cataloging & Catalogs, Collections Management, Job Postings, Metadata + Tagging, Technology + digitization, Visual Resources Association (VRA)
Library Collections Technician– Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
For those of you who are interested in photographic archives… Position Summary: The department manages a circulating collection of slides, videos, 16mm films, and pictures/clippings and an archival collection of bookplates, photographs, and design drawings. Under moderate supervision and with moderate latitude for independent judgment, the employee holding this position participates in the preservation, […]