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Announcing the 2024 AMM Awards honorees!

The Mid-West Museum Association

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 AMM Awards ! By the time it concluded in 2024, The Hustle had drawn over 73,0000 people to the Detroit Historical Museum, and thousands more participated in the project’s virtual programs and events.

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Paintings Conservator, Museum Conservation Institute (MCI)

WCG

Application window opens September 11 and closes October 2, 2024 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. Duties: The Conservator (Paintings) is responsible for providing internal and external collaborators with conservation expertise and treatment based on scientific examination of materials found in or associated with collections. Job open U.S.

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Opportunities to Protect Copyright User Rights from Contractual Override

Conservation - Association of Research Libraries

Last Updated on September 24, 2024, 4:22 pm ET Photo by Cytonn Photography on Unsplash The US Copyright Act includes special rights for libraries and the scholarly functions they support. However, when licensing digital content, publishers and vendors sometimes include terms to restrict certain uses that are lawful under copyright law.

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Photography Conservator, SAAM

WCG

Application window closes June 20, 2024. The primary purpose of the position is to provide conservation treatment, preservation, and collection care, on a wide variety of photographs, photographic processes, and photographic materials within the collection. Duty Station: Washington, D.C.

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ARL Libraries Can Improve Accessibility on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Conservation - Association of Research Libraries

Last Updated on May 14, 2024, 10:38 am ET May 16 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) , an opportunity for libraries and others to take action to improve digital access and inclusion. Educational Materials Made Accessible (EMMA) is a repository of remediated versions of copyrighted works shared by libraries across the US and Canada.

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Historic Preservation Specialist, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts

WCG

Application window opens May 13 and closes June 03, 2024 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. Reviews, analyzes, researches, and evaluates incoming concept and final submissions to CFA for Federal and District of Columbia government projects within the Old Georgetown Act area. government agencies.

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The Edges of the Circular Economy at the Paris Olympics

American Anthropological Association

I was invited to attend as a researcher and observer due to my involvement in the emerging movement for waste picker rights and recognition in North America. This has reduced their access to discarded materials for resale and diminished earnings for members. The whole area is a kind of desert,” he added.