MARA Blog: Careers
Job Announcements – Week of March 17, 2021
Published: March 17, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
This week’s new job announcements:
Preparing for Scholarships
The Financial Aid and Scholarships Office Can Help
Published: March 3, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Scholarship Workshops
Scholarship workshops will provide an overview of the Spartan Scholarship Application and help answer any questions you may have with the application process.
RSVP for a Scholarship workshop here.
You will receive an email closer to your selected workshop date with the Zoom link.
Scholarship Workshop Dates & Times:
ARMA 2021 Scholarships Applications
Published: March 3, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
It’s Scholarship Time! Everyone could use a tuition break even if we feel too busy to apply. Keep up with the MARA blog for Scholarship Opportunities.
Job Announcements – Week of February 22, 2021
Published: February 23, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
This week’s new job announcements:
Job Announcements – Week of February 7, 2021
Published: February 10, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
This week’s new job announcements:
SAA Events Add Valuable Professional Exposure to MARA Students
Published: February 10, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
New and existing students have so many demands on their time, from work to family to studying for classes and certifications. We are a busy bunch! But we also have opportunities that the iSchool MARA program provides that can greatly enhance our learning experience.
Job Announcement – Carnegie Mellon Universiy
Processing Archivist for Community Collections- University Libraries-2015824
Published: February 2, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Job Description
Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world’s most renowned educational institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn’t envision the future, we invent it. Joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here.
RIMPA Live 2021
Call for Papers 11-14 October Canberra: seeking international experts.
Published: February 2, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Posted on behalf of the Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia (RIMPA)
The RIMPA Live Convention has a reputation for being innovative and thought-provoking as well as friendly and inclusive – so whatever you want to talk about, we’d like to hear it! Delivered as a hybrid event the possibilities are endless in today’s convention world!
Calls for Papers – Digital Preservation Coalition
“Challenges and Prospects of Born-digital and Digitized Archives in the Digital Humanities"
Published: February 2, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Posted on behalf of the AURA network (Archives in the UK/ Republic of Ireland & AI).
Resources for Job Seekers – Call for Applicants
The Lorenzo State Historic Site
Published: January 28, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
The Lorenzo State Historic site, located in Cazenovia, NY, is seeking a Project Archivist to establish intellectual control over its archival holdings. The archive consists of about 280 linear feet of material, including land records from the Holland Land Company and family records covering more than 150 years of continuous residence at the mansion.
Resources for Job Seekers – SAA Call for Applicants
Associate Editor for the Case Studies on Teaching With Primary Sources series
Published: January 27, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
The Teaching with Primary Sources sub-committee of the Reference, Access and Outreach Section of the Society of American Archivists is accepting applications for the role of Associate Editor for the Case Studies on Teaching With Primary Sources series.
Archives Awareness: Fashion Archivist
Published: March 22, 2019 by Katie Kuryla
Did you ever imagine that there could be a position for an archivist in the fashion industry? Between hanging a knit dress and storing shoes in plastic bins, there are many ways to accidentally ruin fashion pieces but Julie Ann Clauss is a fashion archivist who works to help people properly store their clothing.
Ten Things that Terrify Archivists
Published: November 5, 2018 by Katie Kuryla
With Halloween just barely behind us, I thought we could look at the ten things that terrify archivists!
Career Retreats, A Guest Post from MARA Instructor Joshua Zimmerman
Published: March 22, 2017 by Anna Maloney
Career retreats are actual things, things that anyone can do, and they actually can help provide some perspective on your career and life.
Continuous Improvement with Lean Methods
Published: February 28, 2017 by Anna Maloney
Missed the “Lean Methods” webcast? Take an hour to view the recording and reflect on the value of continuous improvement in RIM.
International Directory of National Archives Seeks Students, Alumni for Spring Semester
Published: November 29, 2016 by Anna Maloney
Books have been written about national archives in the past, usually focusing on the national archives of a particular nation. However, none have concentrated on the national archives of all 195 countries recognized through the United Nations (plus Taiwan, which is not so recognized). The International Directory of National Archives, to be co-edited by Dr. Anthony Bernier and Dr. Pat Franks, will serve as a single source of information about national archives around the globe.
Paris Archivists Preserve Memorials of Paris Terrorist Attacks
Published: November 16, 2016 by Anna Maloney
One year after the terrorist attacks in Paris, archivists reflect on their efforts to preserve the makeshift memorials, including letters, candles, and musical instruments.
Federal Agencies Managing Information as a Strategic Resource
Published: August 10, 2016 by Dr. Pat Franks
On July 28, 2016, the Office of Management and Budget released a revision of OMB Circular A-130, Managing Information as a Strategic Resource. If you’re a member of ARMA International, you’ll be pleased to know that the organization made a number of recommendations to the initial proposed revisions in a November 2015 comment letter, some of which were integrated into this document.
What is Knowledge Management?
Published: June 22, 2016 by Anna Maloney
Students who earn their graduate degree from the MARA program have attained a well-rounded and current education in archives and records management. Specifically, “as a MARA graduate, you will be prepared to develop and manage records and information programs [and] to contribute to the organization by leveraging your expertise to analyze workflows and streamline business practices.” But could a MARA grad move on to a career in knowledge management?