MARA Blog: Careers
Remote Work: PT Catalogers (term), The Winthrop Group – No application close date listed
Compensation - $28 per hour
Project work is expected to begin in early November 2023 and will run for 12-14 months. Each Cataloger will be expected to contribute a total of 1,360 hours (equivalent to 170 days) to the project, with a weekly limit of 29 hours. Winthrop and Foundation staff will provide supervision and training. All work will be conducted remotely.
Work Responsibilities
Paid Spring Interns, Remote and In Person – National Council for Preservation Education – Deadline 11-07-23
Hourly rate ranges from $17 to $24; check the job posting for details
Meet Our New MARA Instructor Junia Papas
Published: July 1, 2023 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
The archives and records management profession continues to grow with creative innovations and so does our MARA faculty. One of our newest archives faculty members, Junia Papas, MARA, CA, brings to our department a uniquely useful set of professional experiences. Papas is an independent archivist in her own consulting firm, Junia Papas Archival Consulting, LLC., with extensive experience with government, academic, and religious archives.
Keeping Up With Career Development
Published: June 26, 2023 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Shore-up Your Professional Development Connections
Join the Society of American Archivist Professional Listings
Published: May 11, 2023 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
With graduation around the
corner, MARA students are leaving their students routines of the
past three or more years and moving into professional
lives. Now is the perfect time to engage in professional
development organizations and activities if you have not already
done so.
Contribute to the Future of AI Research in Records and Information Management
Take the InterPARES Trust AI Survey
Published: March 18, 2023 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Dr. Franks and her team are continuing their artificial intelligence (AI) research by gathering information on AI use in the field from current archivists and records managers.
Artificial Intelligence is Among Us!
A Preservica Professional Development Opportunity
Published: February 12, 2022 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
MARA 283 instructs students in vital software skills for archivists and records managers – working knowledge of Microsoft Sharepoint and Preservica. When I explored and priced Preservica three years ago for smaller institutions, who can also benefit from this superior archival management system, purchasing it was cost prohibitive. But no more.
Dr. Pat Franks Advances AI Research in Records and Information Management
Major research results prepared for InterPARES Trust AI
Published: February 11, 2023 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
AI is frequently featured in almost everything these days, especially in business technology. The promise of AI to aid in managing the big data that we create in the course of normal business operations is widely desired and widely advertised. The phone or chat bot are small examples of AI assistance in business functions. How could AI be used to perform archives and records management functions?
“Forever or Five Years”: Record-keeping and Human Thriving
Spring 2023 University Scholar Series
Published: February 11, 2023 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
SAA Archives – Records 2023
The Premiere Conference for Archives and Records Management
Published: January 15, 2023 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Archivists and records managers wait each year for the announcement on the location of our esteemed and informative conference – the annual Society of American Archivists (SAA) Archives – Records Meeting. This year, the week – long meeting will be held in Washington DC, with the famed Washington Hilton slated as the conference host venue.
Inside the Archive: California Ethnic and Multicultural Archive with the curator of CEMA at UC Santa Barbara
Published: November 9, 2022 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Join Angel Diaz, the curator of the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archive at UC Santa Barbsara, for her presentation titled Inside the Archive.
American Horror Story: Records Management
with Mia Steinberg
Published: November 9, 2022 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
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Bring your RIM coursework to life at Feith’s RMU
Published: September 13, 2022 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Bring your RIM coursework to life at Feith’s RMU
SAA Archives Records 2022 Redux
Let’s Do It Again!
Published: September 13, 2022 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
‘What I Did Last Summer’ – My Internship in Oral History at Swarthmore College
Published: August 18, 2022 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Vacation days are over and the semester begins in a
mere four days. Some were fortunate to take beach getaways,
while others hiked the NE mountains with friends and family.
I am hoping that after you read this summertime report,
you will email me with your
own stories and photos that I will share on this blog.
Welcome to MARA 2022 – 2023!
Published: August 18, 2022 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Welcome new and continuing students to MARA 2022 -2023! We’re back for another exciting year of classes and professional activities. If this is your first semester, you may wonder where to get started in and outside of classes.
Keeping Up With Career Opportunities
Published: August 18, 2022 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Throughout the fall 2022 semester, take
a look at the individual career positions being compiled into the
2023 MARA Jobs Report. Positions are being added to the jobs
folder weekly from August to November 30, 2022. The report
will be compiled and available at the beginning of the spring
2023 semester.
Jobs for RIMs Offer the Highest Salary
Published: March 24, 2022 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
MARA students can be encouraged for their
careers from the most recent data gathered for the Archives and
Records Management Jobs Analysis. Surveying 179 positions for
ARMs, RIMs, IG, and other digital positions, the jobs report
provides readers with job market insight, as follows:
An Exciting Opportunity
For Consultants and Entrepreneurs
Published: August 5, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Job Announcement July 28, 2021
Published: July 28, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
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