The Collection Care department at the British Library is pleased to announce that they will be offering a Preventive Conservation Voluntary Placement for three months starting in September 2012.
This opportunity has been created to further the aim of the British Library in the field of Preventive Conservation via the dissemination of key skills and techniques in this area.
The successful individual will be given a unique learning opportunity in a working national library with a view to applying the skills and knowledge obtained in their own field of work. The volunteer will have the chance to learn and understand one of the core purposes of the British Library by working alongside Library employees and to gain knowledge, identify and manage risks to collections; identify best practice for handling material, disaster preparedness, integrated pest management, and creating and storing surrogate copies.
The volunteer will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses with a stipend of UKP5,000. Reasonable expenses will include reimbursement for flights, obtaining a visa, accommodation, and subsistence whilst in London.
The closing date for applications is Friday 25 May 2012.
For further details of how you can apply please visit our website at:
<URL:http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/ccare/introduction/training/presworkopportunity.html>
or contact:
Catherine Atkinson
Training and Development Manager
The British Library
96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB,
catherine.atkinson [at] bl__uk,
+44 207 412 7109
Funded by the Friends of the British Library