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====== CERL Internship and Placement Grant ====== | ====== CERL Internship and Placement Grant ====== | ||
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- | At the Coordinating Committee and Annual General Meetings which took place in Warsaw in October 2013, it was agreed to establish one CERL Grant every year, of the value of 1,000 Euros, to allow qualified librarians | + | **CERL INTERNSHIP |
- | This grant can only be assigned once to the same person. Applications not selected but positively vetted will be notified that they can be put in again for the next round.\\ | + | Every year, CERL offers Internship and Placement Grants, to the value of 1,000 Euros each, to allow qualified librarians and scholars to work on CERL projects in CERL libraries, or in CERL offices, and to be trained on CERL databases, generally for a period of one month. |
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+ | In particular, CERL is looking to support people new to the profession, whether in librarianship or in academia, and to facilitate international mobility. | ||
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+ | CERL member libraries propose projects suitable to the CERL Grant. The internship should normally take place within the period January-September. | ||
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+ | **2021/2022 CALLS** | ||
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+ | CERL would like to offer **six** 2022 Internship and Placement Grants, to the value of 1,000 Euros each, to allow qualified librarians and scholars to work on CERL projects in CERL libraries, or in CERL offices, and to be trained on CERL digital resources, generally for a period of one month. If matched funding is provided by the hosting institution, | ||
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+ | One of the six grants is offered by Università Cattolica of Milan, and is specifically dedicated to one of their students. | ||
+ | All internships should take place before the end of December 2022. Each of the projects can be undertaken remotely, in consideration of the still ongoing covid-19 pandemic. | ||
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+ | INTERNSHIPS OFFERED BY MEMBER LIBRARIES AND CERL | ||
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+ | **Incunabula at Marsh' | ||
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+ | The library seeks applications from suitably qualified individuals to complete the following tasks: | ||
+ | 1. Check our online catalogue records against the original incunabula. | ||
+ | 2. Create MEI-compatible records for the handful of incunabula that have not yet been catalogued to this standard. | ||
+ | 3. Copy the updated catalogue entries from Marsh' | ||
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+ | In addition to the CERL stipend of €1,000 to the successful candidate, Marsh' | ||
+ | Those who wish to spend two weeks on site in Dublin will receive the full CERL stipend and one-half of the Marsh' | ||
+ | Those who intend to spend one week on site in Dublin will receive the full CERL stipend and one-quarter of the Marsh' | ||
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+ | - knowledge of rare books, preferably incunabula and analytical bibliography | ||
+ | - knowledge of Latin and English | ||
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+ | **Incunabula from the collection of the Dukes of Arenberg, Brussels** – in person and remote | ||
+ | March 2022 will see the publication of Elly Cockx-Indestege and Pierre Delsaerdt, Le goût de la bibliophilie nationale. La collection de livres rares et précieux des ducs d’Arenberg à Bruxelles, XIXe-XXe siècles, Bibliologia, | ||
+ | One internship of €1,000 is offered to create MEI records using data from the new publication. The grantee will spend at least one week in the Royal Library in Brussels, and continue the work remotely. The grantee will be supervised by Jan Pauwels and Pierre Delsaerdt. | ||
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+ | - knowledge of rare books, preferably incunabula and analytical bibliography | ||
+ | - knowledge of French | ||
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+ | **Incunabula in the Biblioteca Nacional of Madrid** – in person and remote | ||
+ | One internship of €1,000 is offered to an experienced MEI Editor to train the incunabulists of the Biblioteca Nazional of Madrid in the creation of MEI records. The aim is to transfer the data published in Martín Abad, Julian, Catálogo bibliográfico de la colección de incunables de la Biblioteca Nacional de España. 2 vols (Madrid, 2010). The grantee will be supervised by Maria José Rucio Zamorano. | ||
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+ | - knowledge of rare books, preferably incunabula and analytical bibliography | ||
+ | - knowledge of Spanish | ||
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+ | **Early printed books in Medieval Libraries of Great Britain** – remote | ||
+ | One remote Internship of €1,000 is offered to work on Medieval Libraries of Great Britain online (MLGB3) and Material Evidence in Incunabula (MEI): | ||
+ | Some 483 printed books are listed in the database MLGB3, where their current location, as well as their 15th/ | ||
+ | The grantee will use MLGB3 data pertaining to incunabula to create records in MEI. All records will be crossed referenced to MLGB3 and EBOB. The internship will be supervised by Cristina Dondi. | ||
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+ | - knowledge of rare books, preferably incunabula and analytical bibliography | ||
+ | - knowledge of Latin and English | ||
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+ | **Working Group on Retrospective National Bibliographies** – remote | ||
+ | CERL has recently created a Working Group which focusses on Retrospective National Bibliographies (RNBs). The aim is to create a detailed overview of RNBs that record European printed materials, to investigate how CERL can make the most of the RNB data from a variety of countries that we already hold, and to encourage the European library community to record RNB numbers in their own catalogue records as this will support linking. | ||
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+ | One remote Internship of €1,000 is offered to work with the RNB Working Group and be supervised by Marian Lefferts | ||
+ | • to create an overview of existing national bibliographies | ||
+ | • to create a description of the RNBs' approaches and their content (incl. a determination whether the RNB covers the period 1450-1850 which is the focus of CERL) | ||
+ | • an overview of which of the RNBs are in the Heritage of the Printed Book database | ||
+ | • to help with organising a conference on the topic of RNBs | ||
+ | - knowledge of rare books and bibliography | ||
+ | - knowledge of English | ||
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+ | **CERL Security Network** – remote | ||
+ | The Security Network has developed a self-assessment tool for libraries and archives to determine where they stand on collection security. Users of the tool may compare their scores with the scores of libraries in the CERL community (see also https:// | ||
+ | In support of libraries working with the QAT, the Security Network is in the process of developing the Quick Audit Library. In the QAT Library we will bring together policy documents and internal guidelines drawn up by CERL member libraries. The documents in the QAT Library will be made available to CERL members as a source of inspiration for developing their own policy documents and guidelines. | ||
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+ | One remote Internship of €1,000 is offered to work with the Security Network and be supervised by Marian Lefferts | ||
+ | • to help shape the Quick Audit Tool library | ||
+ | • to encourage CERL members to contribute to the QAT Library | ||
+ | • to promote the QAT Library and review the uptake of this tool | ||
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+ | - knowledge of rare books and bibliography | ||
+ | - knowledge of English | ||
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+ | FOR STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA of MILAN | ||
+ | Since 2019, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan funds a dedicated grant to allow a student from its institution who matches the indicated requirements to be selected for a CERL internship abroad, specifically to work on incunabula and MEI. | ||
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+ | **APPLICATION PROCEDURE** | ||
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+ | Your application should include a CV (maximum two pages) and a covering letter. | ||
+ | If the applicant is employed by an institution, | ||
+ | **Deadline: 16 March 2022** | ||
+ | Please email the application to c.dondi@cerl.org. | ||
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+ | A grant can only be assigned once to the same person. Applications not selected but positively vetted will be notified that they can be put in again for the next round. | ||
A written report for the CERL webpage and Newsletter, and/or a presentation in person will be expected at the end of the internship/ | A written report for the CERL webpage and Newsletter, and/or a presentation in person will be expected at the end of the internship/ | ||
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+ | **CERL ALUMNI PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH** | ||
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+ | On 27 January 2021, a number of CERL Junior Fellows presented the research they did in the context of the CERL Grant Scheme and/or their current research. The programme, presentation slides and a link to the recording of the online session can be found [[https:// | ||
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+ | In 2020/21, we were not able to offer the grants. | ||
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+ | ** RECIPIENTS OF 2019/20 GRANTS** | ||
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+ | Exceptionally, | ||
+ | 1) Martyna Osuch (Special collections librarian in the Early Printed Books Department, University of Warsaw Library; PhD student, University of Warsaw (first year of Interdisciplinary Doctoral School). | ||
+ | Cataloguing the incunabula of the Metropolitan Seminary Library in Warsaw into MEI. | ||
+ | 2-3) Camilla Marangoni (Master’s degree in Archaeology and Art History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan) and and Rosa Parlavecchia (Postdoctoral researcher at ICCU and contract professor of Printing History at the University of Salerno) | ||
+ | Transferring data from the Catalogue of the Laurenziana Library of Florence into MEI. | ||
+ | 4) Anna de Bruyn (PhD student at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands) Cataloguing the incunabula of Groningen UL into MEI. | ||
- | **APPLICATION PROCEDURE**\\ | + | ** RECIPIENTS OF 2018/19 GRANTS** |
- | The applicant should send one A4 letter | + | |
+ | The CERL Grant Committee is very pleased to announce the conferment | ||
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+ | In 2020 Lucrezia won a PhD position at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" | ||
+ | to work on a project about the reconstruction of the library of the Augustinian convent of Santa Maria del Popolo (Rome) in the 16th century. Supervisor Valentina Sestini, co-supervisor Paolo Tinti. | ||
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+ | The Huntington and Cambridge offered matching funds to secure longer internships. | ||
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+ | The Beinecke offered a full grant and also invited last year’s grantees, Beatrice Alai and James Missons, to spend another period working with their incunabula collections. | ||
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+ | We received 27 applications from Brazil (1), Hungary (2), Lithuania (2), Italy (15), Spain (2), UK (4), Poland (1). 4 Male and 23 female. 8 librarians or library trainees, 19 early career scholars or students. | ||
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+ | ** RECIPIENTS OF 2017/18 GRANTS** | ||
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+ | 25 February 2018: The CERL Grant Committee is very pleased to announce | ||
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+ | The three hosting libraries offered matching funds to secure a longer internship. A report of their activities | ||
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+ | 25 applications were received from Australia (1), Austria (1), Canada (1), Hungary (1), Italy (12, 4 of which living abroad), Japan (1), Spain (1), Netherlands (3), New Zeland (1), UK (1), US (1), Poland (1). | ||
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+ | 8 Male and 17 female. 11 librarians or library trainees or students, 14 early career scholars. | ||
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+ | **RECIPIENTS OF 2016/17 GRANTS** | ||
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+ | 1 May 2017, three Interns started work on enriching MEI entries for the incunables held at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, | ||
+ | * Ruben Celani (Italy) | ||
+ | * Judit Kolumban (Romania) | ||
+ | * Maria O'Shea (Ireland) | ||
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+ | The KB was able to offer a Gerard van Thienen Grant to Lauren Leenders (the Netherlands), | ||
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+ | A report of their activities is available [[https:// | ||
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+ | **RECIPIENTS OF 2015 GRANTS** | ||
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+ | CERL received 21 applications. | ||
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+ | A grant was awarded to Francesca Rocchi, a graduate in Latin Palaeography of La Sapienza University, Rome, with previous internship experience at the Biblioteca Casanatense in Rome, to work within the Special Collections Department | ||
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+ | A grant was awarded to Thomas Theyssens, a graduate in Early Modern History from the University of Louvain, with a Master in Heritage Management in Libraries from the University of Antwerp, to work within the Printed Heritage Collections Department of the British Library, London. A report of his activities is available [[https:// | ||
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+ | More information about the 2015 awards is available [[collaboration: | ||
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+ | **RECIPIENT OF 2014 GRANT** | ||
- | **Deadline: 15 September 2015.**\\ | + | 2014 - Angéline Rais - Cataloguing the incunabula collection of Lambeth Palace Library in the Material Evidence in Incunabula (MEI) database.\\ |
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- | Address: Consortium of European Research Libraries, Finsbury Business Centre, 40 Bowling Green Lane, London EC1R 0NE, UK.\\ | + | __Image from__: [[http:// |
- | Or e-mail the application to secretariat@cerl.org | + |
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