Grad Student Library of Congress Tours

The University of Maryland librarians have arranged for a specialized tour of the Library of Congress on two separate days. The tour will be given by Abby Yochelson, one of the Library of Congress reference librarians.  Although these tours have been organized with graduate students in mind, faculty and staff are welcome to attend.

Click on the URL of the tour date you would like to attend and fill out the registration information.  Each tour can accommodate a maximum of 25 people. If your registration is accepted you will receive an email confirmation. If you receive the message “sorry, but this form is no longer accepting submissions” this means the tour is already filled to capacity. 

Friday, October 17, 10 am – 12:30 pm 

https://libumd.wufoo.com/forms/library-of-congress-tour-101714/

Wednesday, October 22, 10 am – 12:30 pm

https://libumd.wufoo.com/forms/library-of-congress-tour-102214/

The tour will meet in the Lobby of the Jefferson Building, the oldest of the three buildings of the Library of Congress. Each of you will be responsible for getting there on your own. Directions and a map of the Library of Congress buildings can be found at:http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions/ . It is essential that you arrive on time.

If you wish to get a Reader Identification Card at the end of the tour you will need to present one of the following: a valid driver's license, state-issued identification card, or passport. You will also need to pre-register which you can do online at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/readerregistration.html /

The session will include the following:

1.  Basics about doing research at the Library of Congress.

2. Tour of the Library of Congress Great Hall and the Main Reading Room. The Main Reading Room is the primary entrance into the Library's research collections, and the principal reading room for work in the humanities and social sciences.

3. Overview of electronic databases available at the Library of Congress.

4. Tour of the Newspaper and Current Periodicals Room (Madison Building)

5. Visit the Reader Registration Room (Madison Building) for those who wish to obtain their Reader Identification Cards.  Please be sure to pre-register online. https://wwws.loc.gov/readerreg/remote/

BSOS Paid GA Position: Web Content Developer/Coordinator (Drupal)

Title: Web Content Developer/Coordinator—Graduate Assistant

Division: College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Department: Office of External Relations

Work Hours: 20 Hours per week

The Communications and Marketing unit of the Office of External Relations within the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) seeks a creative and committed graduate student to fill the position of Web Content Developer/Coordinator. This Graduate Assistantship position will be responsible for developing and editing content for the College’s websites under the guidance of the Director of Communications and Marketing and the Associate Director of Communications and Marketing.

Job Description:

Supports the Communications and Marketing unit and the unit’s internal and external clients by:

·       Building customized models and pages within the Drupal framework to accommodate a wide range of content types;

·       Working with clients across the College to update/edit content for a variety of BSOS Drupal users and to help other Drupal users build content management skills;

·       Assisting with the regular updating of content on the College’s websites and coordinating applicable Web services to include the staging of graphics, text and embedded multimedia;

·       Assisting in the population of visual content using the Visix Digital Signage (video screen) platform—training will be provided;

·       Performing a limited number of administrative tasks and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

·       Experience with current versions of Drupal

·       Excellent interpersonal skills and comfort working in both a team environment and independently

·       Strong written and verbal communication skills

·       Ability to prioritize workload and respond appropriately to deadline pressures

Preferences:

·       Thorough knowledge of Drupal best practices and experience working on enterprise websites

·       Available to work a few hours every day M-W; alternative schedule of longer hours over fewer workdays can be determined as needed

Salary

·       Payment consistent with the regular University of Maryland graduate assistantship rate

·       Benefits of this appointment include: 10 Credits for Spring Semester, 10 Credits for Fall Semester, 8 Credits for Summer Term, 4 Credits for Winter Term, and participation in the employees’ health benefits program

Contact: Laura Ours, Director, Communications and Marketing, 301.405.0464, lours@umd.edu

RFP: Synthesis Research for Graduate Students

RFP: Synthesis Research for Graduate Students

The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), funded through a National Science Foundation grant to the University of Maryland, seeks proposals by graduate student teams for independent synthesis research that brings together social and environmental data in novel ways to address critical socio-environmental research questions.

Teams will conduct an independent synthesis research project that involves a series of face-to-face meetings at our Center in Annapolis, Maryland. Although the composition and number of participants in each team will depend upon the skills, expertise, backgrounds, and time necessary to complete the proposed activities, we anticipate that core teams will be composed of 5–7 PhD students. In addition to the PhD students, teams may also recruit up to three "external experts" whose targeted experience can provide supplemental input on how synthesis products may yield actionable outcomes. If recruited, external experts will supplement the activities of the core team as needed, and may include, for example, policy professionals, decision makers, government analysts, academic faculty, postdocs, NGO workers, master’s students, undergraduate students, and members from end-user communities.

SESYNC will provide support for travel and accommodations for all team members to attend meetings at the Center in Annapolis. Additional resources and expertise—particularly in areas of data aggregation, computational science, and informatics—may be available through SESYNC.

Upon project completion, each core team member will receive a $2,000.00 stipend and the title of SESYNC Graduate Student Fellow.

More Information & Submission Instructions

Visit www.sesync.org/opportunities/grad-themes-2014 for complete opportunity details.

Proposals must be submitted by July 30, 2014.