Grant, Scholarship and Internship Programs

New for fall 2011 and spring 2012 - IMLS Practicum/ Internship Scholarships, $8,925 per student

Apply now for the IMLS Practicum/ Internship Scholarship, fall 2011 and spring 2012. (Download application from download box above.) Pratt-SILS is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the IMLS Practicum/Internship Scholarships!  We have been awarded an IMLS grant in the amount of $125,000.00 to fund SILS students to participate in year-long internships (fall 2011-spring 2012).

14 students will be selected to intern at the following institutions (most cases - 2 students per site):

     Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives
     Brooklyn Historical Society Libraries and Archives
     Brooklyn Public Library
     NYARC - NY Art Resources Consortium located at Frick or Brooklyn Museum Libraries
     Columbia University - Rare Books and Special Collections
     Metropolitan Museum of Art Watson Library
     Frick Art Reference Library

      

Scholarships for each student include:
Program participants will receive funds totaling $8,925.00 -
Tuition for LIS 698: Seminar & Practicum = $3,225.00
Fall 2011 internship stipend = $2,250.00
Spring 2012 internship stipend = $2,250.00
Conference attendance/workshop/professional develop funds = $1,200.00
Successful applicants must be able to commit to a 1-year internship program (Fall 2011-Spring 2012) at one of the participating institutions. Participants are expected to complete a minimum of 120-hours of supervised work each semester as well as register for and complete LIS 698: Seminar & Practicum. This course can be taken in fall 2011 or spring 2012.

Apply now! The application, application guidelines, scholarship details and internship projects can be found at: http://www.pratt.edu/academics/information_and_library_sciences/grant_scholarship_internship/

**Applications accepted until 4pm EST Monday, August 1, 2011.** 

 

Project CHART - 2011- 2014 - Visit the Web site for application form & instructions

Preparing Information Professionals as Digital Managers - Pratt‐SILS with Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS), Brooklyn Museum (BM) & Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) Project CHART focuses on Digitizing Brooklyn Historical Photography and responds to the challenge and need for LIS education to prepare information professionals as digital mangers and curators for digital collections and services in cultural institutions. Pratt‐SILS and its three partner institutions have been working together over the past few years on projects for access and preservation using Pratt interns. This project builds on our collaborative activities and mutual interests in advancing education for information professionals to better serve libraries, archives and museums in the digital age.
CHART - the elements
Cultural Heritage - represented by Brooklyn historical Photograph Collections are digitized for access, education and scholarship
Access- applying user‐centered methods for search, content discovery, metadata, taxonomy, semantic Web
Research - the professional landscape for digital managers to define roles and responsibilities and knowledge and skills required to be effective and valued professionals; research technical and user aspects of the project
Technology - evaluate and select appropriate technology including open source software, project platforms, search engines and content management systems; design project site employing usability testing, social media, user participation and d
Collaborating Across Institutions: Drawing upon Pratt‐SILS' in depth programs in arts

Project M-LEAD

Pratt-SILS in partnership with the Brooklyn Museum, a 3-year IMLS grant award for $756,324.00 to support internships for 30 Pratt-SILS students, preparing Information Professionals for careers in Museum Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age.

 

 

SILS Fellows Program

This new program is designed to support outstanding SILS students who have demonstrated leadership potential and academic excellence in their area of focus within the MSLIS degree. The program supports field experience, research and international studies and encourages our students to be reflective of professional practice as expressed through practicum and research projects.  

Practicum

The practicum is a 3-credit course in which students learn from: 100 hours of on-site work experience supervised by information professionals in settings that reflects their interests, 4 seminar sessions and a project based on site experience research and observation.