Sign up for this free mini-course provided by Gale Company on how to use the Gale Virtual Reference Library, one of the hundreds of databases available to all FSU students, near and far.

This course will show how to construct and employ efficient search strategies for information retrieval; search for, identify, and manage documents found within the database; and recognize how to use bookmarks and marked items to manage and organize information.

Dec. 7, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (EST)  Register here:  http://tinyurl.com/yduf42r   Use:  Library Student as your title, Florida State University as the name of your  Institution.

International Medical Outreach (IMO) at Florida State University is looking for a student who would be willing to help the organization update our official website, which is currently www.fsuimo.org. Our website is vital because it allows potential donors to gain access to important information about the program and the students they are donating for, and it also provides information for prospective members and Florida State as a whole. We wish to upload pictures of the new members along with brief biographies, while archiving the pictures and biographies of the previous members.

The position advertised is unpaid and will be extended only to candidates who are fully committed to working alongside IMO members until the project is successfully completed.

International Medical Outreach is a recognized student organization at FSU that is based out of the Center for Leadership and Education.  The members of IMO collaborate with the Caribbean American Medical Education Organization on three missions per year (Spring & two Summer missions) to set up clinics in rural towns in which healthcare is not easily accessible to the general population.  This year the missions will take FSU students to Jamaica and Grenada.  IMO’s mission is to unite the efforts of a select group of pre-health students and medical staff in an international service learning experience that provides first hand medical care in countries less advanced.

Contact: Stephanie Ureña, IMO Director
su06c@fsu.edu

I am looking for an intern for the spring semester (Jan-May 2010). This is a paid position. All interns receive the same flat production day rate. Only current students and recent graduates (within the last year) can be considered. This is a library related position, so please, no production inquiries. This job is located in downtown Chicago and telecommuting is not an option. Sorry! Interested candidates may email me their cover letter and resume at lauraf@answersmediainc.com.

Job Title:  Video Assets Intern
Job Location:  Chicago, Illinois (River North)
Department:  Video Library and Interactive Department, Answers Media, Inc.
Hours per Week:  Approx. 3-5 days/week
Duration:  January – May, 2010

Description:  The Video Assets Intern will assist the Video Assets Manager in maintaining a new and growing library of physical and digital assets.  The library intern may also be asked to assist with the interactive department.  Duties will include but not be limited to:
• Library data entry and cataloging
• Tape labeling
• Logging b-roll and transcribing interviews
• Locating and returning materials for Answers staff
• Organizing and sorting video or digital assets
• Working with proprietary Content Management System
• Working the front desk, answering the phone and greeting guests
• Client services: ordering and setting up food for clients, stocking supplies, local errands

Required Skills
• Current student or recent graduate (within last year)
• Experience in a library or information center
• Sincere passion for video and digital asset management
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• A punctual, detail-oriented team player who can adapt to a high-paced work environment
• Superb research skills
• Excellent use of the English language and grammar

Desired Skills
• Knowledge of television or video production
• Interest and experience in web development
• Knowledge or interest in health content
• Site testing and quality assurance
• CMS troubleshooting
• Web analytics (Omniture Site Catalyst, Lime Light)
• Knowledge of ScheduALL, Nesbit or other Media Library Systems

Please do not apply if you are looking for work in video production; this is a library/information center internship.  All production inquiries will be disregarded.  Resumes for production work will be discarded.

To Apply:  Please send cover letter and resume to: Laura Fu, lauraf@answersmediainc.com .  Current library students or recent graduates are encouraged to apply. Please specify in your cover letter if you will require school credit.  Phone calls, faxes and mail will not be accepted.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

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AnswersMedia
Laura Fu
Video Assets Manager

400 W. Erie
Chicago, IL 60654
P: 312.421.0113 ext.5160
F: 312.421.1457
lauraf@answersmediainc.com

www.answersmediainc.com
www.answerstv.com

Dr. Arthur A. Raney, associate professor of communication, was invited to be one of five keynote speakers at an international conference on entertainment theory and effects in Benasque, Spain, Nov. 15-21.

It was the first in a series of communication congresses being organized under the auspices of the Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual, with a goal of gathering top scholars and promising junior scholars for open and wide-ranging discussion. Raney lectured on “Entertainment and Morality” and a junior scholar from the Free University of Amsterdam served as respondent, offering an alternate explanation or theory. The exchange led to a daylong discussion of the topic, followed by proposals for continuing research. A different topic was featured each day.

Raney’s presentation will be published in the European-based “Journal of Media Psychology.”

Job # 31033 on the University HR site:  https://jobs.fsu.edu/
Undergraduate Services Department in Strozier Library.
Salary Range:The candidate will be hired at $20 per hour.

Qualifications
Masters degree from an ALA-accredited program in library or information science.
Preferred
Demonstrated experience in the provision of reference services with an emphasis on the needs of undergraduate students, preferably in an academic setting. Evidence of excellent written and oral communication skills, analytical skills, and the ability to work with all levels of staff. Experience with outreach, advertising, and marketing of specialized services.

Schedule
Evening hours, Sunday through Thursday.
Responsibilities
Primary duties include providing in person and virtual reference services, circulation services, leadership as an evening librarian, and other duties as assigned.

How To Apply
Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information.  Applications must include work history and all education details (if applicable) even if attaching a resume.
Equal Employment Opportunity
An Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action Employer