The Marine Institute, located in Oranmore, Co. Galway, is inviting third-level students to apply for a work experience placement in the Institute’s Oceanus Library. The successful candidate will receive a bursary worth €2,200 for an 8-week placement. The Bursary Programme is aimed at undergraduates of Universities, Institutes of Technology and National Institutes for Higher Education. The Scheme is strictly limited to undergraduates who have completed two years study in a relevant discipline.
The Application Deadline is 10th February 2012.
Oceanus Library Bursar:
The Marine Institute has established an online Institutional Repository which collects, preserves and makes fully and freely available Marine Institute publications, in accordance with copyright conditions. A bursar is required to assist with a number of tasks associated with this resource. The work will involve, collecting, organising and populating the repository with relevant publications. In addition to the above, some work is required in the organisation of the Library Collection of books and periodicals and in providing support during a 1-week international meeting of Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) database managers, which is being hosted by the Institute.
This bursary is aimed at those who are interested in Information Management and in supporting scientific researchers (i.e. those who are involved in or will be involved in trying to resolve some of today’s most important problems – climate change, protecting and conserving natural resources, dwindling fish stocks, etc.). The successful bursar will gain practical experience in library and information management in addition to developing a broad understanding of online Institutional Archives/Repositories. An interest in information management, marine environment/aquatic sciences is desirable, but not essential.
For further details on the Marine Institute Bursary Programme and the Bursary Application Form see www.marine.ie. The Application Deadline is 10th February 2012.
