Study Abroad Opportunities

From Simmons International Relations

Contents 1 TRAVEL ABROAD TO SEOUL SUMMER 2009 2 Project Librarian, Calgary, Canada 3 London Summer School and Bloomsbury Conference 2008 4 Information Transfer/Technology Study Romania May 2008 5 International Summer Seminars sponsored by UNC Chapel Hill 6 British Studies Program, University of Southern Mississippi Library of Science 7 Global Education for Librarians and Information Professionals Program sponsored by University of Rhode Island

TRAVEL ABROAD TO SEOUL SUMMER 2009

Travel to Seoul, Korea and study Academic Libraries in Korea through Yonsei University. August 3-August 14, 2009

Interested? Attend an informational meeting:

October 15 1:00pm Room P207

October 20 5:30pm Room P111

For more information contact Meghan O'Connor: meghan.oconnor@simmons.edu

Project Librarian, Calgary, Canada

• Where:The New Gallery
• Submission Deadline: April 27, 2008
• Start Date: May 15, 2008
• End Date: September 4, 2008
• 30 Hours a week
• Position subject to funding
• To apply e-mail resume and cover letter to info@thenewgallery.org ATT: Jessica McCarrel, Administrative Director, The New Gallery

• For more info/inquiries:info@thenewgallery.org

London Summer School and Bloomsbury Conference 2008

• Pratt SILS and the University College London, School of Library, Archive and Information Studies
• When: June 16-27, 2008
• Program focus: E-Publishing
• 3-credit course which includes the Bloomsbury Conference =
• Cost: $2,550 plus fees
• For detailed information and application, visit the London Web site.
• http://pratt.edu/~infosils/london.html
• http://pratt.edu/%7Einfosils/london.html
• plenty of spaces left!
• posted april 8, courtesy of Tula Giannini, PhD, MLS, MM Dean, Pratt-SILS

Information Transfer/Technology Study Romania May 2008

• When: May 19-June 8th
• Deadline: only two places left, hurry up!
• What: research will focus on how the digital divide plays out in less developed contexts
• Who: sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, Ball State University
• For more info: http://www.bsu.edu/international/romania
• Email: if interested, JM Nyce, jnyce@bsu.edu
• Posted:'March 30, 2008

International Summer Seminars sponsored by UNC Chapel Hill

• Brief Description: Spend two weeks out of your summer exploring the libraries of Oxford, Prague, meeting other people, enjoying the culture, all while gaining academic credit! Sponsored by the School of Information and Library Science at UNC Chapel Hill.

Prague Seminar is currently full.

• Web site: http://sils.unc.edu/programs/international/index.html
• Past Seminars:

• 14th annual "Libraries and Librarianship: Past,Present and Future" seminar presented by SILS, Oxford University, and its Department of Continuing Education, May 13 - May 26, 2007.
• A journey to the heart of the Czech Republic presented by SILS and Charles University Prague, May 27 - June 9, 2007.
• Annual summer seminar presented by SILS and the Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies at the University of Ljubljana, June 3 - June 16, 2007.

British Studies Program, University of Southern Mississippi Library of Science

• Where: King's College Central London
• When: July 3- August 3, 2008
• Cost: $5,399 for six credit hours,airfare, housing, and academic travel.
• Web site: http://www.britishstudies.org
• Contact: studyabroad@usm.edu
• Posted: February 27, 2008, courtesy of James Matarazzo
• Deadline: Unkown. Contactyour advisor and studyabroad@usm.edu ASAP

Global Education for Librarians and Information Professionals Program sponsored by University of Rhode Island

• Brief Description: Programs currently include Professional Field Experience and/or Seminar in Chinese Librarianship, both at Zhejinag University in China.
• Web site: http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/web/Academics/Courses/travelchina/GELIP_Home.htm