The Partners Program | Library & Information Science Program | School of Information Sciences

Placement Opportunities

Following are the neighboring institutions participating in the Pitt Partners Program for the 2017-18 academic year. They are listed by opportunity focus and offer a brief institution description, the website address, and finally a link to their job description. Note: The number of hours, availability of compensation, and accessibility to campus are included in the job description.

Academic Libraries

Carlow University: http://www.carlow.edu/Library_News.aspx
Carlow University’s campus extends for 14 acres in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. The Grace Library offers over 107,160 book volumes and 23 databases and serves approximately 2200 students. Students work in the area of Resource Sharing/Interlibrary Loan. Job Description

Community College of Allegheny County: https://ccac.edu/Library/
The Community Colleges of Allegheny County train students for employment or transfer to four-year institutions as well as noncredit continuing education programs. Partners’ students work in the library of the main Allegheny Campus across the river from downtown Pittsburgh.
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Duquesne University: http://www.duq.edu/academics/gumberg-library
Duquesne University is a private, coeducational university with an enrollment of over 10,000 located near downtown Pittsburgh, a bus ride down Fifth Avenue from campus. Students are placed in the Gumberg Library -Health Sciences and Music Library.
Job Descriptions: HS; Music

Health Sciences Library System of the University of Pittsburgh: http://www.hsls.pitt.edu
The Health Sciences Library System (HSLS) at the University of Pittsburgh comprises several libraries that support the educational, research, patient care and service activities of the schools of the health sciences (Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Nursing, Public Health), as well as the hospitals of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Falk Library, the flagship library of HSLS, is located in the University’s Scaife Hall and employs students interested in a career in medical librarianship.
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Point Park University: http://www.pointpark.edu/Academics/AcademicResources/Library
Located in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh, Point Park University is a small, private, liberal arts University with an emphasis on career-based education that enrolls approximately 3,600 students. Partners students experience all aspects of an academic library. Job Description

The University Library System (ULS) of the University of Pittsburgh: http://www.library.pitt.edu/
The University Library System (ULS) of the University of Pittsburgh offers a variety of opportunities within the 17 library units and locations serving the approximately 34,000 students who attend the University. Students may work in a reference department, a departmental library, Digital Research Library, technical services, or special collections at Hillman Library and the Finney Music School on the Oakland campus.
Job Descriptions: Music; European Studies

Washington and Jefferson College: http://www.washjeff.edu/
This four year liberal arts college founded in 1781 is approximately 30 miles from Pittsburgh in Washington County. Placement opportunity in the U. Grant Miller Library lies in the different functional areas of public services, special collections, archives.
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Archives/Preservation

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: www.clpgh.org
Free to the people since 1895, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh serves the Pittsburgh area in Allegheny County with a distinguished history of leadership among the country’s great public libraries. Through its 19 neighborhood locations, including the Main Library, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is the region’s most visited asset. Diverse opportunities exist at the Main Library as well as the downtown and Squirrel Hill branches. Job Description

Chatham University: http://library.chatham.edu/
Chatham University Jennie King Mellon (JKM) Library’s collection consisting of over 88,000 print volumes, videos, DVDs, and audio CDs as well as 50 electronic databases containing thousands of e-journals for research across the disciplines serves its over 2300 undergraduate and graduate students. The campus is located in the neighborhood of Shadyside, just minutes from the Pitt campus. MLIS Students placed in the JKM Library work in archives. Job description

Carnegie Museum of Art www.cmoa.org
The Carnegie Museum of Art, located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh is an art museum founded in 1895 by the Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie The museum holds a distinguished collection of contemporary art, including film and video works. Student opportunities are currently available in the Time-based Media Project and the Museum Archives. Job description

Carnegie Mellon University Libraries: www.library.cmu.edu
Carnegie Mellon is an internationally recognized institution with a distinctive mix of educational and research programs in computer science, robotics, engineering, the sciences, business, public policy, social sciences, fine arts and the humanities. Pitt Partner students are employed as library assistants in the Hunt Library Archives. Job description

City of Pittsburgh, Office of City Clerk: www.pittsburghpa.gov/city clerk
The City Clerk's office is the citywide information and document resource and is the official records management office for the City of Pittsburgh. Primary focus for the Partners student will be on records maintained by the City Clerk’s Office, including ordinances, resolutions, City Council papers and subject files dating from the early 19th century. Job description

Dollar Bank: http://www.dollarbank.com
Dollar Bank’s roots are deeply tied to the people, commerce and values of the western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio regions. For over 150 years, Dollar Bank has grown to become a large, full service, regional bank committed to providing the highest quality of banking services to individuals and businesses. Partner opportunities are available within the bank’s archives.
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Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh - http://www.episcopalpgh.org/archives/
The archives of the Episcopal Diocese contain the official records of the diocese since its formation in 1865, including papers of the bishops, convention records, diocesan newsletters, and minutes and records of the Standing Committee, Board of Trustees, and Diocesan Council. The diocesan collection also contains records from diocesan committees and commissions; related institutions such as the Church Home, Women's Auxiliary, and Prayer Book Society; the office departments; some records compiled by laity who were long active in the diocese; and numerous photographs. The collection includes the records of closed parishes and files on active parishes, and a small library of materials compiled by members of the diocese and pertinent to the diocese. The parish records date back to the late 18th century when this region was part of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. The archives also serves as custodian of the records of Trinity Cathedral. Job description

The Kiski School: http://www.kiski.org/
The Kiski School is one of America's oldest boys boarding schools, located in the foothills of the Laurel Mountains, 30 miles east of Pittsburgh. The student opportunity is in the archives of the School library. Job description

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre: http://www.pbt.org
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre offers AIS track students experience in records management, cataloguing and archives. Students with a background or interest in theatre are a good fit for this placement.
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an internationally recognized orchestra which resides in Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts in downtown Pittsburgh. The Partners placement offers an AIS student a diverse experience including archives, preservation, digital libraries, and technology. Job description

Senator John Heinz History Center: http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
The Senator John Heinz History Center is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and the largest history museum in the state of Pennsylvania. Devoted to the history and heritage of Western Pennsylvania, the History Center is a 275,000-square-foot museum and research facility that is located in the city's historic Strip District. Students work in the library and archives preserving books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, atlases, newspapers, films, recordings and memorabilia documenting over 250 years of life in the region as well as in the Rauh Jewish Archives.
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Mattress Factory Art Museum: http://www.mattress.org/
The Mattress Factory is a museum of contemporary art that presents art you can get into — room-sized environments, created by in-residence artists. Located in the historic Mexican War Streets of Pittsburgh’s North Side since 1977, the Mattress Factory is one of few museums of its kind anywhere. The archives are involved in new projects ranging from use of emerging technologies, increasing the online collections presence, establishing policies and procedures for working with living artists, and documenting the institutional life and developments of this most unique environment. Additionally, cataloguing work is available that ranges from records management to conceptual, ephemeral installation art.
Job Description

The University Library System (ULS) of the University of Pittsburgh: http://www.library.pitt.edu/
The University Library System (ULS) of the University of Pittsburgh offers a variety of opportunities within the 17 library units and locations including the Archives Service Center and Preservation Department. The archives, preservation, and the digital research collection is in the Library Resources Building located approximately three miles from the Oakland campus in the Homewood neighborhood.
Archives Service Center -- Job Description
Preservation Department -- Job Description

WQED Multimedia: www.wqed.org
Current opportunities for Partners students are available in records management within WQED-FM radio. Pittsburgh’s only all-classical radio station, WQED-fm is a lively advocate for the arts both locally and nationally and is located just blocks from the Pitt campus. Job Description

Public Libraries

These community libraries are members of the ever-growing family of public library Partners. Reference, circulation, cataloguing, and children's programs are a few of the many experiences that students are exposed to in these Pittsburgh area sites. Under the supervision of the library directors, students become familiar with many facets of general librarianship.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: http://www.clpgh.org
Free to the people since 1895, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh serves the Pittsburgh area in Allegheny County with a distinguished history of leadership among the country’s great public libraries. Through its 19 neighborhood locations, including the Main Library, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is the region’s most visited asset. Diverse opportunities exist at the Main Library as well as the downtown and Squirrel Hill branches.
Job descriptions: Main-Collection Develop; Main-Digitization; Main-Music/Film/Audio; Downtown-Bus Svcs; Squirrel Hill-C&Y; Squirrel Hill-Reference

Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale Job Description; http://www.swissvalelibrary.org/
Homestead Carnegie Library Job Description; http://www.carnegieofhomestead.org/
Castle Shannon Community Library Job descriptions: C&Y; Adult Services www.castleshannonlibrary.org/ein/castshan/index.html
Crafton Public Library Job Description; http://craftonpubliclibrary.com/
Cranberry Public Library Job Description; http://www.cranberrylibrary.org
North Versailles Public Library Job Description; http://northversailleslibrary.org
Peters Township Library Job Description; http://www.ptlibrary.org
Scott Township Library Job Description; http://www.scottlibrary.org/
Western Allegheny Community Library Job Description http://westernalleghenylibrary.org/

Other Placement

Administration
Allegheny County Library Association: http://aclalibraries.org
The Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA) was founded in 1991 to improve service. Partner opportunities can be focused within any of the departments including youth services, marketing, community partnerships, web development, and collection development. Work is done both on-site and remotely as well as in libraries throughout the county.
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