Hi all! I’m Jen, and I’m a Graduate Trainee at the Glasgow University Archive Services. I’ve been a student in Classics at the University of Glasgow for 5 years, and have just finished my Masters degree and will graduate in a… Read More ›
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Trainee opportunities for those graduating in 2011
The University of Glasgow Library is currently advertising a total of five Graduate Trainee posts for the academic year 2011-12. Full details of the posts, including application and salary range details, are available on the University’s e-recruitment website. These vacancies… Read More ›
Faerie Queens and Lost Paradises
As an undergraduate, you could be forgiven for thinking that the ‘special’ in Special Collections excludes you. I certainly thought this until beginning my placement here as part of the Library’s Graduate Trainee Scheme. Special Collections staff, however, are keen… Read More ›
End of traineeship at GUAS: reflections
As my year as graduate trainee draws to an end, it seems like a good time to reflect on my last two placements. As document delivery assistant I was responsible for producing items for readers and staff, as well as… Read More ›
My traineeship so far…
I have now completed two of my placements within Archive Services, the first in Document Delivery and the second as Searchroom Assistant. I’ve found Document Delivery to be a balancing act. You really have three jobs: document delivery to the… Read More ›
My experiences as a graduate trainee
For the past four months of my archive traineeship I have been part of the cataloguing team at GUAS which has taught me a range of skills and allowed me to work closely with two main collections. The first, was… Read More ›
Working in Enquiries: First impressions
Welcome Desk, Level 2
Working in the library – First impressions of a Graduate Trainee
I started working as a Graduate Trainee in the library at the beginning of August this year, along with my two new colleagues, Paris and Lisa. The traineeship involves placements in various departments within the library. Over the course of… Read More ›
Reflections on a visit to Glasgow City Archives
As part of the archive traineeship at Glasgow University Archive Services, there are a series of trips to other repositories. These trips aim to broaden our knowledge of the archive profession and give us insight into how other repositories function…. Read More ›
Archive survey
As part of my Graduate Traineeship within Archive Services, I recently shadowed David Powell (BACS) on an archive survey of a fabric manufacturer in Ayrshire to provide advice on preserving and managing their archives. The archive contained thousands of fabric… Read More ›
