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Librarian
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Location |
Bengaluru, India
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Job Type & Duration
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Part-time, 2 months
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Background
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India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is a national, not-for-profit, grant-making organisation that supports practice, research and education in the arts in India. Set up as a Public Charitable Trust in 1993, IFA started making grants in 1995. IFA has supported over 400 arts projects disbursing over Rs 21 crores in twenty one states across India. IFA enters its 20th year of grant making this year.
IFA enriches the practice and knowledge of, widens public access to, and strengthens capacities and infrastructure in the arts in India, by supporting innovative projects, commissioning research and creating public platforms. |
Role & Responsibilities
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The current collection of books in their library is modest, with about 3000 plus books, periodicals, journals and magazines on the different arts, arts management, theory, reports and more! It contains material in multiple languages, and has never been categorised or organised before. In the foundation's 20th year of grant making, they are looking at organising this modest library.
The librarian will be expected to organise, categorise, label, and create a system to aid location, and access to the collection, within 2 months. |
Prerequisites
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Compensation
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Rs 20,000 for the duration
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Application Deadline
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March 17, 2016
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