----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I am seeking a position as curator of maps, map librarian, or librarian in a rare book collection with a strong cartographic content. I recently completed an MLS at Pratt Institute with the purpose of preparing for a career shift from demography to map librarianship. The program at Pratt included instruction in preservation and conservation. I worked in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Butler Library, at Columbia University as a practicum, and also was (briefly) a voluntary intern at the Map Division of the New York Public Library. In addition to completing the MLS, I have written and published on the history of map printing and on bibliographic topics, and have several other related accomplishments: In 1994, as guest curator, I organized an exhibition of early maps and atlases at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University: The world on paper: A celebration of the mapmaker's art. A paper, "The maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: A publishing history," published in Imago Mundi Vol. 46, 1994. A paper, "Unrecorded maps of the world and four continents by Morden," published in The Map Collector No. 57, Winter 1991. Several research awards, including a Bibliographic Society of America Fellowship, 1993-94; Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship, Huntington Library, 1993-94; and J. B. Harley Research Fellowship in the History of Cartography, 1994. I have an active research agenda concerning the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge and the 19th century London map and book trade and have several other bibliographic research interests. If you know of any positions that I might be qualified for, or would like to know more about my background and qualifications, please contact me at the following e-mail or snail mail address. I will be pleased to provide a full resume and references on request. Mead Cain [log in to unmask] 212-535-3834(H) 212-326-7107(W) 30 E. 68th Street, Apt 7A New York, New York 10021