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Monday, September 9, 2024

Etta – Collections Assistant 2024 (Young Canada Works Program)

Journeying into the catalogues by Etta Gerrits — Collections Assistant 2024 (Young Canada Works Program) This summer, I had the chance to try something new as a Collections Assistant at the AVRC through the Young Canada Works summer program. Over the course of the summer, I got to sort and deaccession slides, create a new... More

Monday, April 22, 2024

Matt – AVRC Assistant 2023/24 (Work-Study Program)

Laserdiscs - An obscure yet unique video format by Matt Piaskoki After taking part in the creation of a detailed listing for a donation of Laserdiscs at the AVRC, I have come to admire this obscure yet unique video format. While the Laserdisc was beaten out by its contemporaries like the VHS, its story... More

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

YCW Job Opportunity – Apply Now

The Audio-Visual Resource Centre is looking for a dedicated and reliable upper-level undergraduate or graduate student studying art and architectural history, film studies or music to assist with various projects, including editing and describing digital media assets, the evaluation of legacy analogue collection materials, digitizing audio/visual... More

Friday, September 8, 2023

Purity – Collections Assistant 2023 (Young Canada Works Program)

PRESERVING HERITAGE: A SUMMER AT THE AVRC  by Purity Gituma  This summer, I had a unique opportunity to channel my interests in media and heritage preservation while working as a Collections Assistant at the Audio-Visual Resources Centre (AVRC) under the Young Canada Works (YCW) program.   Tasked with the vital role of processing and... More

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Emily – Collections Assistant 2022/23 (Young Canada Works Program)

During the final year of my MA in Film Studies, I had the incredible opportunity to work in the Audio-Visual Resource Center (AVRC) as the Collections Assistant through the Young Canada Works Program. The AVRC holds extensive collections related to Film Studies, Music, and Art History and, while I was aware of such collections... More

Monday, April 11, 2022

Olivia – Collections Assistant 2021/22 (Young Canada Works Program)

Over the course of two semesters, I had the opportunity to work in the Audio-Visual Resource Centre (AVRC) as a collections assistant. The AVRC holds an expansive collection of materials pertaining to Art History, Music, and Film Studies. During my work term, I focused extensively on the organization and the display of the AVRC’s... More

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Rebecca – Collections Assistant 2020/21 (Young Canada Works Program)

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­I have been lucky enough to have worked with the AVRC team as the Collections Assistant throughout the 2020/21 school year. Due to COVID-19, the position had been moved from a summer position to a remote part-time position throughout the year. This meant that, like students had in the past, I would not be... More

Friday, December 1, 2017

Landon – Young Canada Works Summer Job 2017

Post by Landon Arbuckle, MA Film Studies 2017 I would like to share with you a bit about how I spent a large portion of my summer during 2017 working with Carleton University’s Audio-Visual Resource Centre, and why it was such a unique opportunity to build my portfolio of transferable skills in an area... More

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Matthew – Summer Archives Assistant 2015

Post by Matthew Sanders, MA Film Studies '16 Throughout both my Bachelors and Masters degree the AVRC was a valuable resource for my academic and professional development. In the summer of 2015 I had the opportunity to work as an archive's assistant for the AVRC thanks to Nancy Duff, supervisor of the AVRC. My... More

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