Catalyst, Inc.

Internship at Catalyst, Inc.

Catalyst is seeking an MLIS student for an unpaid internship (plus transportation and lunch reimbursement) in its Information Center (IC). The IC librarians respond daily to the requests of Catalyst members, academic and nonprofit organizations, professional associations, researchers, writers, and the media.

Because the IC provides such a variety of services to its users, interns will have the opportunity to work on various aspects of librarianship, including the following:

• Projects regarding gender diversity in business
• Cataloging articles and reports using modified MARC formatting for the IC catalog
• Developing new/updating existing Quick Takes, a series of statistics-based overviews of topics such as women in the labor force, women of color, work/life balance, working mothers, women in Canada, etc. (To view the Quick Takes: click here)
• Assisting the librarians to answer reference questions as needed

The length of the internship and weekly work schedule are flexible, and interns may work from home for certain tasks of the internship. Interns are required to have a basic understanding of library functions and have taken at least one class in cataloging and reference. Interns must be motivated, possess initiative, be technologically savvy, and be able to work independently. Though welcome, previous library work experience is not required and on-the-job training will be provided as part of the internship.

If you are interested, please send a resume and cover letter to Cheryl Yanek, Associate Librarian at the Information Center, at cyanek@catalyst.org. In the cover letter, please address the following topics: (1) Why you want to work for Catalyst; (2) What you would like to work on/what you expect from the internship, and (3) Offer a proposed work schedule.

About Catalyst

Founded in 1962, Catalyst is the leading nonprofit corporate membership research and advisory organization working globally with businesses and the professions to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women and business. With offices in New York, San Jose, Toronto, and Zug, and the support and confidence of more than 340 leading corporations, firms, business schools, and associations, Catalyst is connected to business and its changing needs and is the premier resource for information and data about women in the workplace. In addition, Catalyst honors exemplary business initiatives that promote women’s leadership with the annual Catalyst Award.

Newsweek Research Center

SUMMER 2008 Library School Internship Opportunity at Newsweek

The Newsweek Research Center has an internship opportunity for one or two students for the summer session.

The Research Center uses leading-edge information technologies to deliver research to our editorial staff in offices in New York and around the world.

Our interns will work on indexing of our cover image database, assist with copy cataloging and adding links to our catalog, and processing of our electronic feed of Newsweek stories.

Requirements: completion of at least one information organization /cataloging course, an online searching course, and currently matriculating in an MLS program. CANDIDATES SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PROGRAM’S REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNSHIP ELIGIBILITY (E.G. CREDITS NEEDED) BEFORE APPYLING.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is detail-oriented and interested in the technical services aspects of librarianship, including metadata and tagging. Hands-on cataloging or database management preferred. Must have some experience with HTML authoring and Microsoft desktop applications including Word and Excel. Interest in news and current events a plus.

INTERN MUST BE AVAILABLE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS, WITH MONDAY PREFERRED AS ONE OF THE INTERNSHIP DAYS. THIS IS AN UNPAID INTERNSHIP TO BE DONE FOR ACADEMIC CREDIT.

If you're interested, please send resume and cover letter, including library school courses you’ve completed, to:

dana.gordon [at] newsweek.com (Word or plain ascii text only, please); Please include the words “Newsweek Internship” in your subject line.

Pubtrack Metadata Manager

****If interested please send resume and cover email to Nathan.Schultz@bowker.com ****

Job Title: Pubtrack Metadata Manager - Internship

Department: Data ServiceReports to: Pubtrack Metadata Manager

Works for: Publisher Business Intelligence

FLSA Status: Non ExemptPrepared by: Nathan Schultz

Prepared Date: 1/08/2008

Internship: 5K per season, not including winter

Time: 15 to 20 hours per week

Position Purpose
This is an internship that we would like to offer to Library Science undergraduate or graduate students. The primary purpose of the internship is to provide them practical experience managing subject taxonomies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain mappings between various subject schemes (Publisher to Bowker, Pubtrack-to-BISAC) in order to provide extended subject coverage on Bowker products. Maintain subject mappings sold or licensed to third parties.
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  Create and monitor subject taxonomies and titles level assignments. Alert outsourcing company when a consistent problem is spotted and provide documentation in the form of rules, guidelines, and terminology. Assist with maintenance of the Pubtrack subject taxonomies and classification of data.
  

Knowledge and Abilities

• Skilled in various computer programs (Access, Excel, Word, SQL).
• Novice level knowledge of the major subject-classification schemes used in the book industry (LC subjects, Dewey, LC Class Codes, BISAC, BIC).
  

Education, Work Experience and/or Licensure

• B.S. or B.A. in English or related filed
• 
  MLS
• 
  Experience in database or other related publishing

Language Skills
Excellent understanding of the English language, oral and written.

Physical Demands

The physical demands listed here should be representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of his/her job, i.e., ability to sit, stand, walk, travel up and down stairs, crouch, reach and stoop. Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to concentrate while sitting in one place for long periods at a time.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, travel up and down stairs, crouch, stoop and reach.
• Ability to lift up 25 lbs.

Work EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics listed here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Basic office environment
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.

Christie's

Christie's Library is offering a part-time unpaid internship in the library at the Rockefeller Plaza location in New York for the Summer 2008 semester.

The internship offers a hands-on introduction to the inner workings of an auction house library. Internships are available to students who are able to earn academic credit.

When: May 20, 2008 to July 31, 2008
Schedule: Three days – Tuesday and Thursday plus one more weekday (Monday or Wednesday or Friday), 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Required Qualifications

*Enrollment in an accredited library science program
*Interest in art and art history
*Enthusiasm and ability to work alone and as a team member
*Advanced skills in a language other than English a plus
Responsibilities:
*Perform retrospective cataloguing of books, auction catalogues, and periodicals
*Assist with reference queries from specialist departments
*Perform various administrative/clerical tasks
Benefits:
*Attend lectures twice a week on fine and decorative arts given by Christie's specialists
*Receive training and have access to art auction and other specialized databases
*Receive free museum admission at various New York City museums

Please e-mail or mail a cover letter and resume:
Christie's
Library
20 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
lryan@christies.com

Attn: Lisa Ryan, Associate Librarian

Rabobank

Company Overview

Rabobank is a global financial services leader providing institutional and retail banking and agricultural finance solutions in key markets around the world. From its century-old roots in the Netherlands, Rabobank has grown into one of the 25 largest banks worldwide, with over $650 billion in total assets and operations in over 35 countries. Rabobank is the only private bank in the world with a triple A credit rating from both Standard & Poor's and Moody's, and is ranked the world's 3rd safest bank by Global Finance magazine. In the Americas, Rabobank is a specialist in sophisticated, customer-driven solutions in the Global Financial Markets and Corporate Finance arenas and provides banking services to corporate food and agribusiness clients; retail and commercial banking services in California; leasing; and a full range of agricultural finance products to American agricultural producers.

The Library intern would assist the Corporate Librarian in research requests from Rabobank’s regional offices throughout North and South America.

ROLE

• Assist preparing standing order research packets for various departments and sectors using the appropriate information technology to acquire, organize, and disseminate information
• Updating commodity price indices using a variety of trade and finance resources
• Working with the Corporate Librarian and Research Analysts to identify new topics of research as needed

REQUIREMENTS

• Must have experience with Microsoft Office
• Proficiency at Internet and database searching
• An interest in current events about food and agriculture
• Familiarity with products such as Lexis-Nexis, Factiva, Hoovers , Dun & Bradstreet, Bloomberg a plus
• Knowledge of a Foreign Language a plus

***This is an excellent experience for a MLS student interested in Special Librarianship***

For consideration, please send resume to:

Katherine Gavritsas / Human Resources

katherine.gavritsas@rabobank.com

(W) 212-916-7968

Inform Technologies Internship

Categorization Intern (1-2 positions)

Spring 2008

Inform Technologies seeks detail-oriented individuals with interests in current events for ongoing research projects. Interns will work closely with the categorization team to monitor quality of our categorization and research various news topics. Interns will learn about automated categorization of news content in a client-focused startup environment.

Strong online research skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently within the team environment are crucial. Applicants should also have an interest in news media and current events.

Qualifications:

• An interest in linguistics, library and information science, information architecture, computer science, indexing, cataloging, copyediting, journalism, or history is advantageous.
• Graduate and undergraduate students will be considered.
• Excellent organizational skills are required.
• Strong computer skills, particularly in Excel, and the ability to learn proprietary software are essential.

Interns should be available 2-3 days per week during regular business hours. Interns are needed starting in early January for ongoing projects. Internships are designed to last 12-15 weeks, or the length of the spring semester. Interns are paid a daily stipend.

About Inform:

We are an innovative technology company in the business of structuring and organizing massive amounts of unstructured content. Founded in 2004, the company is privately held and has approximately 60 employees, including mathematicians, linguists, programmers, taxonomists, library scientists, and other professionals based in New York and India.

Please submit resume and cover letter to resumes@inform.com. Please include information on your interests and your daytime availability in your cover letter. The subject line of the email must read “Categorization Intern”.

Rockefeller Univ. Child & Family Center

Rockefeller University

Child and Family Center

1230 York Ave

New York, New York

Internship opportunity for Graduate Library Student

The Child and Family Center on the campus of The Rockefeller University provides care and early childhood development support for 120 children from 6 months to 5 years of age. The Center has a large collection of children’s books that is not inventoried and lacks an appropriate management system that will allow families to check out materials for use at home.

The Center would like to host a library school student for a semester long internship to address this need. Specifically the Center’s administration would like a library student to investigate and assess software applications, including web based systems, that would be efficient, effective, and inexpensive, and make a recommendation for one of them. Further, the Center would like the intern to establish a system for inventorying the books and creating the database with the recommended application. The goal is to have a functional, simple system for adding and removing books from the inventory, and for tracking books as they are borrowed and returned.

Interested students should submit a letter of introduction to:

Carol A. Feltes

University Librarian

The Rockefeller University

1230 York Ave RU 263

New York, New York 10065

212-327-8909

cfeltes@rockefeller.edu

Fall and Spring Books & Research Internship

About Us:

Books & Research was incorporated in 1986 and is dedicated to providing library and book procurement services for the Federal Government and its agencies. Specializing in supplying military libraries, training facilities and universities, Books & Research supplies a wide range of services to an even wider range of customers. Books & Research has re-built US Navy libraries destroyed by hurricanes, helped the Department of Interior perform a retrospective conversion project, and does book procurement for National Defense Universities’ courses.

The Position:

Books & Research is looking for a recent graduate or a current graduate student in the technical library sciences field to help co-ordinate technical efforts for several library projects for the federal government. A solid understanding of current library technologies in cataloging, indexing, digitization, common library management systems (SIRSI-Dynix, etc) and library operations is required. Please note: this position will not be involved in operations, just the proposal and implementation of infrastructure projects and services.

This is the perfect opportunity for somebody in the Library Sciences field to see how a supplier functions from the inside out. Furthermore, you will get real-world experience working on high level projects. If you are enthusiastic, are interested in seeing how the corporate publishing and business world works (from a non-traditional corporation), how government bureaucracy can be overcome, and have a general sense of humor – this could be the stepping stone for you.

Compensation:

A stipend equal to the cost of the practicum course will be offered -- $2550/semester

Please contact email a resume and cover letter to jobs@booksandresearch.com with “internship” in the subject line