The New York Academy of Medicine Library ( 2 positions available)

The New York Academy of Medicine Library is seeking two qualified applicants to assist with assorted library projects. These are temporary, part-time student intern positions in the Library. This is an opportunity to experience hands on library work in all areas of library functions with exposure to special collections and electronic grey literature projects.

About the Library
The New York Academy of Medicine Library houses one of the largest medical collections open to the general public in the United States. Its Malloch Rare Book Room houses a significant portion of the rare book collection, in addition to many of the secondary sources related to the history of medicine and the history of books and printing. These materials are available for use as part of NYAM's commitment to enhancing the health of the public and to promoting scholarship in the history of medicine and public health. The Library also produces the Grey Literature Report, an electronic alerting service of grey literature focused on public and urban health information produced by non-commercial publishers.

Date Available: Immediately
Qualifications: Current enrollment in an ALA-accredited Master’s program in Library and Information Science or undergraduate library science program; Interest in public health and urban health resources as well as special collections; Experience with bibliographic databases, including MEDLINE; ability to lift and carry heavy library materials at any given time.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assist with a wide variety of library projects ranging from shelving and photocopying to copy cataloging
• Use bibliographic tools to verify citations
• Use scanner and appropriate software to create PDFs and or digital copies, as needed
• Retrieve and re-shelve materials from closed stacks
• Assist with ongoing stacks projects; help with mapping and relocating of materials;
• Assist with tasks related to technical services
• Assist with preparation of packet materials for readers
• Link check and replace broken links within various grey literature electronic projects

Supervision: This position reports to Associate Director who will assign project activities on a weekly basis. Each position is 14 hours, or two days per week, at $11.00/hour; no benefits.

Apply to:
Janie Kaplan, MLn.
Director,
Library and Special Collections
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
www.nyam.org
T (212) 822-7327
F (212) 423-0273
jkaplan@nyam.org

American Museum of Natural History Research Library

Digital Projects Internship

The American Museum of Natural History Research Library is looking for an intern to assist with digital projects. This is a great opportunity for library school students interested in open source applications, like Dspace and Omeka. The intern would assist the Digital Projects Manager with Dpsace and Omeka administration and other digital projects as they arise. The ideal candidate for this internship will have the following qualifications:

* Enrollment in a MLIS program or recent graduate
* Programming/computer science background
* Programming knowledge of Java web application and JavaScript
* Knowledge of MySql and Php

Flexible schedule, chance to use your creativity and library skills to develop real-world solutions.

Interested candidates should email their cover letter and resume to:

Jen Cwiok, Digital Projects Manager
Email: jcwiok@amnh.org

Barnard College Rare Book Intern - Filled

The intern will document the Barnard College Rare Book Collection, as well as plan a small online exhibit of materials from the Barnard College Rare Book Collection housed at Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

The collection of 436 volumes will be inventoried, arranged and searched in CLIO for accurate call numbers. Additionally, the intern will identify any volumes in need of preservation or conservation treatment. The intern will work directly with Jane Siegel, Librarian for Rare Books & Bibliographic Services to label, inventory and arrange the books.

Following the inventory work, the intern will work directly with
Marcia Bassett, College Archivist at Barnard College to create, plan and research an online exhibit of select books from the collection.

The Internship is unpaid, but will provide practical experience working with rare books.

This position is now filled.