The NYPR Radio Archives currently maintains a collection of
more than 55,000 cataloged broadcast recordings dating from June 1927
to the present. These recordings cover the gamut of the station's activities as
one of the nation's earliest public broadcasters. They include live concerts
from venues around the metropolitan area, as well as public events and speeches
covering the full range of political, cultural, and civic activities in and
around New York City. Also included in the NYPR Archives are paper records,
photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, program guides, and scripts
(copies and originals) dating from 1924 to the present. The collection also
features vintage microphones and WPA commissioned artwork.
Since 1924, NYPR Radio has provided public radio listeners
with award-winning educational, cultural, news and public affairs programming
to the greater New York area and across the country. With more than one million
weekly listeners tuning in to NYPR, our core audience comes from all five
boroughs of New York City and beyond to at least 55 counties in three states.
This internship will provide an opportunity for a qualified
student to work with the Archives' staff on several ongoing digitization and
access projects. Over the course of the fall semester, the intern will
learn the analog-to-digital transfer process, work within the Archives' PBCore
database, and help create content for the Archives' website.
Internship responsibilities:
- Cataloging broadcast material, cleaning and replacing tapes
- Duplicating and quality controlling CDs
- Reformatting archival recordings
- Assisting Archives staff in organizing holdings in the vault
- Identifying orphan materials
Qualifications:
- Excellent writing skills
- Be familiar with public radio
- Have an interest in audio archives
- Have some familiarity with audio formats
- Have some familiarity with the PBCore metadata schema
- Have a good sense of 20th century history
- Must be enrolled in an accredited library school or archives program to earn course credit
- Must be consistently available for a minimum of 15 hours per week, between September 10th - December7th. (dates somewhat flexible)
- Must have a proven willingness to learn new skills
To Apply:
To apply for this internship,
please e-mail a cover letter and resume online to alanset@nypublicradio.org and jpassmore@nypublicradio.org with
"NYPR Archives Intern-Fall 2012" written in the subject line. NYPR
must receive all information requested in order to consider your
candidacy. Applications due by August 10th, 2012
Qualified candidates only
please. No calls. No agencies. Candidates selected for interview will be
contacted.
WNYC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER.
