Dance Division Prints and Designs Internship: Summer 2013
The Jerome Robbins Dance Division is seeking an intern
interested in gaining professional experience with a large digitization and
metadata project. The successful
candidate will participate in a project to digitize approximately 1,500 dance
prints and 200 original designs spanning the 17th to 19th Centuries. The images
will be published in the NYPL Digital Gallery.
This project will be the test case for automatic metadata
ingest from the NYPL catalog into our custom Metadata Management System (MMS).
The prints and designs will be digitized offsite at the Digital Imaging Unit of
the New York Public Library. The intern will be supervised by the Assistant
Curator of the Dance Division.
Timeframe:
120 hours over 12 weeks
Schedule: 10 hours per week (All interns must commit to
schedule at least four hours on one day; otherwise hours are flexible). Working
hours: Monday - Friday: 10:00am -
6:00pm.This is an unpaid internship that may be used for credit toward a
Master's Degree program. Internships need
not be taken for credit. Selected
applicants will be contacted after April 1 to schedule an interview.
Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Assistant Curator of the Dance
Division, the intern will;
· Be trained
by a metadata specialist to use the MMS in order to Reconcile metadata between
the Library catalog, the MMS, and the analog materials.
· Research
insurance values for individual prints and designs using art history and art
auction databases.
· Assist with
registration shipping paperwork.
· Carefully
handle prints and artworks from the 17th through 19th centuries.
· Assist with
pulling and shelving materials.
· Write
project blog posts.
· Gain
practical experience with a custom content management system, metadata,
copyright, and project management.
· Attend
departmental meetings to participate in project discussions and programmed
events.
· The intern
may interact with researchers at the Special Collections desk.
· Help develop
a small reading room exhibit.
· Learn the
digitization process at NYPL by shadowing a staff member at the Digital Imaging
Unit.
Key Competencies:
· Teamwork,
· Attention to
detail
Qualifications:
· Current
enrollment in a Masters of Library Science or Museum Studies program.
· This is a
very detail oriented project, and the ideal candidate will possess excellent
organizational skills and capability for handling extremely delicate materials.
· Experience
or interest in dance history, art history, museum studies, museum registration,
or metadata preferred.
Work Environment:
· This
position is located in a research library
