The New York City Board of
Correction (BOC) is seeking 4-6 Library Science Interns
Located in downtown Manhattan, The Board of Correction (BOC) is a city agency
that establishes and
ensures compliance with minimum standards regulating conditions of confinement
and correctional
health and mental health care in all City correctional facilities. The Board
monitors conditions in the
City’s jails, investigates serious incidents, evaluates the performance of the
Department of Correction,
reviews inmate and employee grievances, and makes recommendations in critical areas
of correctional
planning.
The BOC has been located in its current office for decades, and has undergone
waves of technology
and record-keeping changes over the years. Many, if not most, of its historical
documents are currently
stored in original paper form in our current space The BOC has an opportunity
for college student and
graduate student volunteers to help archive historical records that will be
available to future
generations, and also help plan and execute the way in which the BOC categorizes,
codes, digitizes, and
stores the entire collection of documents for an impending move to a new,
smaller, office space.
This internship is ongoing. Interns will work in teams under the supervision of
BOC staff familiar with
the documents and needs of the agency. Interns will each work a minimum of 120
hours. Interns may
be asked to stay on for additional time, depending on need.
Library Science majors are preferred. Cataloging, metadata, digital archiving
and database knowledge
and experience preferred. Applicants should be enrolled in an ALA-accredited
Library Science
program and have completed basic coursework in cataloging.
Application Dates:
Applications are accepted at any time.
Stipend/Compensation:
None
Applications Open To:
Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student
Categories:
Library Sciences
Contact & Application Information: Email cover letter, resume,
and transcript to amasters@boc.nyc.gov and chpark@boc.nyc.gov with the
subject line “BOC LIBRARIAN INTERN APPLICATION.” Applications without that
subject line
will not be reviewed.
Learn more and register: www.thearf.org/ilf-2013
