U.S. DOT Paid Summer Internship
Opportunities--Washington, D.C.
The Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) Research Library and National Transportation Library (NTL), both located
in the Washington, D.C. area, are seeking students pursuing MLS degrees (or
equivalents) for paid, full-time internships for the period June 9 - August 15,
2014. These internships are being offered as part of the United States
Department of Transportation’s Summer Transportation Internship Program for
Diverse Groups (STIPDG). The internships include a $5,000 stipend, along with
travel (relocation) arrangements and shared housing for participants whose permanent
residences are more than 50 miles away from their assignment locations. The
deadline for submitting an application is December 31, 2013. For more
information on the program, including requirements and application
instructions, please see:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/stipdg.cfm. If you have
further questions about applying, please send an email to DOTSTIPDG@twc.edu.
When applying, please select your
interest areas as the Federal Highway Administration (with specialty Library
Science) and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (with
specialty Library Science).
The following are potential
internship projects. Responsibilities may be modified depending on the number
of accepted applicants and the interest areas of the candidates. For more
information about individual projects, please contact Deena Adelman at deena.adelman.CTR@dot.gov or
202-493-3058.
CATALOGING INTERN (Federal Highway
Administration Research Library, McLean, VA)
Responsibilities:
* Create catalog records for a
print technical sub-collection; perform simple and complex copy cataloging;
assist in the creation of original cataloging records; assign subject headings
and call numbers.
* Perform collection assessment and
prioritization; participate in workflow assessment.
Desired Qualifications: Coursework
and/or experience in cataloging and/or user experience; familiarity and/or
experience with AACR2, MARC; knowledge of LCSH; knowledge of LC Classification
System; excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills;
willingness to adapt to changing situations and take on new tasks; ability to
meet established deadlines with products that reflect professionalism.
HISTORIAN’S ARCHIVAL COLLECTION
INTERN (National Transportation Library, Washington, DC)
Responsibilities:
* Arrange, inventory and describe
collections at the item level; create finding aids; apply subject headings.
* Review DOT Historian’s webpage
for content needing updates and/or reorganization. Provide updates to
content; recommend improved layouts and organization for the site; investigate
and recommend new content/features for the site.
Desired Qualifications: Coursework
towards a specialization in archives; familiarity and/or experience with
archival practices; knowledge of LCSH and MARC; strong organizational,
analytical, and written/verbal communication skills; willingness to adapt to
changing situations, take on new tasks, and meet established deadlines with
products that reflect professionalism; experience conducting historical
research.
HISTORICAL RESEARCH INTERN (Federal
Highway Administration Research Library, McLean, VA)
Responsibilities:
* Conduct research on FHWA past
executives/personnel; assign subject headings and enter descriptions into the
library catalog for corresponding historical file record; transfer description
to collection finding aid.
* Compile histories of FHWA
research laboratories.
* Fill occasional reference
requests related to historical files; assist with other library tasks as
needed.
Desired Qualifications: Coursework
towards a specialization in archives or history; experience conducting
historical research; familiarity and/or experience with archival practices;
knowledge of LCSH and MARC; strong organizational, analytical, and
written/verbal communication skills; willingness to adapt to changing
situations, take on new tasks, and meet established deadlines with products
that reflect professionalism.
For more information about the
libraries, please see the following web sites:
FHWA Research Library: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/library
NTL U.S. DOT site: http://ntl.bts.gov
NTL Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/nationaltransportationlibrary (includes
information on past interns’ experiences)
