P/T - Spring Library/Information Services Internships - Columbia University Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (Manhattan)

This isn’t just any internship opportunity. This is an internship opportunity from the Center for Digital
Research and Scholarship (CDRS) at Columbia University! And we aren’t looking for the average library
school student - we’re looking for students exuberantly passionate about the role of libraries in addressing
the changing environment in which scholarship and research are produced. We’re searching for people
extraordinarily motivated to further their education and skills in areas of:

• Emerging digital publishing practices
• Research data management
• Institutional repositories
• Scholarly communication
• Digital A/V creation and archiving

Those exceptional people who are accepted for this internship will have the opportunity to explore firsthand
effective systems for creating, distributing, and preserving digital scholarly content. No prior
experience is required.

With the guidance of the Centerʼs Research Data Manager, Digital Repository Manager, Scholarly
Communication Program Head, Communication Coordinator, Production Manager, and Video Services
Manager, and with consultative input from the Director of the Copyright Advisory Office, interns will
support copyright clearance, metadata creation, and editorial and production work at CDRS. Based on
their interests, interns can focus in one of four areas: (1) social media and outreach, (2) scholarly
publishing and production, (3) video production and preservation, or (4) institutional research repositories
and data management. 

Depending on the area of focus, primary responsibilities will include:
• Evaluation of copyright and permissions statuses of materials slated for online distribution as part
of projects undertaken by CDRS or for deposit in Columbiaʼs research repository, Academic
Commons;
• Research on institutional repository practices and technologies and drafting of text for the
Academic Commons website;
• Creation of test cases and user interviews, and quality assurance/testing of user interfaces,
permissions tools, and content-access systems within Academic Commons and other CDRSʼ
projects;
• Drafting/editing of text for the CDRS website and for marketing/educational materials about the
work of the Center;
• Production duties for CDRSʼ journal and conference projects;
• Creation of metadata for items deposited in Academic Commons and for other projects as needed;
• Use of social media platforms to promote Columbia-created research and the activities of CDRS,
to engage the community, and to enhance partner relationships;
• Regular consultation with and reporting to supervisors and appropriate staff members on Simple
video production duties for CDRSʼ video services team info@cdrs.columbia.edu

Professional Interactions
Through daily or weekly work, the interns will communicate with CDRS staff members, the Copyright
Advisory Office, other employees at Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, and with
Columbia faculty, students, scholars, and alumni/ae whose materials the intern handles.
Professional Development
Depending on their chosen area of focus, the interns will receive training and hands-on experience in
practices associated with the management of digital repositories; in the production of online journals,
conferences, and websites; in the recording, post-production, and preservation of digital video; and/or in
the use of social media to enhance the scholarly communication process; and/or in issues such as open
access and copyright.
Primary Site Supervisor
Research Data Manager, CDRS
Timeframe
The duration of this unpaid internship is one semester, either during the Fall, Spring, or Summer sessions.
Schedule
10–15 hours per week.
Compensation
This is an unpaid internship.
To Apply
For consideration for the coming semester, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to:
anurnberger@columbia.edu by Monday, December 2, 2013. Please identify a primary (and, if you wish, a
secondary) focus area in your letter, and explain why that area is of particular interest to you.