The American Museum of Natural
History Research Library is currently looking for interns to assist with
comprehensive digitization of our photographic archives. Our image collections
contain over one million items from the past two centuries which, once
digitized, will be featured in an exhaustive digital catalog.
This internship will provide MLS students with a unique opportunity
to digitize photographic archival
collections of varied size and medium. Interns will learn how to handle archival photographic
material, create accurate scans, and prepare scans for permanent storage and
delivery.
Responsibilities:
Scanning film negatives,
transparencies, and photographic prints in adherence with institutional and
archival standards.
Processing scanned images using
Photoshop.
Creating archival masters as well
as derivatives for storage and delivery.
Embedding select metadata.
QA of scans.
Qualifications:
All candidates must be currently
enrolled in or recently graduated from a master's program in Library Science.
Candidates must have experience
with Mac/Apple computers, scanners and scanning software, as well as Adobe
Photoshop, Lightroom and/or Bridge.
Experience working
in libraries and archives.
Interest in hands-on digitization
experience.
Familiarity with archival and
digitization standards.
Detail-oriented.
Experience with digital retouching
a plus.
Additional Details:
This opportunity is unpaid but can be used
for internship course credit. The expected schedule is 6-8 hours per week,
Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. Applicants should commit to at least one
full semester.
If interested, please send a resume
and brief cover letter to arybakov@amnh.org with
your name and DIGITIZATION INTERNSHIP APPLICATION in the subject line.
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