Department: Library
& Archives, Bronx Zoo
Title: Archives
Processing Intern, Summer 2014
Number of openings: 2
Reports To: Director,
Library & Archives Department
Duration: Between May
19, 2014 - August 29, 2014
Schedule: Hours must be
scheduled between Monday - Friday
Hours: 8 hours a week,
scheduled between 9:00am – 5:00pm, for a total minimum of 100 hours
Application deadline: April
18, 2014
The Wildlife Conservation
Society Archives (located at the Bronx Zoo) is currently accepting applications
for an archival processing internship from graduate students preparing for
careers in libraries, archives, or related cultural
institutions.
Under the guidance of the WCS
Processing Archivist, the Archives Processing Intern will gain experience in
various components of archival processing and description. Projects
include surveying, arranging, and describing archival collections; entering
data into an archival management system; and creating EAD finding aids.
While WCS Archives
internships are unpaid, we are happy to work with academic institutions so that
students can get academic credit for their internship. Interns should be
able to commit at least 100 hours to the internship. Interns must
schedule their hours Monday through Friday, 9-5.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities and
experience to be gained include but are not limited to:
•
surveying, arranging, and describing an archival collection
•
entering data into an archival management system
•
creating EAD finding aids
•
documenting their work with one or more posts for Wild Things, the WCS Archives
Blog
Qualifications
•
enrollment in or recent completion of graduate program in library science,
museum studies, or a related field
How to apply
Interested individuals should
submit a resume and a cover letter describing what they hope to bring to the
internship and gain from the experience. Please email your resume and cover
letter to opportunities@wcs.org. Please
indicate “Archives Processing Intern, Summer 2014” in the subject of your
email.
About the organization
Founded in 1895 as the New
York Zoological Society, the Wildlife Conservation Society is committed to
saving wildlife and wild places worldwide. This initiative is carried out
through science, global conservation, education, and the management of the world’s
largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo.
Documenting the history of this work, the WCS Archives includes records related
to the histories of the Bronx Zoo, the New York Aquarium, international field
work projects, and other WCS institutions and activities.
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