Based at the CUNY
Graduate Center, CUNY TV is
the largest public university television station in the U.S., producing and
broadcasting programming on public affairs, education, science, business, and
independent media. The archive at CUNY TV manages the 30 year production
history of the station, a broadcast library, the Himan Brown Radio Archive, and
audiovisual collections produced within the City University of New York. CUNY
TV’s collections cover a variety of analog and digital audiovisual formats,
including 1/4″ reel audio, analog and digital video tape, film, electrical
transcription discs, and archival and broadcast digital formats.
Interns participate in
cataloging, collection management, and preservation activities within CUNY TV’s
collections. Current archival projects include collection inventory and
assessment (including processing and re-housing collections), digitization of
legacy formats for preservation, and cataloging using PBCore metadata
schema. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in audiovisual
archives in a busy broadcast and production environment.
This internship would be
appropriate for students pursuing the archives and preservation certificate,
and for those who are interested in digital preservation. Preferably
candidates should have experience with or interest in time-based media
cataloging, audiovisual media handling, digitization projects, and basic
knowledge of metadata schemas (PBCore, Dublin Core, PREMIS). We are looking for
interns to work within the time requirements for GLSIS internships (150 hours,
approx. 10 hours per week) during 9-5 weekdays. This internship is for
credit only.
To apply: Send a cover
letter and resume via email to Archivist/Digital Systems Manager, Dave Rice: dave@cuny.tv
with subject header Summer 2014 Internship. Please explain your interest, why
you would be a good match for this internship, and describe relevant coursework
completed or professional work experience.
