Wildlife Conservation Society
Internship Description
Department:
Library & Archives
Title: Photo
Archives and Digital Asset Management Intern
Supervisor: Library
& Archives Director
Start
Date: January 19, 2015
End
Date: May 15, 2015
Schedule:
Minimum commitment of 104 hours, between Monday and Friday, 9AM-5PM
Application
deadline: November 24, 2014
Summary
Under the
guidance of the WCS Institutional Archivist and Digital Resources Manager, the
Photo Archives and Digital Asset Management will gain experience in the care
and management of historical and modern photo collections. 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 104 hours to the
internship.
Objectives
- digitize
historical prints according to professional standards
- assist
with the ingest of current photo assets into WCS’s digital asset
management system
- research
and record metadata about current and historical photographic materials
- the
creation of one or more posts documenting the internship for Wild Things,
the WCS Archives Blog
Qualifications
- enrollment
in or recent completion of graduate program (within the last 6 months) in
library science, museum studies, or a related field
- strong interest
in the management of photographic collections
- experience
with archival collections and/or photographic materials is preferred
- working
knowledge of the ingest, cataloging, storage, retrieval, and distribution
of digital assets in a Digital Asset Management system
- experience
with professional digitization standards and with photo software and
scanning software
- familiarity
with standard metadata schema and vocabularies
Location
- Bronx Zoo
Application
Instructions
For full consideration, interested
individuals should submit a resume and a statement of interest describing what
you hope to bring to the internship and gain from the experience.
Please email
your cover letter and resume to: Opportunities@wcs.org; specify “Photo Archives and Digital
Asset Management Intern, Spring 2015” in the subject of your email.
EOE, M/F/V/D
