P/T - Metadata and Digital Preservation Internship - Bronx Community College Archives

Metadata and Digital Preservation Internship at Bronx Community College Archives

The Bronx Community College Archives seeks applications for a part-time, unpaid intern to work with digital preservation for its collections beginning in Summer 2015. The archival collection includes records  related to the Hall of Fame national landmark on campus, as well as a vast collection of yearbooks and the student newspaper, The Communicator. The Archives is also underway in creating an oral history collection of video interviews of BCC alumni, faculty and staff documenting the history of the University Heights campus.
The intern will report to the Archivist of the BCC Archives & Special Collections, a unit of Library.
Responsibilities will include:

  *  Assist in the development of a robust architecture for storing and preserving digital video and image files at the highest quality possible.
  *  Assist with the creation of metadata schema for digital archiving of video and image assets.
  *  Write reports and work instructions to support the advancement of preserving digital video and image files.
  *  Analyze stored assets and file integrity of stored data.
  *  Develop methods and systems to streamline the workflow for digital preservation.
  *  Research new technologies for the preservation of digital video and image files.
  *  Performing other related duties as assigned.

Prospective intern should be currently enrolled in or have recently completed a graduate program and have a keen interest in video production workflows, image processing, file metadata, digital storage systems and data integrity measurement techniques. Knowledge of PBcore is desired.
Internship requires a minimum commitment of 2 days per week. Can provide academic credit.

Prospective applicants please email a cover letter, resume, list of relevant coursework, and names of two professional/academic references to: Cynthia.Tobar [at]bcc.cuny.edu (with “Metadata and Digital Preservation Internship” in the subject line) no later than May 24, 2014.