P/T - Archival Internship, Leo Baeck Inst (Manhattan)

Leo Baeck Institute Archival Internship

Leo Baeck Institute

The Leo Baeck Institute is a library and archive dedicated to the preservation and access of material to researchers of German-Jewish history.  Our researchers include academics, authors, and genealogists.  Leo Baeck Institute is a unique research facility, housing nearly 5,000 linear feet of archival documents and a library of 100,000 volumes. The bulk of our material is from Germany and Austria before the Second World War.

Duties

The intern for the archives will work with bibliographic records in LBI’s Aleph cataloging system, belonging primarily to two projects:

A: The intern will oversee the shipment of material to our offsite storage facility, entering all necessary changes into the Aleph cataloging system. In addition, the intern will enter barcodes to archival boxes and organize the movement of material between the archival stacks and the warehouse, which involves filing, confirming, and organizing storage space, as well as physical labor.

B: The intern will help to update the bibliographic description and re-organize the holdings of the LBI Photograph Collection, which contains approx. 40,000 items.

Other tasks might include assisting and fulfilling reference and permission requests for archival material. 

Pay: $15.00 / hour -- 16 hours per week. 

Skills Required

The intern must be enrolled in a study program to acquire a Master Degree in Library Science and will have completed at least one course in basic cataloguing. A basic knowledge of German language and German-Jewish history might be helpful, but is not required.

The ideal candidate is reliable; able to take initiative, and is comfortable working independently within the office, stacks and loading dock of the building. In addition, the intern must be able to lift 40 lbs.

Application

Please email resume and cover letter to:

Mr. Michael Simonson

msimonson@lbi.cjh.org

917-676-7229

Leo Baeck Institute

415 East 12^th Street

New York, NY  10011

P/T - Ref and Inst'l Repository Internship, Lehman-CUNY (Bronx)

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR LIBRARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Reference and Institutional Repository

SPRING SEMESTER 2016

·       February - May 2016

LEONARD LIEF LIBRARY

LEHMAN COLLEGE (CUNY)

BRONX, NEW YORK

http://www.lehman.edu/library

DESCRIPTION:

·       This is an exciting opportunity for flexible, creative library school students to gain practical experience in a dynamic, urban academic library.

·       The Reference and Institutional Repository Intern will work with librarians in charge of these areas on: Reference Desk Service; Research Guides (LibGuides); Institutional Repository (Academic Works at CUNY).

·       Part-time schedules will be arranged during Monday – Friday, 10 am to 6 pm. Interns will complete 120 hours of work during the semester.

QUALIFICATIONS:

·       Required: Enrollment in the Internship course for credit at a Master’s program in library or information services.

·       Preferred: Completion of courses or experience in reference and bibliographic sources, electronic resources, database searching; metadata/digital archives; experience with library/ information technology; experience in an academic library; interest in scholarly communication and institutional repositories.

CONTACT:

Please send an email expressing interest, qualifications and availability, with resume attached to:

Before Jan. 1, 2016:

Madeline Cohen

Assistant Professor, Head of Reference

Leonard Lief Library

Lehman College

Bronx, NY 10468

Madeline.Cohen@lehman.cuny.edu

After Jan. 1. 2016:

Jennifer Poggiali

Assistant Professor

Leonard Lief Library

Lehman College

Bronx, NY 10468

mailto:Jennifer.Poggiali@lehman.cuny.edu

P/T - Ref and Gov't Docs Internship, Lehman-CUNY (Bronx)

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR LIBRARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Reference and Government Documents

SPRING SEMESTER 2016

·       February - May 2016

LEONARD LIEF LIBRARY

LEHMAN COLLEGE (CUNY)

BRONX, NEW YORK

http://www.lehman.edu/library

DESCRIPTION:

·       This is an excellent opportunity for flexible, creative library school students to gain valuable experience in a dynamic, urban academic library.

·       The Reference and Government Documents Intern will work with librarians in charge of these areas on: Reference Desk Service; Government Documents Collection Reorganization; Research Guides (LibGuides). The main focus will be on a project to transition a print government documents collection to an electronic collection, with user-friendly finding aids (Research Guides).

·       Part-time schedules will be arranged during Monday – Friday, 10 am to 6 pm. Interns will complete 120 hours of work during the semester.

QUALIFICATIONS:

·       Required: Enrollment in the Internship course for credit at a Master’s program in library or information services.

·       Preferred: Completion of courses or experience in reference and bibliographic sources, electronic resources, government documents, database searching; metadata/digital archives; experience with library/ information technology; experience in an academic library.

CONTACT:

Please send an email expressing interest, qualifications and availability, with resume attached to:

Before Jan. 1, 2016:

Madeline Cohen

Assistant Professor, Head of Reference

Leonard Lief Library

Lehman College

Bronx, NY 10468

Madeline.Cohen@lehman.cuny.edu

After Jan. 1. 2016:

Rebecca Arzola

Assistant Professor, Govt. Documents

Leonard Lief Library

Lehman College

Bronx, NY 10468

Rebecca.Arzola@lehman.cuny.edu

Library Intern, Archive for Res in Archetypal Symbolism (Manhattan)

Library Intern (Archives and Special Collections)


The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS)

Spring 2016

The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) is looking for 1 or 2 library science interns to work with materials from its collection and assist in grantseeking research. ARAS is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary research institution housed in the C.G. Jung Center in midtown Manhattan.

The ARAS archive contains about 17,000 photographic images, each cross-indexed, individually mounted, and accompanied by scholarly commentary. We offer an online database containing the majority of our material. ARAS also hosts speaker events and readings, and publishes the quarterly journal, ARAS Connections. Our most recent publication, The Book of Symbols, Reflections on Archetypal Images, published by Taschen has remained a best-seller since its release in 2010.

ARAS roots go back to the early 20th century Eranos Conferences in Ascona, Switzerland, which included such luminary participants as as C.G.Jung, Rudolf Otto, Mircea Eliade, Karl Kerenyi, and later, Gershom Scholem, Max Knoll, and Joseph Campbell.

We depend on our interns and offer training, hands-on experience and responsibility in a congenial and fascinating environment. Previous interns have contributed to web design (see www.aras.org), have independently coordinated large public events, multimedia presentations, digital imaging, collection processing, cataloguing, and subject research and writing in the areas of art history, psychology, and mythology.

We are currently preparing to expand our grantwriting program. An ideal applicant will have experience with grantseeking and grantwriting, or an enthusiasm for learning the process.

If you are interested in volunteering or creating a formal internship for the spring semester, please contact Tal Hurwitz, ARAS. 917.842.7723 or tal@aras.org.

www.aras.org

www.facebook.com/arasarchive

P/T - Internship, Visual Rscs, Am Mus of Nat'l History (Manhattan)

The American Museum of Natural History Research Library in New York City seeks interns for a Digital Special Collections cataloging project. 

The Museum Library’s Special Collections is seeking an intern to catalog image records and input descriptive metadata for its Digital Special Collections Omeka database. The project may be viewed by visiting: http://images.library.amnh.org/digital/ 

Position description and duties: Intern will work under the general direction of the Visual Resources Librarian. Responsibilities include but are not limited to cataloging and editing records for the image database on a variety of natural science and anthropological topics. 

Qualification requirements: Enrolled in or graduate of an MLS program with some library experience and/or graduate-level library classes, preferably including digital imaging or digital libraries, and cataloging. Experience with Omeka open source software is a plus. Interest in historic photographs and archival collections. Familiarity with authority work. Strong research and writing skills. Good interpersonal skills, responsible, reliable, detail-oriented. Ability to work flexibly and independently. A commitment to the project through the fall, for 8 hours per week. Must be able to work on Fridays and attend training sessions. 

To apply: Send a letter of interest indicating if volunteer work or a formal internship for credit is sought, a list of MLS courses taken thus far, and a resume to Stacy Schiff at sschiff@amnh.org . Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Internships, NYC Dept of Small Business Svcs (Manhattan and Brooklyn)

INTERNSHIP POSITIONS: JANUARY – JUNE 2016

 

Records Management - 25 to 34 Hours Weekly; Pay $ 14 - $20/Hour, Commensurate with Experience

 

Agency Description:

The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) is a vibrant, client-centered agency whose mission is to serve New York’s small businesses, jobseekers and commercial districts. SBS makes it easier for companies in New York City to start, operate, and expand by providing direct assistance to business owners, supporting commercial districts, promoting financial and economic opportunity among minority- and women-owned businesses, preparing New Yorkers for jobs, and linking employers with a skilled and qualified workforce. SBS continues to reach for higher professional standards through innovative systems, new approaches to government, and a strong focus on its employees.

 

Job Description: SBS’s Waterfront Permits Unit regulates construction permits for properties along New York City’s 520-mile waterfront. The Unit is offering several internships for graduate students in the library sciences or related fields, to inventory and index archival and active permitting records. These records include permitting application case folders and related drawings. The team will assist the Unit with its records management, retrieval and storage system.

 

The records inventory and indexing work will be conducted at two locations. For the first few weeks, the inventory work will be conducted at SBS’s main office in Lower Manhattan, at 110 William Street, working with active permitting records. Thereafter, the inventorying work continues at the Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT) at 140, 58th Street, Brooklyn, to sort, organize, inventory and index archived case folders and drawings. All records, some of which may be fragile, dusty and/or in a poor condition, must be handled with care. Dust masks, gloves and other safety supplies will be provided at both locations.

 

Periodically the team will be asked to report at 110 William Street to synchronize the scanned data and inventories with the main database and for other coordination. The assignment is scheduled to begin in January 2016 and be completed by June 2016. Work hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00AM to 5:00 PM, with an unpaid lunch hour from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

 

Working under general supervision, the work includes: 1. Review records; 2. Verify if record drawings exist in the case folders, on shelves or in boxes; 3. Check if key records are present in the case folder; 4. Describe materials according to defined SBS requirements; 5. Input metadata into the provided computer tracking; 6. Generate and apply barcode labels on the case folder and drawing sets; 7. Scan the barcode labels to assign a location; and 8. Perform quality control of inventory data entry.

 

Abilities, Qualifications, and Availability:

 

 Currently enrolled in a library science or related program;

 Able to travel to both work locations: 110 William Street, Manhattan; and BAT in Brooklyn;

 Available Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, for 25 to 34 hours weekly from January through June 2016;

 Knowledgeable of metadata systems;

 Experienced with records management or archival repository software;

 Basic understanding of Records Management concepts and principles;

 Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel and Word;

 Self-motivated, with keen attention to detail, and a high level of accuracy in key entry of data;

 Strong communication skills, both written and oral;

 Ability to lift records boxes up to 40 Lbs.;

 Ability to retrieve and process records stored in cabinets, shelves and boxes;

     Ability to work standing for extended durations;

 Work well independently as well as with teams; and

 Manage tasks and time lines.

 

How to Apply:

 

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter with two references to mvarandani@sbs.nyc.gov to the attention of: Meenakshi Varandani, Director Waterfront Permits, SBS. Candidates are asked to apply by December 24, 2015. There are 4 positions and this posting will remain open past the application due date of December 24, 2015 until all positions are filled.

 

Schedule: This is a paid position starting from January 2016 through June 2016, at an hourly rate of $14 to $20, (commensurate with relevant experience) with no additional benefits. Work hours would be Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with an unpaid lunch hour.

 

NOTE: Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

 

The Department of Small Business Services and the City of New York is an equal opportunity employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

  

 

Photo Preservation Interns, Wildlife Conservation Soc (Bronx)

Photo Preservation Internship

(2 positions available)

 

The Wildlife Conservation Society Archives is seeking two highly motivated and energetic individuals for a grant-funded paid photographic preservation project internship.

 

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.

 

Learning Opportunities and Responsibilities

Under guidance from the WCS Institutional Archivist, the Photo Preservation Interns will learn about the care and preservation of photographic negatives.  The interns will be trained in the proper handling and rehousing of photographic negatives for their long-term preservation.  The internship will take as its focus 12,000 photographic negatives from WCS’s historical photograph collection.  These negatives feature images dating from the earliest years of the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium, from 1899 to approximately 1930.  Approximately one-third of these are glass plate negatives.  The training received through the internship will allow the successful interns to clean and rehouse the 12,000 photographic negatives.

 

The Photo Preservation Interns will each commit to 300 total hours of work onsite at the Bronx Zoo to be performed over 20 weeks, beginning January 25, 2016.

 

Requirements

·         Enrollment in, or recent completion of, MLIS or similar degree with a concentration in archival studies from an ALA-accredited program, or equivalent graduate degree in Archives

·         Excellent attention to detail

·         Ability to work both independently and under supervision

·         Demonstrated ability to set priorities and meet strict deadlines

 

Preferred Qualifications

·         Interest in historical photographic preservation and care

·         Interest in the history of American zoo and aquarium field and/or the history of international wildlife conservation

 

Compensation

The Photo Preservation Interns will receive a stipend of approximately $5,000 each, less applicable taxes and deductions ($3,875).                                    

 

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 Preservation Intern, Spring 2016” in the subject of your email.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Art Deco Lighting Research Intern, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Lib (Manhattan)

The Smithsonian Library is offering a paid internship opportunity in New York City for the summer of 2016:

Art Deco Lighting Research
Location: Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Library (New York, NY)

This project is ideal for a student pursing a Masters in Decorative Arts, Art History or Library and Information Science with good computer, writing, organizational and communication skills.  Knowledge of design, specifically Art Deco, would be helpful.

This intern will collaborate with staff to research art deco lighting designs found in the library’s E.F. Caldwell Lighting collection (http://library.si.edu/digital-library/collection/caldwell). The goal of the project is to uncover  the diverse art deco patterns that Caldwell created for commercial, public, and residences through the country with a focus on major commissions in Chicago with the aim of producing an online resource in the future.  The intern will have the opportunity to investigate online display options and make recommendations based on the platforms and tools available, which may include social media and the Smithsonian Libraries blog.

The intern will learn through discussions and readings about the Caldwell firm as well as the design elements and motifs that were employed in the art deco period.   Additionally, they will learn how to conduct research in the Caldwell client files and on buildings and their architects throughout the country in which Caldwell lights were installed.  Finally, working with staff, the intern will learn metadata organization in preparation for an online resource.

Applications are due January 15^th, 2016. 

To read full posting including application instructions: http://library.si.edu/2016ProfDev

P/T - ACLU Nat'l Office Archives Internship (Manhattan)

Spring 2016 Internship – ACLU National Office Archives, New York, NY

                                                

The Archives and Records Management Office of the ACLU National Office, located in downtown Manhattan, is seeking an intern for spring 2016.

The ACLU National Archives maintains records from the founding of the organization in 1920 and does its part to support the ACLU's mission to defend the U.S. Constitution, in particular the Bill of Rights. The primary goal of the Archives is to ensure access to our paper and electronic records through the application of sound records management and archival principles. In collaboration with the administrative, financial, legal, technical, and business staff of the organization, we seek to store, manage, and retrieve records throughout their life cycle, from creation to either disposal or retention. In addition to the 2,000 cubic feet of records we keep onsite, we have an extensive collection of ephemera, publications, photographs, and audiovisual materials.

We are looking for interns to assist on a variety of projects, including, but not limited to:

Digitizing paper collections

Processing archival collections

Cataloging

Updating existing finding aids for ongoing collections

Developing research and reference skills

Additional projects will be assigned to interns based upon their interests and experience. Students with an interest in archives and records management centers in non-traditional library settings are encouraged to apply.

We are asking for a commitment of 1 day a week, 9:30-5:00, Monday - Friday. Candidates must be enrolled in an MLS/MLIS program. Arrangements may be made with the student’s school for a work/study stipend or course credit.

Interested applicants should send resume and cover letter or direct any questions to:

Kristen Kennedy, Associate Archivist and Records Center Coordinator

kkennedy@aclu.org

The ACLU Offices are located at:

125 Broad Street

New York, NY 10004

P/T - Lesbian Herstory Archives Internships (Brooklyn)

Lesbian Herstory Archives Internships 

The Lesbian Herstory Archives  (located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NYC) is looking for graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in library and/or archives studies ​with a demonstrated interest in Lesbian Studies,​

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Women's ​History and LGBT ​Activism. 

We have a number of exciting projects for the upcoming academic year​ working with video and audio collection cataloging, digitization and preservation​, metadata management, processing special collections and cataloging books and periodicals.  There will also be the opportunity to plan exhibits or events and to attend workshops and classes.

Interns will get to meet professionals in a wide variety of analogous fields and have many networking opportunities including site visits and guest lecturers.​

All internships at LHA are unpaid.  Volunteers are always welcomed. Retirees are encouraged to apply.

What We're Offering

·       Interns will have the opportunity for practical application of archives and library skills.

·       Course credit and letters of recommendation or references​

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·       Interns will also receive the opportunity for experiences outside of LHA

·       Interns will be supervised by professional librarians and other archives staff

​ who specialize in the fields of photography, archival practices, graphic design and non profit management.​

Require​d

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A demonstrated interest in ​Women's Studies, Lesbian Studies, Women's History (scholarship, activism, artistic expression)

·       Available for a minimum of ​16 hours per week (2 full week days)​

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·       ​Experience working in a Library, Archive​, Museum or Historical Society environment.

·       Familiarity with ​library practices, ​cataloging and archival processing

·       ​Customer service experience​  

·       Skilled in the use of MS Office and/or Google Docs in a Windows PC environment.

Preferred

·       ​Completion of core library courses or at least 1 full semester of library school.

·       Web development skills

·       ​Experience working with an online content management system

 COLLECTION AREAS

·       Periodicals

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Intern will process incoming newspapers, newsletters, journals and magazines, ​zines and ​update cataloging records ​as well as prepare collections for digitization where necessary.

·       Special Collections

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​Interns will process collections and create electronic finding aids, staff the reference desk and provide researcher assistance.

·       Photograph​y & Graphics​

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 Interns will assist with the processing digitization and cataloging photographs and graphics.

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·       Video

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​ Interns will process and catalog videos including relabeling and shifting collections.

​ Interns will also assist with inventory, preservation and digitization projects​.

·       Audio

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Interns will assist with the cataloging, digitization, indexing and re-housing of audio tapes.

·       OPAC Development Team ​

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Interns will perform database cleanup in a variety of collections and contribute to the design, testing and public launch of the LHA’s O​nline Public Access Catalog (OPAC).  

·       Programming​ & ​Development

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​ Interns will have the opportunity to research and write grants, create fundraising campaigns, write press releases, plan special ​events do outreach to the public.​

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications accepted on a rolling basis.  Please read the instructions below very carefully.

Candidates must submit

·       Cover Letter (indicating relevant interests/activities and availability) 

·       Resume 

​ (indicating relevant skills and experience including academic work)

​Both documents must be converted to a PDF and submitted to ​

 lha_interns@earthlink.net 

​Include the word “Internship” and semester for which you are applying 

in the subject line. 

  

NOTE: LHA cannot provide housing for interns. LHA will provide confirmation of internship acceptance for candidates who may need this documentation to accompany a grant or fellowship application.

​​About The Lesbian Herstory Archives

In operation since 1974, ​​The Lesbian Herstory Archives is home to the world's oldest and largest collection of archival, bibliographic and multimedia materials by and about the diverse lesbian experience. 

LHA is, and has always been, an all-volunteer run, 501(c)3 , non-profit educational organization with no paid staff and no government support.   We rely upon individual donations and private foundation support. 

We offer research assistance to academics, artists, filmmakers authors, individuals and classes. We also provide  tours, exhibits in-house events and a semester-long Lesbian Studies course.   Our open hours are listed on our website in the "Calendar" section.  Please visit us to browse, do research or volunteer any time we are open.​