Archive Internship, NYC Health+Hospitals (Manhattan)

NEW YORK CITY HEALTH + HOSPITALS ARCHIVE INTERNSHIP

New York City Health + Hospitals is the nation's preeminent public health system. Including its antecedent forms, it has served the City for almost 300 years. The Fund for Health + Hospitals has initiated a Heritage Project to identify, gather, and organize into an archive materials related to the public hospital system serving New York City. This repository will trace the individual development and contributions of each facility and ensure ongoing visibility of their many contributions to public health.

Job Description:  Working under the supervision of the Heritage Project Director, interns will be assigned one or more hospital collections as a focused project. Duties will include:

❖ Surveying and processing the historic materials of each public hospital
❖ Using an electronic database to catalog artifacts, photographs, documents, books,
audio/visual recordings and other collection items
❖ Researching history and provenance of artifacts via traditional means as well as electronic search methods
❖ Preparing a finding aid according to national standards for DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard) and EAD (Encoded Archival Description).

Qualifications:  Current graduate students or recent graduates from an accredited Library and/or Information Science program with a strong interest and relevant experience in archives and museum studies are encouraged to apply.  
Desirable Qualifications:
*Extremely organized and detail-oriented. 
*Knowledge of issues regarding preservation, conservation, and archive/collection development.

Position Duration:  Project will continue through 2017. Spring internship session begins in February 2017 and end in May 2017.  Interns will be expected to work during normal business hours (typically Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm) at no less than 10 hours per week. 

Location: New York City Health + Hospitals/Bellevue 

Pay:  Internships will be given for course credit. 

Application Process: A short cover letter and resume outlining your qualifications and interest in this position should be sent via e-mail to dinningd@nychhc.org. List Collections Intern in the subject line. Please, no phone calls.

Paid Summer Internship, The Met (Manhattan)

Paid Summer Internship for Graduate Student - The Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Join a vibrant community of students at The Met this summer!  The Museum Seminar (MuSe) Internship Program awards paid summer and long-term internships to students interested in a career in the arts and fields related to the Met’s many departments. In addition to developing skills through internship projects within museum departments, interns participate in a weekly seminar series and interact directly with the Museum's visitors by leading public tours in the galleries.

The Met strongly encourages applications from students who are members of groups underrepresented in careers related to museums and the visual arts.

The Thomas J. Watson Library is the primary research library of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  It has a collection of nearly one million volumes, extensive electronic resources and growing digital collections.  For further information regarding The Thomas J. Watson Library, visit http://libmma.org/portal/category/about-watson-library/. The intern will work with professional librarians on ongoing library workflows and special projects. Potential projects in Watson Library include:

·         Working on stacks management for expanding our special collections; evaluating and processing research materials for relocation to offsite storage

·         Evaluating and researching folios in our circulating collection for scarcity and condition, for possible inclusion in our special collections

·         Examining and creating a workflow for enhancing our legacy artist files

·         Taking part in cutting-edge technical services workflows, working in OCLC Connexion Client and Innovative Interfaces new Sierra platform, which the library will be adopting this spring

·         Cataloging a significant gift of contemporary art exhibition catalogs from the Museum of Modern Art

·         Evaluating serials subscriptions for renewal

·         Exposure to other areas of library work whenever possible, according to interest and aptitude

Internship dates: 

June 5–August 11, 2017
Full time: five days, thirty-five hours per week
Compensation: Approximately $3750 (less applicable taxes and deductions)

For more information and to apply, visit: http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/internships/undergraduate-and-graduate-students/summer#muse

DEADLINE: January 29, 2017, at 11:59 pm (ET). Please note: your recommendation letters must be submitted by this application deadline. We will not accept applications or recommendations after the deadline. 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status, and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

UX Content Strategy Intern, Google (Manhattan)

We’re excited to announce our first UX Content Strategy internship program. We’re looking for a user-experience writer (UX writer) intern who has a knack for writing in simple, friendly language and an eye for creating cohesive content experiences across Google products. The internships are located at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, CA, and at Google’s office in Manhattan.

What we do:

Content strategists plan, create, deliver, and manage content as an integral part of the product design process. “Content” can include text, voice, data, images, and videos. As a speciality within this discipline, UX writers develop on-task, on-brand language and guidelines for Google products.

Sample activities for the UX writer intern:

• Contribute to a product's content strategy, thinking holistically about how the content pieces fit together to create a cohesive whole
• Document the localization process for a product
• Update a design or product style guide to incorporate new content requirements
• Develop UI text and notifications for a new feature or experience
• Develop a test plan for text/content and publish findings for fellow Googlers

Interested in learning more?

Here’s a bit more about the experience we’re looking for in our UX writer intern.

You’ll shape product experiences by creating useful, meaningful text that helps users complete the task at hand. You must be a stellar writer. You’ll help us to establish cohesive language and a unified voice across products and platforms. You’ll use empathy, reason, and data to inform content choices. You’ll pursue a deep understanding of your products, including participating in research studies. You’ll provide content recommendations that include the right words and, sometimes, complementary data and images.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with designers, researchers, prototypers, product managers, and engineers to define requirements
• Write clear, concise user-interface text (UI text) for products
• Evaluate product experiences through audits and other supplementary research techniques
• Establish language recommendations and document standards in style guides

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a BA/BS or MS degree program and graduating in winter 2017, 2018, or 2019
• Must be currently enrolled in a full-time degree program and returning to the program after completion of the internship

Interested in applying?

Qualified candidates should apply on this “User Experience Design Intern, Summer 2017” posting (we’re a design discipline at Google) on the Google Students site. Applications will be accepted from January 6 through January 23, 2017.

NOTE: though the description is for a UX designer, this is the correct link to apply for the content strategist internship; this role is part of our broader UX intern program.

Part Time Intern, Brooklyn Pub Lib (Brooklyn)

Part Time Intern - Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition

Brooklyn Public Library seeks an intern to work with the Youth and Family Services Department in coordinating the Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition.

This is a grant-funded position beginning February 1 and ending May 26, 2017.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  *  Assisting with the Ezra Jack Keats bookmaking competition judging on Monday, February 6, 2017
  *  Assisting our programs and exhibitions department in mounting an exhibit of winning books
  *  Compiling booklists and writing annotations and summaries of winning books
  *  Scheduling and hosting class visits to view an exhibit in May of the winning books
  *  Coordinating the celebration that takes place on the afternoon of May 19, 2017
  *  Other duties as needed

Skills and Qualifications:

  *  Bachelor's degree. Enrollment in a graduate education, art education, or library program preferred.
  *  Experience working with teachers and students in 3-8 grades
  *  Excellent communication and customer service skills
  *  Candidates must be flexible, able to handle multiple competing priorities and tasks and adaptable to change
  *  Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
  *  Working knowledge of Internet and Microsoft Office
  *  Ability to bend, reach, sit and stand as needed

The rate of pay for this position is $25 per hour, approximately 7 hours per week.

Interested applicants can submit a cover letter and resume to: job2154@bklynlibrary.orgJobTK@bklynlibrary.org
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Brooklyn Public Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Archive Internship, The Met (Manhattan)

Paid Summer 2017 Internship for Graduate Student - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives

Met Archives
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives holdings are primarily textual documents related to the Met's institutional history, collection, and past exhibitions, dating from 1870 through the twentieth century. The intern's responsibilities will include archival processing of Museum records, reference assistance to Museum staff and non-staff scholars, and historical research. The ideal candidate will be enrolled in a graduate program in library/information science or archives management. In addition to developing practical work skills through this departmental placement, the intern will participate in MuSe (Museum Seminars) and interact directly with the Museum's diverse audience by conducting a gallery talk based on their area of expertise.

MuSe

Join a vibrant community of students at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this summer! The Museum Seminar (MuSe) Internship Program offers paid ten-week and long-term internships for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates, to explore museum careers and gain professional experience during the summer. The Met has over forty department areas that host interns from a wide variety of academic backgrounds with an interest in art and museums. In addition to developing skills through special projects with Met staff, MuSe interns train to lead their own public tours in the galleries, and participate in a weekly seminar series on museum practice.



The Met strongly encourages applications from students who are members of groups underrepresented in careers related to museums and the visual arts.


For more information and to apply, visit:

http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/internships/undergraduate-and-graduate-students/summer



DEADLINE: January 29, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. (EST). Please note: your recommendation letters must be submitted by this application deadline. We will not accept applications or recommendations after the deadline.

For further information regarding The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives visit http://libmma.org/portal/museum-archives/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://libmma.org/portal/museum-archives/&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=Lp95CyAwsqHzkQwjQVQxIh8S8JgFpbmECI2V2z98Ol4%3D%0A&m=Bi9KEgdRvmJgI%2FwANEKvAw8JVt2G3VNU6BobfplDrsU%3D%0A&s=330ce3b2287d691d357d6d8681f40ec80dd7fc445b585738a7836106d7c248d7>.


The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status, and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.


 

Archives Records Mgmt Opp, JDC Archives (Manhattan)

Spring 2017 JDC Archives Records Management Opportunity

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), founded in 1914, is the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian organization. Its archives document more than a century of JDC’s global humanitarian efforts and stand as one of the most important repositories in the world for the study of modern Jewish history. 

Project:

The JDC Archives offers an internship opportunity in its records management initiative at its global headquarters in New York.

This internship will introduce the candidate to basic records management and archival principles and practices, including the life cycle of JDC’s institutional records, and involve them in all aspects of building out records management policies and procedures.

Responsibilities include working with JDC staff to review and update the record retention schedules for JDC’s New York headquarters and collaborating with the Archives to develop effective practices to train global JDC personnel in implementation procedures.

Qualifications:

• Must have completed at least one semester of coursework in archives or library science
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills
• Self-starter and detail-oriented
• Interest in records management, archives, information management, or library science
• Familiarity with 20^th-century  Jewish history is a plus

All opportunities are unpaid, but may be taken for course credit. Candidates will be supervised by professional staff and will have the opportunity to attend staff meetings and workshops. An expected schedule is 12-20 hours per week.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to archivesinterns@jdc.org.

To learn more about the JDC Archives, visit our website and find us on Facebook!

 

Archives Processing Opp, JDC Archives (Manhattan/Long Island City)

Spring 2017 JDC Archives Processing Opportunity

The JDC Archives is the institutional repository of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization since its founding in 1914. Holding over 3 miles of records documenting JDC’s global rescue, relief, and renewal work in over 90 countries during the past century, the JDC Archives is one of the world’s most significant collections for the study of modern Jewish history.

We seek students who are interested in gaining archival processing experience. The broad geographic and programmatic scope of our institutional records allows us to tailor projects to different interests.

Projects:

• Arrange, rehouse, and describe unprocessed records of JDC’s activities around the world, including Israel, the Soviet Union, Tunisia, and Yugoslavia, from the past three decades

• Prepare collections for off-site storage
• Database cleanup, such as deleting duplicate records and conducting quality control on file names and subject terms
• Contribute to collections management procedures and documentation
• Other special projects as they arise

Qualifications:

Proficiency in Word and Excel required. Familiarity with database procedures is recommended. Candidate must have completed at least one semester of coursework in archives or library science.  Interest in Jewish history preferred.

All opportunities are unpaid, but may be taken for course credit. Candidates will be supervised by professional staff and will have the opportunity to attend staff meetings and workshops. An expected schedule is 12-20 hours per week. Options are available in the NY office located in midtown Manhattan and in our offsite facility in Long Island City.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to archivesinterns@jdc.org.

To learn more about the JDC Archives, visit our website and find us on Facebook!

Theater Archival Internship, Mus of the City of NY (Manhattan)

Archival Internship

Museum of the City of New York - Theater Collection

The Museum of the City of New York seeks graduate student interns to work on various Theater Collection projects currently underway including object cataloging, re-housing, and digitization.  Interns will work alongside one part-time project employee and the Museum's Theater Archivist. Tasks include, but are not limited to conducting condition assessments, recording physical metadata such as dimensions and locations, and re-housing objects. Interns will become familiar with the Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO) data content standard, gain experience in object handling, and investigate the unique challenges of describing archival collections in a museum setting.



Appropriate candidates will be currently enrolled in Master's program in Information and Library Science, with at least some coursework in archival studies. Preferred skills and qualifications include previous coursework working with cultural objects; familiarity to CCO data content standard; knowledge or demonstrated interest in theater history; exposure to collections management systems such as MusuemPlus, PastPerfect, or TMS; and experience handling fragile objects.



The Internship requires a minimum commitment of one full day a week (6.5 hours), scheduled during the Monday - Friday workweek for the duration of a semester, though two days a week is preferred.  Internships are unpaid. Preference will be given to students completing the internship for course credit.



To apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to Morgen Stevens-Garmon, Theater Archivist via email at mgarmon@mcny.orgmgarmon@mcny.org>



Founded in 1923 as a private, non-profit corporation, the Museum connects the past, present, and future of New York City. It celebrates and interprets the city, educating the public about its distinctive character, especially its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation. It serves the public through exhibitions, school and public programs, publications, and collections.  The Museum of the City of New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Archive Interns, Lesbian Herstory Archives (Brooklyn)

Lesbian Herstory Archives 2017 Internships

The Lesbian Herstory Archives  (located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NYC) is looking for graduate and undergraduate students  with a demonstrated interest in Lesbian Studies, Women's History  and Lesbian Activism currently enrolled in a library science, information science or  archives studies program.
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.  
WHAT TO EXPECT

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

·         Course credit and letters of recommendation or references will be provided where applicable.

·         Interns will also receive the opportunity  to participate in related  activities outside of  LHA

·         Interns will be supervised by professional librarians and other archives staff who specialize in the fields of photography, archival practices, library science graphic design and non-profit management.

REQUIREMENTS

·         A demonstrated interest in Lesbian Studies, Women’s History and Feminism

·         Available for a minimum of 16 hours per week (2 full week days). You must also be available for weekly meetings on Monday nights.

PREFERENCES

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

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

·         Familiarity with records management, 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 

·         Basic Web development skills

·         Experience working with an online content management system

COLLECTION AREAS

·         Periodicals

·         Special Collections

·         Photography

·         Graphics

·         Video  

·         Audio  

·         OPAC Team

·         Programming & Development

 

APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications accepted on a rolling basis.  Please read the instructions below very carefully.
Candidates must submit a Cover Letter (indicating relevant interests/activities and availability); and a 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.

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User Experience Intern, NYU (Manhattan)

User Experience Intern

 

NYU Health Sciences Library seeks a User Experience Intern to assist in the redesign of the

Library’s website. The User Experience Intern will gather data and perform analyses on the

site’s current usage as well as work with real users to understand their goals and behaviors in

order to improve the overall online experience of using the Library.

 

The NYU Health Sciences Library is a digital library supporting the diverse and sophisticated

needs of a comprehensive academic medical center. The Library’s website aims to enhance the

discoverability of the Library’s information resources as well as promote the services offered by

the Library, including a brand new library facility. The User Experience Intern will gain

experience employing the most common exercises as well as contemporary software to improve

website usability and will have the opportunity to work with a variety of website users, including

students, teaching faculty, physicians, nurses, librarians, and research scientists.

 

This internship is being offered for the spring 2017 semester. Interns are expected to dedicate

~120 hours over the course of the semester with the majority of the work being completed

onsite during regular business hours. The internship is unpaid and must be completed to earn

academic credit.

 

The User Experience Intern will work on a variety of tasks, including but not limited to:

 

 Performing a content inventory of the existing NYU Health Sciences Library website

 Conducting card sorting exercises with NYU Langone Medical Center users

 Analyzing data available through Google Analytics, heatmaps, and search logs

 Creating wireframes using Balsamiq software

 Conducting wireframe usability testing with NYU Langone Medical Center users

 Proposing recommendations to improve the site’s usability and information architecture

Required qualifications:

 Enrollment in an academic graduate degree program

 Prior coursework in website usability/user experience

 Familiarity with common practices in website usability, such as creating content

inventories, card sorting, developing wireframes, and usability testing

 Ability to work independently and in teams to produce outstanding results

 Excellent verbal and written communication skills

 Ability to complete work during regular business hours (scheduling flexible)

 

To apply, please send cover letter and resume to HSL_jobs@nyumc.org. Applications will be

reviewed until the position is filled.