Internship at BCC Archives
The Bronx Community College Archives is seeking applications for a part-time, unpaid internship in the Summer and Fall of 2022. Work will center around preserving the Archives’ digital and physical collections. The intern will be assisting with the description of archival records relating to the Hall of Fame national landmark, BCC’s oral history collections, as well as our interinstitutional project with the Urban Archive. Additionally, the intern will be assisting with the processing of new collections, including recently digitized media holdings and the unprocessed Ruth Bass papers.
The intern will report to the Archivist of the BCC Archives & Special Collections, a unit of the Library Resource Center.
Responsibilities will include:
●Rehousing and reordering contents in the physical archives.
●Assist in the creation of metadata schema for digital archiving of video and image assets.
●Analyze stored assets and the file integrity of stored data.
●Editing finding aids, transcripts, as well as contents on BCC Archives’ digital platforms.
●Develop methods and systems to streamline workflow for digital preservation.
●Research new technologies for the preservation of digital video and image files.
●Performing other related duties, as assigned. Prospective interns should be currently enrolled in or have recently completed a graduate program.
They must also have a keen interest in video production workflows, image processing, metadata description and management, digital storage systems and data integrity measurement techniques. Interns must commit to a schedule of 1-2 days per week at minimum. Academic credit will be provided.
Application Process:
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 “BCC Archives Internship” in the subject line) no later than June 30, 2022.
