Local History, Genealogy, & Archive Department Graduate Internship
The Brentwood Library Local History Department, of the Brentwood Public Library in Brentwood, NY, is seeking MLIS student interns to gain experience working on our Newspaper and Audiovisual historical indexing projects. Intern participation in these projects will entail digitizing archival items as well as using information analysis and metadata creation skills to contribute to the development of an index to facilitate research.
The intern will work under the supervision of our History Librarian. Training will include developing indexing skills as well as introducing our Local History Room, archival collections, and genealogy reference services. Interested interns may assist with our public history and genealogy programs.
The ideal candidate will have an interest in historical and/or genealogical research, exploring archival collections, and developing their abilities to assist patrons in their own investigations both via in-person reference services as well as developing indexes, finding aids, and other research tools.
Schedule:
Flexible schedule up to the limit set by internship course.
Responsibilities
Work under the supervision of our history librarian indexing our Newspaper and Audiovisual
projects.
Review digitized materials with an aim toward indexing and creating metadata.
Digitize items using scanning equipment.
Upload digitized items and metadata to content management systems.
Assist patrons in accessing archival items and answering local history and genealogy questions relating to the archival collection.
Qualifications:
Enrolled in an internship course at an accredited institution of higher learning.
Application Information:
Email applications to Peter Ward at pward@brentwoodnylibrary.org by August 15, 2022.
Please include a cover letter in the body of your email and an attached resume with listing relevant qualifications, education, and job experience.
