Remote Legal Gazette Program
- General Website: https://www.loc.gov/law/
- Hosting Service Unit: Law Library
- Program Contact: drd@loc.gov
- Interests/Areas of Study: Law; History; Political science; Library science; Digital projects; Metadata; Humanities; Foreign language; Spanish; French; Portuguese
- Citizenship: U.S. Citizen; Permanent Resident; Visa Holder
- Application Period: Ongoing
- Application Notes: This program is offered in the fall (Sept-Dec) and spring (Jan-Apr) semesters, with foreign language needs updated periodically. An intermediate level of proficiency and above is preferred. This program is offered in the fall and spring semesters. Applications for Fall 2023 are closed. Spring applications will be accepted Dec 1-22 or until the program is full. Decisions will be made on an ongoing basis until full. Volunteers/Interns are expected to work approximately 10 hours per week for a minimum of 10 weeks within the dates/semester of the program. The spring program will begin no earlier than January 16th and end by April 26th, with a possible extension into May 2024. Please use the subject line “Remote Legal Gazette Application” to send an email to drd@loc.gov during the open application period. Application emails should include a current résumé and a short cover letter in the body of your email addressing your interest in metadata/digital projects and your foreign language(s) proficiency. Returning interns and graduate students in library and information science are given preference, but all students and alumni are welcome to apply.
- Compensation: Non-paid
- Academic Credit: The Library does not provide academic credit, but you may arrange with your school in advance to receive credit.
- Available Benefits: No Benefits
- Program Duration: Negotiable. Fall; Spring
- Qualifications: Currently Enrolled Students; 1-year post graduation; Retired; Any
- Frequently Asked Questions
The Law Library of Congress seeks volunteers and interns for a project that will serve to increase the visibility of the Law Library of Congress foreign legal gazettes. This program allows volunteers and interns to learn about research and online searching from the “inside out” by creating metadata and keywords from legal material that will facilitate the discoverability of this material on the web.
Volunteers are able to work remotely with the convenience of flexible timing and asynchronous training. Volunteers and interns will review legal gazettes in a foreign language and enter fields into a spreadsheet to be used to create metadata for accessibility to the collections. This position is unpaid, but may be used for volunteer hours or course credit, if applicable to their school’s requirements.
Current language needs: Spanish, Portuguese, English
