Metadata Internship, Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (Remote)

Metadata Internship at Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale

 

General description:

Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) offers internships at its International

Office in New York City. RILM publishes RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (along with a suite

of other resources), which is widely recognized as the world’s premiere abstracted bibliography

on music and related disciplines. RILM was established in 1966 and operates under the joint

sponsorship of the of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and

Documentation Centres (IAML); International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM); the

International Musicological Society (IMS), and the International Society for Popular Music

(IASPM).

 

Internships at RILM offer unique opportunities to learn about all aspects of our operation, while

contributing extensively to our distribution of the world’s writings on music. Intern projects are

designed to benefit both the institution and complement the intern's own interests, skills, and

experience.

 

Interns at RILM have gone on to enjoy successful careers as music librarians, professors, and

other professions. Beyond the academy, an internship at RILM provides valuable and practical

technological and research skills that are transferable across a wide range of sought-after jobs.

 

Intern duties:

 Locate descriptive metadata for differentiated authorities (persons, organizations, works,

geographical locations, etc.)

 Add descriptive metadata for differentiated authorities

 Differentiate authorities where needed

 Add links to searchable variants

 Validate entities based on established authorities

 

Learning objectives:

 Understanding of the functions of descriptive metadata (validation, finding, linking)

 Understanding of RILM’s authority structure and the role of descriptive metadata

therein

 Demonstrate judgment in the choice and application of metadata for authorities

 Demonstrate ability to collaborate as a member of the metadata team

 

Pre-requisites:

 Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate level program related to Information

and/or Library Science

 Specialization and/or focus in metadata, library systems, digital libraries, digital

collections, or digital curation

 Experience with Excel, databases, and/or MARC

 Enthusiasm for library and digital repository metadata

 Interest in music

 

Time commitment:

Dates and times are flexible and can be structured according to the intern's needs, but should

cover a period of a minimum of 120 hours.

 

All RILM internships are unpaid, and housing is not provided. College credit may be granted but

must be coordinated in advance with the intern’s university/college.

 

 

How to apply:

 

Please provide the following:

 A letter of interest

 A current resume

 Contact information of two professors, advisors, or recent employers that can be

approached for references

 

Candidates will be asked to interview, either in person or over the Zoom, for their desired

position.

 

Application materials may be submitted to:

 

Georg Burgstaller

RILM International Center

365 Fifth Ave., Suite 3108

New York, NY 10016-4309

gburgstaller@rilm.org

Phone: 212-817-8601

 

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• How to apply:

  Please provide the following:

   A letter of interest

   A current resume

   Contact information of two professors, advisors, or recent employers that can be

  approached for references

  Candidates will be asked to interview, either in person or over the Zoom, for their desired

  position.

  Application materials may be submitted to:

  Georg Burgstaller

  RILM International Center

  365 Fifth Ave., Suite 3108

  New York, NY 10016-4309

  gburgstaller@rilm.org

  Phone: 212-817-8601

  An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act/Veterans Status/E

  Verify Employer