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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

P/T - Multiple Internship Opportunities in Archives, Info Literacy and Tech Services - SUNY Maritime College (Long Island)

Interns may choose to either focus on specific areas or mix areas depending on desire of the intern to be exposed to different areas and the requirements of the intern’s graduate program.  This is an unpaid internship.
Potential interns may apply for the following areas:
  1. Archives – The Stephen B. Luce Library has several collections of documents that deal with the maritime history of the port of New York.  Internship projects include: Processing, arranging and describing, creation of finding aids, creation of digital and physical displays, Digitization and the creation of metadata.  Materials can include registers, scrapbooks, photographs, recordings, letters, and other ephemera
  2. Information Literacy and Reference – Internship projects include working with reference librarians to provide bibliographic instruction, assisting librarians in the creation and the teaching of information literacy lessons
  3. Technical Services, Collection Development and Acquisitions – Internship projects include material selection and deselection, assisting with the budgeting process, user analysis studies, processing of physical and digital materials including hands-on cataloging training. Exposure to government documents and the Federal Depository Libraries Program
Requirements:
Applicants should be either enrolled in a Library and/or Information Science program at a accredited university/college or a recent college graduate looking for library experience.
Applicants should posses the following skills and abilities:
  • learn quickly and take initiative
  • be detail oriented
  • demonstrate excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills
  • proficiency in basic computer skills

Additional Information:
Qualified applicants will be contacted for interview.  If accepted to the program, students, sponsoring librarian(s) and/or the student’s academic advisor (if required by academic institution) will work together to negotiate terms of the internship and an agreement and plan of action regarding goals and objectives, training program, schedule and methodology for recording work accomplished and evaluation of the intern’s accomplishments.
Budget Title: Volunteer
Campus Title: Library Intern

Application Instructions:
Persons interested in the above position should apply online at http://maritime.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=54954. Please submit:
  • Resume
  • Cover letter explaining what library functions and potential projects they are interested as described above
  • Contact information for three professional references
·        About SUNY Maritime College:
·        SUNY Maritime College located on a 55-acre scenic waterfront property on the outskirts of New York City on the Throggs Neck peninsula where the East River meets Long Island Sound. The campus blends the best of two worlds: a comfortable college-town feel with the greatest city in the world. An impressive view of the sound extends toward the North Atlantic, yet only a few miles away are Yankee Stadium and midtown Manhattan. SUNY Maritime offers an array of employment opportunities stemming from entry level to professional positions which encourage growth and development among its employees.


P/T - Collection Development Internship – Health Sciences, Spring 2015, Brooklyn College (Brooklyn)

  

Get real-life collection development experience before you enter the job market!
Enhance your CV!
Work with a group of great librarians!

Brooklyn College Library invites applicants for Spring 2015 internships. We seek interns to work with health sciences librarians on collection development in this area.

Successful candidates must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited library science program, and should have an interest in academic libraries, collection development, and the sciences.

Interns will learn to:

·       Evaluate the current collection to determine strengths and weaknesses.
·       Identify materials to be discarded/repaired/repurchased.
·       Identify new materials for purchase using professional selection tools.
·       Publicize to the college community newly purchased materials.

In addition, interns will have opportunities to:

·       Engage in semester-long projects that support Library goals and match interns' interests.
·       Collaborate with other librarians.
·       Visit other units in the Library to foster a deeper understanding of all aspects of academic librarianship.
·       Attend conferences and visit other libraries and collections in the metro area.
·       Investigate publishing opportunities.
·       Present their work to colleagues in the Library.


To apply, please submit a CV and a brief cover letter detailing reasons for interest in the internship, qualifications (including any relevant coursework or academic background), and number of hours available, to the Internship Coordinator, Prof. Matthew Harrick (mharrick@brooklyn.cuny.edu). This is an unpaid internship.

P/T - Collection Development Internship – Business & Sociology, Spring 2015, Brooklyn College (Brooklyn)


Get real-life collection development experience before you enter the job market!
Enhance your CV!
Work with a group of great librarians!

Brooklyn College Library invites applicants for Spring 2015 internships. We seek interns to work with the Business and Sociology librarian on collection development in the social sciences and/or business.

Successful candidates must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited library science program, and should have an interest in academic libraries, collection development, and business and/or the social sciences.

Interns will learn to:

·       Evaluate the current collection to determine strengths and weaknesses.
·       Identify materials to be discarded/repaired/repurchased.
·       Identify new materials for purchase using professional selection tools.
·       Publicize to the college community newly purchased materials.

In addition, interns will have opportunities to:

·       Engage in semester-long projects that support Library goals and match interns' interests.
·       Collaborate with other librarians.
·       Visit other units in the Library to foster a deeper understanding of all aspects of academic librarianship.
·       Attend conferences and visit other libraries and collections in the metro area.
·       Investigate publishing opportunities.
·       Present their work to colleagues in the Library.

To apply, please submit a CV and a brief cover letter detailing reasons for interest in the internship, qualifications (including any relevant coursework or academic background), and number of hours available, to the Internship Coordinator, Prof. Matthew Harrick (mharrick@brooklyn.cuny.edu). This is an unpaid internship.


P/T - Cataloging, Digitization, and Research Internships - ARChive of Contemporary Music (NYC)


Established in 1985, the ARChive of Contemporary Music has grown to more than 2.25 million recordings, making it the largest popular music collection in the United States. In addition to recorded music, we also collect books, magazines, music memorabilia and more. Our simple goal is to preserve popular music from around the world for future generations. We're located at 54 White Street in Tribeca. For more information about the archive, visit http://arcmusic.org.

We currently have internship opportunities for:

* Cataloging of sound recordings
* Digitization of books
* Cuba Music Week research -- the latest focus on the music of other cultures

Our book digitization project is in cooperation with the Internet Archive. Interns will be trained in the entire digitization workflow: cataloging and metadata creation, scanning, performing quality assurance checks on the images, and troubleshooting hardware and software issues. Catalogers will be trained with our in-house cataloging rules and Filemaker Pro database.

Web-savvy interns or those with strong writing skills may have the opportunity to write for our website or help with social media efforts.

All internships are unpaid, but we will help you meet any requirements to receive course credit. Time requirements are flexible — all we ask is that you are available for at least two 4-hour sessions per week.

To apply, please contact Bill Levay at bill@arcmusic.org with your resume and a few words about your general interest in working at the archive and what project(s) you are interested in contributing to. We'd love to hear from you.


METRO's Innovative Internship Program Accepting Applications for Spring 2015

METRO's Innovative Internship Program supports and fosters innovative work within METRO member institutions by funding otherwise unpaid internships for graduate students, recent graduate degree recipients, and individuals in career transition in libraries, archives, and museums.

This program provides $1,500 - $1,750 each for two otherwise unpaid internships in both the fall and spring academic semesters. Eligibility information, application guidelines, award details, and the application form can all be found on the Innovative Internship Program page http://metro.org/innovative-internship-program/.

Spring 2015 Application Information:
·  Application deadline: Friday, January 23, 2015
·  Award announcement: Friday, January 30, 2015
For any questions not addressed on the Innovative Internship Program page, please contact Margo Padilla at mpadilla@metro.org

P/T - Library Intern (Archives and Special Collections) - The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (Midtown East)

Spring 2015

The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) is looking for 1 or 2 library science interns to work with materials from its collection and assist in grantseeking research.  ARAS is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary research institution housed in the C.G. Jung Center in midtown Manhattan.

The ARAS archive contains about 17,000 photographic images, each cross-indexed, individually mounted, and accompanied by scholarly commentary.  We offer an online database containing the majority of our material.  ARAS also hosts speaker events and readings, and publishes the quarterly journal, ARAS Connections.  Our most recent publication, The Book of Symbols, Reflections on Archetypal Images, published by Taschen has remained a best-seller since its release in 2010.

ARAS roots go back to the early 20th century Eranos Conferences in Ascona, Switzerland, which included such luminary participants as as C.G.Jung, Rudolf Otto, Mircea Eliade, Karl Kerenyi, and later, Gershom Scholem, Max Knoll, and Joseph Campbell.

We depend on our interns and offer training, hands-on experience and responsibility in a congenial and fascinating environment.  Previous interns have contributed to web design (see www.aras.org), have independently coordinated large public events, multimedia presentations, digital imaging, collection processing, cataloguing, and subject research and writing in the areas of art history, psychology, and mythology.

We are currently preparing to expand our grantwriting program.  An ideal applicant will have experience with grantseeking and grantwriting, or an enthusiasm for learning the process.

If you are interested in volunteering or creating a formal internship for the spring semester, please contact Tal Hurwitz, ARAS.  917.842.7723 or tal@aras.org.

www.aras.org

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Temp - Database Management Role - Brunswick Group (Midtown East)

Temporary Database Management Role

The Firm
Brunswick is a leading business communications firm: a global partnership with 22 offices in 13 countries. Founded in 1987, Brunswick has grown organically, operating as a single profit center – allowing us to respond seamlessly to our clients’ needs, wherever they are in the world.

The Opportunity
Brunswick is providing a temporary database management opportunity.  This position is a M-F, 9-5, short-term (approximately four weeks but could be extended depending on need – and might even consider part time hours for the right person) role designed to get us ready to deliver our most important marketing tool, our journal - the Brunswick Review. We are looking for someone with experience in resources such as Hoover’s, Leadership Directories, BoardEx and Bloomberg to update, refresh and cross-reference our existing database of contacts. Excellent work environment with nice people, open office plan and the opportunity to attend meetings and develop relationships. We’re hoping to interview this week and have someone start on Monday, January 12. Hourly rate. Work to be done on-site in midtown Manhattan – not a remote position.
  
The Brunswick Review

The Brunswick Review is a journal of communications and corporate relations which features insights from global business leaders, policymakers, political figures and journalists, as well as Brunswick consultants. http://www.brunswickgroup.com/publications/

The Responsibilities:
Working with global database manager, work to update our database line-by-line. This means checking for accuracy in terms of spelling, job title, address and researching who is currently in a position if an executive has moved companies, as well as tracking down where they went and what their new contact information is. This also entails working with our terrific admin staff to establish ownership over contacts for each of their charges, and working with the global database administrator to tag contacts with that ownership.

The Ideal Candidate:
Has familiarity with the tools mentioned above; can work the hours needed (though we can be flexible with start and end time to accommodate schedules if necessary) and can start asap; personable and fearless – you’ll need to liaise with folks in London and in our four US offices and it will help if you have the ability to kindly yet firmly nudge people for information!); has great written and verbal communication skills (this is a communications firm, after all); has critical thinking skills and pays great attention to detail.

Send resume and letter of interest with subject “Temporary Database Management Position” to:

Heidi Crowe
Director, Analysis and Research Center – US