Roosevelt Island Historical Society - Summer intern position - PAID

Do you enjoy local history? Join us on our unique historical island and learn more than you ever

imagined about our history from the 1600’s to the present day. 

Our archives contain many architectural histories, institutional records, personal stories and family histories of those who lived, worked, were hospitalized or imprisoned on the island.  The reading will not be boring!!!

The RIHS is seeking a summer intern for the months of July and August.

•  Intern will assist with RIHS collection management and registration.
•  The responsibilities will include assisting with recording, cataloging, organizing, and inventorying the society records and permanent collection, performing preventative care of items in storage.
•  Interns should be enrolled in an Historic Preservation, Art History, Museum Studies, and/or Local   History Program.
•  All level students will be considered.

Work will be on Roosevelt Island.

The island is easily accessible by aerial tramway or F subway train.

 

This is a paid internship. Please visit our website: www.rihs.us before submitting your cover letter and resume as a Word attachment to Rooseveltislandhistory@usa.com

Integreon - corporate & business research - 4 positions

Integreon Managed Solutions is a privately held global outsourcing firm that partners with some of the world’s largest investment banks and law firms to provide a wide range of services, including library and business research support.
 
Our client, a global investment bank in New York City, is seeking  four (4) interns to perform corporate and business research as part of their Library & Information Services team.
 

•   The positions are part time, 20 hours per week - flexible working hours
•   Some weekend coverage will be required
•   We are seeking a commitment of at least one year

 
ROLE SUMMARY
 
Information Specialist
This is a research position for an individual who is enrolled in an MLS program. The individual in this position will be answering research requests from our clients. Knowledge of the financial markets and investment banking is a plus. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Answering client information requests by providing accurate information efficiently and in a  cost-effective manner
• Develop successful working relationships with front office employees / professionals and business units on an ongoing basis
• Communicate confidently and effectively with demanding users, seeking senior management assistance when appropriate 
• Work effectively with industry experts to extract opinions, projections and/or unreleased data to provide complete and competitive response to information inquiries
• Ability to analyze information in corporate finance, specific market, industry or product areas to determine what aspects are to be answered with print sources, through outside expert opinion or via online data

 
QUALIFICATIONS

•  You must be currently enrolled in a MLS program
•  Excellent computer skills
•  Strong organizational, written and oral communication skills
•  Database experience preferred 
•  Able to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment

 
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES MAY SEND THEIR RESUME TO:
Menashe Schorr
Senior Recruiter (US)
Integreon Managed Solutions
Menashe.schorr@integreon.com

Pfizer Summer Student Work Program

Pfizer has informed SLA-NY's Internships blog that they have summer internships available.

To learn more, please visit their website:  https://pfizerstudentworkers-visionit.icims.com/jobs/intro

The New York Academy of Medicine Library ( 2 positions available)

The New York Academy of Medicine Library is seeking two qualified applicants to assist with assorted library projects. These are temporary, part-time student intern positions in the Library. This is an opportunity to experience hands on library work in all areas of library functions with exposure to special collections and electronic grey literature projects.

About the Library
The New York Academy of Medicine Library houses one of the largest medical collections open to the general public in the United States. Its Malloch Rare Book Room houses a significant portion of the rare book collection, in addition to many of the secondary sources related to the history of medicine and the history of books and printing. These materials are available for use as part of NYAM's commitment to enhancing the health of the public and to promoting scholarship in the history of medicine and public health. The Library also produces the Grey Literature Report, an electronic alerting service of grey literature focused on public and urban health information produced by non-commercial publishers.

Date Available: Immediately
Qualifications: Current enrollment in an ALA-accredited Master’s program in Library and Information Science or undergraduate library science program; Interest in public health and urban health resources as well as special collections; Experience with bibliographic databases, including MEDLINE; ability to lift and carry heavy library materials at any given time.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assist with a wide variety of library projects ranging from shelving and photocopying to copy cataloging
• Use bibliographic tools to verify citations
• Use scanner and appropriate software to create PDFs and or digital copies, as needed
• Retrieve and re-shelve materials from closed stacks
• Assist with ongoing stacks projects; help with mapping and relocating of materials;
• Assist with tasks related to technical services
• Assist with preparation of packet materials for readers
• Link check and replace broken links within various grey literature electronic projects

Supervision: This position reports to Associate Director who will assign project activities on a weekly basis. Each position is 14 hours, or two days per week, at $11.00/hour; no benefits.

Apply to:
Janie Kaplan, MLn.
Director,
Library and Special Collections
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
www.nyam.org
T (212) 822-7327
F (212) 423-0273
jkaplan@nyam.org

NYPL Paid internships 2 of 2

Public Programs Assistant- Children

The Public Programs Lifelong Learning division seeks four enthusiastic M.L.I.S. student(s) from an ALA-accredited program to help operate, assist, manage and evaluate programs for adults, children, and teens in library locations throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, for 15 to 20 hours per week between January and June of 2011. Qualified interns will have the opportunity to partner with library staff on program management, learn about collaboration and partnerships, and help library users understand the educational uses of digital learning tools. This internship aims to familiarize the student with the concept of informal learning as it is realized through the lens of large urban library system. Students will have multiple mentoring opportunities with experienced library staff.

Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Children’s Programming Specialist, the Public Programs Lifelong Learning Intern will work with library staff and learn to:

Manage day-to-day programmatic operations twice per week at a library site
Assist with the implementation of KidsLIVE events
Communicate with library staff and outside programmers about best practices for youth programming
Research New York City neighborhood information for use in programming
Collaborate with program leaders to engage youth throughout the multi-session program
Assist Public Program Lifelong Learning staff in documenting and evaluating program progress
Participate in social media marketing for library programs
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
Current enrollment in or recent graduate of an ALA-accredited Master's program in Library and Information Science
Interest in urban library services
Experience in library programming or youth activities preferred
Knowledge of or interest in working with youth in libraries preferred

Apply online: https://jobs-nypl.icims.com/jobs/6262/login

NYPL Paid internships 1 of 2

NYPL Public Programs Assistant - Young Adult

The Public Programs Lifelong Learning division seeks two enthusiastic M.L.I.S. student(s) from an ALA-accredited program to help operate, assist, manage and evaluate programs for adults, children, and teens in library locations throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, for 15 to 20 hours per week between January and June of 2011. Qualified interns will have the opportunity to partner with library staff on program management, learn about collaboration and partnerships, and help library users understand the educational uses of digital learning tools. This internship aims to familiarize the student with the concept of informal learning as it is realized through the lens of large urban library system. Students will have multiple mentoring opportunities with experienced library staff.

Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Programming Specialist, the Public Programs Lifelong Learning Intern will work with library staff and learn to:

* Manage day-to-day programmatic operations twice per week at a library site
* Communicate with library staff and outside programmers about best practices for teen programming
* Research New York City neighborhood information for use in programming
* Collaborate with program leaders to engage teens throughout the multi-session program
* Assist Public Program Lifelong Learning staff in documenting and evaluating program progress
* Participate in social media marketing for library programs
* Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

* Current enrollment in or recent graduate of an ALA-accredited Master's program in Library and Information Science
* Interest in urban library services
* Experience in library programming or youth activities preferred
* Knowledge of or interest in working with youth in libraries preferred

Apply online: https://jobs-nypl.icims.com/jobs/6260/login

Internship opportunity at the Anti-Defamation League

The Anti-Defamation League is looking for an energetic, creative MLS student to fill a position in the Rita and Leo Greenland Library and Research Center. The position is paid, and ADL will cooperate with your university to obtain credit for the work experience, if needed. The internship is for 12 hours a week for the spring semester. An interest in working with library and archival materials is essential. Also required are accuracy in creating and maintaining records, as well as good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

The intern may have some or all of the following responsibilities:

Organizing, preserving and indexing archival materials

Digitizing library publications

Assisting with cataloging books, electronic documents, audio-visual materials and pamphlets

Designing and implementing systems for special collections

Other related projects, as needed

This is a chance to work with professionals at one of the country’s leading human relations civil rights organizations. The Anti-Defamation League is dedicated to stopping the defamation of the Jewish people and to securing justice and fair treatment for all.

ADL is located in midtown Manhattan.

Please send your resume to Marianne Benjamin (mbenjamin@adl.org).

Wildlife Conservation Society - Cataloger

Temporary position (1 month) – Cataloger – Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia Office

The Wildlife Conservation Society is seeking a motivated MLS student or recent graduate to catalog and index our national office Library in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
This one month position will require the candidate to sort and catalog the collection of books, periodicals and grey literature used by present and former field staff of WCS, as well as outside conservation researchers. The catalog system is a “home-grown” database system of WCS, but correct bibliographic entry and subject analysis are essential to the project. The candidate will work with the Cambodian staff as well as the Library Director in New York to best process this collection, so as to serve as a benchmark for future information expansion within WCS.

WCS will provide travel to Phnom Penh and lodging, as well as a basic per diem for food and sundries.

Ideally we are looking for someone to complete this during the Summer of 2009, but we will look at later dates, depending on applicants.

Qualifications:
Basic knowledge of descriptive cataloging, subject analysis and metadata
Familiarity with relational databases
Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite

If interested, please send resume to Dan Cherubin at dcherubin@wcs.org

McGraw-Hill Archives Internship

Intern - Archivist/Researcher-9519

The McGraw-Hill Companies has an Archivist/Researcher internship opportunity that will allow the successful graduate library school candidate an opportunity to conduct research and gain practical experience in records and archival management. We are looking for an energetic, team oriented student to participate as a key member of our Marketing department for an 8 - 10 week assignment.

This is a 10 - 15 hours per week paid internship in New York City. Only local candidates need apply.

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2008 were $6.4 billion.

Role: The intern, working under the supervision of a professional librarian, will perform various research and records management tasks, including but not limited to:

• Cataloging of archival documents using the established record group schema.
  
• Scanning corporate memoranda into PDFs and applying appropriate meta tags.
  
• Inventorying the archives collection of audio and visual materials.
  
• Scope the existing archival collection to identify missing materials and locate replacements.
  
• Fact checking and proofing all historical content on the McGraw-Hill Corporate Archives Intranet site.
  
• Conducting basic research using Nexis, Capital IQ, S&P Net Advantage and other online research tools.

Qualifications:

• Applicants must be enrolled at an ALA Accredited Library School
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Photoshop
  
• Background in building or editing with web sites preferred but not required

Apply here: http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Intern+-+Archivist%2FResearcher&l=

NYC Dept of Environmental Protection – Summer Internship

Description: The DEP Office of Records and Archives Management is looking for a student intern for summer 2009. Primary projects are re-housing and inventorying collections, as well as digitizing collections and assisting with user requests as necessary. The major holdings include the long-term and permanent records produced by NYC agencies responsible for water supply and distribution dating back to 1830s, including engineering/architectural drawings, photography and administrative records.

Qualifications: Candidates must be enrolled in a college/university program to be eligible. Must have a genuine interest in archives, history, engineering or related. Curiosity and communication skills are critical. Must be detail-oriented, have good organizational skills and be able to work independently. Must be able to lift/move 25-40 pound boxes. Must be computer literate; MS Excel is required, Adobe Photoshop and MS Access desirable. Possible continuation through fall semester also desirable.

Compensation: Pay rate is $9.48/hour. The position is full-time Mon-Fri, 9-5 (no weekends). Internship runs 6/01/2009 through 8/28/2009 with possibility to extend through the school year. The Archive is located on the east side of Manhattan.

To apply: Send resume and brief cover letter by email to Karen Murphy: kmurphy@dep.nyc.gov.

Wildlife Conservation Society 2 positions PAID

The Wildlife Conservation Society is looking for two paid interns to work in their Media Production Center on their Digital Photo Collection.

Description
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Photo Collection is centralizing, merging, and streamlining its images in preparation for a web- and server- based system of Digital Asset Management. The intern will help organize photo assets to a live database by researching, adding, and updating information.

Key Responsibilities
Organizing, labeling, and cataloging digital photographs. Adding specified keywords, basic meta-tagging and other details to image files. Photo research (working with the WCS Library & Archives) for projects as assigned. Scanning as assigned.

Benefits
College credit letter (if applicable), free parking, and admission to the Bronx Zoo. Working with 114 years of archival and current images of the Wildlife Conservation Society from glass lantern slides through digital images.

Hours and Pay
15 hours a week, $9.50 per hour

Positions Available
2

Reports to
WCS Staff Photographer
Please send a cover letter and resume by Feb. 25th to:
Julie Maher at jmaher@wcs.org

ABC News

The ABC News Research Center, located on West 66th St. in Manhattan, is seeking an intern to work on our staff for the Fall 2008 semester.

The selected intern will contribute to the following efforts:

• Assist the ABC News Research staff in writing short descriptions of historical news events.
  
• Contribute to and maintain an in-house database used to identify potential spokespeople for ABC News. Conduct associated research. The intern will check database records for accuracy, seek out and research new candidates for inclusion, and prepare promotional emails highlighting experts to ABC News staff.


• Fact check biographical material and other general research center tasks.


• Assist in the maintenance of collaborative SharePoint websites.

Dates and hours are flexible within normal business hours.

The successful candidate should have excellent research instincts, some experience with online research tools, strong writing skills, and a genuine interest in news.

This is a paid position that must be filled by a person currently enrolled as a student in a graduate school of library/information science.

Please forward resume and cover letter to Candace Stuart, Director, ABC News Research Center, at Candace.stuart@abc.com for consideration (no calls please).

Rutherford Public Library

The Rutherford Public Library,Rutherford, NJ, is seeking a customer-focused library intern to join its dynamic team. Gain valuable on-the-job experience while working under the direction of our professional librarians in a diverse community that loves its public library.

Requirements:

• Current enrollment in an ALA accredited library school.
  
• Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated commitment to public service.
• Demonstrated knowledge of computer applications including Microsoft Word, online catalog, and database searching.
  
• Ideal candidates will have at least one year before the completion of their degree and may continue to work as an intern for up to six months after a degree is ganted.

Description:

• Answers reference questions and provides reader's advisory services to adults and teens.
  
• Assists patrons with basic computer functions including use of Internet search engines, email, and Microsoft Office applications.
  
• Provides individual and small group instruction on the use of library resources.
  
• Assists Reference Librarian with interlibrary loans through JerseyCat.
  
  15-hours per week with flexible scheduling. Hours may include a combination of weekday mornings, afternoons, and evenings, and one full Saturday per month. $15.85 per hour. Pro-rated days off after 6 months of service.
  
  Email resume and cover letter to Jane Fisher, Director, fisher@bccls.org, with "Library Intern" in the subject line. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Pubtrack Metadata Manager

****If interested please send resume and cover email to Nathan.Schultz@bowker.com ****

Job Title: Pubtrack Metadata Manager - Internship

Department: Data ServiceReports to: Pubtrack Metadata Manager

Works for: Publisher Business Intelligence

FLSA Status: Non ExemptPrepared by: Nathan Schultz

Prepared Date: 1/08/2008

Internship: 5K per season, not including winter

Time: 15 to 20 hours per week

Position Purpose
This is an internship that we would like to offer to Library Science undergraduate or graduate students. The primary purpose of the internship is to provide them practical experience managing subject taxonomies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain mappings between various subject schemes (Publisher to Bowker, Pubtrack-to-BISAC) in order to provide extended subject coverage on Bowker products. Maintain subject mappings sold or licensed to third parties.
• 
  Create and monitor subject taxonomies and titles level assignments. Alert outsourcing company when a consistent problem is spotted and provide documentation in the form of rules, guidelines, and terminology. Assist with maintenance of the Pubtrack subject taxonomies and classification of data.
  

Knowledge and Abilities

• Skilled in various computer programs (Access, Excel, Word, SQL).
• Novice level knowledge of the major subject-classification schemes used in the book industry (LC subjects, Dewey, LC Class Codes, BISAC, BIC).
  

Education, Work Experience and/or Licensure

• B.S. or B.A. in English or related filed
• 
  MLS
• 
  Experience in database or other related publishing

Language Skills
Excellent understanding of the English language, oral and written.

Physical Demands

The physical demands listed here should be representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of his/her job, i.e., ability to sit, stand, walk, travel up and down stairs, crouch, reach and stoop. Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to concentrate while sitting in one place for long periods at a time.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, travel up and down stairs, crouch, stoop and reach.
• Ability to lift up 25 lbs.

Work EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics listed here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Basic office environment
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.

Rabobank

Company Overview

Rabobank is a global financial services leader providing institutional and retail banking and agricultural finance solutions in key markets around the world. From its century-old roots in the Netherlands, Rabobank has grown into one of the 25 largest banks worldwide, with over $650 billion in total assets and operations in over 35 countries. Rabobank is the only private bank in the world with a triple A credit rating from both Standard & Poor's and Moody's, and is ranked the world's 3rd safest bank by Global Finance magazine. In the Americas, Rabobank is a specialist in sophisticated, customer-driven solutions in the Global Financial Markets and Corporate Finance arenas and provides banking services to corporate food and agribusiness clients; retail and commercial banking services in California; leasing; and a full range of agricultural finance products to American agricultural producers.

The Library intern would assist the Corporate Librarian in research requests from Rabobank’s regional offices throughout North and South America.

ROLE

• Assist preparing standing order research packets for various departments and sectors using the appropriate information technology to acquire, organize, and disseminate information
• Updating commodity price indices using a variety of trade and finance resources
• Working with the Corporate Librarian and Research Analysts to identify new topics of research as needed

REQUIREMENTS

• Must have experience with Microsoft Office
• Proficiency at Internet and database searching
• An interest in current events about food and agriculture
• Familiarity with products such as Lexis-Nexis, Factiva, Hoovers , Dun & Bradstreet, Bloomberg a plus
• Knowledge of a Foreign Language a plus

***This is an excellent experience for a MLS student interested in Special Librarianship***

For consideration, please send resume to:

Katherine Gavritsas / Human Resources

katherine.gavritsas@rabobank.com

(W) 212-916-7968

Inform Technologies Internship

Categorization Intern (1-2 positions)

Spring 2008

Inform Technologies seeks detail-oriented individuals with interests in current events for ongoing research projects. Interns will work closely with the categorization team to monitor quality of our categorization and research various news topics. Interns will learn about automated categorization of news content in a client-focused startup environment.

Strong online research skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently within the team environment are crucial. Applicants should also have an interest in news media and current events.

Qualifications:

• An interest in linguistics, library and information science, information architecture, computer science, indexing, cataloging, copyediting, journalism, or history is advantageous.
• Graduate and undergraduate students will be considered.
• Excellent organizational skills are required.
• Strong computer skills, particularly in Excel, and the ability to learn proprietary software are essential.

Interns should be available 2-3 days per week during regular business hours. Interns are needed starting in early January for ongoing projects. Internships are designed to last 12-15 weeks, or the length of the spring semester. Interns are paid a daily stipend.

About Inform:

We are an innovative technology company in the business of structuring and organizing massive amounts of unstructured content. Founded in 2004, the company is privately held and has approximately 60 employees, including mathematicians, linguists, programmers, taxonomists, library scientists, and other professionals based in New York and India.

Please submit resume and cover letter to resumes@inform.com. Please include information on your interests and your daytime availability in your cover letter. The subject line of the email must read “Categorization Intern”.

Fall and Spring Books & Research Internship

About Us:

Books & Research was incorporated in 1986 and is dedicated to providing library and book procurement services for the Federal Government and its agencies. Specializing in supplying military libraries, training facilities and universities, Books & Research supplies a wide range of services to an even wider range of customers. Books & Research has re-built US Navy libraries destroyed by hurricanes, helped the Department of Interior perform a retrospective conversion project, and does book procurement for National Defense Universities’ courses.

The Position:

Books & Research is looking for a recent graduate or a current graduate student in the technical library sciences field to help co-ordinate technical efforts for several library projects for the federal government. A solid understanding of current library technologies in cataloging, indexing, digitization, common library management systems (SIRSI-Dynix, etc) and library operations is required. Please note: this position will not be involved in operations, just the proposal and implementation of infrastructure projects and services.

This is the perfect opportunity for somebody in the Library Sciences field to see how a supplier functions from the inside out. Furthermore, you will get real-world experience working on high level projects. If you are enthusiastic, are interested in seeing how the corporate publishing and business world works (from a non-traditional corporation), how government bureaucracy can be overcome, and have a general sense of humor – this could be the stepping stone for you.

Compensation:

A stipend equal to the cost of the practicum course will be offered -- $2550/semester

Please contact email a resume and cover letter to jobs@booksandresearch.com with “internship” in the subject line