Law Library and knowledge management - Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

The New York office of FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO has opportunity for internship in the law library and knowledge management center this Fall semester of  2011.  You will be directed by Jeff Cohan, past president of the Law Library Association of Greater New York (2008-2009.) 

The intern will learn and apply the following skills to support some or all of our ongoing projects: competitive intelligence research; intranet web redesign; knowledge management of legal workproduct and business analytics; and library administration.   You will work with  these resources: Lexis Atvantage, Thomson Innovation, web provided government information sources, Sharepoint, WestKM, Salesforce.com, and Microsoft Excel. 

The internship is non-paid and for school credit only.  The ideal student will be in the final year of study for the Masters of Library/Information Science and have some additional background in law and/or business.  Please make sure your school has a program to provide credit for interning.   

In the past, LIU Palmer, Queens College, Rutgers, and St Johns have awarded credit for interning with our firm.   

Applications are due  Thurs Sept 15 1 for the Fall semester.

You may either call or email me.

-Jeff

Jeffrey Cohan
Director of Libraries and Knowledge ManagementFITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0101
T 212-218-2103
F 212-218-2200
jcohan@fchs.com
http://www.fitzpatrickcella.com

Leonard Lief, Library Lehman College (2 openings) Fall 2011

DESCRIPTION

This is a great opportunity for flexible, creative library school students to gain practical experience in a dynamic, urban academic library. 

The Leonard Lief Library will accept two Interns for the Fall 2011 semester. This is an unpaid internship to fulfill the requirements of a credit course in a Master’s program in Library and Information Science.

Interns will work on projects in the following areas:  Electronic Resources management, Data Entry in Lehman Online Thesis Repository, Online Research Guides (LibGuides).

In addition, Interns will observe Information Literacy classes taught by library faculty, Reference Desk activities, and other library functions.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:  Enrollment in a Master’s program in library or information science where the internship is a credit course.

Preferred:  Completion of courses or experience in website development, electronic resources, database development, reference and research. 

CONTACT

Please send an e-mail expressing interest and availability, with resume attached to:

Before August 1^st:

Madeline Cohen, Education Librarian, Madeline.Cohen@lehman.cuny.edu

After August 1^st:

Stefanie Havelka, Web Services-Electronic Resources Librarian Stefanie.Havelka@lehman.cuny.edu

Internship Opportunities at Scholastic Inc. - Fall 2011

Scholastic Inc/ Publishing company Corporate/ Special Library

557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

Located in SoHo neighborhood/ downtown Manhattan

(Broadway between Prince and Spring near Broadway -Lafayette subway station, Spring St Station and Prince St station)

The library serves the writers, editors, and other corporate staff at Scholastic Inc, the children’s book publisher.

Fall 2011 Internship Opportunities at Scholastic Inc/ SoHo

 Requirements: Library School Student must be enrolled in an internship course for school credit and must provide proof of registration in internship class.

Hours: Flexible

Position Description: As an intern at the Scholastic Library/Archives, the library school student will be exposed to the day-to-day workings of a corporate special library and archive.  The intern will learn the basics of maintaining an archival book collection and corporate reference work. The intern will assist the Library staff with various tasks including, but not limited to:

1.  Assist in retrospective book cataloging project as well as in cataloging new and incoming books.

2. Reference work, article searching, using ProQuest, Factiva, Nexis and other sources
3. Archive maintenance
   

If interested, please send resume to library@scholastic.com  Karen Van Rossem 212-343-6188

WCS Archives Internship

The Wildlife Conservation Society Archives (headquartered at the Bronx Zoo) is currently accepting applications for internships from graduate students preparing for careers in libraries and archives. 

WCS Archives Internships are intended to provide opportunities to participate in various components of archival processing and description.  Projects include surveying, arranging, and describing archival collections; entering data into an archival management system; and creating EAD finding aids.

Interns must schedule their work Monday through Friday, 10-5.  WCS Internships are unpaid.  The application deadline for Fall 2011 internships is July 15.

About the organization:

Founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society, the Wildlife Conservation Society is committed to saving wildlife and wild places worldwide.  This initiative is carried out through science, global conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo.  The WCS Library supports the activities of over 200 scientists and other staff members, both locally and globally.  The WCS Archives includes records related to the history of the Bronx Zoo, the New York Aquarium, and other institutions and activities of the WCS.

How to apply:

Interested individuals should send a resume (including contact information and email address) and a one-page letter describing what they hope to bring to the internship and gain from the experience.  Materials should be sent to: library@wcs.org

Internship in law library and knowledge management center - May 16 deadline

The New York office of FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER &; SCINTO has opportunity for internship in the law library and knowledge management center this Summer and Fall semesters of  2011 .  You will be directed by Jeff Cohan, past president of the Law Library Association of Greater New York (2008-2009.) 

The intern will learn and apply the following skills to support some or all of our ongoing projects: competitive intelligence research; intranet web redesign; knowledge management of legal workproduct and business analytics; and library administration.   You will work with  these resources: Lexis Atvantage, Thomson Innovation, web provided government information sources, Sharepoint, WestKM, Salesforce.com, and Microsoft Excel. 

The internship is non-paid and for school credit only.  The ideal student will be in the final year of study for the Masters of Library/Information Science and have some additional background in law and/or business.  Please make sure your school has a program to provide credit for interning.   

In the past, Queens College, Rutgers, and St Johns have awarded credit for interning with our firm.   

Applications are due  Monday May 16 for the Summer semester.  You may either call or email me.

Jeffrey Cohan 
Director of Libraries and Knowledge Management
FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0101
T 212-218-2103
F 212-218-2200
jcohan@fchs.com

Scholastic Inc Library Summer (or Fall) Internship

Scholastic Inc/ Publishing company Corporate/ Special Library

557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

Located in SoHo neighborhood/ downtown Manhattan

(Broadway between Prince and Spring near Broadway -Lafayette subway station, Spring St Station and Prince St station)

The library serves the writers, editors, and other corporate staff at Scholastic Inc, the children’s book publisher.

Summer 2011 Internship Opportunities at Scholastic Inc/ SoHo

Note: We will also accept applications for Fall 2011 internship candidates at this time

Requirements: Library School Student must be enrolled in an internship course for school credit and must provide proof of registration in internship class.

Hours: Flexible

Position Description: As an intern at the Scholastic Library/Archives, the library school student will be exposed to the day-to-day workings of a corporate special library and archive.  The intern will learn the basics of maintaining an archival book collection and corporate reference work. The intern will assist the Library staff with various tasks including, but not limited to:

1. Assist in retrospective book cataloging project as well as in cataloging new and incoming books. 
2. Reference work, article searching, using ProQuest, Factiva, Nexis and other sources 
3. Archive maintenance

If interested, please send resume to library@scholastic.com  Karen Van Rossem 212-343-6188

KPMG LLP

Prospective intern should be detail-oriented and accurate and have a working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Possible Duties and Projects:

·        Cataloging of books and digital media using Softlink Liberty software

·        Check-in journals using Liberty OPAC

·        Updating authority control files in Liberty

·        Entering circulation data from manual system to Liberty

·        Database maintenance – adding and deleting files

·        Processing books and pamphlets for offsite storage. Intern should be able to lift a 30 pound box.

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KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International. KPMG International’s member firms have 137,000 professionals, including more than 7,600 partners, in 144 countries.

Interested applicants should contact Boris Musich, Research Manager, bmusich@kpmg.com , 212-909-5632.