Drug Policy Alliance: Library Digitization Internship

Library Digitization Internship - New York, NY

The Drug Policy Alliance has an immediate opening for a library digitization internship.
Drug Policy Alliance
The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is the nation's leading organization seeking to dramatically alter drug policy here and around the world.   DPA fights for drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights. The work is grounded in the principles of harm reduction, an approach that seeks to minimize the negative consequences of both drug use and drug policies.  DPA’s work encompasses a wide array of policy issues, including:

• Sentencing reform and alternatives to incarceration
• Harm reduction (HIV, hepatitis C and overdose prevention)
• Ending marijuana prohibition, marijuana decriminalization, medical marijuana
• Drug education, youth and drugs
• Race and the drug war
• Effective drug treatment
• Civil liberties and rights
• International drug control
• Alternatives to prohibition and pragmatic steps for ending the drug war

In the last 14 years, DPA has expanded from its New York headquarters to include eight offices, 45 staff, an annual operating budget of approximately $10 million, 26,000 dues-paying members and more than 200,000 online subscribers.  It has a solid track record of success at the local, state, and federal levels and consistent visibility in prominent media and policy circles.  (For more information, see www.drugpolicy.org)
The Position
Assist the Communications Department with the digitization of the journal article collection of the Lindesmith Library.  The Lindesmith Library is one of the world’s leading resources for scientific information on drug policy as well as an outstanding source of information on drug policy reform. The collection of contemporary and historical articles, books, and films is unmatched, and the services of the library play a critical role in advancing an honest and informed public discourse about drug issues.
The Lindesmith Library was founded in 1995 and named after Professor Alfred Lindesmith of Indiana University, the first prominent scholar in the U.S. to challenge conventional thinking about drugs, addiction, and drug policy. The collection contains more than 15,000 books, audio recordings, articles, and videos focusing on drugs and drug policy from economic, criminal justice, public health and other perspectives.
Primary Responsibilities

• Perform quality control review of scanned documents
• Search for digital copies of un-scanned journal articles in electronic databases
• Prepare paper documents to be scanned, including weeding and boxing
• Assist in organizing digitized files

Based in DPA’s New York City headquarters, the Digitization Intern will be part of DPA’s Communications team and report to the Managing Director of Communications.  One day of training on a Tuesday will be necessary.
Qualifications
The ideal intern will be highly organized, have a good sense of humor, be able to work with minimum supervision, and be able to commit two days a week.  Previous research or reference experience, library experience, digitization experience, and/or experience in substance abuse related work are pluses.  In return, the volunteer will have the chance to work with a highly skilled and fun team of committed people.
Compensation
This is an unpaid internship. Interns are offered a modest travel stipend.
Application Process: Please submit a cover letter and resume to David B. Abbott, Office Manager at dabbott@drugpolicy.org
 
The Drug Policy Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, people of color, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We are particularly interested in hiring those who have been adversely affected by the war on drugs.
Note: Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

Scholastic Inc.: Special Library Fall 2012 Internship

Scholastic, Inc.

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 2012 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

Cataloging Intern, MetLife Legal Affairs Library

Cataloging Intern, MetLife Legal Affairs Library

MetLife, Inc. is a leading global provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, serving 90 million customers. The MetLife Legal Affairs Department is comprised of Compliance, Government Relations and the Law Department. The Legal Affairs Library supports the information and research needs of associates working in these areas.

Internship Description: 

The Intern will work as part of a small team to improve description of and access to information resources. This will include assisting in both the maintenance and enhancement of access to print and online collections through the Library Catalog and other finding aids. This will include Bibliographic data entry and special projects.

 The projects will include:

-          Harmonizing the taxonomy and subject headings of the library catalog

-          Assist in the development of work processes for selecting, creating, editing and importing bibliographic records for various electronic aggregators into catalog.

-          Original and copy cataloging of historical and current collections. Creation of finding aids.

The candidate should have had classwork and work or practical experience with cataloging, subject headings, information architecture and/or taxonomy. Experience with the EOS platform is preferred but not necessary. Experience with Law and/or Insurance subject matter is preferred but not necessary. We will provide introductory training but are looking for a self starter who can also develop a broad understanding of subject matter on their own.

This Internship is a three month post with potential for renewal through six months. This is a paid internship at $12/hr for afternoons approximately 10 hours a week. Candidates are responsible for reviewing their program's requirements for internship eligibility before applying. Applicants are encouraged to submit their résumé and cover letter to leg_library at metlife dot com

Work & Educational Requirements:

·         Strong Customer Service orientation.

·         Currently enrolled in a library or information science program.

·         Coursework/experience in classification, taxonomy, information architecture and/or indexing.

·         Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Access.

·         Good organizational skills and attention to details.

·         Have the ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member.

·         Ability to manage and prioritize several projects at the same time.

·         Ability to lift 25 pounds and push book cart.

Preferred:

·         Familiarity with OPACs, preferably EOS.

Familiarity with MARC importation programs such as MARCedit

Darien Library: PT Reader's Advisory Department Internship (meals and transportation paid!)

Darien Library– one of the busiest and highest-ranked public libraries of its size in the country – seeks a service-focused, curious and enthusiastic student to become a member of the Readers' Advisory department for the fall semester. The successful candidate will be a strong reader who is comfortable with social media and mobile technology.

This internship is designed to give the student experience and exposure to all aspects of our unique service department providing reader services to the community. The intern will learn about the inner workings of the Library’s Welcome Desk, providing readers’ advisory and promoting Library collections through physical and virtual spaces. The internship is for one day a week with flexibility based on the student’s schedule. Darien Library will provide meals and Metro-North train passes for the duration of the internship.

Apply by sending a cover letter and resume to Stephanie Anderson, Head of Readers’ Advisory (sanderson@darienlibrary.org) 

http://www.darienlibrary.org/
http://darienlibrary.tumblr.com/ 
@darienlibrary
 
 

Interpublic Group: Library Assistant Intern, Center for Marketing Intelligence

The Interpublic Group of Companies is a leading, global marketing communications company with 43,000 employees worldwide in 130 countries.   The Center for Marketing Intelligence provides IPG operating companies with fast access to timely information, research and analysis.

Job Function:     

This position handles all periodical and library-related subscriptions, coordinates research-related contracts, and resolves billing issues.   The role will provide administrative support to the department head and serve as the department point-person for receipt of vendor invoices, time off record-keeping, the department calendar and reception duty as required.  This is a position with growth potential. This is a paid position. The Intern would be expected to work part-time while in school and full-time (40 hours) while on breaks, such as summer and winter.

Job Responsibilities:

 •         Order, check-in, route, and maintain periodical (paper and online) subscriptions and passwords.  Troubleshoot missing issues and other problems, working with subscription agent and directly with publishers.  (Learning objective: most libraries perform this activity so it is important to learn as the candidate might do it or supervise it during his or her career)

•         Co-ordinate ordering and payment for books, reports, association memberships, etc. (Learning objective: like above, this is a typical library function)

•         Maintain small physical library (Learning objective: same as above)

•         Co-ordinate organization wide, research-related contracts (e.g., Lexis Nexis):

·         prepare pre-approval forms for user participation

·         reconcile billing issues

·         maintain subscription files

·         monthly accrual report

Learning objective: Working with vendors & contracts has become an important library function: candidate will probably use this experience later in career)

•         Process department vendor invoices (Learning objective: typical library work)

•         General administrative support, including monitoring dept. time-off records, maintaining phone lists and organization charts

•         Expense report processing, meeting and calendar management and phone support for the department head

•         Back-up to Office Manager (Learning objective: all of the above three functions are basic to working in an office today – developing the skill set to multi-task, to do detailed work for a variety of people in a variety of different areas)

•         Work with Growth Services Team on internal databases as time permits (Learning objective: databases have become an important function in most libraries)

•         Light research work (online and Web-based information search) as time permits (Learning objective: this is the #1 skill a future librarian needs)

•         Webinar and projection set-up for department meetings

Job Requirements:

•           1 - 2 years administrative experience in a corporate environment desirable

•           Excellent Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and Powerpoint

•           Strong facility with numbers

•           Strong organizational and detail skills

•           Enrolled in an MLS program (preferably in early stages)

•           Research skills

 Additional Comments: 

·         Team Player 

·         Self-Starter

Apply Here:

https://careers-interpublic.icims.com/jobs/1440/library-assistant-intern/job

CUNY J-School Research Center: Library Intern

The CUNY J-School Research Center is dedicated to providing students and faculty with the latest research training, tools and resources for journalists. We are seeking an unpaid intern for a one-semester appointment of 10-15 hours per week. The intern will report to the Access Services Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate will provide assistance with cataloging, circulation, reserves, and interlibrary loan services; help maintain the Research Center Website; maintain the inventory of equipment and resources; disseminate Research Center communications; order supplies; provide basic equipment maintenance and maintenance of library systems; and other duties as assigned by the Chief Librarian.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must
·             Be currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited library and information science graduate program and have a minimum of 18 credits toward their degree.
·             Commit to a one-semester appointment.
·             Have completed a course in cataloging and reference/electronic resources.
·             Have the ability to work effectively and flexibly in a service-oriented, computer-intensive environment.
·             Have the ability to use web authoring and desktop publishing software, like WordPress.
·             Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
·             Have experience searching the Internet.
·             Have the ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member.

APPLY:

Please send an e-mail expressing interest and availability, with resume attached to Barbara Gray, Interim Chief Librarian: barbara.gray@journalism.cuny.edu.

Lesbian Herstory Archives: Library and Archives Internships

The Lesbian Herstory Archives is looking for library and/or archives student interns with a demonstrated interest in Lesbian Studies and LGBT History.

• Interns will have the opportunity for practical application of archives and library skills in a casual, friendly, dedicated environment

• Course credit and letters of recommendation will be provided upon request.
• Interns will be supervised by professional librarians and other archives staff

Requirements

• Available for a minimum of 10 hours per week.

• Completion of core graduate-level Library or Archives courses
• Familiarity with cataloging and archival processing
• Skilled in the use of MS Office and/or Google Docs and regular office equipment

COLLECTION AREAS

Periodicals - 2 Spaces

Intern will process incoming newspapers, newsletters, journals and magazines, update cataloging records and prepare collections for digitization where necessary.

Special Collections & Reference - 2 Spaces

Interns will process collections and create electronic finding aids, staff the reference desk and provide researcher assistance.

Photographic Digital Imaging - 2 Spaces

Interns will assist with the processing digitization and cataloging photographs and graphics.

Special Preference: Proficiency with Content DM and/or Photoshop

Video Working Group - 2 Spaces

Interns will process and catalog film /videos including relabeling and shifting collections.

Audio Digitization - 2 Spaces

Interns will assist with the cataloging, digitization, indexing and re-housing of audio tapes.

OPAC Working Group - 2 Spaces

Interns will perform database cleanup in a variety of collections and contribute to the design, testing and launch of the LHA's new OPAC.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Candidates must submit a Cover Letter (indicating skills, experience, relevant interests/activities and availability) and Resume to lha_interns@earthlink.net. Please include the word "Internship" and the area in which you wish to work in the subject line.

All documents must be attached as a PDF.

NOTE: LHA cannot provide housing for interns. LHA will provide confirmation of internship acceptance for candidates who may need this documentation to accompany a grant or fellowship application.