P/T - Archival Internships (four available) - The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary - Columbia University (Manhattan

The Burke Library, one of 21 libraries in the Columbia University system, has exciting internship opportunities available!

Gain valuable hands-on experience processing, describing and rehousing archival collections!

The Union Seminary Archives (UTS) collections of personal papers from Union’s famous faculty and students since 1836. The collections cover a wide range from correspondence describing a tour through China in the early 1900s to a local event in the 1970s which made front page news in the New York Times.

The Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship (AWTS) is a unique and growing group of collections from the extraordinary women who were the ‘firsts’ in modern times to establish roles in the church, in theologically connected educational or scholarly societies. Many of these active collection donors continue to provide further archival sources.

Tasks :

● Creating contents lists for archival collections. Researching and writing Finding Aids (guides to

archival collections).

● Boxing and refoldering historic papers.

● Undertaking basic preservation.

● Writing blog entries in the Burke Library blog.

● Involvement with implementation of EAD.

Internships are unpaid and may be taken for credit through your school, depending upon your school’s policy. Interns are asked to commit for at least 10 hours per week within Monday – Friday, during business hours.

Qualifications and Skills :

● Must be currently enrolled in a master’s program.

● Excellent oral and written skills. Readable, neat handwriting.

● No prior specialist archival knowledge needed. Support and training available.

● Ability to lift heavy boxes (40lb) safely and handle weights of 15 pounds regularly.

● Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

● Capacity to manage spiral staircase and work with dusty materials.

● Knowledge of other languages including German, French, Chinese and Japanese a plus.

How to Apply :

Please submit the following:

1. Cover letter explaining your career objectives and what you hope to gain from the internship.

2. Résumé detailing your education and work experiences.

**Applicants will be evaluated for both opportunities, there is no need to

specify in the application.**

Send these materials and/or other questions to:

burkearchives@library.columbia.edu

Please place in the subject line of your email “Archives Internship.”

Listings of The Burke Library's Archival Collections linked to a growing number of Finding Aids can be


found at http://library.columbia.edu/locations/burke/archives.html .

P/T - Municipal Library Intern - City of NY Dept of Records and Information Services

The Municipal Library, a division of the New York City Department of Records and Information Services, offers an educational (unpaid) internship to a library school student.  This internship can be for credit but that is not required. The City Hall Library is the official depository for publications of New York City agencies.  The collection includes varied material and resources on New York City history, life and culture.

 

Projects include:

·         Original and copy cataloging for documents using the Mandarin cataloging system with a MARC21 interface.  Most of the work entails adding subject headings and cleaning up cataloging records.  Also cataloging a backlog of over 500 items.

·         Assisting in monitoring and tracking submission of New York City agency publications in print and digital formats.

·         Assisting on various reference projects and learning to use the resources in the l Library collection.

·         Preparing an inventory of library items that could be weeded and other items that could be returned from offsite location. 

 

Qualifications/ Special Skills/Areas of study     

             ·         Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and Access.

·         Highly motivated.

·         Strong attention to detail.

·         Preferably should have completed basic coursework in library and information science.

 

To apply, or for more information, please contact:

Christine Bruzzese,

Supervising Librarian,

Municipal Library

NYC Department of Records and Information Services,

31 Chambers Street, Room 112

New York, NY  10007

(212) 788-8595

cbruzz@records.nyc.gov

 

 

P/T - Text Analysis Intern - AOL-Relegence - Manhattan

Company Description and Background

AOL is a media technology company with a mission to simplify the internet for consumers and creators by unleashing the world's best builders of culture and code. Relegence is a R&D team within AOL responsible for text analysis technologies. It builds and maintains a semantic analysis platform for AOL, servicing publisher and advertising groups throughout the company.

Project Description

Relegence taxonomy contains over 2 million subjects and entities. It is used to categorize and classify AOL and 3rd party content for a number of services across the company. Due to new products and increased demand, Relegence taxonomy team is looking for 2 interns to contribute to ongoing efforts in expanding automated classification and taxonomy coverage.

Position

The role focuses on creating semantic rules that automate subject tagging for content by matching text found in news articles.

The tasks include:

- Understanding of taxonomy and metadata

- Researching contextual information

- Semantic rule-writing

- Review of peers work

- Quality testing of rules results and improvement of existing rules

Senior taxonomists will train, advise and supervise the candidates.

Hours: Flexible, 16-40 hours per week

Dates: Somewhat flexible, but we are looking to start this month. Project should last at least several months.

Compensation:  $25.00 per hour

Qualifications

- Must be a MLIS student.

Skills, Coursework and Interests (in any of these areas)
Preferred but not required:

- taxonomy, metadata or classification

- semantic technologies or computer science

- information architecture or information organization

- information retrieval and search

- indexing and thesaurus

- web publishing

Location

We are hiring in both our New York City and Boston offices.

NYC office: 770 Broadway

Boston office: Downtown Crossing

To apply:

Please apply online at https://www.smartrecruiters.com/Aol/84020765-text-analysis-intern

P/T - Archival Intern - American Irish Historical Society (Manhattan)

The American Irish Historical Society is seeking an archival intern for the fall semester to assist with our library and archival collections. Located on 5^th Avenue across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Society's library houses more than 10,000 volumes on Irish and Irish American history. The Society's archival collections include 19^th century newspapers and journals, institutional records, and the personal papers of political figures such as Daniel F. Cohalan.

 

Tasks will include:

- Cataloging and shelving books

- Sorting archival collections and creating finding aids

- Assisting researchers

- Other projects as assigned

 

The candidate must be currently enrolled in a Master of Library Science program, with a concentration in archives and special collections. Knowledge of Irish history is preferred. Internship hours are to be scheduled during regular work hours, Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm. This is an unpaid internship that must be used for academic credit. Interested candidates should email Georgette Keane at library@aihs.org, and include a copy of their resume and cover letter. Please put "Fall Internship" in the subject line.

P/T - 5 fall paid positions available - Ask a Librarian Internship - Columbia University Libraries [CUL] (Manhattan)

 

Five (5) Positions Available 

The Ask a Librarian Internship program provides current library school students with hands-on experience in several areas of academic librarianship. Interns will work collaboratively with mentoring library staff to assist users with the IM component of the Ask a Librarian service, answering chat (IM) questions from users.

Other projects, such as writing instructional content and creating tutorials, may also be available as time permits. Additionally, interns could be assigned projects pertaining to collection development or provide reference at one of the Libraries reference desks. 

Interns will be appointed on a semester basis and may apply to renew the internship for up to one year. Preference is given to candidates who have completed at least 12 credits in an accredited library school program and have already taken their basic reference course.

POSITION AVAILABLE: September 8, 2015. Position is subject to renewal each semester that the incumbent is enrolled in an accredited library school program. 

WORK SCHEDULE: Work schedule is variable, but requires at least one evening shift of four hours working remotely and six hours on campus working with a librarian for a total of 10 hours per week. Students select an IM shift as part of the internship.  Current evening and weekend hours are Sunday to Thursday, 5pm to 9pm [Sunday hours can vary slightly].

DUTIES: Providing research assistance to individuals and groups via chat (IM). Referring users to appropriate staff from the Libraries. Other projects as assigned by intern supervisor. 

REQUIRED:  Must be current (or enrolled) graduate student in an accredited library school program during the fall 2015 semester

PREFERRED: Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills. Coursework in reference service and completion of at least 12 credits in an accredited library school program. Strong commitment to service. Ability to evaluate, understand, and respond to research questions by utilizing knowledge of library resources. Interest in academic librarianship. Ability to multi-task and work effectively in a face-paced, team environment. 

APPLICANT INSTRUCTIONS: Applicants for the Ask a Librarian Internship program should submit the following application,http://goo.gl/forms/QXoTczBnb4, and via e-mail, a resume, and at least one letter of recommendation by August 14, 2015 to the Ask aLibrarian coordinating team: askalibrarian@libraries.cul.columbia.edu. Candidates will be notified by late August.

P/T - digital asset management volunteers needed - Metropolitan Museum of Art (Manhattan)

The Digital Asset Management Group, Collection Information, Department of Digital Media at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is looking for current college seniors and graduate students who are interested in volunteering from July 1, 2015-June 31, 2016.  Under the supervision of professional staff, volunteers will gain first-hand experience by assisting with special projects that range from working digital content related to the museum, and participating in digitization projects. Cataloguing opportunities and additional responsibilities are also a possibility.

 

The Digital Asset Management Group of the Department of Collection Information is responsible for the oversight and management of all digital assets in the Museum’s digital asset management system, establishing metadata requirements for cataloguing of relevant digital assets within the DAM, streamlining the deployment of digital assets from the DAM to the CMS, overseeing the application customization and integration with other systems.

 

We are a very busy department and can offer a variety of work for anyone intrigued by an alternative library experience.

 

This volunteer opportunity should ideally begin as soon as possible and ideally would be from July 1, 2015-June 31, 2016 and be a minimum seven hours (ideally one work day) day per week. Additional hours could be considered. The department is only open Monday-Friday, 9:00-5:00 and closed on the weekends.

 

Volunteers will be eligible for discounts at the Museum’s public restaurant, Membership Dining Room, the Museum’s retail stores, and free admission to all other New York City art museums.

 

If interested in applying, the deadline is July 31, 2015. All materials should be compiled by the applicant and mailed together and include the following: 

•          Resume and Cover Letter

•          Proposed begin dates

•          Availability for an in-person interview

 

APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT MATERIALS TO:

    

stephanie.post@metmuseum.org

 

Stephanie Post

Senior Digital Asset Specialist | Collection Information

Department of Digital Media

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

P/T - (paid) Digitization Project - New Hyde Park -North Shore Lodge # 2107 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks (New Hyde, NY)

 New Hyde Park-North Shore Lodge # 2107 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks is seeking:

·         A dynamic, positive, innovative current student, or recent graduate of a MLS program, with background and/or course work in digitization, Web design and/or database administration

·         Familiarity with scanning – especially the use of the Canon LiDE220 Scanner and software using a Mac Book Air

·         Able to travel to the Lodge and work independently

·         A collection of 250-300 photographs of the Past Exalted Rulers (Presidents) of the various former Lodges will be scanned, and basic metadata added, into an Excel spreadsheet database.

·         The Lodge is able to offer a stipend of $15.00/hour [exclusive of travel expenses] and a flexible schedule of weekdays, weekday evenings and weekends.  There is free parking on the premises.

·         The Lodge is located at 901 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 

 

For further information please contact Howard Ngai, 718-347-5002, email: howard.ngai@gmail.com