Metadata Internship, Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (Remote)

Metadata Internship at Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale

 

General description:

Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) offers internships at its International

Office in New York City. RILM publishes RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (along with a suite

of other resources), which is widely recognized as the world’s premiere abstracted bibliography

on music and related disciplines. RILM was established in 1966 and operates under the joint

sponsorship of the of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and

Documentation Centres (IAML); International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM); the

International Musicological Society (IMS), and the International Society for Popular Music

(IASPM).

 

Internships at RILM offer unique opportunities to learn about all aspects of our operation, while

contributing extensively to our distribution of the world’s writings on music. Intern projects are

designed to benefit both the institution and complement the intern's own interests, skills, and

experience.

 

Interns at RILM have gone on to enjoy successful careers as music librarians, professors, and

other professions. Beyond the academy, an internship at RILM provides valuable and practical

technological and research skills that are transferable across a wide range of sought-after jobs.

 

Intern duties:

 Locate descriptive metadata for differentiated authorities (persons, organizations, works,

geographical locations, etc.)

 Add descriptive metadata for differentiated authorities

 Differentiate authorities where needed

 Add links to searchable variants

 Validate entities based on established authorities

 

Learning objectives:

 Understanding of the functions of descriptive metadata (validation, finding, linking)

 Understanding of RILM’s authority structure and the role of descriptive metadata

therein

 Demonstrate judgment in the choice and application of metadata for authorities

 Demonstrate ability to collaborate as a member of the metadata team

 

Pre-requisites:

 Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate level program related to Information

and/or Library Science

 Specialization and/or focus in metadata, library systems, digital libraries, digital

collections, or digital curation

 Experience with Excel, databases, and/or MARC

 Enthusiasm for library and digital repository metadata

 Interest in music

 

Time commitment:

Dates and times are flexible and can be structured according to the intern's needs, but should

cover a period of a minimum of 120 hours.

 

All RILM internships are unpaid, and housing is not provided. College credit may be granted but

must be coordinated in advance with the intern’s university/college.

 

 

How to apply:

 

Please provide the following:

 A letter of interest

 A current resume

 Contact information of two professors, advisors, or recent employers that can be

approached for references

 

Candidates will be asked to interview, either in person or over the Zoom, for their desired

position.

 

Application materials may be submitted to:

 

Georg Burgstaller

RILM International Center

365 Fifth Ave., Suite 3108

New York, NY 10016-4309

gburgstaller@rilm.org

Phone: 212-817-8601

 

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• How to apply:

  Please provide the following:

   A letter of interest

   A current resume

   Contact information of two professors, advisors, or recent employers that can be

  approached for references

  Candidates will be asked to interview, either in person or over the Zoom, for their desired

  position.

  Application materials may be submitted to:

  Georg Burgstaller

  RILM International Center

  365 Fifth Ave., Suite 3108

  New York, NY 10016-4309

  gburgstaller@rilm.org

  Phone: 212-817-8601

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  Verify Employer

Fellowship in Manuscript Cataloging, The Morgan (Midtown)

Starting in September 2024, join the Morgan Library & Museum's cataloging team as a Shelby White & Leon Levy Fellow in Manuscript Cataloging. It's an excellent opportunity to learn about cataloging individual manuscripts according to DCRM(MSS) focusing on 19th- or 20th-century correspondence. This opportunity is the fifth in a series of Manuscript Cataloging Fellowships offered by the Morgan twice a year from September 2022 to February 2025. The Morgan Library & Museum is grateful to the Leon Levy Foundation for their generous support of this program. Check out the full description and application instructions on the Morgan's website.

 

Shelby White & Leon Levy Fellowship in Manuscript Cataloging

Responsibilities: 

The Morgan Library & Museum invites applications for the Shelby White & Leon Levy Fellowship in Manuscript Cataloging. The Fellowship is intended for new professionals who have demonstrated engagement with general cataloging or archival processing and wish to enhance their skills through intensive specialized training. This is a unique opportunity for early-career professionals to receive training and mentoring as members of the Morgan Library & Museum curatorial and cataloging team.

Starting in September 2024, the Fellowship will consist of 650 hours, and applicants will have a choice between full-time (35 hours per week) or part-time (21 hours per week) work in order to complete the 650 hours. Fellows will be assigned to work on specific groups of 19th- or 20th-century correspondence. They will be expected to research the historical and cultural context in which the letters and documents were produced, create collection- and item-level records in CORSAIR—the Morgan's collections database—according to DCRM(MSS), assign accession numbers, and attend to the rehousing and conservation needs of the material. Considerations will be given to applicants’ areas of experience or expertise, such as specific language skills or subject specialization in art, literature, history, film, history of science, etc.

This opportunity is the fifth in a series of Manuscript Cataloging Fellowships that are offered by the Morgan every September and February from September 2022 to February 2025. The Morgan Library & Museum is grateful to the Leon Levy Foundation for their generous support of these special opportunities.

The position reports to the Director of Collection Information, and works closely with curators in the Department of Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

Qualifications: 

• Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution or substantial course work towards the degree; a degree (or substantial course work toward one) in related areas, such as art, literature, music, history, film, or history of science, with specialization in working with original historical documents, will also be considered;
• Experience with reading handwritten documents preferred;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• Knowledge of additional European languages preferred;
• Knowledge of standard library cataloging tools, such as MARC21, RDA, DCRM, LCSH, and other standard vocabularies preferred;
• Familiarity with an integrated library system and with the OCLC Connexion client preferred;
• Experience with archival processing preferred;
• Understanding of and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness in interactions with coworkers and contacts and a commitment to reflecting those principles in descriptive work;
• Ability to work for extended periods at a computer workstation and lift moderately heavy boxes (10 lbs.)

Schedule: Work hours must fall within the hours of 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Compensation: $22/hour. The Fellowship also provides a $500 stipend towards related professional activities, such as conference and workshop attendance, professional memberships, or the acquisition of relevant resources.

To apply: 

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a cover letter detailing their interest in the Fellowship. Applications received before July 15, 2024, will be given priority. Application materials should be submitted electronically to cisjob@themorgan.org.

The Morgan Library & Museum receives many applications and inquiries for employment. Unfortunately, we are not able to respond to all of them. Due to the high volume of applicants, we can contact only those candidates whose skills and background best fit our needs.

Important to note:

Vaccination Requirement
To ensure the overall health and safety of the Morgan Library & Museum campus, all staff of the Morgan are required to be fully vaccinated and have received booster vaccines against the virus that causes COVID-19, absent qualifying exemptions for medical, religious, or other reasons in accordance with applicable laws.

EEO Statement
The Morgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. The Morgan provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Fall 2024 Archival Internship, Lib of the Jewish Theological Seminary (Morningside Heights)

The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary  

Archival Internship- fall 2024

 

Description:

 

The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary is seeking an individual for a processing

archives internship. The Library is located on Broadway and 122nd Street in Manhattan. 

 

Library holdings include more than 400 archival collections, many of which are unprocessed. In

addition, donations of new archival collections are made each year.

 

The intern will commit to work 8 hours per week onsite for 15 weeks to fulfill the requirements

for the internship. The intern will have the opportunity to accession new collections, create

inventories of collections, rehouse collections, and if appropriate, arrange and describe a

collection. The intern will have the opportunity to learn to work with ArchivesSpace. The

Library’s archivist and archival staff will serve as mentors for the internship

 

Requirements 

 

• Enrollment in, or recent completion of, M.L.I.S or similar degree with a

concentration in archival studies from an ALA-accredited program, or an equivalent

graduate degree in information science, records management, or preservation.

• Background in Jewish Studies

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Ability to work both independently and under supervision.

• Demonstrated ability to set priorities and meet strict deadlines.

 

Preferred

 

• Reading Hebrew language skills, other languages including Yiddish, German are

a plus

• Familiarity with cataloging and archival processing

• Experience working with archives information management applications

 

Application Instructions:

For consideration, interested individuals should send a cover letter and resume to Naomi 

Steinberger, Director of LibraryServices. (nsteinberger@jtsa.edu)  

 

 

 

Summer Records Mgmt Internship, W.R. Berkley Corp (CT)

W. R. Berkley Corporation will be offering a paid Summer Records Management Internship for the Summer of 2024. They are looking for interested students in a Library, Archives, Record Management program that would be looking for an 8-to-10-week internship in their Greenwich, CT corporate office.  The range for this position will be $23 to $28/hour.

 

A History of Innovation and Integrity

Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation has grown from a small investment management firm into one of the largest commercial lines property and casualty insurers in the United States.

 

Along the way, they’ve been listed on the New York Stock Exchange, become a Fortune 500 company, joined the S&P 500, and seen their gross written premiums exceed $10 billion.

 

Today, the Berkley brand comprises more than 50 businesses worldwide and is divided into two segments: Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. Led by their Executive Chairman, founder, and largest shareholder, William. R. Berkley, and our President and Chief Executive Officer, W. Robert Berkley, Jr., W. R. Berkley Corporation is well-positioned to respond to opportunities for future growth.

 

This is a great opportunity for Records Management Major that would like to get some hands-on experience with a top-rated Fortune 500 Company. 

 

All interested students can reach out directly to kspurgeon@wrberkley.com.

 

 

Record Management Internships, NYC Housing Preservation & Dev't (Lower Manhattan)

Record Management Intern

The NYC Housing Preservation and Development Department is seeking two interns for a position that will last 9 months, starting in the fall semester of 2024 and ending in June of 2025. 

 
About the Agency:
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the nation’s largest
municipal housing preservation and development agency. Its mission is to promote quality housing and
diverse, thriving neighborhoods for New Yorkers through loan and development programs for new affordable housing, preservation of the affordability of the existing housing stock, enforcement of housing
quality standards, and education programs for tenants and building owners.

Your Team:
The Office of Policy and Strategy (OPS) leverages its expertise to guide and support HPD and its many
Offices in their efforts to deepen their impact, optimize their efficiency, and become more data-driven,
compliance-attentive, climate-adaptive, and mission-focused. As part of OPS, the Division of Strategic
Operations and Analytics (SOA) works to increase HPD's impact by analyzing and improving operations
agency-wide. SOA does this by clarifying HPD program missions, objectives, and stakeholders;
implementing initiatives that advance HPD's goals; analyzing data to deliver actionable insights to HPD
programs; and increasing the agency's overall ability to leverage data.
 

Within SOA, the Public Information team is dedicated to serving the public by collaborating with internal
partners and governing entities to facilitate access to agency information. The PI team promotes
accountability, transparency, and compliance by establishing robust infrastructure within the agency to
improve record retention and quality; ensuring fair and secure access to agency records and materials for
members of the public; and safeguarding sensitive information by setting and maintaining best practices
around data privacy and effective record management.
 

Your Impact:
As a Record Management Intern you will assist the Public Information team with critical initiatives to support
internal staff and operations with record management policy and procedures. You will work with the team
redeveloping HPD’s records management plan to protect vital records, archive, and support policies and
procedures to securely manage and enhance access to agency records.
 

Your Role:
As a Record Management Intern you will assist with the maintenance of HPD acquisitions / dispositions
files, documents storage, and document retention. You will support records integration; and assist with
document management and data validation for HPD’s off-site storage vendor.
 

Reporting to and working closely with the Records Management Officer on the day-to-day aspects of the
project the ideal candidate will be an inquisitive problem-solver with:
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to break down complex issues or processes into smaller, more manageable tasks
• Collaborative, team player with the ability to also drive things forward independently
• Strong attention to detail

Responsibilities:
• Receive and integrate executed documents received from Divisions.
• Responsibilities include documenting and updating the finding aide
• Assist with the continued documentation and development of Records Management procedures.
• Assist with integration of all documentation to ensure consistency, accuracy and quality
deliverables.
• Assist with performing quality control and providing the same support to all categories of documents
• Work with Records Management Officer to identify and locate missing documents as they are
reported or discovered missing.
• Ability to handle sensitive and/or confidential material in a professional manner.
• Contribute to the Records Management project with an overall effort to provide exemplary service.
 

Qualifications:
• In order to qualify, candidates currently must be enrolled in undergraduate or graduate college
degree program.
• Must be in good academic standing, with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
• Committed to working 21 hours per week.
• Possess excellent organizational, research, verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate an enthusiastic, professional and resourceful attitude.
• Previous internship or office experience a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Be able to lift up to 20 pounds.
 

This is a grant funded position. Candidates must be available to work 21 hours per week for approximately
9 months. If credit is needed for internship course, please submit paperwork to appropriate person(s)
associated with your program or have them contact Ms. Jessica Verga via email vergaj@hpd.nyc.gov to
discuss parameters and scope of project work. All candidates wishing to receive credit must submit proper
paperwork for their program.

To Apply:

Send your resume and unofficial transcript to vergaj@hpd.nyc.gov and put Internship in the subject of the email.

 

Visit our website to learn more about what makes NYC Housing Preservation and Development a rewarding place to build a career.

Follow HPD on Facebook @NYCHousing, on Twitter @nychousing, and on Instagram @nychousing

Housing Preservation and Development is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applications will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here.

For concerns about your housing quality, please contact www.NYC.gov/311.

SLU Processing Archivist Fellowship, CUNY (Midtown)

SLU Processing Archivist Fellow Job Description

 

Description:

 

The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) Special Collections Labor Library is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual for a not-for-credit Fellow position to weed the collection. The SLU Special Collections Labor Library is located on campus, on the19th floor. 

 

The SLU Special Collections Labor Library is a resource for and extension of the Labor Studies Department, providing the SLU community with a repository of specialized information on labor history, community-based movements, and public policy. The Special Collections Labor Library supports the college’s mission—to expand higher education opportunities for workers; prepare students who aspire to careers in public service and movements for social justice; promote civic engagement; provide leadership development for union and community activists; and help workers achieve greater economic security—by providing a curated wealth of knowledge in the field of Labor Studies.

 

The Processing Archivist Fellow will commit to working on-site at the SLU campus and complete the project by August 1, 2024. The fellow will be responsible for weeding the collection and preparing it for cataloging, including identifying which texts should be removed to create an updated body of texts on Labor Studies.

 

Requirements 

 

● Enrollment in, or recent completion of, M.L.I.S or similar degree with a concentration in archival studies from an ALA-accredited program, or an equivalent graduate degree in the fields of information science, records management, or preservation.

● A demonstrated interest in Labor Studies.

● Excellent attention to detail.

● Ability to work both independently and under supervision.

● Demonstrated ability to set priorities and meet strict deadlines.

 

Preferred

 

● Familiarity with cataloging and archival processing

● Experience working with archives information management applications

 

Compensation:

 

This is a not-for-credit Fellow position which will be compensated with a stipend of $2,500 upon

completion of the project.

 

Application Instructions:

 

For consideration, interested individuals should send a cover letter and resume to cory.rohr@slu.cuny.edu describing what you hope to bring to the position and gain from the experience, and names and contact information for three professional references.

 

Corporate Library & Archive Intern, Scholastic (Manhattan, Virtual)

Scholastic Summer Internship Program - Scholastic Corporate Library & Archive Intern

 

Job Description:

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Scholastic Corporate Library & Archive seeks a graduate intern for the summer 2024 semester to be an integral part of the information services team contributing to archival research on children’s paperback books and the growth of home and classroom libraries. This is a project-based position with specific deliverables due at various points during the semester, starting in June 2023 and ending in August 2023. The Intern will report to Scholastic Inc.’s Director of Information Services & Cultural Insight and will work closely with the library staff, who will help provide guidance on handling the archival collection.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Digitize relevant corporate history files, catalog, and book club flyers

• Curate and collate historic data on paperback book market

• Scan covers and record critical metadata for historic Teenage Book Club titles from Scholastic Book/Magazine Services

• Collaborate with library colleagues on draft report of findings for senior leadership, communications, marketing, publicity and social media teams

• Cataloging and database management as it relates to updating bibliographic records, data collection and entry, and file organization, using SirsiDynix Workflows, Microsoft Excel and Google drive

• Provide reference services support for the library’s Director, Senior Information Specialist and Associate Librarians

• Assist with circulation of the collection; staff the reference desk as needed

WHO WE ARE

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional services, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, classroom magazines and other products and services  that support children's learning both in school and at home. With operations in 14 international offices and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom collections, school and public libraries, retail and online.  True to its mission of 100+ years to encourage the personal and intellectual growth of all children beginning with literacy, the Company has earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.

Qualifications

HOW YOU CAN FIT

• A high level of attention to detail; experience handling archival materials is preferred, experience digitizing fragile materials a plus

• Excellent organizational, analytical skills with attention to detail; must be comfortable working with MARC 21, LCSH, RDA, AACR2 and local controlled vocabularies and subject tags; experience with SirsiDynix Workflows is ideal

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Teams, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel – as well as Google Workplace, including Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides; excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ability to be flexible, work independently and prioritize workflow to meet deadlines

• Self-motivated, disciplined, commitment to quality and strong team player

• A background in publishing and/or education is helpful, but not required

• Full-time: 35 hrs/week

• Hybrid role: 60% in person, 40% virtual

 

To apply to the Scholastic Summer Internship Program, please apply to this Internship requisition. Please note you must include the following as attachments when you apply. 

• Current Resume (Word or PDF version)

• Cover letter that should include the following information:

​

o   Your School’s Name

o   Your Major/ Degree

o   Graduation Date

o   Brief description of the skills you hope to contribute and gain as a Scholastic Intern

  

* While we appreciate your interest in Scholastic, only students under consideration will be contacted.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Temporary

Job Family Group:

Temp Employee

Location Region/State:

New York

Compensation Range:

Hourly Rate: 20.00

To Apply:

https://scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/New-York-New-York/Scholastic-Summer-Internship-Program---Scholastic-Corporate-Library---Archive-Intern_R13271

EEO Statement:

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.

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