AI-Driven Metadata & Cataloging Internship

Publicmedia; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

GBH Archives (Boston) offers a part-time paid internship combining in-person and remote duties. You will test and refine AI-assisted cataloging workflows, review automatically extracted data, and contribute to metadata projects under supervision. Students must commit 15 hours/week, with 9am-5pm weekday availability.

Join a team that explores human-computer data creation dynamics, with mentorship and opportunities to engage with libraries, audiovisual materials, and data science concepts.

Qualifications

• Experience with asset management or cataloging systems.
• Understanding of archival arrangement, description, and access.
• Interest in data processing or software development.
• Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Perform item-level cataloging of videos for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
• Test, compare, and evaluate new cataloging software and workflows.
• Explore large-scale authority control related to TV/radio credits.
• Become acquainted with the PBCore metadata schema.
• Receive mentorship from GBH Archives staff.
• Write a capstone blog post reflecting on humans vs computers in archival description.

Skills

Asset management

Database systems

Cataloging

Name authority control

Data processing

Bash

Python

Education

Undergrad or Grad student

Library Science/Archives coursework preferred

Tools

Bash

Python

Job description

GBH Archives (Boston) offers a part-time paid internship combining in-person and remote duties. You will test and refine AI-assisted cataloging workflows, review automatically extracted data, and contribute to metadata projects under supervision. Students must commit 15 hours/week, with 9am-5pm weekday availability.

Join a team that explores human-computer data creation dynamics, with mentorship and opportunities to engage with libraries, audiovisual materials, and data science concepts.