Archives Intern: Hands-on Processing & Digital Curation

001 University of Rochester; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Rochester offers a semester-long internship in the Special Collections and Archives. You will gain hands-on archival processing experience, arrange and describe a collection, and create a finding aid in ArchivesSpace, while also building a digital collection through curating, digitizing, and metadata creation.

You will promote your work via blogs and social media and collaborate with Miner Library’s communications team. High school diploma required; MLIS preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Enrolled in a credit-bearing internship/practicum preferred.
• MLIS degree or related program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process the Visiting Nurses Association of Rochester, NY papers for preservation and create a DACS-compliant finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
• Curate a digital collection from historical ephemera for addition to New York Heritage.
• Digitize items following NY Heritage guidelines and create metadata.
• Promote the work via blog posts and social media in collaboration with the library's team.
• Perform other archival duties as assigned.

Skills

Written communication

Organizational skills

Independent work

Archival description

Attention to detail

Fragile materials handling

Education

High School diploma

Enrolled in MLIS degree program

Enrolled in related degree program

Tools

ArchivesSpace

Job description

The University of Rochester offers a semester-long internship in the Special Collections and Archives. You will gain hands-on archival processing experience, arrange and describe a collection, and create a finding aid in ArchivesSpace, while also building a digital collection through curating, digitizing, and metadata creation.

You will promote your work via blogs and social media and collaborate with Miner Library’s communications team. High school diploma required; MLIS preferred.