Internship, Fenway Libraries Online, Boston MA

Posted August 16, 2013

Fenway Libraries Online

550 Huntington Ave

Boston, MA 02115

Supervisor: Walter Stine — [email protected]

Website: http://www.flo.org

Internship Description

1. Conduct a study of Institutional Repository (IR) software functionality and available products, both vendor products and open source software. The intern will research existing systems, review relevant documentation, and talk with vendors and users of current systems. The intern will write a report and present it to the FLO community of librarians.
2. Conduct a study of Discovery software platforms. Similar to the project above, the intern will research existing systems, review relevant documentation, and talk with vendors and users of current systems. The intern will write a report and present it to the FLO community of librarians.

Scheduling is flexible. We can provide a workspace and the intern can perform some of the work remotely.

Desired Qualifications

Excellent verbal and written English skills. Some knowledge or interest in IR or Discovery software would be helpful. Research skills would be helpful.

Public Transport

Green line stop at MFA. Orange line stop at Ruggles. 39 bus.

Unpaid.