Goodman Taft Library Intern, Cambridge, MA
Posted September 8, 2014
Goodman Taft is an art advisory and independent curatorial consulting firm with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California. We have a growing library of art and art-related books and catalogues in our Cambridge location that we use for research and also lend to clients. There are currently less than 1,000 books in the collection, but we acquire new items on a regular basis. Goodman Taft is seeking an intern responsible for sorting and organizing the physical library and establishing a digital cataloguing system for the collection.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Reporting to and working closely with the Project Manager and Office Manager, the Library Intern will make a major contribution to the shaping and development of the Goodman Taft Library
- Sort and organize the Goodman Taft Library’s collection of books and catalogues, establishing a system for easy and time efficient retrieval and re-entry
- Design, propose, and implement a digital library cataloguing system that will provide a searchable database of collection items as well as enable the tracking of borrowed materials and the continued inputting of new records
- Advise and instruct the other Goodman Taft team members on all newly developed library systems
- Background in library science or information science
- Relevant professional experience
- General comfort with technology; specific knowledge of digital library or archival
- General or basic knowledge of art and/or art history
- Able to lift and move heavy books and use a step-ladder
TIME COMMITMENT & COMPENSATION
This is a quarter-long, ten-hour per week commitment with the opportunity to extend.
Compensation is $15-$20 per week commensurate with experience.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected].