Cataloging Internship, State Library of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Posted January 5, 2015
Since the early nineteenth century, the State Library has continuously collected materials that reflect Massachusetts’ government, culture, and history and continues to maintain the most comprehensive collection of Massachusetts state publications in existence. Its collection has been carefully and thoughtfully gathered for over 185 years, and it forms a tremendous resource for all areas of Massachusetts research. The Library has an active program to make its collections available through public programs, exhibitions, and digitization.
State Library internships are unpaid but provide students with valuable work experience in a unique library setting. The library is conveniently located in downtown Boston in the Massachusetts State House, one block from the Park Street MBTA station. Our operating hours are Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm.
Internship Description
The Technical Services Department is offering an internship for a current Simmons cataloging student interested in gaining a deeper understanding of cataloging by applying the skills and knowledge gained in LIS 416 in a practical library setting. The internship will focus first on editing existing AACR2 cataloging records for a series of Carnegie Institution of Washington publications. Then the internship will focus on original RDA cataloging of electronic state publications.
The internship requires a minimum commitment of eight hours per week, starting immediately and continuing through the spring term, with the possibility of extension.
During the internship you will:
- Learn how to use cataloging software (OCLC Connexion and Evergreen ILS)
- Learn the basic rules and standards for cataloging (AACR2, RDA, and MARC)
- Edit existing cataloging records for monographs
- Create original cataloging records for monographs
- Apply barcodes and call number labels to the newly cataloged materials
- Reshelve the materials that you have cataloged
To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to:
Laura Schaub
Cataloging Librarian
State Library of Massachusetts
[email protected]