Cataloging Internship, State Library of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Posted September 11, 2015
The Technical Services Department at the State Library of Massachusetts is offering an unpaid internship for a current Simmons cataloging student interested in gaining practical cataloging experience in a unique library setting. The internship will focus first on RDA copy cataloging of print monographs and then will focus on RDA original cataloging of print and electronic monographs and electronic serials.
The internship requires a minimum commitment of eight hours per week, starting immediately and continuing through the end of the semester, with the possibility of extension. Schedules are negotiable within the department’s operating hours of Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm.
The State Library is conveniently located in downtown Boston in the Massachusetts State House, one block from the Park Street MBTA station.
During the internship you will:
- Learn how to use cataloging software (OCLC Connexion and Evergreen ILS)
- Learn the basic rules and standards for cataloging (RDA and MARC)
- Edit existing cataloging records for monographs
- Create original cataloging records for monographs and serials
- Apply barcodes and call number labels to the newly cataloged materials
- Shelve the materials that you have cataloged
To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to:
Laura Schaub
Cataloging Librarian
State Library of Massachusetts