Information Services/Library intern, Bain & Company, Boston, MA

The Information Services/Library intern will assist the Manager and IS team with their administrative tasks. The internship provides valuable experiential learning opportunities to build the many skills that are foundational for a career in library services. Interns are full members of the team for the duration of their internship and are invited to attend regular team meetings and social events.  The intern will work 20 hours per week in Bain’s Boston office.

Administrative and Research Support

• Under close supervision, supports the local IS department
• Ensures invoices are paid on time for online services, books, journals, and stationery. Involves regular liaison with suppliers and the Finance Department
• May manage subscription and journal acquisition for the department and consultants. Includes suggesting relevant material for purchase, placing orders, updating a subscriptions database and circulating journals
• Catalogues books for Information Services, plus shelving book and magazine returns as quickly as possible to make them available for other users
• Builds knowledge of  basic business sources
• Initiates and undertakes key project work when required such as organizing & updating the Information Services Portal
• Proactively seeks opportunities to broaden and deepen skill set by participating in special projects
• Provides ongoing support for basic asset-building activities including processing orders and new acquisitions, cataloging and serials check-in, end-user system updates, tracking circulation of materials from the collection and ongoing maintenance of print and other special collections