Scholarly Communications Intern (Unpaid), UMass Amherst Libraries, Amherst, MA
Posted January 25, 2017
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries offers the opportunity to work with the librarians in the Scholarly Communication Office at UMass Amherst to continue our scholarly publishing and digital repository efforts. Graduate students will gain a semester of experience in this emerging field of librarianship by working closely with members of the Scholarly Communication Team: Scholarly Communication Librarian, Copyright and Information Policy Librarian, Institutional Repository and Open Access Librarian, and Digital Projects Librarian who has a specialization in open education. Student must be eligible to earn academic credit for this experience.
Students may choose among, or suggest some combination of, the following projects:
- assist in the Library Publishing Services area by participating in the development of new open access journals or conference proceedings
- learn about the relevance of and learn how to teach others about copyright, fair use, open access and the use of Creative Commons licenses
- develop metadata subject headings for repository collections
- capture engagement and outreach efforts in collaboration with the Office of Research or other campus departments
- assist in the ongoing development of the Open Education Initiative, a collaboration between the Libraries and the Provost’s Office, an exciting new area for libraries
- assist in planning workshops on scholarly communication topics
These projects continue the development of ScholarWorks @ UMass Amherst, one of the most successful Digital Commons institutional repositories in the world. In addition, the intern will have the opportunity to create and update content for the websites that are maintained by the Scholarly Communication Office.
To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to Marilyn Billings at [email protected].