Intern, American Archive of Public Broadcasting, WGBH, Boston, MA
Posted January 11, 2018
Spring 2018 AAPB Internship Opportunities
Digital Collections Intern
Description:
The Digital Collections interns will work on several projects to become familiar with the AAPB’s digital collections workflows. The first phase will include metadata cleanup, metadata mapping, and ingestion of metadata and media files into AAPB management systems.
The second phase will include assessing records for consideration as a Special Collection and making suggestions for providing enhanced access (i.e. creating more robust descriptive metadata, creating chaptered segments, correcting pre-generated transcripts, identifying related content, creating a timeline or map of the content, etc.). This phase will include a written report of suggestions and a meeting during which the intern will present their report to the AAPB team. The intern will then be able to decide if they would like to implement their suggestions to enhance the special collection or move on to the third phase.
The third phase will include using the AAPB’s rights assessment criteria to make suggestions for content that should be made available to the public in the Online Reading Room.
The selected candidate will work as part of the AAPB team and can expect to gain practical digital collection experience, including metadata and digital media management, a familiarity with archive administration, and introductory project management skills.
Skills Preferred:
- Basic computer skills, familiarity with Macintosh computers. Attention to detail and ability to carry out precise work.
- Familiarity with digital libraries and library practices.
- Knowledge of PBCore or other xml schemas helpful.
- Completion of at least 1 semester of LIS courses.
General WGBH Internship Requirements:
- WGBH internships are open only to students enrolled in an accredited college or university.
- Internships are unpaid.
- Interns are expected to commit 8-10 hours/week. Daily scheduling can be flexible during normal business hours.
Applicants interested in the Internship should send a resume and a statement of interest by January 26, 2018 to Sadie Roosa at [email protected]
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Project Description:
An unprecedented and historic collection of American public radio and television content – dating back through the 1950s – are being permanently preserved and made available to the public through a collaboration between the Library of Congress and WGBH known as the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
In 2007, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) initiated an inventory of public media content from contributing stations, resulting in 2.5 million records representing complete programs, raw footage, unedited interviews, recorded speeches, and live music sessions. Now, 40,000 hours of that content has been digitized for long-term preservation in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
WGBH is responsible for:
- Cataloging digitized content
- Implementing the rights and access strategy
- Leading efforts to further develop PBCore, a metadata schema for audiovisual materials
- Creating resources and training opportunities for participating organizations
- Building the AAPB website
- Curating exhibitions featuring digitized content of historical significance
- Developing strategy and identifying opportunities for long-term sustainability
- Project promotion and outreach
Organization Description:
WGBH is public service media for New England–on TV, radio, the Web, and out in the community. We’re the single largest producer of PBS prime time and online programming, and a major source of programs heard on public radio from coast to coast. We’re a pioneer in educational multimedia and in media access technologies for people with hearing or vision loss.
The WGBH Media Library & Archives manages all physical and digital media and paper records, including materials that need to be retained for production, legal, fiscal, historical or administrative purposes, for the WGBH Educational Foundation. The WGBH Archives currently house more than 750,000 items including video, audio and film master materials, many containing active as well as historical and archival materials. The MLA also manages all aspects of film research: cataloging, tracking, and organizing the stock and originally shot footage and images that go into our productions. The MLA negotiates and administers discount stock footage deals with major footage archives, and licenses WGBH stock footage to outside clients. Our web sites provide glimpses into the work and projects of the WGBH Media Library & Archives: