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Intern: Membership & Research, OCLC, Dublin, OH

Posted February 26, 2020

You have a life. We like that about you.

At OCLC, we believe you’ll do the best work of your life when you’re living the best life possible.

We work hard to build the technology that connects thousands of today’s libraries. But we also work hard to make a job at OCLC a meaningful part of a balanced life- not a substitute for one.

 

The Job Details are as follows:

Discover.  Innovate. Collaborate.  Inform. A few words we use to describe a career at OCLC.

Technology with a Purpose. OCLC supports thousands of libraries in making information more accessible and more useful to people around the world.  OCLC provides shared technology services, original research and community programs that help libraries meet the ever-evolving needs of their users, institutions and communities.  With office locations around the globe, OCLC employees are dedicated to offering premier services and software to help libraries cut costs while keeping pace with the demands of our information-driven society.

 

We are seeking a Membership & Research Intern for our summer internship program who will assist a linked data pilot project team with project partner communications, library metadata analysis, and linked data conversion processes. Dates for the internship will be from May 11, 2020 to August 14, 2020 working full time during the summer.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Email and web conference communications with pilot project participants

  • Evaluating user feedback for potential system improvements

  • Testing software and reporting bugs/problems

 

Qualifications:

  • One or more years of graduate education in Library Science, Information Science; or one or more years of college with a major in Computer Science or Engineering. Must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university.

  • Familiarity with principles of library science, information science, or information retrieval

  • Familiarity with HTML and JavaScript

  • Familiarity with library standards

  • Familiarity with MS Office

  • Familiarity with JSON, linked data, taxonomies/ontologies

 

If you’re a student looking to gain skills in:

  • Project team communications

  • Software design and testing

  • Data Analysis

  • Linked Data transformation

 

Then, come join our team! To view the full position and apply, please visit the following link. 

 

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