Library Interns, State Library of Massachusetts
Posted April 12, 2023
Description:
Temporary Internship Opportunity
The Technical Services Department at the State Library of Massachusetts is offering a temporary internship to work on data entry and quality control for our new Massachusetts Legislative Biographical File Database that is currently in the development stage. The library has digitized the index, consisting of over 20,000 typed or hand-written cards, that contain legislative biographical information for each member of the Massachusetts General Court and Constitutional Offices starting in 1780. With the assistance of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance Enterprise Services Application Development, the State Library is in the process of creating a searchable web-based SQL database for this index.
Under the supervision of the Technical Services Manager, the intern will be responsible for transcribing, verifying, and normalizing metadata found on the digitized index cards for uploading to the database using Microsoft Excel. You will bring your passion for history and attention to detail to this very exciting project.
We are looking for an intern that can work 10-15 hours weekly for 3 months, April to October during the working hours of the State Library (Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) The internship can be done on site in the State Library, remotely, or via a hybrid arrangement.
Qualifications – External
First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.
Please see Preferred Qualifications.
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Executive Order #595: As a condition of employment, successful applicants will be required to
have received COVID-19 vaccination or an approved exemption as of their start date. Details
relating to demonstrating compliance with this requirement will be provided to applicants
selected for employment. Applicants who receive an offer of employment who can provide
documentation that the vaccine is medically contraindicated or who object to vaccination due to
a sincerely held religious belief may make a request for exemption.
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persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
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believe they have the skills necessary to thrive
How to Apply:
Please email a cover letter, and a resume to: [email protected]