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Collections Services Specialist, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI

About Salve Regina University:  Salve Regina University, ranked among the best institutions of higher education in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, is a comprehensive Catholic University located in scenic Newport, Rhode Island. Salve Regina offers challenging academic programs in a highly supportive environment and an innovative core curriculum that provides students…


Assistant Website Developer, Houghton Library, Cambridge, MA

I am looking for a tech-savvy student to help me get a website relating to women in the book trades off the ground. There is no one place to go to learn about the multitudinous roles held by women in the book trades during the hand-press period (ca. 1455-1830). To date, I have collected many…


Reading Room Assistant (two positions), Radcliffe University Schlesinger Library, Cambridge, MA

Hours: Library is open Monday through Saturday, 9 to 5. Weekly schedule to be determined, will include some Saturdays each month. 35 hours/week: January 17 hours/week: February forward Eligibility: This position is a pre-professional position open to currently enrolled students. Library: The Schlesinger Library draws thousands of researchers each year to study the history of…


Summer Internship, National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, Cooperstown, NY

The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is seeking applicants for the 2017 Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program, an annual ten week summer internship.  There are internships in multiple areas of the library field, including Digital Strategy, Library Research, Manuscript Archives and Photo Archives. All Steele interns receive a bi-weekly stipend during the…


Library Assistant, Amesbury Public Library, Amesbury, MA

Summary Statement of Duties:  Under the supervision of the Head of Circulation, assist in all aspects of the operation of the department. Responsibilities include: Staffing the circulation desk, answering or referring patron questions as required, shelving and other tasks. Ability to work independently a must.  Perform basic reader’s advisory assistance in the recommendation and retrieval…


Institutional Archives Intern, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

The Institutional Archives of the Art Institute of Chicago were established in 1987 as a department within the structure of the Ryerson Library. The department preserves, accumulates and manages the documentation of the corporate history of the Museum and the School. Internship opportunities are available in the following areas: Records Management Assisting the Archivist in…


Archive Practicum Intern, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Founded in 1901, The Ryerson and Burnham Libraries is the third largest art research library in the United States. The Archives’ mission is to collect artists’ and architects’ papers that complement and extend both the 400,000+ volumes of the Libraries’ collection as well as the permanent collections of the museum’s curatorial departments. The Archives’ collections…


Technical Services Intern, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Internships are available in various units of the Libraries. Projects can be designed to fit practicum or internship requirements for MLS and other academic or professional programs providing field experience. Upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, or students in professional programs interested in pursuing careers in libraries, visual resource collections, or archival collections are encouraged to apply…


NewsHour Digitization Project Internship, American Archive of Public Broadcasting, Boston, MA

Description: NewsHour Digitization Project intern will primarily assist with quality-control, normalization, and cataloging of records for 8,000 hours of the PBS NewsHour. This is an excellent opportunity to become familiar with audiovisual cataloging, the PBCore metadata schema (pbcore.org), and data normalization. Additionally, the intern will also have the opportunity to contribute to the American Archive…


Cataloging Internship, American Archive of Public Broadcasting, Boston, MA

Description: The Cataloging intern will primarily assist with the cataloging and normalization of records for over 40,000 hours of digitized media. This is an excellent opportunity to learn audiovisual cataloging, the PBCore metadata schema (pbcore.org), and data normalization. Additionally, the intern will also have the opportunity to contribute to the American Archive blog and participate…