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Spanish-Language Cataloging Internship, American Archive of Public Broadcasting, Boston, MA

Description: The Spanish-Language Cataloging intern will primarily assist with the cataloging and normalization of records for audiovisual and sound materials in Spanish. 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…


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

Description: The primary role of the Exhibition intern is to research and curate an exhibition using digitized materials in the archive, which will be featured on the AAPB website at americanarchive.org. They may also provide high quality reference services to researchers who are seeking materials in the archive. Additionally, the intern will also have the…


Library Intern – Local History, South Hadley Public Library, South Hadley, MA

This South Hadley Public Library internship offers students the opportunity to assist and learn about the overall library, as well as work on special projects in our local history room. Since opening in 2014, our new local history room has added many great local history resources to the collection and staff have begun sorting through…


Part-Time Digital Asset Management Assistant, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA

Job Description: The part-time digital asset management assistant will help us process our photo shoots using our DAM system (Portfolio Extensis). The assistant will be responsible for uploading and adding metadata to all shoots. Our database which currently contains over 150,000 assets, is used by multiple departments throughout Harvard Law School and externally and is…


Textual Processing Internship, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, MA

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is currently seeking applicants for a part-time intern position in our Archives Processing Unit. Through this internship you will learn to apply the basic principles of arrangement, description, and preservation to textual collections related to the life and times of John F. Kennedy. You will work under…


Steele Internship Program, National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, Cooperstown, NY

The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum’s is accepting applications for our 2017 Steele Internship Program through January 31st!  This summer experience which provides meaningful, hands-on training in a variety of fields including library science, archives, and museum collections. To be considered for the program, students must have completed at least their sophomore year…


Local History Internship, South Hadley Public Library, South Hadley, MA

This South Hadley Public Library internship offers students the opportunity to assist and learn about the overall library, as well as work on special projects in our local history room.  Since opening in 2014, our new local history room has added many great local history resources to the collection and staff have begun sorting through them….


Library Clerk – Borrower Services, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA

L422-729 15 hours per week – initial hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00pm – 9:00pm and Thursdays, 12:00pm – 5:00pm. Hours are subject to change based on department and Library needs. Candidates are expected to have a flexible approach to schedules. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Performs functions related to circulation such as checkouts, check-ins, inquiries, reserves, renewals,…


Archive Assistant, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA

Job Description: The MIT Press is seeking a temporary Archive Assistant to help process the Press’s archival backlog and maintain its archive workflow. The majority of the Archive Assistant’s work will focus on migrating files currently housed in our temporary file system into the Press’s permanent file repository. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited…


Contemporary Art Department Internship, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

The Department of Contemporary Art is responsible for the acquisition, study and display of art created from 1955 to today.  Contemporary art at the MFA encompasses many media including film and video art, sculpture, installation, photography, paintings, design, craft, decorative arts and performance.  In September 2011, the Museum opened its renovated Linde Family Wing as…