Posted January 24, 2016
The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an ALA-accredited graduate program. Sponsored by LITA and Ex Libris, the award consists of $1,000, publication in LITA’s refereed journal, Information Technology and…
Posted January 22, 2016
Research Room Internship, 16-RR-01 Interns in the Research Room at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library assist professional reference staff in responding to research requests for textual (paper-based) archival collections. The intern’s primary responsibility will be answering reference requests from off-site researchers, including anyone from scholars to publishers to the general public, and covering a…
Posted January 22, 2016
2 paid short-term positions Position Summary The Trustees is looking for two students to help research and annotate the 1890 scrapbook created by Charles Eliot, founder of The Trustees of Reservations. The newspaper articles and other documents in the scrapbook share the story of the conservation movement, life in 19th century Massachusetts, and the founding…
Posted January 22, 2016
Massachusetts Eye and Ear’s Howe Library seeks an MSLIS student for an unpaid cataloging internship. The original Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Library was established in 1876 with the purchase of a small number of books for the staff. In 1926, Dr. Lucien Howe established the Howe Laboratory for ophthalmic research. This laboratory included an…
Posted January 22, 2016
The Diversity, Equity, Race, Accessibility, and Identity in LIS (DERAIL) Forum will take place at Simmons College in Boston, MA on March 26, 2016. The DERAIL Forum is focused on highlighting critical approaches to Library and Information Science (LIS) practice and education that impact us as students and professionals. DERAIL is open to all SLIS graduate students in…
Posted January 22, 2016
The Technical Services Department at the State Library of Massachusetts is offering an unpaid internship for a current Simmons cataloging student interested in gaining practical cataloging experience in a unique library setting. The internship will focus first on RDA copy cataloging of print monographs and then will focus on RDA original cataloging of print and electronic monographs and…
Posted January 22, 2016
The Frick Collection is now accepting applications for the following summer 2016 internships: Undergraduate-Graduate Digital Art History Lab Internship l Summer 2016 (Unpaid) Application Deadline: February 19, 2016 Undergraduate Photoarchive Internship l Summer 2016 (Unpaid) Application Deadline: February 19, 2016 Undergraduate-Graduate Frick Art Reference Library Administration Internship l Summer 2016 (Unpaid) Application Deadline: February 29,…
Posted January 21, 2016
The primary focus of this internship is to help with various facets of digital and web asset management under the supervision of the Web Administrator. Additional time will be spent helping to catalogue and organize Boston Ballet’s in situ archives (mostly photography and ephemera). Responsibilities: Digital Asset Management Upload assets digital asset management platform Help…
Posted January 21, 2016
The Paul Revere House is currently looking for advanced undergraduate or graduate students interested in internships for the summer of 2016. Internships at the Revere House involve participation in most day-to-day site activities (interacting with the public, speaking to school groups, curatorial duties as needed) along with a research or other project determined by prior…
Posted January 21, 2016
Longwood Gardens Library and Archives seeks a graduate level student in Library Science or Archival studies (or related equivalent) to gain experience in the operations and management of a horticultural special library and institutional archives. Recent graduates may also apply. The intern works in each section of the unit–Library, Digital Gallery, and Archives–to develop projects aimed at furthering…
