Digital Programs Internship, Amherst College, Amherst MA

Digital Programs Internship

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Position:

Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Mount Holyoke College (GSLIS West) Part-time Graduate Student Intern

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The Amherst College Library Digital Programs Department is the site of this position. This position reports to the Head of Digital Programs.

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Date:

Anticipated start date:?June 2013

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Department:

Amherst College Digital Programs

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Address Site:

Amherst College Library

61 Quadrangle Drive

Amherst MA 01035

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Job Description

Responsibilities:

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The?Intern?will work closely with the Head of Digital Programs?and Digital Programs Resident, and collaboratively with members of the Digital Programs, Archives & Special Collections, and Technical Services departments, on projects involving the digitization?and cataloging?of archives and manuscript materials. Duties?will include digitizing materials from Archives & Special Collections,?creating MODS metadata records, and special projects as needed.

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Qualifications

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Required:

Enrollment in the GSLIS program.

Attendance at the GSLIS West program.

Excellent oral and written communication, organization, technology, and problem-solving skills.

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Preferred:

Experience with digitization and digitization equipment.

Familiarity with?metadata schemas such as Dublin Core and MODS; content standards such as AACR2 and DACS; and controlled vocabularies.

Experience handling?archives/special collections/institutional records.

Completion?of?LIS 415 – Information Organization

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Hourly rate:

$11.00/hour

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Hours/week:

15-20?hours per week

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Days and times needed:

Hours are flexible but must be scheduled in at least 2 hour?blocks;?hours must occur Mon-Fri?8:30 am-4:30 pm.

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End period:

December?31, 2013, with possibility of renewal to?May 31, 2014.

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Contact Information:

Please email a letter of interest and resume to:

Kelcy Shepherd

Head of Digital Programs

Amherst College Library

[email protected]

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Review of applications will begin?on?May 29.