Intern

The Intern position is open to students enrolled in a Bachelors program, preferably with a focus in archives, history, museum studies, or another similar field. Under general supervision and mentorship, the Intern will provide support to our federal team’s administrative team, which will include research on various archiving methods, cataloging methods and other related library services and historical preservation services for proposals. In addition, the Intern will providing support for preparing material in a Law Library.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

An individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily:

Conduct research on a variety of cataloging, archiving and other library related services for proposal development
Identify list of nationwide MLIS and related degree programs with contact information
Assist with creating requisitions to build candidate pools
Creating marketing campaigns for outreach to federal libraries
Assist with providing support for preparing material in a Law Library which may include:
Providing collection accessioning, maintenance, preservation and inventory services
Shifting, shelving and retrieving collection items
Sorting and distributing materials
Using an Integrated Library System (ILS) and other online resources to identify information on collection items
Checking in new materials in an ILS to include serials (bound and unbound), monograph volumes, looseleaf updates and supplemental materials
Identifying missing items and submitting claim requests
Preservation services including binding preparation of titles in English and foreign languages
Providing inventory control and overall security of the Law Library’s collections by pin and linking monographs and serials and creating item and summary holding records in the ILS.
Special projects as required
Other duties as assigned
Requirements
An individual should possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed and meet the amount of education, training, and/or work experience required.
A completed or in process bachelor's degree is required
Ability to conduct and transcribe oral history in English required
Coursework in archival and library metadata standards, systems, and best practices (EAD, MARC, DACS, RDA) or coursework within history is preferred
Knowledge and understanding of the Voyager ILS is preferred
Knowledge of preservation and digitization, processing, and archival description for analog and born-digital materials preferred
Ability to plan, organize, and implement archival services, workflows, programs, and policies preferred
Ability to develop and implement programs, exhibits, social media content, and other community outreach campaigns preferred
Physical Requirements:

Must be able to move from place to place within the location;
lift, push/pull, hold/carry of items weighing up to (25) pounds and occasionally up to (44) pounds such as files, books, stacks of paper, and other materials
Must be able to push book trucks weighing up to 400 lbs
Ensure security, safe handling and accountability of collections
Ability to sit for long periods of time and to maintain focus on projects such as computer screens or detailed paperwork
Benefits
Hybrid position
3 Days Per Week, up to 24 hours per Week