Job Opening Title: Digital Archives Metadata Intern
Institution/Organization Name: Dept. of Records & Info Services
Job Location (City, State, Province, Country): New York, NY
Application Deadline: OCT 1st
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Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Please include instructions for how to apply.: Digital Archives Metadata Intern
The Municipal Archives of the NYC Department of Records & Information Services seeks a Digital Archives Metadata Intern to work on a project related to the cleanup and standardization of metadata describing digital objects. The Archives is upgrading its digital infrastructure to a new open-source Digital Platform and data cleanup and standardization is required in preparation for the upgrade. This internship is unpaid but can be completed for course credit.
The Digital Archives Metadata intern position calls for a technically savvy individual who ideally has had previous experience working with digitization, archival documents, and/or archival and library metadata standards. Qualified candidates will also be detail-oriented, organized, and accustomed to working independently in an environment that handles focused and repetitive tasks which require a balance of efficiency and accuracy.
Required Skills:
• An understanding of and familiarity with modern archival and/or information science theory, standards, and practices and their implementation
• The ability to perform quality audits on metadata in Microsoft Access and/or Excel and make recommendations to increase the quality and standardization of metadata to modern archival and library standards
• Ability to set and meet goals and milestones
Preferred Skills:
• Working towards or recently completed a Master’s Degree in Archival Studies or Library & Information Sciences
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of the New York City geography and history
• Previous experience working with digital asset management systems
To apply, email resume to recruit@records.nyc.gov and the selected candidate will be notified directly.
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