Job Opening Title:
Earth and Planets Laboratory Library Internship Program
Name of Employer:
Carnegie Institution for Science
Job Site Location (City AND State):
Washington
Application Deadline:
Minimum Degree Requirement:
Current MLIS graduate students from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited Master’s program
Years of experience required:
Salary Range:
Unpaid internship – school credit and professional experience
Job Opening URL:
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply:
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
The internships at the EPL Library will provide opportunities to perform essential tasks to the orderly operations of the library and support large library projects. The internships will focus on hands-on experience in specified areas of librarianship that meets with the course of study of ALA-accredited MLIS programs. The EPL Library Internships are designed for graduate students pursuing a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), and will be under the supervision of the EPL librarian.
Please Note: This internship is unpaid and is offered for academic credit and professional experience only. Our internships for the Spring anticipated to start in late January/Early February.
AREAS OF FOCUS:
Organization of Information (Collection Development and Management)
– Assisting in major weeding and reorganization of the library areas
– Preparing library statistics reports (Usage, circulation, ILL, etc.)
– Circulation control and stack management
– Interlibrary loans and document delivery, using OCLC Worldshare
Digital Curation and Digitization
– Digitizing photographs and documents
– Assisting with the development and customization of the library’s website, and online catalog, ensuring accessibility and user-friendly navigation
– Managing quality control for scanned library materials and born-digital state documents
– Managing digital resources, including the integration and setup of new databases
Technical Services
– Applying barcodes to library materials and associate with its respective catalog records
– Contributing to the preparation of library exhibits, websites, and social media posts
– Preparing basic library/archival preservation measures
– Serials check-in and claiming
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
-Current MLIS graduate students from an American Library Associates (ALA) accredited Master’s program
-Excellent time management skills
-Strong verbal and written communication skills
-Ability to travel to the Broad Branch Road Campus in Washington, DC
-Minimum of 10 hours per week
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
– There is free parking at our institution, and we are a 5-10-minute walk from the D70, C81, C83, C85, and C87 metrobus stops. Closest Metro Stations are Van Ness and Tenleytown via
Redline.
– The EPL librarian is open to new project ideas and proposals, with examples that may include
approaches to the organization of certain uncataloged collections, redesign of the
library website, etc.
-Additional opportunities under this internship program may include:
+ Hybrid schedule (mix of both in-person and remote work)
+ Visits to other library and information environments
+ Participation to webinars and workshops relating to various areas of librarianship
HOW TO APPLY:
Send a resume and cover letter to library@carnegiescience.edu, with “EPL Library Internship” in the subject line.
Send any questions to library@carnegiescience.edu for more information about the EPL library internship program.