Archives Intern
Core
Semester-long internship providing hands-on archival processing experience, including arranging, describing, and digitizing collections, and creating finding aids.
Role type
Archives Intern
Builds
Processed archival collections and digital assets for the University of Rochester's Institute for Innovative Education and Miner Library
Domain
Higher Education, Special Collections, Archives
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Archival processing, Collection arrangement, Collection description, Digitization, Metadata creation, Finding aid creation
Preferred skills
ArchivesSpace, DACS standards, Social media promotion, Handling fragile materials
Technologies
ArchivesSpace, New York Heritage
Responsibilities
Process the Visiting Nurses Association of Rochester papers (rehouse, arrange, describe, create finding aid); Curate and digitize items from the Atwater American Popular Medicine Collection; Create metadata for digitized materials; Promote work via blog posts and social media
Seniority
Entry-level, Intern