American Entomological Society Correspondence Project Intern

Drexel • Philadelphia, PA

17d • Onsite

About The Position

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Library and Archives seeks an intern to increase access and discovery to a collection of nineteenth and early twentieth century correspondence from the American Entomological Society, the oldest continuously operating entomological society in America, established in 1859. This internship offers pre-professional experience in digitization and preservation reformatting, creating and editing structured descriptive metadata, and data entry in digital asset and information management systems. This is a temporary position with a fixed amount of funding. The individual may work a maximum of 19 hours per week and up to 900 hours total. The individual will report to the Brooke Dolan Archivist.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a Master's program in library science, archives administration, public history, or museum studies program to be considered.
• Minimum of 0-2 years years of experience.
• Excellent attention to detail; ability to follow instructions when handling materials and performing digital imaging tasks.
• Computer literacy skills, including the ability to navigate shared documents and data systems.
• Familiarity with basic archival theory, principles, and practices.
• Ability to work effectively under supervision and independently.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to read handwritten cursive script.

Responsibilities

• Use digital capture equipment and software to scan paper correspondence.
• Create folder level metadata including the use of taxonomies and authority files for controlled vocabularies according to industry descriptive practices and institutional guidelines.
• Upload and publish digitized correspondence and associated metadata to online content management systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees