Keystone Internship at Pennsylvania State Archives (Digital Outreach) (College)

Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania • Harrisburg, PA

394d • $35,360 - $35,360

About The Position

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Keystone Internship Program offers a unique opportunity for students to gain real-world experience in public history. This internship focuses on digitizing and describing archival collections, providing interns with hands-on experience in managing digitization projects and working with professional archivists.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a college or university during the internship.
• Ability to report to Harrisburg, PA during the internship period.
• Ability to perform essential job functions.

Nice To Haves

• Currently majoring or minoring in Archival Studies, History, Public History, or Library and Information Sciences.
• Relevant work, academic, or volunteer experience that prepares for this internship.
• Understanding of how this internship aligns with academic and career goals.

Responsibilities

• Engage in digitizing various formats of Archives collections.
• Describe digitized files and create metadata for audio-visual items.
• Complete scanning for ongoing projects, such as the American Guide series.
• Review scans for quality and complete item-level description metadata spreadsheets.
• Shadow an Archivist and participate in the full lifecycle of a digital record.

Benefits

• Flexible work hours based on agreement with supervisor.
• Paid internship at $17.00 per hour.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed