Library Data Remediation Undergraduate Intern

Museum of Fine Arts•Boston, MA

5d•$0 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is seeking an advanced undergraduate intern for projects involving library access, cataloging, and stacks maintenance. The intern will standardize and update catalog information to improve access and discoverability, completing targeted projects involving book size classifications, shelving and holdings notes, and locations for materials in curatorial department libraries. The internship introduces the library’s day-to-day operations and provides experience in technical and access services at an art research library. The intern will work onsite 15 hours per week, in shifts of at least four hours between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, from January 22 through May 7, 2027. The schedule includes orientation on January 22 and attendance at the Museum Pathways & Practices professional development course on specified Fridays. The position pays $16.80 per hour and includes a $90 monthly transportation subsidy, subject to taxes.

Requirements

Be enrolled in an undergraduate program as a junior or senior during the internship period.
Demonstrate interest in pursuing a library career.
Have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and analytical thinking.
Have strong communication skills and be able to work collaboratively and independently.
Demonstrate the ability to follow complex standardized instructions.
Be able to handle books weighing up to 20 pounds, push and pull full carts, reach, bend, and climb ladders.
Be able to work onsite 15 hours per week in shifts of at least four hours between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, from January 22 through May 7, 2027.
Attend orientation on Friday, January 22, 2027, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Attend the Museum Pathways & Practices professional development course from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on January 29, February 5, 12, 19, and 26, and April 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, and May 7.

Nice To Haves

Experience in libraries or with library resource organization is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Use the Folio library catalog to reclassify materials as oversized, update locations, and verify shelving and holdings notes according to standard and local cataloging practices.
Update and/or create signage and maps in department libraries.
Shelve and shift books as needed to complete organizational updates.
Assist staff with regular circulation tasks, including monitoring book return locations and checking in books.
Prepare and deliver a 3–5-minute final synoptic presentation about the internship as part of the Museum Pathways & Practices professional development course.