Senior Student Associate, Massie Project Digitizing Intern, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

The University of Texas at Austin • Austin, UT

1d • $16 - $16 • Onsite

About The Position

The Massie Project Digitizing Intern will write metadata for and digitize the William Massie papers as part of the CLIR grant, Bearing Witness. Materials to be digitized may include correspondence and other documents and bound volumes. The intern will use digitization equipment, including a PhaseOne camera with CaptureOne and Photoshop software and an Epson flatbed scanner. The intern will maintain statistics and meet regularly with digitization staff. This internship is offered by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, a special collections library, archive, and museum at the University of Texas at Austin. The Center facilitates research and education by acquiring, preserving, and making accessible research collections, and by sponsoring various academic and public initiatives. Internships at the Briscoe Center aim to acquaint participants with its resources, services, and operations, providing experience with specific projects that enrich their graduate studies and research. Interns contribute to arranging, describing, and preserving archival collections, cataloging books, working at the reference desk, fabricating exhibitions, and enhancing the Center's website. The Center is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and making available documentary and material culture evidence encompassing key themes in Texas and U.S. history for researchers, students, and the public.

Requirements

• University of Texas student status and enrolled in at least six semester credit hours
• Excellent organizational skills
• Regular and punctual attendance
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Ability to work under supervision
• Ability to lift up to 50-pound boxes during a three- to four-hour period of time
• High school graduation or GED and two years full-time equivalent library experience; or 60 hours college credit and one year full-time equivalent library experience; or twelve hours of graduate coursework in library and information science
• Must not be in another paid position with the University

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in the social sciences or humanities
• Knowledge of research methodologies and techniques
• Familiarity with handling fragile library, archival, and museum materials
• Experience with working with digital camera or other digitization equipment and software
• Graduate coursework in history, library science, and/or archives
• Knowledge of preservation materials, practices, and theories
• Experience with preservation methods

Responsibilities

• Write metadata for the William Massie papers
• Digitize the William Massie papers
• Use digitization equipment, including a PhaseOne camera with CaptureOne and Photoshop software and an Epson flatbed scanner
• Maintain statistics
• Meet regularly with digitization staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees