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Internship RosterInternships in Art, Architecture, & Design Libraries and Visual Resource Centers in United States, Canada and MexicoIf your institution's internship program is not listed here, please fill out the Internship Roster Form. If you need to update or delete your listing, please e-mail the ARLIS/NA Web Site Editor at: nedda@gsu.edu. United StatesAlabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia |Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | WyomingAlabamaClarence B. Hanson, Jr. Library at the Birmingham Museum of ArtContact Person: Tatum Preston or Dr. Donald Wood Address: 2000 8th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone: 205.254.2982 Email: tpreston@artsbma.org URL: http://www.artsbma.org/collection/clarence-b-hanson-jr-library Description: Intern will learn about and participate in all aspects of managing a 35,000-volume collection that serves as a resource for Museum staff and is open to the public. Major projects will be tailored to intern's learning and career goals; possibilities include designing outreach projects, cataloging, performing research for curators, updating a collection development policy and disaster plan, or working in the Rare Books Room. Librarian is willing to work with intern to ensure course credit if desired. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: No deadline date entered/updated: 5 August 2011 AlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaCrocker Art MuseumContact Person: Stacey Shelnut-Hendricks, Curator of Education Address: 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 264-5780 Email: sshelnut@cityofsacramento.org URL: http://www.crockerartmuseum.org Description: General library work, including typing of catalog cards and spine labels, authority work, copy-cataloging, and orginal cataloging of exhibition and auction catalogs. Special project: cataloging and preserving private collection of museum's founder, Judge Crocker. For library details, contact Kathleen Earl, Volunteer Librarian @ H: (916) 728-2122 evenings. Pay Type: Paid Deadline for Submission: No deadline date entered/updated: 29 Apr 2004 Laguna College of Art + Design Contact Person: Jennifer Martinez Wormser Address: 2222 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Phone: 949-376-6000 x. 225 Fax: 949-376-6009 Email: library@lagunacollege.edu URL: http://www.lagunacollege.edu Description: Individually designed to meet the student's learning outcomes, an internship in the LCAD Library may include the following: performing collection development functions, reference and instruction, cataloging, developing website tutorials, participating in a digitization project and/or archival processing. Pay Type: unpaid date entered: 15 Oct 2010 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Contact Person: Barbara Rominski, Head Librarian Address: 151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: 415-357-4121 Email: brominski@sfmoma.org URL: http://www.sfmoma.org/ Description: SFMOMA's Research Library offers a wide variety of internship/practicum opportunities in both its library and archives. We strive to match projects with student's interests and skills therefore internships might include: working with serials collections, special collections, or archival manuscript and/or visual collections. Preference is given to MLS/MLIS students interested in working in the field of art librarianship and/or museum archives. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 1 Dec 2008 San Jose State University Library Contact Person: Rebecca Feind Address: One Washington Square San Jose CA 95192-0028 Phone: 408-808-2007 Fax: 408-808-2020 Email: rebecca.feind@sjsu.edu URL: http://libguides.sjsu.edu/ArtDesignResources Description: Collaborate with Art Librarian to create instructional materials about art research resources. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: 12/12/2012 date entered: 7 Sep 2010 Santa Barbara Museum of Art - Fearing Library Contact Person: Heather Brodhead Address: 1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101 Phone: 805-884-6451 Fax: 805-966-6840 Email: hbrodhead@sbma.net URL: http://www.sbma.net/ Description: Help with everything. We try to accomodate intern's skills and interests. We introduce all tasks in the context of overall library science theory as well as how the tasks help accomplish this library's mission. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: No deadline date entered/updated: 21 Sep 2007 Stanford University, Art & Architecture Library Contact Person: Anna Fishaut, Assistant Librarian; Amber Ruiz, Curator, Visual Resources Center Address: 102 Cummings Art Building, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2018 Phone: 650-723-3408; 650-723-3320 Fax: 650-725-0140 Email: afishaut@stanford.edu, achruiz@stanford.edu URL: http://artlibrary.stanford.edu/ Description: The Art & Architecture Library offers internship/practicum opportunities that can include: participation in the Library's daily workings (reference, collection development, circulation, etc.); special projects (e.g., retrospective cataloging, inventories and descriptions of special collections materials); image collection duties such as selecting, shooting/scanning, and cataloging. Preference is given to students of library and information studies, especially those with an interest in pursuing the specific fields of art and/or visual resources librarianship. To apply please submit a letter or e-mail of interest and a résumé/CV. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 8 Sep 2009 University of California, Los Angeles - UCLA Arts Library Contact Person: Janine Henri or Robert Gore Address: 1400 Public Affairs Building, Box 951392, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1392 Phone: 310-206-4587; 310-206-5426 Fax: 310-825-1303 Email: jhenri@library.ucla.edu; rjcgore@library.ucla.edu URL: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/arts/index.cfm Description: Please note: Internships are only available to ARLIS/NA Internship Award recipients or to UCLA students. Opportunities to assist with collection development and management activities, user education, pathfinder or tutorial creation, website development, exhibits, and more. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: No deadline date entered/updated: 3 Mar 2009 ColoradoConnecticutArts Library, Yale UniversityContact Name: Library Human Resources Address: N/A - we are accepting applications by e-mail only Phone: 203 432-1810 Email: hrlibrary@yale.edu URL: http://www.library.yale.edu/ Description: 2010/11 Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship at Yale University Arts Library Yale University New Haven, CT Fixed Duration Position: 8 months from date of hire; non-renewable Expected Start Date: March 1, 2010 The Yale University Library welcomes applications and nominations for the 2010/11 Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship. The Kress Fellowship is intended for a recent graduate from library school who wishes to pursue a career in art librarianship. Individuals working in a related discipline (e.g., art history, museum studies, etc.) and considering the professional transition to art librarianship, or actively engaged with issues central to the profession, are also encouraged to apply. Through this fellowship, the Kress Foundation seeks to achieve in the field of art librarianship what it has accomplished for art history and art conservation: ensuring the growth of the discipline by promoting the advancement of new professionals. This year the focus of the Kress Fellowship will be on special collections in the arts, which will include experience in collection management, exhibition development and installation, as well as reference. During their tenure at Yale, Kress Fellows are expected to pursue a mutually agreed-upon project resulting in a publishable paper or a new library service. Kress Fellows are also introduced to a broad spectrum of professional activities beyond special collections and may have the opportunity to perform collection development activities, participate in instructional programming and the work of library committees and external professional organizations. For a complete position description and application guidelines, please see: http://www.library.yale.edu/lhr/jobs/intern/kressfellow.html Background Check Requirements: All external candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment screening. All offers are contingent on successful completion of a background check. Internal candidates are also subject to pre-employment screening for this position. Yale University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Yale values diversity in its faculty, staff, and students and strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups. Pay Type: paid Deadline for Submission: 30 Oct 2009 date entered/updated: 22 Sep 2009 DelawareDistrict of ColumbiaArchives of American Art, Smithsonian InstitutionContact Person: Joan Lord Address: PO Box 37012, Victor Building, Suite 2200, MRC 937, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Phone: 202-633-7958 Fax: 202-633-7994 Email: lordj@si.edu URL: http://www.aaa.si.edu/about/internship_volunteer_and_fellowship_opportunities.cfm Description: The Archives of American Art has opportunities for internships throughout the year for both undergraduate and graduate students. Internships encourage students to explore careers related to archival, information management, curatorial, and art history fields. Internships are structured around current and ongoing projects and may include the preparation of subject guides and collection finding aids; researching and planning exhibitions; archival processing and preservation; web site development; special registrar projects; scanning historical documents and photographs; database management, etc. Pay Type: unpaid date entered/updated: 7 Sep 2007 Corcoran Contact Person: Library Director Address: 500 Seventeenth St., NW Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202)-478-1543 Fax: (202)-628-7908 Email: library@corcoran.org URL: http://www.corcoran.edu/library Description: Internships are offered to library science graduate students on a semesterly basis. Activities include: bibliographic instruction, circulation, collection development, reference, and visual resources. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: Revolving date entered/updated: 12 Nov 2010 Folger Shakespeare Library Contact Person: Erin Blake Address: 201 E. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC 20003 Phone: (202) 675-0323 Fax: (202) 675-0328 Email: eblake@folger.edu URL: http://www.folger.edu Description: Special projects, including rehousing and inventorying objects, art, and documents. Pay Type: negotiable Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 18 Jan 2008 National Gallery of Art Contact Person: Mattie Schloetzer, program administrator for internships and fellowships Address: 2000-B South Club Drive, Landover, MD, 20785 Phone: 202/842-6257 Fax: 202/842-6935 Email: intern@nga.gov URL: http://www.nga.gov/education/interned.shtm Description: Academic year and summer internships are offered annually in various museums departments including the Library, Slide Library, Photographic Archives, Gallery Archives, and Curatorial Records. See web site for additional information and application procedures. Pay Type: paid Deadline for Submission: 3 Jan, annually date entered/updated: 07 July 2012 National Museum of Women in the Arts, Library and Research Center Contact Person: Heather Slania Address: 1250 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone: 202-266-2807 Fax: 202-393-3234 Email: hslania@nmwa.org URL: http://www.nmwa.org/about/internships Description: Both paid and unpaid internships are available. Possible responsibilities and projects include answering reference questions, assisting on-site researchers, establishing artist files for the Archives on Women Artists, cataloging and processing special collections, cataloging backlog material, and assisting with library exhibitions. We will try to match the intern with appropriate projects based on skills and interests. Please see website for application requirements and deadlines. Pay Type: paid Deadline for Submission: see website date entered/updated: 20 April 2012 Smithsonian American Art/National Portrait Gallery Contact Person: Anne Evenhaugen Address: AA/PG Library, Victor Building, Suite 2100, MRC 975, 750 9th St, NW, Washington DC 20001 Phone: (202) 633-8227 Email: SILAAPG@si.edu URL: http://www.sil.si.edu/libraries/aapg/ The Smithsonian American Art/National Portrait Gallery (AA/PG) Library is concentrated in the areas of American art, portraiture, history, and biography and houses 180,000 books and serials, special collections, artist files, artists' books, ephemeral materials, auction catalogs, scrapbooks, microforms, and electronic resources. The library attempts to match projects with interns' interests and abilities, and provides experience with the daily operations of a large art library serving the American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery staff, visiting scholars, interns, students, as well as members of the general public. AA/PG Library interns may work on current and ongoing projects that include (but are not limited to) special collections, gift and exchange, item level cataloging of periodicals, inventory of back issues, vertical files, and maintenance of the physical collection through space management and conservation procedures. Library internships are unpaid but may be eligible for college credit. Pay Type: unpaid Internship Availability: Internship positions all terms: fall, winter/spring, and summer. date entered/updated: 20 April 2012 FloridaThe John and Mable Ringling Museum of ArtContact Person for paid internships: Karen Patriarca, Student Services Coordinator Contact Person for unpaid internships: Linda R. McKee, Head Librarian Email: linda.mckee@ringling.org Address: 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL 34243 Phone: 941-359-5700 ext 4401 Fax: 941-359-5760 Email: kpatriar@ringling.org URL: http://www.ringling.org/ Description: The intern position at the Library of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art will provide the student with exposure to all aspects of special art librarianship. It will mentor the student in learning the provision and management of information services at one of the finest art libraries in the southeast United States. The intern will assist the Librarian in specific projects, including digitization projects, conservation plan, and research on rare books. Pay Type: paid Deadline for Submission: Feb 2013 date entered/updated: 20 April 2012 GeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisArt Institute of Chicago: Ryerson and Burnham LibrariesContact Person: Susan Augustine Address: 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-443-3936 Email: saugustine@artic.edu URL: http://www.artic.edu/aic/jobs/internships/ryerson_intern.html Description: Internships are available in various units of the Libraries including Conservation, the MacLean Visual Resource Center, Reader Services, Systems, and Technical Services. Projects can be designed to fit practicum or internship requirements for MLS and other academic or professional programs providing field experience. Upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, or students in professional programs interested in pursuing careers in libraries, visual resource collections, or archival collections are encouraged to apply for internships. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: Suggested deadlines are August 1 for fall semester, December 1 for Spring semester, and April 15 for summer. date entered/updated: 5 Jan 2009 Harrington College of Design Contact Person: Marc Gartler, Director of Library Services Address: 200 West Madison, Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-697-8021 Email: mgartler@harringtoncollege.com Description: Internships can be tailored to fit the interests and skills of the applicant. Aspiring art librarians may work on our visual resources collection (fully digital now), collection management (selection, weeding, analysis), cataloging, reference & instruction, marketing, or systems. Harrington's library enjoys close ties with faculty, a supportive administration, and high approval from our students. Located in the Chicago Loop, Harrington is a 76 year old private college offering degrees in interior design, digital photography, and communication design. Fall 2008 enrollment was 1,200+ students. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 1 Dec 2008 Museum of Contemporary Art Contact Person: Ashley Glicken Address: 220 East Chicago Ave, Chicago IL, 60611 Phone: 312-397-3822 Email: internships@mcachicago.org Description: Library interns support the research of the MCA staff, interns, volunteers, and visiting scholars by assisting the Librarian on a variety of projects. Current projects include cataloging the Art in Chicago and the MCA Publications Archives, as well as the Artists' Books and Video Collections. Interns are responsible for reference, circulation, labeling, scanning, and shifting materials. Interns gain a solid understanding of the operations of an art museum library, as well as other MCA departments. Experience in libraries is preferred. The ability to work independently with a strong attention to detail is required. Some heavy lifting is involved. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 7 Jan 2010 University of Chicago Contact Person: Amanda Rybin Address: 5540 S. Greenwood Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60637 Phone: (773) 834-5411 Fax: (773) 702-5901 Email: visualresources@uchicago.edu URL: http://arthistory.uchicago.edu/vrc/ Description: An internship in the Visual Resources Center in the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago will expose students to the management of digital image collections, from content creation to pedagogical application. The internship may be adjusted to suit the interests of the successful applicant. Possible internship projects may include:
Deadline for Submission: open date entered/updated: 22 Feb 2013 IndianaIndiana UniversityContact Person: Sonja Staum Email: sstaumku@iupui.edu Description: S605 Internship in Library & Information Science, 2-6 credits, with permission of faculty advisor and Sonja Staum for Fine Arts Library. Offered through the School of Library & Information Science. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: varies date entered/updated: 20 April 2012 Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Herron Art Library Contact Person: Sonja Staum Address: 1701 N. Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN 46202 Phone: (317) 278-9417 Fax: (317) 278-9497 Email: sstaumku@iupui.edu Description: The Herron Art Library is a full-service branch library of IUPUI University Library in Indianapolis, IN. The Herron Art Library serves the teaching and learning needs of the Herron School of Art faculty, students, IUPUI campus, and the general community. The collections consist of approximately 36,000 volumes, 1,600 videos/dvds, and digital collections produced in-house and licensed. The Herron Library plays a significant role in the IUPUI University Library Digital Library Program's commitment to producing and providing access to relevant digital collections as well as to open-access scholarly communication. The Herron Library focus is on providing materials for the study of art in traditional and electronic formats. The library maintains a nationally recognized collection of important artists' books. Finally, the Herron Library staff plays an important role in information literacy activities and assessment as well as employs multiple social networking tools in the library's outreach to its constituency. This position offers the graduate student valuable knowledge of research tools (traditional/electronic) in the fine arts, practical hands-on experience contributing to the production and license of the library's digital collections, as well as experience with multiple daily operations of an art and design school, full-service branch library. The intern is primarily responsible to assist with the development of our digital collections. Other daily responsibilities are on an "as needed" basis. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: varies date entered/updated: 24 April 2012 Indianapolis Museum of Art, Stout Library Contact Person: Alba Fernández-Keys, Head of Libraries & Archives Address: 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, IN 46208 Phone: 317-923-1331, ext. 547 Fax: 317-931-1978 Email: afernandez-keys@imamuseum.org URL: http://www.imamuseum.org/programs/internshipsg Description: Internships are offered during the fall and spring semesters, as well as in summer. Candidates should specify if they wish to work in the Library, Archives or a combination of the two. Internships consist of a special project designed around the intern's interests and skills complemented by hands-on experience in various areas of librarianship. A background in Art History or related discipline is preferred. Some library experience required. For application information and deadlines please go to www.imamuseum.org/programs/internships. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: varies date entered/updated: 24 Apr 2012 IowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaSoutheastern Architectural Archive, Tulane University LibrariesContact Person: Keli E. Rylance Address: 6801 Freret Street/Jones Hall 300 New Orleans, LA 70118-5643 Phone: 504-865-5699 Fax: 504-865-5761 Email: krylance@tulane.edu URL: http://seaa.tulane.edu Description: The Southeastern Architectural Archive (SEAA), a department within Tulane University Library's Special Collections Division, is one of the largest collections of architectural records in the southern U.S. Since its founding in 1980, the SEAA has developed an important archival collection for the study of the built environment of New Orleans and the greater Gulf Region. Projects can be individually tailored to the student's programmatic requirements or vocational goals. Possibilities include processing archival collections, assisting researchers, developing architects' biographical files, creating online research tools, and/or assisting with exhibitions. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 23 May 2008 MaineMarylandGlenstoneContact Person: Rebecca Bruner, Assistant Archivist Address: 12002 Glen Road, Potomac, MD 20854 Phone: 301-983-5004 Email: archive@glenstone.org URL: http://glenstone.org/main#/home Description: Glenstone offers internship experiences to prepare Masters of Library, Archives and Information Science students (MLS) for careers in museum libraries and archives in the 21st century. The Digital Projects internship provides the opportunity for MLS students to work in support of the Glenstone Registrar and Library and Archives staff with digitization initiatives, used to increase access to collections through new media through the creation of electronic surrogates, while gaining practical field experience in a Museum Library and Archives setting.To apply: Send a cover letter along with resume (including full contact information and e-mail address), 3 professional references, and academic transcripts to Rebecca Bruner, Assistant Archivist, at rebecca@glenstone.org. The application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Parking is provided. Glenstone is an EEO/Affirmative Action Institution. Pay Type: paid Deadline for Submission: 1 May 2012 date entered/updated: 4 April 2012 Maryland Institute College of Art Contact Person: Tony White, MLS, MFA Title: Director of the Decker Library Address: Decker Library, 1400 West Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217 Phone: (410)225-2311 Fax: (410) 225-2316 Email: awhite03@mica.edu Description: Internships are available in archives, public services, and cataloging. In general internships last for a single semester, however longer internships or practicums are welcome, especially for cataloging. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 18 April 2012 University of Maryland, Art and Architecture Libraries Contact Person: Alan Mattlage, Interim Head Address: 2213 Art-Sociology Building / University of Maryland / College Park, MD 20742 Phone: 301-450-9065 Email: mattlage@umd.edu URL: http://lib.umd.edu/artarch/ Description: The internship will provide a variety of public service, collection management, and collection development experience in the Art and/or Architecture Libraries. These libraries are branch libraries serving undergraduate, graduate, and faculty patrons. Special projects suited to the interests and experience of the intern will be available, including displays and work with special collections. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: anytime date entered/updated: 8 Sep 2009 Walters Art Museum Library Contact Person: Kathleen Stacey, Head Librarian Address: 600 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone: 410/547-9000, ext. 2 Fax: 410/752-4797 Email: kstacey@thewalters.org URL: http://www.thewalters.org Description: A wide variety of library tasks, ranging from cataloging to bibliography to data entry to book repair. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: apply anytime date entered/updated: 5 Aug 2003 MassachusettsBoston CollegeContact Person: Adeane Alpert Bregman Address: Bapst Art Library, 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Phone: 617 552 3136 Email: bregman@bc.edu URL: http://www.bc.edu/libraries/centers/bapst/ Description: Opportunity to work in a separate art library and gain experience serving an undergraduate population. Special projects can be arranged to suit intern's interests and skills. Pay Type: unpaid date entered/updated: 11 Feb 2003 University of Massachusetts Boston Contact Person: Caitlyn Duncan-Mooney, Visual Resources Curator Address: Art Department, 100 Morrissey Blvd Phone: 617 287 5750 Fax: 617 287 5757 Email: caitlyn.duncanmooney@umb.edu Description: Internships in the Visual Resources Collection of the Art department will be designed around the candidate's skills and interests and can be tailored to fit internship requirements for an academic program or to suit a volunteer position. Potential internship topics include, but are not limited to, original cataloging, image digitization, and authority development. Students interested in pursuing careers in libraries, visual resource collections, or museums are encouraged to apply. Note that some background (formal or informal) in architecture, art, or art history is essential. An understanding of digital technology and experience on a Mac are also appreciated. Please e-mail a letter of interest along with a résumé or CV. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: revolving date entered/updated: 10 Dec 2007 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Contact Person: Lacy Schutz Address: 225 South St., Williamstown, MA 01267 Phone: 413-458-0533 Email: lschutz@clarkart.edu URL: http://www.clarkart.edu/ Description: This is a paid position totaling 150 hours per semester. A minimum of eight hours per week is required, but the Archivist will work with the candidate to arrive at a mutually convenient schedule. Under the direction and supervision of the Archivist, the Archives Intern is responsible for performing various tasks related to the Clark s archival and records management programs. Functions may include, but are not limited to, assisting in inventory and appraisal of existing collections, arrangement and re-housing of permanent records in a variety of media, and description of materials utilizing relevant descriptive standards and EAD encoding. Candidates must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited library school or a graduate program in history, art history, or museum studies. Consideration will be given to undergraduates with an expressed interest in one of these areas. Ability to lift heavy boxes, demonstrated attention to detail, and familiarity with Microsoft Office software are required. Familiarity with principals of archival and records management, and excellent communication skills, are preferred. This is a grant-funded project. For more information, please visit the project website. Pay Type: paid Deadline for Submission: Prior to beginning of semester date entered/updated: 20 Sep 2007 Worcester Art Museum Library Contact Person: Debby Aframe Address: 55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609 Phone: 508-799-4406, ext. 3106 Fax: 508-798-5646 Email: debbyaframe@worcesterart.org URL: http://www.worcesterart.org/ Description: The Worcester Art Museum Library, operated in conjunction with the College of the Holy Cross, offers an intern the opportunity to work in a Musuem Library that serves not only Musuem staff, but also undergraduate students and the general public. Projects can be designed that will accommodate the individual skills and interests of an intern. Examples of some projects are:
Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 20 April 2012 MichiganMinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota, College of Design, Digital Collections + ArchivesContact Person: Jodie L. W. Double Address: 65 Rapson Hall, 89 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Phone: 612-624-4080 Email: jdouble@umn.edu URL: http://design.umn.edu/current_students/leo/dca/index.html or http://www.dcl.umn.edu Description: Digital Collections and Archives at the College of Design is entrusted with the management, growth and dissemination of 300,000 35mm slides in addition to several large archival collections related to the history of architecture and design in the region. The scope and goals of the internship will be designed around the candidate's skills and interests. Original cataloging, archival organization, finding aid creation, digitization and collection management, are some examples of special projects an intern can pursue. A background in a design discipline or library science is helpful but a willingness to learn is crucial. Please send a letter of interest and include a resume or CV for consideration. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: no deadline date entered/updated: 1 Dec 2008 University of Minnesota, Wilson Library Contact Person: Deborah K. Ultan Boudewyns Address: University of MN, 309 19th Ave S, 170b Wilson Library, Mpls, MN 55455 Phone: 612-625-6438 Fax: 612-626-9353 Email: ultan004@umn.edu URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu Description: The internship will involve working with the Art History & Performing Arts Librarian and will be invited to meet regularly with the Wilson Library Arts and Humanities Selectors. He/she will learn about collection development at a large academic institution and be asked to review the art approval plan profiles as needed and review books weekly. Other collection development tasks will be determined based on interest and ability. Other possible responsibilities and learning experiences will include participating with various library exhibitions such as the Art in the Libraries Exhibit and the Gorman Annual Rare Art Book Exhibit. Other opportunities such as teaching or technology may be discussed. Pay Type: paid Deadline for Submission: 4 Apr 2008 date entered/updated: 26 Sep 2007 MississippiMissouriModern Graphic History Library, Washington University in St. LouisContact Person: Skye Lacerte Address: 7425 Forsyth Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105 Phone: 314-935-7741 Email: slacerte@wustl.edu URL: http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/MGHL/ Description: Job Title: Modern Graphic History Library Practicum Student Worker Summary: This position will provide practical experience in a variety of archival activities. Sample Descriptions of Potential Activities:
date entered: 18 July 2012 MontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyThe Newark Museum Library and ArchivesContact Person: William A. Peniston Address: 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 Phone: (973) 596-6625 Fax: (973) 642-0459 Email: wpeniston@newarkmuseum.org URL: http://www.newarkmuseum.org Description: Internship for undergraduate and graduate students in library science, archival management or museum studies to work on special projects or routine tasks. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: none date entered/updated: 26 Sep 2007 New MexicoGeorgia O'Keeffe MuseumContact Person: Eumie Imm-Stroukoff Address: 217 Johnson St., Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: 505-946-1011 Fax: 505-946-1093 Email: estroukoff@okeeffemuseum.org URL: http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/ Description: The Research Center welcomes interns to assist with projects in the Research Center's archives and library. Opportunities include processing correspondence and archival materials from Georgia O'Keeffe's Abiquiu Book Room and to assist with researching library systems for small museums for possible data migration in 2014. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: Friday, April 12 (for Summer internship); Wednesday, July 31 (for Autumn internship) date entered/updated: 9 Jan. 2013 University of New Mexico Contact Person: Cindy Abel Morris Address: Bunting Visual Resources Library, MSC04 2570, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Phone: 505-277-6415 Fax: 505-277-0708 Email: bbmsl@unm.edu URL: http://www.unm.edu/~bbmsl/internship.htm Description: Assist with various special projects in a large academic visual resources library containing photograph, slide and digital collections. Pay Type: paid date entered/updated: 27 Sep 2007 New YorkAlbright-Knox Art GalleryContact Person: Jessica M. DiPalma, Senior Associate, Deputy Director's Office Address: 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222-1096 Phone: (716) 270-8282 Fax: (716) 270-8286 Email: jdipalma@albrightknox.org URL: http://www.albrightknox.org Description: The G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library and Archives of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery has a growing, non-circulating collection of more than 45,000 titles, including but not limited to monographs, auction and exhibition catalogues, periodicals, artists' books and ephemera, as well as an extensive archives. We offer opportunities for students wishing to gain professional field experience in a museum library setting. Tasks may include but are not limited to cataloging single artist catalogues; processing items and performing tasks related to retrospective conversion; providing specialized in-person, telephone, mail, and web-based art reference services; taking part in bibliographic instruction and collection development work; assisting with the appraisal, arrangement, description, and preservation of the Gallery’s institutional records; and collaborating on the development of bibliographies and exhibition histories for museum catalogues and other exhibition related publications. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission:
Date entered/updated: 20 April 2011 American Numismatic Society Library Contact Person: Elizabeth Hahn Address: 75 Varick Street, Floor 11, New York, NY Phone: 212 571-4470 Fax: 212 571-4479 Email: library@numismatics.org URL: http://numismatics.org/Library/Library Description: The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library of the American Numismatic Society houses one of the world's most comprehensive collections of numismatic literature, presently numbering some 100,000 items. These include books, periodicals, manuscripts, photographs, pamphlets, auction catalogs, and microforms, all of which are cataloged. Internships are available to students in a variety of areas, including current projects in call number creation and barcoding, rare book inventory, cataloging, indexing, and duplicate identification, among other areas. Some archive projects may also be offered upon request and depending on student requirement needs. Full details about internship projects and application procedures can be found online. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: no deadline date entered/updated: 26 October 2012 Barnard College Contact Person: Jenna Freedman Address: 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 Phone: (212) 854-4615 Fax: (212) 854-3766 Email: jfreedma@barnard.edu URL: http://www.barnard.edu/library/about.php?id=jobs Description: Spring & Summer 2011: Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: Rolling date entered/updated: 12 Nov 2010 The Bridgeman Art Library International Contact Person: Edward Whitley Address: 65 East 93rd Street, New York, NY 10128 Phone: 212-828-1238 Fax: 212-828-1255 Email: edward.whitley@bridgemanart.com URL: http:/www.bridgemanart.com Description: New York Internship - Bridgeman Art Library About the Library The Bridgeman Art Library is the world s leading source of fine art images. Based in London, New York, Paris and Berlin, the Library represents thousands of museums, private collections and artists throughout the world in licensing their images for reproduction. Our clients worldwide include publishers, designers, advertising agencies and other image-using creative professionals. About the Internship: We offer a work experience placement (for a minimum of three months) as an Administrator at the New York office based in Manhattan. This role will involve supporting the Picture Research, Licensing and Marketing departments. The successful intern will have varied responsibilities in a small office, providing a good opportunity for hands-on experience. Travel and some food expenses will be reimbursed. Requirements: Any degree discipline is suitable, although an interest in Art, Art History or Marketing would be preferred. Start date The internship program is ongoing, we are currently accepting applicants for December 2007 / January 2008 onwards. For further information Please visit www.bridgemanart.com or email edward.whitley@bridgemanart.com To apply Please send your resume and covering letter to edward.whitley@bridgemanart.com Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: June 1st of each year (ongoing) date entered/updated: 1 Dec 2008 Center for Curatorial Studies - Bard College Contact Person: Bronwen Bitetti Address: P.O. Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 Phone: 845-752-2395 Email: bbitetti@bard.edu URL: http://www.bard.edu/ccs/library/ Description: The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (CCS Bard) Library and Archives hires graduate-level summer interns for special projects in areas including:
About CCS Bard: The Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS Bard) is an exhibition, education, and research center dedicated to the study of contemporary art and curatorial practices from the 1960s to the present day. The CCS Library's main collection includes extensive holdings of international exhibition catalogs, artists' monographs, and over 60 current subscriptions to international art journals and periodicals covering the contemporary arts and curatorial practices. Special Collections holdings include a significant collection of approximately 80 historic artist-produced periodicals, an extensive collection of limited edition, signed, and out of print exhibition catalogs, a media collection, and a collection of artists' books. The CCS Bard Archives contain the institutional archives for the Center for Curatorial Studies and the Hessel Museum of Art, the organizational archives of select galleries and institutions, as well as the personal papers of curators, artists, and artist-run initiatives. The collection is non-circulating, but is open to all Bard students and faculty, as well as to the community at large. The Center for Curatorial Studies is located in the pastoral Hudson Valley on the campus of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. It is roughly two hours north of New York City and one hour south of Albany. The campus is alive with activity even in the summer months and is home to a multi-disciplinary arts festival, SummerScape. Pay Type: unpaid Deadlind for Submission: 1 May 2014 date entered: 15 April 2013 Charles Cowles Gallery Contact Person: Cassy Morgan Address: 537 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011 Phone: 212-741-8999 Fax: 212-741-6222 Email: cassy@cowlesgallery.com URL: http://www.cowlesgallery.com Description: The Cowles Gallery is looking for a summer intern to help us organize our extensive archives of artist's materials, catalogues, books, and slides. An interest in contemporary art and the ability to work unsupervised are required. Pay Type: unpaid date entered/updated: 4 May 2007 Columbia University: Avery Library Contact Person: Ted Goodman Address: 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC0301, NY, NY 10027 Phone: 212-854-8407 Fax: 212-854-8904 Email: goodman@columbia.edu URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/avery/index.html Description: Students would be given exposure to all aspects of Avery Library with particular emphasis on Special Collections and the Avery Index. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: 15 Oct 2009 date entered/updated: 9 Oct 2009 Dumbo Arts Center Contact Person: Amanda Friedman, Gallery Manager Address: 30 Washington Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: 718-694-0831 Email: gallery@dumboartscenter.org URL: http://www.dumboartscenter.org/ Description: This internship is geared toward the individual. We are a small art non-profit so we offer an opportunity to make a real difference with in the organization. Intern projects range from press and archive development, inventory, gallery installation and community outreach. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: rolling date entered/updated: 3 Dec 2008 Fashion Institute of Technology/State University of New York Contact Person: Karen Trivette Cannell, MLS Address: Gladys Marcus Library, Dept. of Special Collections and FIT Archives, Goodman Resource Center E427, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, NY, NY 10001 Phone: 212-217-4386 Fax: 212-217-4371 Email: karen_cannell@fitnyc.edu URL: http://www.fitnyc.edu/library/sparc Description: The Department of Special Collections and Archives (SPARC) of the Fashion Institute of Technology/State University of New York (FIT) has opportunities for internships for spring, summer, and fall terms for undergraduate students, graduate students, and developing professionals. Our internships encourage students and practitioners to explore careers and tasks related to archives, information management, curatorial, and fine and applied art history fields. Internships are structured around current and ongoing department projects and include (but are certainly not limited to) the preparation of subject guides or finding aids, researching and planning exhibitions (real and virtual), archives processing and preservation, developing biographies and departmental or office histories, Web tools development, digitization projects, database management, and so on. We also welcome innovative proposals from potential interns. A background in fine and/or applied art history, costume history, materials preservation (especially paper and associated media), or library and/or archives studies is desirable. Solid research, analytical, computer, and writing skills are essential for a meaningful experience. General interns usually work 12 weeks on a part-time basis, approximately 10-12 hours per week. These logistical parameters are negotiable. Applications are accepted throughout the year as there is always interesting work to be enjoyed in the department. Applicants should be prepared to work urgently without sacrificing quality, be able to adapt quickly to project demands, and carry out tasks without extensive, ongoing direction. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: Revolving. date entered/updated: 14 February 2012 The Frick Collection & Frick Art Reference Library Contact Person: Inge Reist, Chief of Collection Development and Research Address: The Frick Art Reference Library, 10 E. 71st St., New York, NY 10021 Email: reist@frick.org URL: http://www.frick.org/html/intern02.htm date entered/updated: 5 Feb 2003 Leo Baeck Institute Contact Person: Viola Voss Address: 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 Phone: 212-744-6400 Fax: 212-988-1305 Email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org URL: http://www.lbi.org Description: The Leo Baeck Institute is a research, study, and lecture center whose library and archives offer the most comprehensive documentation for the study of German Jewish history. Intern will assist in cataloging photographs. The subjects include prominent members of German-speaking Jewish communities; buildings such as synagogues, businesses, and residences; military scenes, soldiers, and the world wars; as well as all aspects of daily life from parties and social gatherings, to vacations and religious ceremonies. Knowledge of or course work in basic cataloging required. Pay Type: unpaid date entered/updated: 19 Feb 2003 Metropolitan Museum of Art, Digital Media Department Contact Person: Jonathan Rohner Address: 1000 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10028 Phone: 212-650-2550 Fax: 212-396-2553 Email: digital.media@metmuseum.org URL: http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/museum-departments/office-of-the-director/digital-media-department Description: To assist various professional staff with digital media projects. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: no deadline date entered/updated: 20 April 2012 Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library Contact Person: John Lindaman Address: 1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10028 Phone: 212-396-5222 Email: john.lindaman@metmuseum.org URL: http://library.metmuseum.org Description: The Thomas J. Watson Library in The Metropolitan Museum of Art is seeking library school students who are interested in gaining experience at one of the world's largest art research libraries. An internship at Watson Library will give you hands-on training in acquisitions, cataloging, conservation, circulation, or serials processing, while working directly with librarians. You will also have an opportunity to participate in Library projects and events. An emphasis is placed on providing interns with a diverse set of skills that will serve them well as they enter the profession. Your work in the Library will be intensive, challenging, and rewarding. These are unpaid positions, but the benefits of gaining real-life library experience in this unique environment cannot easily be matched. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered: 19 May 2011 Museum of Modern Art Contact Person: Sara Bodinson, Department of Education Address: 11 W. 53rd St., New York, NY 10010 Phone: 212-708-9893 Email: internships@moma.org URL: http://moma.org/momalearning/internships/available_internships.html Description: Assist with special projects and gain experience in various aspects of librarianship. Pay Type: unpaid date entered/updated: 11 Feb 2003 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Architecture Library Contact Persons: Fran Scott (Art & Architecture Librarian) & Jeanne Keefe (Visual Resources Librarian) Address: 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180 Phone: 518-276-6465 Fax: 518-276-6753 Email: scottf2@rpi.edu URL: http://library.rpi.edu/architecture Description: Projects can be in the area of art and architecture collection development, reference and instruction, operations of a branch library, or visual resources and digitization projects. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: No deadline. date entered/updated: 28 Nov 2007 Specific Object Contact Person: David Platzker Address: 601 West 26th Street, Room M285, New York, NY 10001 Phone: 212-242-6253 Email: david@specificobject.com URL: http://www.specificobject.com Description: Specific Object is seeking an intern whose primary task will be working with our inventory to compile, and edit, our catalogue data for publication on our website. Specifically, we are working to create links between artists, authors and publishers as well as to join those data sets to catalogue raisonnés and other reference titles. Knowledge of contemporary art is highly desirable, as is an interest in Non-art, anti-art, non-art art and anti-art art. Additionally, a high level of attention to detail is required. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 26 October 2012 Syracuse University Library Contact Person: Harriet Sonne de Torrens, Head, Fine Arts Department Address: 222 Waverly Avenue, Syracuse, NY, 13203 Phone: 315-443-5332 Email: hsonneto@syr.edu URL: http://libwww.syr.edu/ Description: Internships are individually designed to meet the skills, interests of the individual and the needs of the Library. We work with participants to provide the widest possible range of experiences according to their own career plans. The Fine Arts Department supports the fine arts, music and architecture faculties. We manage a large music collection and a slide collection of 360,000 slides, as well as supervise the Architecture Reading Room at the School of Architecture. Pay Type: paid Deadline for Submission: There is no deadline. The program is year round. date entered/updated: 28 Apr 2004 North CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioCleveland Institute of Art: Gund LibraryContact Person: Cristine Rom Address: 11141 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106 Phone: (216) 421-7440 Fax: (216) 421-7439 Email: crom@gate.cia.edu URL: http://www.cia.edu/library Description: The Gund Library provides collections and services in support of the Institute's accredited degree programs. The library also serves as a resource for the Institute's non-degree educational programs and graduates, and is open to the public. Possible projects include writing descriptions of books made by artists, updating OCLC holding libraries records, selecting and organizing pictures for the image file, researching cataloging information for our photography slides, inventorying and evaluating special collection books in preparation for re-cataloging, creating library displays. The Gund Library is open seven days and five nights a week during the academic year. However, we would prefer that interns work between 8:00am-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, at least until they are trained. Pay Type: unpaid date entered/updated: 21 Feb 2003 Ingalls Library, The Cleveland Museum of Art Contact Person: Elizabeth A. Lantz, Director of Library and Archives Address: 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106 Phone: 216-707-2538 Email: elantz@clevelandart.org URL: http://library.clevelandart.org/ Description: We offer training and orientation in all areas of art librarianship (including imaging and archives) and regularly host students in library science programs, particularly practicum students from Kent State University. Pay Type: unpaid date entered/updated: 29 Aug 2007 Martha Stecher Reed Library, Akron Art Museum Contact Person: Ellie Ward Address: One South High, Akron, OH 44308 Phone: 330.376.9186 x 221 Email: eward@akronartmuseum.org URL: http://www.akronartmuseum.org Description: The Akron Art Museum's primary focus is on modern art from 1850 until the present with major emphasis on photography. We offer opportunities to learn about all areas of solo art ibrarianship including copy cataloguing, acquisitions, serials, research and archives. We encourage library science practicum students to apply. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: open date entered/updated: 9 Oct 2009 Oberlin College: Clarence Ward Art Library Contact Person: Barbara Prior Address: Allen Art Building, 83 North Main Street, Oberlin, OH 44074 Phone: 440-775-8635 Fax: 440-775-5145 Email: barbara.prior@oberlin.edu Description: We offer a spring semester internship on several aspects of Art Librarianship: collection development, instruction, reference, use of new media, etc. Potential special areas include: artists' books, history of the book, American architecture, working with studio art students and faculty, mounting a student exhibition we have every spring. Fall internships possible; no submission deadline; just contact Barbara Prior for details. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: November 30th date entered/updated: 23 Apr 2004 University of Cincinnati: Design, Architecture, Art and Planning Library Contact Person: Jane A. Carlin Address: Aronoff Center for Design and Art, ML 16, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0016 Phone: 513-556-1319 Fax: 513-556-3006 Email: jane.carlin@uc.edu URL: http://www.libraries.uc.edu Description: Intern will be introduced to all aspects of service in a busy College Library serving 13 distinct programs in the Fine Arts. Student will also have the opportunity to work in the Classics Library, as well, considered one of the finest collections in the world. Students will participate in management, reference, circulation, as well as digital initiatives. The DAAP Library has an active Visual Resources Center with many digital projects as well as a traditional slide library. The student will participate in entering data into the OhioLINK Digital Media Center as well as work closely with faculty in the development of library instruction programs. Pay Type: negotiable Deadline for Submission: open date entered/updated: 18 Jan 2008 OklahomaOregonCharles Voorhies Fine Art Library, Pacific Northwest College of ArtContact Person: Dan McClure, Director of Library Services Address: 1241 NW Johnson, Portland, OR 97209 Phone: 503-821-8970 Fax: 503-821-8894 Email: dmcclure@pnca.edu URL: http://library.pnca.edu Description: A wide variety of internships are available, from building digital repositories and improving extant cataloging to caring and documenting archives or helping with bibliographic instruction. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: none date entered/updated: 3 Dec 2008 PennsylvaniaUniversity of PittsburghContact Person: Ray Anne Lockard Address: Frick Fine Arts Library; U of Pgh; Pgh, PA 15260 Phone: 412-648-2411 Fax: 412-648-7568 Email: frickart@pitt.edu URL: http://www.library.pitt.edu/libraries/frick/fine_arts.html Description: Internships are offered through the Dept. of Library and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh. The faculty know that I am willing to work with student interns. A student contacts me after discussing this with her/his advisor. Past interns have created library guides, a bibliography of faculty publications, assisted with the subject page mounted on the Pitt Univ. Library System home page at www.library.pitt.edu. Interns have also done an inventory of our artists' books collection and created a web site of them that will soon be linked to our art and architectural history and our library's web page. Another intern did a preservation study of our collection. What the interns work on depends on what they need to do for another DLIS course and the library's needs. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: Semester Dates date entered/updated: 13 Feb 2003 Rhode IslandRhode Island School of DesignContact Person: Claudia Covert, Readers' Services Librarian Address: 2 College St, Providence, RI 02905 Phone: 401-709-5908 Email: ccovert@risd.edu URL: http://library.risd.edu Description: Internships are offered to library science graduate students on a semester basis through out the year. Internships are structured around ongoing projects in the Readers Services Department focusing on reference and instruction. These projects may include answering reference questions and assisting patrons as well as prepping and teaching library instruction classes. Past projects included creating and updating library handouts for our website, scanning projects, database management, and blogging. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 14 Jul 2008 Roger Williams University Architecture Library Contact Person: John Schlinke, Architecture/Art Librarian Address: One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809 Phone: 401-254-3833 Email: jschlinke@rwu.edu URL: http://rwu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=41022&sid=301900 Description: The internship in the Architecture Library at Roger Williams University provides an opportunity to gain experience in a branch library supporting degree programs in architecture, historic preservation, art history, and the visual arts. Interns typically work on a special project of mutual benefit to the intern and the library, and also gain an understanding of the fundamental operations of the library. Pay Type: unpaid date entered/updated: 14 February 2012 South CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasAmon Carter Museum of American ArtContact Person: Sam Duncan Address: 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107 Phone: 817-989-5042 Fax: 817-989-5078 Email: library@cartermuseum.org URL: http://www.cartermuseum.org/library Description: The ACMAA research library and archives serves both internal and external patrons and offers volunteer, practicum, and internship opportunities for projects focusing on a range of library and archives functions. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: Ongoing date entered: 25 Jan 2013 UtahVermontVirginiaJean Outland Chrysler Library, Chrysler Museum of ArtContact Person: Laura Christiansen Address: 245 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA 23510 Phone: 757-965-2035 Fax: 757-664-6291 Email: lchristiansen@chrysler.org URL: http://www.chrysler.org/ Description: The Jean Outland Chrysler Library seeks a graduate, or recently graduated library and information science student interested in career as a cataloger in archives or libraries. Cataloging Fellows will have the opportunity to work on a variety of cataloging and technical services projects. Applicants must commit to 10 consecutive weeks of employment. Fellows will receive a stipend of $5,000 to be used for housing, travel and other expenses. Pay Type: paid Deadline for Submission: 15 Apr 2010 date entered/updated: 26 Feb 2010 Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Jefferson Library Contact Person: Jack Robertson Address: PO Box 316, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Phone: 434-984-7545 Email: jrobertson@monticello.org URL: http://www.monticello.org/library/index.html Description: Internships, paid or unpaid, are available for variable times (50-300 hours). Projects range from VR and archival processing, bibliographic research and cataloging, digital conversion & creation. A list of several dozen projects is available. For more information please visit http://www.monticello.org/library/pdfs/IVP.pdf Pay Type: paid Deadline for Submission: anytime date entered/updated: 18 Jan 2008 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Contact Person: Lee Viverette Address: 200 N. Blvd., Richmond, VA Phone: 804-340-1495 Fax: 804-340-1548 Email: library@vmfa.museum URL: http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/ Description: Projects vary -- may include database mgmt, research, organization of materials, archival projects, file maintenance. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: none/revolving date entered/updated: 27 Sep 2007 WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonContact Person: Jeanette Mills Address: Box 353440; Seattle, WA 98195-3440 Phone: 206-543-0649 Fax: 206-685-1657 Email: jcmills@u.washington.edu Description: Visual Services in the School of Art does not have a formal internship program, but we are always open to discussing internship possibilities with interested people. Typical projects are image cataloging in a Filemaker Pro database and/or learning the digital process from image source to completed image and record in our implementation of MDID. While internships are usually unpaid, we occasionally have funds available for paying an intern. Pay Type: unpaid date entered/updated: 30 Aug 2007 West VirginiaWisconsinJohn Michael Kohler Arts CenterContact Person: Jamie McFarlane Address: 608 New York Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081 Phone: 920.458.6144 Fax: 920.458.4473 Email: resource@jmkac.org URL: http://www.jmkac.org Description: Work with the Librarian/Archivist on projects within the library reference and/or visual resource collections. Possible projects include: slide organization and digitization, arrangement and description of archival materials, historical research, and cataloging of book and multimedia materials. The preferred candidate is a motivated problem solver with an interest in the arts. Schedule and duration of internship/fieldwork is flexible. College credit and housing may be available. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 21 Sep 2007 Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Contact Person: Leah Kolb Address: 227 State Street, Madison, WI 53703 Phone: 608-257-0158 ext. 233 Email: leah@mmoca.org URL: http://mmoca.org/ Description: Projects may include collection management for the museum library, cataloging, digitization and organization of museum installation slides, as well as other digitization projects and archival projects. Academic credit may be available. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for submission: none date entered/updated: 4 Nov 2011 WyomingTop of Page CanadaAlberta | British Columbia | Nova Scotia | Ontario | QuebecAlbertaBritish ColumbiaVancouver Art GalleryContact Person: Lynn Brockington Address:750 Hornby Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 2H7, Canada Phone: 604-662-4709 Fax: 604-682-1787 Email: library@vanartgallery.bc.ca URL: www.vanartgallery.bc.ca Description: The Vancouver Art Gallery Library and Archives has a non-circulating collection of more than 45,000 titles, including but not limited to monographs, auction and exhibition catalogues, periodicals, artists' books and ephemera, as well as an extensive institutional archives. We offer opportunities for students wishing to gain professional field experience in a museum library setting. Interns may have opportunities in one of two areas. (1) Technical Services: cataloging exhibition catalogues, and monographs, processing items and performing tasks related to retrospective conversion. (2) Archives: assisting with the appraisal, arrangement, description, and preservation of the Gallery's institutional records (3) Collection Development: appraising select areas of the collection, and making recommendations for weeding and acquisitions. Interested students should ideally have some knowledge of Canadian and contemporary art, and have completed some course work or have related experience in library science. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: ongoing date entered/updated: 5 Oct 2006 Nova ScotiaOntarioArt Gallery of Ontario - Research Library & ArchivesContact Person: Karen McKenzie or Larry Pfaff Address: 317 Dundas St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Phone: 416.979.6660 Fax: 416.979.6602 Email: Library_Archives@ago.net URL: http://www.ago.net/www/resources/research_lib/res_lib_frame.cfm Description: Internship opportunities focus on the academic strengths or professional experience of candidates; internships for academic credit are accepted. Internships may be project-based and focus on a specific, for example, Special Collections (artist papers), or Reference Services (e.g. compiling research pathways for specific art history topics) or Rare Books. They may also be geared to gaining professional experience, for example, cataloguing in an art museum environment where links are made between the literature and art objects. At present, desirable academic subjects for candidates are Canadian art, including Inuit and First Nations, 16th-19th c. European decorative arts, tribal arts (Africa; Australia), photography, and contemporary art. Pay Type: unpaid Deadline for Submission: flexible date entered/updated: 24 Sep 2003 National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives Contact Person: Jonathan Franklin Address: 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9N4, Canada Phone: 613-990 0590 Fax: 613-990 9818 Email: internships@gallery.ca URL: http://www.gallery.ca/en/index.php Description: Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents legally entitled to work in Canada. Candidates must have an undergraduate degree in the history of art and must have completed the first year of a community college diploma in library or archive technology, or the first year of the master's degree in archives, library, and information management. The Library and Archives welcomes applications from candidates interested in working in the following areas:
For application details, please see the Job Opportunities Webpage. Pay Type: paid Deadline for Submission: 30 March 2012 date entered/updated: 7 February 2012 Top of Page MexicoTop of Page |
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