Internships
Internships at Smith
DIGITAL MEDIA INTERN
Sophia Smith Collection
2012-13
The Sophia Smith Collection seeks an intern with strong computer skills and experience in digital media production to help preserve our growing collection of audio, video, computer files, and to prepare digital images and media for online access. This position provides a unique opportunity for a Smith student to learn and apply archival standards and practices relating to digital assets management and AV preservation.
Responsibilities include:
- Converting analog audio and video tapes to digital format
- Listing and describing audiovisual content
- Preparing streaming media for online access
- Scanning photos and documents for online access
Qualifications
Required:
- Extensive computing experience, including file management, data-entry, and a strong familiarity with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems
- Good written and interpersonal communications skills
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and patience with repetitive tasks
- Ability to work independently, and in solitude
Technical training will be provided but preference will be given to candidates with the following:
- Some experience with digital media production, editing software (such as iMovie or FinalCut Pro)
- Familiarity with scanning and PhotoShop or other imaging software
- An interest in archives management, history, women's history, and/or American studies
This position is for the full 2012-2013 academic year; 10-12 hours/week
Contact: Margy Jessup, Digital Resources Archivist: mjessup@smith.edu
For more information about the SSC, visit our Web site http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/sscHistoric Deerfield
Deerfield, MA
The internship involves working with the institutional papers of Historic Deerfield, a museum of New England history and art, and those of its founder, Henry N. Flynt (1893-1970). The Historic Deerfield archives document a wide range of activities: exhibitions; publications; lectures, workshops, and other public events; the annual summer fellows’ program; operation of the Deerfield Inn and museum store; and governance. Unprocessed papers primarily consist of fliers and announcements; clippings; reports and other printed material; and correspondence. The intern will help arrange and describe the material under the supervision of Historic Deerfield staff, in order to create a finding aid to the collection.
This internship is unpaid.
It can be either this summer or next fall.
Contact: David Bosse at dbosse@historic-deerfield.org
Amherst Writers and Artists
Amherst, MA
Interns will work with Pat Schneider, the founder of AWA, to prepare her personal and institutional papers for donation to the Sophia Smith Collection. AWA would prefer an intern able to work for either two consecutive semesters or the summer plus a semester.
Contact: amherstwriters@gmail.com
Phone: (413) 253-3307
