Here are listed tasks that can be undertaken by interns in the Library Internship Program at the Archives and Special Collections Department. Please note that interns can select one of the listed modules for a semester long internship.
Orientation
As an introduction, the intern will have an orientation tour with the Head of the Department and will pass by staff members to have an overview of the work done at the Department and the policies and procedures of the Archives Department. A mentor is assigned to the intern who will be responsible for guiding the latter and following up on his/her work.
The Head of the Department assigns a project to the intern and a work plan is prepared by the Head of the Department, mentor, in coordination with intern to match his/her capabilities and interests.
The mentor will explain thoroughly the policies and procedures and will be responsible to follow up on the work of the intern.
The mentor will guide the intern to the main research resources available at the Department, with some focus on the collection that will be processed.
Bi-weekly meetings with the Head of the Department are set to overcome any challenges, assess the work of the intern, and apply any necessary modifications to the work plan, when necessary.
Learning Outcome
By the end of the internship, the intern will attain the following:
The following collections can be considered for processing by interns:
The mentor will explain thoroughly the policies and procedures for cataloging archival collections and will be responsible to follow up on the work of the intern. The intern will be assigned a collection that has been processed but not catalogued. The intern has to prepare a bibliographic record and a finding aid for the collection.
Bi-weekly meetings with the Head of the Department are set to overcome any challenges, assess the work of the intern, and apply any necessary modifications to the work plan, when necessary.
Learning Outcome
The following collections can be considered for cataloging by interns:
The mentor will explain thoroughly the policies and procedures of conservation and preservation and will be responsible to follow up on the work of the intern. The internship will entail observation of the work done at the Conservation lab, at a later stage the intern will be taught how to prepare simple enclosures and do some paper restoration.
Bi-weekly meetings with the Head of the Department are set to overcome any challenges and assess the work of the intern and apply any necessary modifications to the work plan if necessary.
Learning outcomes:
