Under the supervision of the Photo Archivist/Director of Digital Assets, the intern will process at least one small collection in the Photo Archives in its entirety. Tasks related to this project include arranging and describing the collection following archival standards, basic preservation of archival materials, and creation of a finding aid. The intern will also digitize and create metadata for at least one collection in the Baseball Hall of Fame’s digital asset management system. Tasks related to this project include the creation of metadata following national standards and digitizing materials following the museum’s best practices.
The Photo Archives & Digital Collections Intern will gain hands-on experience in the following: the full lifecycle of archival processing, creating a cohesive and accurate finding aid using current archival standards, archival digitization standards, handling rare and delicate materials, technical aspects of digitizing archival records, project management, and the ongoing functions of an active archival repository.
Two positions available, graduate level preferred. Majors in Archives Management, Library Studies, or Public History preferred.