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Position Description Form

POSITION TITLE

Unpaid Photograph Metadata Student Intern

8-10 hours per week for 8 weeks

FULL TIME

PART TIME

x

TEMPORARY

x

HOURLY RATE

0

DEPARTMENT

PRITZKER MILITARY MUSEUM & LIBRARY Special Collections

DATE APPROVED

SUPERVISOR

Dustin DePue

POSITION DESCRIPTION SUMMARY STATEMENT: The Unpaid Photograph Metadata Student Intern will work under the mentorship of the Special Collections Librarian to update metadata in WMS and CONTENTdm for the Museum & Librarys collection of 2,500+ photographs. This work will be done at the Museum & Librarys remote facility located in the North Center Neighborhood.

INTENED PURPOSE OF THE PRJOECT:

Aid in the reduction of Special Collection items cataloging backlog

Introduce a student interested in museum and library work to metadata, WMS, and CONTENTdm

ESSENTIAL POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Junior or Senior Bachelors degree student or a 1st Year Masters degree student in Library Science, Archives, or related field

Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

Strong attention to detail

Excellent written and oral communication skills

ASSIGNED RESPONSIBLITIES AND DUTIES

Updating data in an Excel Spreadsheet

Updating MARC21 records in WMS database

Updating metadata of photographs in CONTENTdm

START DATE: Week of August 29, 2016

Position Description Form Written By: Kat Latham