Library Internship at the Earth and Planets Laboratory

The internships at the EPL Library will provide opportunities to perform essential tasks to the orderly operations of the library and support large library projects. The internships will focus on hands-on experience in specified areas of librarianship that meets with the course of study of ALA-accredited MLIS programs.

The EPL Library Internships are designed for graduate students pursuing a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), and will be under the supervision of the EPL librarian. Please note: This internship is unpaid and is offered for academic credit and professional experience only. Areas of Focus: Organization of Information (Collection Development and Management) Assisting in major weeding and reorganization of the library areas* Preparing library statistics reports* (Usage, circulation, ILL, etc) Circulation control and stack management* Interlibrary loans and document delivery, using OCLC Worldshare* Digital Curation and Digitization Digitizing photographs and documents* Assisting with the development and customization of the library's website, and online catalog, ensuring accessibility and user-friendly navigation Managing quality control for scanned library materials and born-digital state documents Managing digital resources, including the integration and setup of new databases Technical Services Applying barcodes to library materials and associate with its respective catalog records Contributing to the preparation of library exhibits, websites, and social media posts* Preparing basic library/archival preservation measures* Serials check-in and claiming*

Required: Current MLIS graduate students from an American Library Associates (ALA) accredited Master’s program Recent graduates within six months from an ALA accredited Master’s program Excellent time management skills Strong verbal and written communication skills Ability to travel to the Broad Branch Road Campus in Washington, DC Minimum of 10 hours per week