Phillips Library Digital Projects Intern

Peabody Essex Museum

2mo ago

Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Data
Research & Development
Rowley
28d left

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You must be available on-site in Rowley, MA for a minimum of 15 hours/week, have reliable transportation, and attend orientation on 1/23/25. A stipend of $1500 is offered for the internship.
You will digitize collections, conduct copyright research, create metadata, prepare materials for partners, help inventory glass plate negatives, and shadow library staff for a comprehensive experience.

Requirements

Join the Phillips Library, PEM’s research library, as a digital projects intern for Spring 2025!
The spring internship program runs from 1/23/25 until approximately 4/24/25 or an agreed upon end date with the hiring manager.
Please note, there is a required in person orientation that takes place on Thursday, 1/23/25 10-4 pm.
This internship provides a stipend of $1500.00 and will require a minimum of 15 hours each week, on site.
Please note that this position is in Rowley, MA, and reliable transportation is required.
We seek candidates who can contribute to that goal and encourage you to apply and to identify your strengths in these areas.

Responsibilities

Join the Phillips Library, PEM’s research library, as a digital projects intern for Spring 2025! Our digitization program exponentially increases free, worldwide access to our collections and demonstrates that the library is a vital and engaged part of the museum and its communities. The project will include digitization for our online collections portal, including the imaging and post-processing of collections. They will conduct research into the provenance and copyright of our collections and create metadata using Dublin Core and local rules. The incumbent may also prepare materials for digitization to be completed by our external partners and help to inventory our glass plate negative collection. In addition to time spent on the main project, the intern will have dedicated time to shadow other library units and staff. We will provide a broad view of the entire library operation and encourage interns to participate in meetings, small projects, outings, and other opportunities as they arise.

FAQs

What is the duration of the internship?

The internship runs from January 23, 2025, until approximately April 24, 2025, or an agreed-upon end date with the hiring manager.

What are the working hours required for the internship?

The internship requires a minimum of 15 hours each week on-site.

What is the stipend offered for this internship?

This internship provides a stipend of $1500.00.

Is the orientation for the internship in person or remote?

The orientation is required to be in person and takes place on Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 10 AM to 4 PM.

Where is the internship located?

The internship is located in Rowley, MA, and reliable transportation is required.

Are there opportunities to shadow other library units during the internship?

Yes, interns will have dedicated time to shadow other library units and staff to gain a broad view of the entire library operation.

Will the intern be involved in tasks related to copyright and provenance research?

Yes, the intern will conduct research into the provenance and copyright of the collections.

What kind of metadata will the intern create during the internship?

The intern will create metadata using Dublin Core and local rules.

Is there an emphasis on diversity and inclusion in the hiring process?

Yes, PEM is committed to enhancing diversity in its staff and strongly encourages candidates to contribute to that goal and identify their strengths in these areas.

Peabody Essex Museum

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Mission & Purpose

Founded in 1799 in Salem, Massachusetts, 15 miles from Boston, the Peabody Essex Museum is the oldest continuously operating museum in the United States. Now among the top 8% of American art museums, PEM is also one of the nation’s fastest growing art museums and operates on a global stage in terms of networks, partners, and patronage. PEM has achieved unprecedented growth over the past two decades. In 2003, PEM completed one of the most striking museum transformations in American history, including exponential growth of the operating budget and the addition of over 250,000 square feet of new and renovated gallery and public spaces. This includes 26,000 square feet of changing exhibition galleries and 55,000 square feet of galleries devoted to collection installations. In 2011, the museum announced a comprehensive and singular advancement campaign for $650M. The campaign focuses on increasing an already healthy endowment to support an expanded exhibition program; programmatic initiatives ranging from the interpretive to the digital and educational; global leadership initiatives; and an institutional culture of creativity, all in concert with fiscal stability and sound management, based on annual budget of $31 million. PEM is adding a 40,000 square-foot wing scheduled to open in summer 2019. It will include 15,000 square feet of galleries for collection installations and additional public and educational spaces. The museum is also developing a 110,000 square-foot offsite collection center for the care and study of the museum’s collection of more than 1 million works. Between 2017 and 2022, PEM will develop new collection installations museum-wide, based on innovative experience, interpretation and design strategies that reflect the museum’s commitment to drawing on multiple fields of inquiry, including neuroscience. Annually, the museum welcomes 250,000 people. It employs 250 staff and engages over 110 docent guides in support of PEM’s educational mission.