Digital Cataloging and Review/History Internships

The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University is seeking interns to participate in the cataloging of historical documents in the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library.  The goal of the Center is to serve scholars, tourists, teachers, curious citizens, and students of all ages as they explore the life and achievement of the 26th President of the United States. Launched to the public in late 2011, the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library is the primary portal the Center uses to convey that goal to a national audience. More than 27,000 items from 13 different collections are already available at www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org.

The Center has over 150,000 digitized documents from the Theodore Roosevelt Papers at the Library of Congress, including letters to and from Roosevelt, newspaper clippings, speeches and executive orders, photographs, maps, and personal diaries. Around 10,000 items have been digitized from other collections, such as the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress, sites within the National Park system, and Harvard College Library. In order to make the digital files available to the public online, the Center is seeking interns to help with creation and review of metadata for these documents in our online database. Interns will work a minimum of 240 hours (over 6 to 12 weeks), viewing documents on a computer screen and typing and reviewing information in a Web-based form. Interns will also evaluate other catalogers’ work to make sure all standards are being met. Interns will also have the opportunity to participate in some copyright review of collections in order to continue growing the digital library holdings available to the public.

The Theodore Roosevelt Center’s website includes interpretive content, such as articles and timelines that promotes the understanding of Theodore Roosevelt’s life. This content utilizes the same subject headings as the items in the digital library to enhance the relationship with primary source documents. The Interns selected for the history internship will also produce a number of encyclopedia articles for publication on the website.

Since the work is web-based, the internships will be conducted remotely. Interns do not need to relocate to Dickinson, North Dakota, to complete their work. Training will be provided through an online classroom environment throughout the internship. A moderate hourly stipend may be available.  Internships are to be completed between June 1 and August 31, 2015.

Required qualifications:

Graduate students or recent graduates in history or American studies, archival studies, library science or information management
Attention to detail
Commitment to accurate, high-quality work
Self-motivated worker, as all work will be done remotely

Desired qualifications:

Knowledge of Theodore Roosevelt and/or American History in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Experience working in digital collections, particularly creating metadata/catalog records
Knowledge of digital standards, particularly Dublin Core and controlled vocabularies

To Apply:

Send letter of application (including your reasons for interest in this internship) and resume to Pamela Pierce, Digital Library Coordinator/Archivist for the Theodore Roosevelt Center, at pamela.pierce@dickinsonstate.edu. Applications must be received by April 27, 2015, for consideration.

Pamela Pierce
Dickinson State University
701-483-2003
291 Campus Drive
Dickinson, ND 58601
Email: pamela.pierce@dickinsonstate.edu