Salary: $15.00 Hourly
Location: Minneapolis Central Library
Job Type: Internship
Department: Library
Job Number: 18LIB830JRF136
Closing: 11/26/2018 11:59 PM Central
Description
Hennepin County Library’s Special Collections, Preservation & Digitization Department is seeking a student intern for an archival processing project. Under the direction of the department’s archivist, the intern will work on processing portions of the records of the Hennepin County Library.
Location and hours:
This fall internship will be located at the downtown Central Library 300 Nicollet Mall, 55401. This is a 150 hour assignment that will begin January 25 and last three months, January – March 2019, 15 hours per week, with the possibility of extending.
In this position, you will:
Process a collection materials, including physical organization, boxing and foldering, and any necessary weeding.
Develop and edit finding aids.
Need to have:
Current enrollment in an undergraduate program or a recent May 2018 graduate.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
Nice to have:
Experience:
Processing archival collections.
Creating descriptive metadata.
Strong attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to perform successfully routine and repetitive tasks.
Ability to:
Communicate instructions clearly.
Learn work processes quickly.
Work independently.
Adapt easily to changing priorities and task assignments.
About Hennepin County:
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align to one or more of our overarching goals — that Hennepin County residents are healthy, protected and safe, self-reliant, assured due process, and mobile.
Our employees receive a combination of generous benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at www.hennepin.us/employees.
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
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