The Special Collections Department of the Hennepin County Library is seeking two interns to perform a variety of scanning and image editing functions for the Library’s digitization program, and also to create metadata for an historic events program collections. This is an unpaid internship. Duties include digital scanning of a variety of materials formats using multiple equipment types, image editing using Irfanview, creating metadata using MS Excel spreadsheets, and minor preservation treatments. Some experience with digital scanning and MS Excel is desirable, but not required. The internship is a 100-120 hour assignment and will begin late September continuing into December. 8-10 hours per week, M-Th workdays.
Please email or send a resume and brief cover letter to:
Ted Hathaway
Hennepin County Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
[email protected]