January 20, 2021
Ephemera Processing Internship
Adirondack Experience, Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Since opening our doors to the public in 1957, Adirondack Experience has delighted millions of visitors with fascinating exhibits and stories about life in the Adirondack region. With over 23 historical and contemporary buildings on 121 acres overlooking Blue Mountain Lake, our open-air campus offers everyone lots to see and do. Step into the rich history of our region as you row an authentic guideboat from the new ADKX Boathouse and break up a logjam or set off a mine charge in our Life in the Adirondacks exhibit.
ADKX is one of the premier cultural institutions in upstate New York, and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM).
The Adirondack Experience (ADKX) seeks a self-motivated graduate-level library student or recent graduate for a 20-week Archiving Internship position. The Intern will work on-site at the ADKX Library in Blue Mountain Lake, NY and will report to the museum’s Library Director. This opportunity will provide the Intern with hands-on experience in processing, cataloging, and digitizing historical ephemera collections related to the Adirondack region. Examples of ephemera in the collection include tourism brochures, souvenir photo booklets, train schedules and ticket stubs, stagecoach catalogs, and hiking club newsletters. The ideal candidate will have previous experience or coursework in digitizing historical materials and in creating and enhancing descriptive catalog records for public access. Additionally, the Intern will work with the museum’s oral history collection of more than 200 interviews. This work will involve assessing the collection, collating existing catalog records, creating new catalog records and, whenever possible, posting digitized copies of oral history interviews online for remote access by researchers.
The position is a 20-week position, fulltime.
Qualifications
- Working toward completion of Master’s degree in library science at an ALA-accredited library school or recent completion of same
- Experience in cataloging special collections, either professionally or through coursework
- Knowledge of best practices and metadata standards in library field
- Experience in digitizing special collections in multiple formats
- Previous experience with Past Perfect software package is a plus
- Excellent organizational, time management and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others
- Ability climb ladders and to lift up to 40 pounds
Please visit www.theadkx.org/employment/year-round-employment/ to apply.
Sarah Zalenski
hrdept@theadkx.org
518-352-7311
