This paid internship at the BRIT Library provides valuable experience in collection

arrangement, processing, preservation, digitization, and description.

Duration: 10 weeks (September 30 - December 6, 2024)

Hours Per Week: 10 hours/week

Compensation: $15/hour

Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Reports to: Ana Niño, Librarian & Krishna Shenoy, Project Archivist

Work Type: In-person, with some remote tasks

Primary Goals of Internship:

The internship will focus on the archival collection of American botanist, Sherwin Carlquist,

working with his collection of field notebooks and index envelopes.

Intern duties and responsibilities:

● Digitize, encapsulate or rehouse archival objects

● Transcribe metadata from archival objects to spreadsheets

● Enter metadata information into the UNT Portal to Texas History database

● Collaborate and work with BRIT Library staff

Required education and experience:

● Proficiency with Google Workplace, particularly Google Sheets.

● Fluency with computers and familiarity with databases.

Additional eligibility qualifications:

● Ability to read cursive

● Attention to detail, independent thinking and ability to work alone

● At least 18 years old; background checks are conducted.

To apply, please use this form.