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WGBH Media Library & Archives: Digital Library Projects Internship
WGBH is public service media for New England - on TV, radio, the Web, and out in the community.
We're the single largest producer of PBS prime-time and online programming, and a major source of
programs heard on public radio from coast to coast. We're a pioneer in educational multimedia and
in media access technologies for people with hearing or vision loss.
Department Description:
The WGBH Media Library & Archives manages all aspects of film and media research: cataloging,
tracking, and organizing the stock and originally shot footage and images that go into our
productions. The MLA manages all physical and digital media and paper records, including
materials that need to be retained for production, legal, fiscal, historical or administrative
purposes. The WGBH Archives currently house more than 10,000 boxes of material and more than
50,000 audio, video, and film masters, many containing active as well as historical and archival
materials. Our web sites, http://openvault.wgbh.org, and
http://footagesales.wgbh.org provide
glimpses into the work and content of the WGBH Media Library & Archives.
Internship Description:
The WGBH Media Library & Archives has opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to
work in a film and media production archives. Come and learn what happens to all the materials that
went into that FRONTLINE you saw after it aired on TV.
Digital library interns will work with the Project Manager and Production Assistant to
make archival media materials accessible online for two ongoing pilot projects, the CPB American
Archive project and the Mellon Digital Library project. The CPB American Archive project will focus
on Civil Rights Movement content. Funded by CPB, the American Archive will eventually be a national
archive of PBS media materials. The Mellon Digital Library project uses foreign policy and the history
of science content, and focuses on scholarly use of archival media material online. Interns will get
hands-on experience preparing archival media for web access by digitizing materials, applying metadata,
and encoding transcripts. This is an opportunity to learn moving image digitization for preservation
and access, the PBCore metadata schema (pbcore.org) and the TEI XML schema (tei-c.org/).
Skills Preferred:
Basic computer skills, familiarity with Macintosh computers.
Attention to detail and precise work extremely important.
Internet savvy, with good web and library search skills.
Knowledge of XML helpful.
Familiarity with digital libraries and library practices also helpful.
WGBH Intern Requirements:
- WGBH internships are open only to students enrolled in an accredited college or university.
- Interns must receive college credit for the internship.
- Internships are unpaid.
Contact:
Applicants for the position should send a resume and a statement of interest by email to:
human_resources@wgbh.org
or by mail to:
WGBH Educational Foundation
Human Resources Department
One Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
WGBH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Please note that this job description is meant to be
a generic description and represents the minimum job duties an individual will be required
to perform. Individual departments will/can customize job descriptions and hours of work to
meet their specific needs.
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