Student/Intern Preservation Services Internship
- General Website: https://aj.sunback.homes/preservation
- Program Website: https://aj.sunback.homes/preservation/outreach/intern/int_digital.html
- Hosting Service Unit: Library Services
- Program Contact: https://ask.loc.gov/preservation/
- Interests/Areas of Study: Digital Preservation; Library Binding; Library Information Science
- Citizenship: U.S. Citizen; Permanent Resident; Visa Holder
- Application Period: Ongoing
- Application Notes: Applications are accepted at any time and internships offered to qualified applicants based on availability.
- Compensation: Non-paid
- Academic Credit: The Library does not provide academic credit, but you may arrange with your school in advance to receive credit.
- Available Benefits: LC Internal Discounts
- Program Duration: Negotiable. minimum of 200 hours, schedule is negotiable
- Qualifications: Currently Enrolled Students (Undergraduate, Graduate)
Preservation Services Internship is open to Currently Enrolled Students (Undergraduate, Graduate)
The goal of the internship is to provide Library Science and Information students and graduates with the opportunity to study and work with major Library of Congress business operations and binding services in the Preservation Directorate. Internship activities include: Preservation Business Operations (contracts and projects management), Preservation Binding (program management), and other activities such as research specification development and deployment using modeling/design tools to develop preservation-relevant processes, data models, and flowcharts. Interns also have the opportunity to: tour the other Preservation Directorate divisions, as well as, the many custodial divisions in the Library of Congress; participate in training and Preservation Directorate professional activities; participate in outreach and lab tours for visitors, relevant in-house lectures, and training sessions.