Milwaukee County Historical Society- Research Library Digitization Intern

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Research Library Digitization Intern will work directly with the Assistant Archivist and other staff to digitize and create metadata for library materials. Interns will have a role in crafting their own agenda, with a focus on making materials accessible through established digitization protocols.

In addition, this position will introduce students to the opportunities that exist for a career in library studies or public history through exposure to the daily processes of the museum and the research library.

Required Qualifications:

Verbal Communication

Microsoft Office Skills (Word, PowerPoint)

Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

Detail Orientation

Initiative

Written Communication

Presentation and Public Speaking Skills

Problem Solving

Flexibility/Adaptability/Creativity

Organizational Skills

Customer Service Skills

Multi-tasking

Ability to Work Independently

Ability to Work in a Team

Provide other required qualifications or information on this position:

Candidates will be considered if they (1) have excellent computer skills; (2) are in good academic standing; (3) have an interest in working in library services or public history; (4) demonstrate a strong ability to follow direction and work independently.

Skills/Experiences Gained from this Position:

Critical Critical and Creative Thinking Skills

Student employee will be able to adapt and apply skills, abilities, theories, or methodologies gained in one situation to new situations to solve difficult problems or explore complex issues in original ways.

Effective Communication Skills

Student employee will be able to meaningfully articulate how experiences outside of the formal classroom deepens their understanding of fields of study and broadens their points of view.

Intercultural Knowledge and Competence

Student employee will be able to articulate insights into their own cultural rules and biases.

Individual, Social, and Environmental Responsibility

Student employee will be able to provide evidence in civic-engagement activities and describe what they

have learned about themselves as it relates to a reinforced and clarified sense of civic identity and continued commitment to public action.

Please describe other skills/learning outcomes students will develop in this position:

In addition, this position will introduce students to the opportunities that exist for a career in library studies or public history through exposure to the daily processes of the museum and the research library.