<div dir="ltr"><p><span style>The <b>Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and Museum's <a href="http://library.rockhall.com" target="_blank">Library and
Archives</a></b> offers opportunities for intern experiences to graduate
students preparing for careers in libraries and archives. Interns must schedule
their work Monday through Friday during regular business hours. Interns work
under the supervision and guidance of one of the Rock Hall’s librarians and
archivists, depending on the nature of the practicum. <br>
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Internships are offered in the following areas:</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><b><span style>Archival
Arrangement, Preservation, and Description</span></b><br><span style>This
internship provides the opportunity for a SLIS student to participate in
archival processing and preservation work, such as inventorying, arranging and
describing archival collections, entering data into an archival management
system, helping to create an institutional disaster plan, and performing basic
preservation work on document-based collections.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span>
</p><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><b><span style>Cataloging
and Metadata</span></b><br><span style>This
internship provides the opportunity for a SLIS student to work on projects to
create and enhance bibliographic records in a library catalog and/or create
metadata for digital collections. Such work may entail assigning subject and
name access points, preparing descriptive summaries, and reviewing catalog
records for accuracy.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><b><span style>Collection
Development</span></b><span style></span><span style><br>This
internship provides an opportunity for a SLIS student to participate in
collection development activities in a music research library. Such work includes
evaluating current materials and making recommendations for future additions to
the collection. The student will gain an understanding of library users’ needs,
the constraints of physical space, various resources and tools used in
collection development, and the budgetary considerations required of such
decisions.</span>
</p><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><b><span style>Digital
Projects</span></b><span style></span><span style><br>This
internship provides the opportunity for a SLIS student to work in support of
digitization initiatives to increase access to collections through digitization
and website access. Possible assignments include scanning, entering and editing
metadata in a digital asset management system, preparing technical and
administrative documentation, testing digitization workflows, and assisting
with interface design, usability studies, and related web development
activities.</span>
</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><b>Reference</b><br>This internship provides the
opportunity for a SLIS student to support the archivists and librarians on
staff in response to research requests. Such work may include searching the
online catalog, research databases, print reference sources, and archival
collections for researchers at a distance, as well as staffing the Information
Desk or Archives Reading Room to assist researchers in person.
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<p><b><span style="font-size:14pt">How to Apply</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span><span style><br>
Interested individuals may send a
cover letter and resume (including full contact information and e-mail
address), a personal statement or one-page document describing what they hope
to bring to the internship and gain from the experience, and a letter of
recommendation from a professor (may be sent separately) to:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> <br></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style>Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame and Museum<br>
Attn: Human Resources Department<br>
1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard<br>
Cleveland, OH 44114<br>
email: <a href="mailto:hkosalko@rockhall.org" target="_blank">hkosalko@rockhall.org</a></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:18pt">Deadline to
Apply for Fall 2013 is June 15!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></b></p>
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<a name="13e711e23d4a17a0__MailAutoSig"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jennie Thomas<span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"> | </span></span></b></a><span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(102,102,102)">Head
Archivist<br>
</span></span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME + MUSEUM <br>
</span></b></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Library and
Archives<br>
2809 Woodland Avenue | Cleveland, Ohio 44115-3216<br>
<a href="tel:216-515-1942" value="+12165151942" target="_blank">216-515-1942</a><b> | FAX</b> <a href="tel:216-515-1964" value="+12165151964" target="_blank">216-515-1964</a><br>
<a href="mailto:jthomas@rockhall.org" target="_blank">jthomas@rockhall.org</a></span></span>
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