The internship progresses from instructional (how to use our technologies, including APIs, metadata, etc.) to research (transcribing documents, entering data, working with archivists and developers) and culminating in original research toward publication.
The candidate must be self-motivated and able to accomplish tasks remotely and on time.
The Intern will have the following responsibilities:
Communicate with NINS staff and external partners via NINS electronic project management systems (Slack, Trello, and Google Workplace). The intern will learn our "agile" software development philosophy.
Archival research on holdings, metadata, partners, and data related to archival acquisitions.
Metadata mining and metadata entry, including—but not limited to—raw data entry into NINS Digital Collections, online research, data manipulation in spreadsheets, data import/export, and other metadata needs as requested by the Chief Technology Officer and lead Archivist. Additional historical research (mostly through third party historical archives) may be assigned to assist the archivist with metadata.
User access testing of finished software (new releases every 3 weeks).
Image asset management in NINS Digital Collections.
Transcribe 19th and 20th century handwritten manuscripts and record in NINS Digital Collections, including HTML/XML formatting. Import transcripts to NINS Digital Collections from the Newman Reader.
Format and update metadata and transcriptions in the Newman Reader.
Upload and organize image assets in NINS Digital Collections.
Crop, colorize, rotate, or other image editing of manuscripts as needed in NINS Digital Collections.
OCR documents inside NINS Digital Collections and correct transcriptions or image errors in existing scans.
Assign “related documents” inside NINS Digital Collections.
Compare and correlate published Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman with unpublished manuscripts in NINS Digital Collections.
Create “tags” inside NINS Digital Collections pertaining to topics assigned by the Archivist and Chief Technology Officer.
Other duties as requested by the Chief Technology Officer.