The British Library
is pleased to offer its first internship in the area of Digital
Preservation. The internship will take place for four months between March
and June 2009. Funding
for the internship is provided by the Council
on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
We are seeking to
offer an internship to a graduate or equivalent, with experience in Library
Information or Computer Science. The intern will work specifically on the
LIFE (Life
Cycle Information for E-Literature) project as part of
the Digital Preservation Team within the Collection Care Department. LIFE
is a collaborative project between University College London and the British
Library.
The candidate will be
selected on the basis of knowledge in relation to the project, previous
experience, interest in digital preservation, communication skills, and
understanding of library and archive collections. Successful candidates
will need to give examples of how they meet the essential criteria for the
internship.
The internship will carry a taxable stipend of £1200 per month. Travel to the British Library’s Boston Spa site may be required, the cost of which will be covered by the British Library. The internship is open to those who have a right to live and work in the UK.
The intern will be expected to use a
project management framework and monitor their progress against project
plan. The intern will need to produce an interim report for CLIR, and a
final report for CLIR and the British Library. The intern will be supervised by
the Digital Preservation Manager throughout their internship and work will be
monitored on a regular basis.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 25th February 2009 and interviews will be held the week commencing Monday 2nd March 2009.