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Readers' Services Spring Internship

The American Antiquarian Society is pleased to offer a Spring internship for an undergraduate or graduate student interested in gaining experience in our busy Readers' Services department. The intern will be formally trained by AAS staff in handling rare books and archival materials. He or she will have the opportunity for involvement in a broad range of reference activities including assisting patrons, paging materials, responding to reference queries and working on specific projects. Potential projects include working with the Readers. Services staff to design subject-based research guides, creating online exhibits highlighting our collections, or describing uncataloged collections.

Qualifications: Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program relevant to the Society's collections (librarianship, history, literature) is required. Hours are flexible within the hours of M-F 11am-5pm.

Compensation: The position is unpaid, however we welcome students interested in obtaining course credit for internships. We will be happy to work with you to meet the requirements of your institution.

To apply: Submit a letter of application and a resume electronically to epope[at]mwa.org with the subject line "Spring 2009 Internship." Please include contact information and what hours you would be interested in working.

General Employment Information

Résumés may be sent to:

Carol-Ann Mackey
Senior Administrative Assistant
American Antiquarian Society
185 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 471-2162
Email: eharris[at]mwa.org