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Archival Internships
Balancing Business Need with Educational Experience at UNLV
Cyndi SheinUNLV Special CollectionsWestern Roundup May 2015
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Special
Collecti
ons
Divisio
nDigital Collections
Public Services
Center for Technical ServicesOral
HistoryGaming Research
Research Center
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Balance
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Business need Educational goals Outcomes & benefits Intern management tips
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Business needUNLV Lied Library
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Print Databases Spreadsheets Staff folders/network
Need to centralize information
{ArchivesSpace
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Human action and intelligence required
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Educational goalsUNLV Lied Library
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Campus-wide learning objectives: Inquiry & Critical Thinking Communication
Image from aboutmodafinil.com
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Educational goals for internships Practical field experience Course credit for public history Explore career path related to
history
** Financial bridge between spring and fall graduate assistant jobs
UNLV History Department
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Educational goals
Campus-wide campaign: Retention, progression, and
completion Success after graduation
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Outcomes
UNLV Lied Library
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Some of what was once unknown
is now known
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During the 10-week internship, over 200 finding aids were created and are now available online
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~ Benefits ~
Retention ProgressionCompl
etion
• Improved access to collections
• Implementation of ArchivesSpace
• Build relationships across campus• Alumni/interns
= • Bridge the gap
• Financial support between semesters
• Professional and personal growth
• Course credits in public history
between academia and a profession
InternsInstitution
ambassadors forSpecial Collections
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Management tipsUNLV Lied Library
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Tip #1: Cohort
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Tip #2: Orientation
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Tip #3: Training
Hands-on
Structured workshop
Very focused
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Collection Series
Subseries File
Item
Fundamental principles
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DACSRequired elements: TitleDatesExtentCreatorScope & content noteAccess noteRepository name/locationLanguage of materialReference code
* Bio/historical note
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HandlingRehousingMeasuringLabeling
Collections
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Create a workflow that is self-directed
Master spreadsheet for tracking progress
Tip #4: Self-directed workflow
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Structured & well-defined project with a tangible product
Share supervisory duties
One-on-one review of work
Weekly meetings & mentoring
Tip #5: Oversight
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Tip #6: Feeding Our Young
Fieldfare feeding the young, 2010 by Lauri Rantala
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Tip #7: High expectationsNational Media Museum “Exercising on the Beach” 1935
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Tip # 8: Evaluation
“I learned and experienced much more than I anticipated.”
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“I had no intention of becoming a librarian/ archivist until I did this internship, and now I’m seriously
considering it as a career option.”
“I always am excited to come to work here.”
“It vastly improved my writing and editing skills and helped me practice writing concisely under a deadline.”
“This internship… gave me a multitude of practical problem solving skills.”