The Library of Congress Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program enables undergraduate and graduate students to experience the integrated analog and digital collections and services of the world’s largest, all-inclusive library. Working under the direction of Library curators and specialists in various divisions, fellows explore digital initiatives and increase access to the institution’s unparalleled collections and resources. Fellows are exposed to a broad spectrum of library work: copyright, preservation, reference, access, and information technology. In the past, summer fellows have identified hundreds of historical, literary, artistic, cinematic and musical gems representing the Library’s rich cultural, creative and intellectual assets. No previous experience is necessary, but fellowships are competitive and special skills or knowledge are usually desired. Selections are based on academic achievement, reference calls, and an interview with a selection official.
Compensation: $4,500.00 (taxable income of $450.00 per week).
- Program Duration: Short-term. May 26, 2020 – July 31, 2020.
- Qualifications: Currently Enrolled Students (Undergraduate, Graduate) or have graduated in the months of December 2019 – June 2020.
For details and application info, see: https://www.loc.gov/item/internships/junior-fellows-program/
Projects for summer 2020 include:
# 01 Audio Engagement Fellow Hispanic and Indigenous Languages (Hispanic Division)
# 02 Visualizing and Mapping Hispanic Collections and Services (Hispanic Division)
# 03 Trade Beads: Commodity and Currency (Science, Business & Technology)
# 04 History of African American Business and Entrepreneurship (Science, Business & Technology)
# 05 African Poster Collection (African and Middle Eastern Division)
# 06 Soviet Serials Collection (European Division)
# 08 Burmese Rare Collection Management (Asian Division)
# 09 African Academic Journal Indexing Project (African, Latin American & W European Division)
# 10 Yiddish Uncatalogued Books (Asian and Middle Eastern Division)
# 11 Prewar and Occupation Period Japanese Serials (Asian Division)
# 12 Improving Access to Rights Restricted Foreign Newspapers (Digital Content Management Section)
# 13 Home Movie Collection Processing (Moving Image Processing Unit)
# 14 John Allen Nitrate Film Processing (Moving Image Processing Unit)
# 15 Artists and Archives (Rare Book and Special Collections Division)
# 16 Spotlighting Main Reading Room Collections and Resources (Researcher & Reference Services)
# 17 Virtual Reality and the Archaeology of the Americas (Geography and Map Division)
# 18 Measuring Light Source Effects (Preservation Research & Testing Division)
# 19 Preservation Scientific Reference Center (Preservation Research & Testing Division)
# 20 Digital Data Aids for Communications and Outreach (Veterans History Project)
# 21 DuPree African American Pentecostal Collection (Manuscript Division)
# 22 Manuscript Reading Room Internship (Manuscript Division)
# 23 Paul Marvin Rudolph Architectural Archive (Prints and Photographs Division)
# 24 Digitizing Braille Music Scores (National Library Services for the Blind and Print Disabled)
# 25 Eighteenth Century Statutes of France and New France (Law Library)
# 26 Mapping a Global Community of Scholars (Kluge Center)
# 27 Informal Learning and Engagement Design (Office of Informal Learning)
# 28 Primary Source-Based Educational Resource (K-12) (Learning and Innovation Office)
# 29 Archiving the National Book Festival (Signature Programs Office)
# 30 Program and Project Management Community of Practice (U.S. Copyright Office)
# 31 Quotations Database Prototype (Congressional Research Service)
# 32 Journey Mapping Digital Accessibility (Design & Development Office)
# 33 User-Centered Outreach Strategies (Digital Innovation Division)
# 34 Biography of a Dataset (Digital Innovation Division)