Printed Matter, Inc. Seeks Cataloging Interns
Cataloging Internship at Printed Matter, Inc.
Printed Matter, Inc., seeks part-time volunteer cataloging interns. This is an excellent opportunity to work directly with contemporary artistsı books, hone your cataloging skills and contribute to a web-based catalog documenting current and historical artistsı books and publications. Using an in-house style guide based on MARC standards, interns will work with a supervisor to input bibliographic information, short descriptive texts, and scanned images into the database. The database is accessible to the public on Printed Matterıs web site and currently contains records for over 15,000 titles from over 3,500 artists.
Qualifications: Candidates should be detail-oriented, with an interest in contemporary art and artistsı publications. Cataloging experience preferred, but not necessary. Strong writing skills a must. Ideal candidates should be working towards a degree in library / information science.
Internship to begin immediately. One to two days a week, preferably Mondays.
Send cover letter, resume and writing sample to :
Rachel Bers, Printed Matter, 535 West 22nd St., New York, NY 10011
Email: [log in to unmask] Fax: (212) 925-0464
Please call (212) 925-0325 with any questions
Printed Matter, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Our mission is to foster the appreciation, dissemination, and understanding of publications made by artists.
Printed Matter is supported in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York Arts Recovery Fund, The Altria Group, Inc., Art for Artıs Sake, Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Fifth Floor Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, Heyday Foundation, The New York Community Trust, LEF Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Womenıs Studio Workshop, and private foundations and individuals worldwide.
Printed Matter, Inc. is not affiliated with, nor a division of, any other non-profit organization.
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Rachel Bers
www.printedmatter.org
Printed Matter, Inc.
535 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10011
212 925 0325 tel
212 925 0464 fax
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