Apologies for cross posting.
The British
Library is pleased to offer its first training internships in sound
archiving. The internships are
funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the American Trust for the British Library,
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust and The Ernest Cook Trust and will take place
during the 2007/08 academic year.
Internships for periods of two months and five months are available and
will take place in the new Centre for Conservation at the British Library’s
flagship site in
We are seeking to
offer these internships to individuals working in an institution with
responsibility for the archiving of audiovisual materials who wish to improve
their practical skills. Two-month
internships are aimed at those wanting to develop a comprehensive understanding
of basic technical skills. Five-month internships are aimed at those
seeking to develop advanced skills and possibly carry out research. Successful
candidates will be selected in part on the basis of their ability to demonstrate
the benefits of the internship to their professional development.
There are two
five-month internships with bursaries of £5,000 and five two-month internships
with bursaries of £2,000 available.
The five-month bursary supported by the American Trust for The British
Library will be eligible to
The internships will
combine training along with project work.
A series of training modules will be
offered on working with different audio carriers, and will include an
introduction to the basics of audio theory, archiving standards and protocols,
documentation and copyright.
The projects will be based mostly upon existing audio collections
held in the British Library, or exceptionally, on collections held at the
intern’s institution and brought into the Centre for Conservation.
Please note that each
intern will be supervised by a British Library archivist throughout their
internship and training will be monitored on a regular
basis.
How to Apply
For further information please contact Alison Faraday, Sound
Archiving Internships, The British Library, Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston
Road, London NW1 2DB, email [log in to unmask]
or phone +44 (0)20 7412 7776.
The closing date for applications is 14 May 2007 and
interviews will be held week commencing 25 June 2007.