I have also found this an interesting and
stimulating debate but I think this highlights that there are 3 types of
issues.
1 An Intern role where an actual role
or job is being offered for no pay and "volunteers" need professional
skills to be able to do the unpaid "job".
2 Someone volunteering out of interest
in the field or [for example] the actual depositor of material offering
to catalogue or help catalogue their material - indeed such an individual
may then go on to want to help a Record Office with other projects
3 Someone wishing to gain work experience
in a possible field of employment and being given on a short term basis
a chance to experience the relevant work environment before committing
to more studies
Personally I have no objection to 2
or 3 but have definite qualms about the first category. I also do not thing
category 2 or 3 will be affected by any legislation relating to internship.
Regards
David Bridge
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From:
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Date:
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Re: Interns
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I’ve also found that volunteers
bring useful life experience and skills from outside of the profession
which are invaluable – most have qualifications and experience in other
fields which can provide fresh insights and suggest new ways of working.
Best,
Gil
Archives (library 3rd floor,
Tuesday and Wednesday all day, Thursday a.m)
University of St Mark & St John
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Subject: Interns debate
Dear all,
I have followed this debate with interest.
I can see the issues over unpaid workers from a archivists point
of view, and indeed those of interns.
There is another aspect to this that
is in danger of being missed. Volunteers may also bring vital knowledge
of the archives/artefacts to their role, be it the cataloguing process
or contributing to a museum display.
Kind regards
Keith
Keith Harcourt
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