Contracted Student Interns Plans Library Intern (UNPAID)

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Please see Preferred Qualifications.

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Job Opening:
The Department of Conservation and Recreation seeks applicants for a Contracted Student Interns - Plans Library Intern (Unpaid Internship) for 2026 Summer Semester to perform the duties listed below.

Please submit a cover letter and resume as part of the application process.

Position Information:

Contracted Student Intern: Plans Library Intern

Location: 10 Park Plaza Boston MA

Start/End Date: 6/1/2026 - 8/14/2026

Salary Rate: $0.00 (UNPAID Student Internship)

Weekly Hours: 6 hours

Number of Openings: 1 position

This internship is unpaid and designed to support students or recent graduates seeking practical experience in the field. Interns may be eligible to earn academic credit through their college or university.

General Statement of Duties and Responsibilities:

As part of the Commonwealths Future of Work initiative state agencies in Massachusetts are transitioning to using largely digital records systems. As a result the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) has undertaken a comprehensive digitization project for its collection of architectural and engineering drawings. Under supervision of the Assistant Archivist the intern will create item-level cataloging records using Excel for each of their assigned scans posted in our QAQC database. This metadata creation will help make the digital images available to DCR staff in a new digital asset management system created for the DCR Plans Library collection. Types of plans in this collection include bridges land plans flood control projects parkways buildings landscapes and recreational facilities located in Massachusetts state parks forests and reservations. The intern will have an orientation explaining DCR metadata practices.

Detailed Statement of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create item-level cataloguing records using Excel for assigned cataloguing scan job representing one cabinet of plans in the Plans Library collection.

• Catalogue as many plans as possible adhering to very specific and detailed Plans Library standards.

• The intern will capture all relevant pieces of information about each plan including date location creator names subjects and much more.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Preferred field of study Archives graduate student or recent graduate.
• Cataloguing experience is preferred.