Digital Scholarship Center: Internships

Rowan University Libraries' Digital Scholarship Center Internship 

The Rowan University Libraries' Digital Scholarship Center Internship is a for-credit, competitive program that offers students real-world work experience related to their field. The internship takes the form of experiential learning – learning through experiencing. Internships are designed around a specific real-world project or need and can include working within the Rowan University Libraries' Digital Scholarship Center (DSC) or our collaborative partners. Interns will be assigned various learning outcome tasks and receive training and guidance. Internships are co-supervised by a faculty member in your major and Michael Benson, the coordinator of the Digital Scholarship Center. 

The learning outcomes may include the following research and skills-based experiences:

• Research and analyze historical material and a variety of resources to write historical descriptions and metadata
• Utilize mapping technologies, archival content, oral histories, library resources, and personal interviews to develop historical descriptions and metadata
• Utilize software and research and observational methods to write historical descriptions accurately.
• Properly handle and catalog historical materials.
• Design and develop media related to the project
• Digitize photography, documents, and objects for preservation
• Utilize historical societies and library resources for historical research
• Manage and input metadata
• Employ a geographic and public history approach to culture and history
• Conduct oral histories and create accurate transcriptions
• Explore intergenerational collaborations

Interns are expected to work a consistent schedule comprising 10 to 12 hours a week (A total of 120 hours). Interns are expected to perform high-quality, consistent work and may be required to complete coursework. In addition, one week before the end of the internship, the student will be required to submit a written reflection on what they learned and their personal experience. 

For fall 2024, we expect internship opportunities to include digital media and development, handling and cataloging historical artifacts, historical research, museum studies-related activities, and 360-degree photography of historic artifacts and specimens.

Application Process:

Internships are offered through a competitive selection process. Students must complete the application and include a résumé. The Coordinator of the DSC, Michael Benson, and faculty advisor will review the applicants, and individuals chosen for an internship will be notified. Internships generally begin the third week of a semester. Submit completed applications to your faculty advisor and to the Digital Scholarship Center at dsc at rowan dot edu. 

For more information contact dsc at rowan dot edu.