Winter/Spring 2010 Intern -Graduate Student Tape Library

Please Note: Internships are UNPAID and structured to last approximately 12 weeks. Resume and cover letter are required for application. Please include days/hours of availability in your cover letter and a college reference contact at the end of your resume. Students should have a strong academic record and good character. Students may not have graduated graduate school prior to the start of the internship (i.e. students must still be enrolled in school during the time of the internship). Students must be receiving course credit for DC internships. Note to International Students: All international students will be required to provide documentation of proper visa paperwork prior to arrival if accepted to the program. Only student visas J1 or F1 visas will be accepted. The deadline to apply for winter/spring internship is November, 18th 2009 and the internship program is slated to begin on January 13th, 2010.

Internship Description: The CNN DC Bureau Library provides video and information in support of CNNs Washington DC Bureau. It functions as both an archive and a research library. The library develops, manages and stores collections in an expanding variety of formats; provides access to information and knowledge held in those collections using appropriate storage, access and computer technologies; preserves the information for future use; and assists the bureau in the use of library resources. Additionally, the library provides research in support of the bureaus production needs, utilizing the most current technologies and databases available including Lexis-Nexis, Factiva and the Internet.

The library internship will be filled with a student pursuing a Master of Library Science (MLS) degree. The internship will provide a great opportunity to learn various aspects of librarianship and television production in CNNs fast-paced library. The MLS intern will help the librarians to provide video and information research to the reporters, producers and editors of the DC bureau to support the bureaus news coverage of DC political and federal events for programs such as The Situation Room. They will also learn how to create library records for each saved tape and appropriately indexing those records for future retrieval. Interns will learn to use online resources to assist in evaluating video and in the creation of records. Interns will shadow the library staff as they complete requests for video and/or research to support the bureaus news coverage of DC political and federal events, programs such as The Situation Room, and other bureaus needs of DC-centric information and video.

The MLS intern will learn to assist the librarians in various projects such as contributing ideas and compiling content for the DC Bureaus Library intranet site and library records/database maintenance. The MLS intern will also have the opportunity to participate in the creation and development of instructional classes on various topics (e.g., research techniques, print and internet resources).

Qualifications: In order to facilitate the learning experience, the following qualifications are preferred. Candidates should have an interest in variety of areas including journalism and should be an organized self-starter. Interns should have the ability to make decisions, and accept others decisions, and be able to work well with a team of librarians and fellow interns.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers.

Please refer to job code 115173BR when responding to this ad.

Category:	Office Employment
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Location:	Washington, DC
County:	District Of Columbia County
ZIP Code:	20001
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	Time Warner Cable Inc.
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