NLEM Graphics Imaging Project

Paid internship available. The National Law Enforcement Museum, a museum in development, is seeking an intern to assist with the NLEM Graphics Imaging project.

 

The NLEM Graphics Imaging project will encompass object handling, evaluation, and records documentation, to include:

·         Scanning designated graphic materials housed in the NLEM’s collections, according to predetermined standards. Items include lithographs, etchings, wood engravings, offset, and various photographic processes;

·         Create batch thumbnails using software, provided by the NLEM;

·         Update collections database (FileMaker Pro) with data obtained from the measurement, evaluation, and condition reporting of each artifact being scanned;

·         Training in object handling methods and procedures in order to properly process NLEM collections items.

 

Candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate-level Education or Museum Studies program and possess strong time management, communication, and organizational skills.

Applicant must be available to work 24 hours a week, 8:30-5pm, Tuesday-Friday, September 1, 2009 through December 18, 2009. Offsite storage is near Suitland, MD, so independent transportation is a plus, but not required.

If interested, please submit a letter of interest, resume, and a list of references to Jeni Ashton, Associate Curator, at [log in to unmask], by August 14, 2009.

Jeni Ashton

Associate Curator

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

National Law Enforcement Museum

202.737.8532

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