Palama Settlement Archives ▶️

Main objective: in-house digitization of print photographs. Activities include scanning and metadata ingestion. There may be some rehousing of original records.

Primary source materials of Palama Settlement’s institutional records include correspondences, reports, newsletters, architectural drawings, ephemera, artifacts, and photographs from its inception in 1896. The photographic collection is comprised of over 4,500 lantern slides, film negatives, and prints.

Preferably LIS 659 Archival Representation, Access & Use, but not required.

Must work in-person at Palama Settlement Archives.

To be determined with intern. Palama Settlement Archives’ hours of operation are: Mondays – Fridays, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• Understand the purpose of digitization of the collection for preservation and access.
• Address ethical considerations when digitizing images, including copyright and privacy protection.
• Learn the various formats of primary source materials.
• Learn recommended scanning standards and specifications.
• Understand different types of metadata and their schemas.
• Review digitization policy and workflow.

• Quantitative summary of digitized items and metadata ingestion.
• 100-word recap of activities at the end of the internship.
• Palama Settlement evaluation survey at the end of the internship.

Bi-weekly monitoring of deliverables.