Internship Opportunites

The National Agricultural Library (NAL), one of four U.S. national libraries, houses the largest most accessible agricultural collection in the world and is the nexus for a national network of state land-grant and U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries.


Phone: (301) 504-7217 FAX: (301) 504-6951

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY

Projects are available throughout the library and vary from basic office assistance to highly technical positions. Examples of project tasks include:

• organizing and inventorying collections of photographs, nursery catalogs, manuscript papers, and memorabilia

• creating web pages

• processing large scale bibliographic data in a database environment

Upon request and subject to staff availability, your internship experience can be customized to fit your special interest area or specific career-oriented goal. For a detailed list of internship opportunities, go to:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/about/LIBRARY_INTERNSHIP.pdf

Candidates should be detail oriented and self-motivated with excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills, and the ability to work with Microsoft Access software. Internships are also available for academic credit or volunteer basis. Flexible schedules are available, Monday through Friday. For inquiries or to apply please contact:


Theresa Ridgeway
USDA, ARS, NAL
10301 Baltimore Ave., Rm. 203B
Beltsville, Maryland 20705
E-mail: Theresa.ridgeway@ars.usda.gov