The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution
and the world's largest library, with more than 151 million items in its
physical collections (including books, manuscripts, prints, photos, film,
video, and sound recordings) and more than 19 million items online at its
award-winning Web site. Located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the
Library is also the home of the U.S. Copyright Office, the Congressional
Research Service, and the Law Library of Congress and is leading the worldwide
effort to preserve digital material through the National Digital Information
Infrastructure and Preservation Program.

  
The general focus of the Junior Fellows Program is on increasing access to the
collections and an awareness of the Library's copyright, legal and special
collections and digital initiatives. In the past, projects have been developed
to make the collections better known and accessible to researchers including
scholars, students, teachers, knowledge creators, and the general public.
Interns help the Library expose unprocessed collections, participate in
digital projects, provide additional services to Congress and the public, and
make our collections more immediately accessible to scholars. Interns work
under the direction of Library curators and specialists in various divisions.
In the past, summer interns have identified hundreds of historical, literary,
artistic, cinematic and musical gems representing rich cultural, creative, and
intellectual resources. United States citizens currently enrolled in
undergraduate or graduate school are invited to apply for consideration as a
Junior Fellow.

  
KEY REQUIREMENTS

  
This program offers undergraduate and graduate students insights into the
environment and culture of the world's largest and most comprehensive
repository of human knowledge. Interns will be exposed to a broad spectrum of
library work: copyright, preservation, reference, access standards, and
information management. Interns inventory, catalog, arrange, preserve, and
research a backlog of copyright or special collections in many different
formats in various divisions, and assist with digital preservation outreach
activities throughout the Library. Near the end of their appointment at the
Library, the interns join together to present a one-day display of
historically significant and compelling gems they found in the course of their
work. The display is open to members of Congress, Library staff, and the press
and is always an eagerly anticipated event.



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