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This week at SI
This Thursday I will be giving a presentation about my summer internship at the Everglades National Park Service - South Florida Collections Management Center. This was a 10 week internship. I got it approved for a DFE and registered for the Fall class - SI 681. Because it's a DFE, we're required to keep a weekly blog and bi-monthly report on our activities. And in the fall, we give a powerpoint presentation on what we've learned. So, what did I learn? What can I say about this experience? Along with 2 other interns, we worked with the museum/archive collections. These collections was comprised of natural/cultural historic materials and accumulated research from the park's researchers. Each intern worked on one collection during their term. I was responsible for processing the Everglades Aerial Photograph Collection, and that entailed conducting an inventory, testing for degradation, background research, conservation, arrangement, cataloguing, and rehousing. In addition to processing, we had to conduct weekly/monthly duties at the museum such as integrated pest management, environmental control and old-fashioned housecleaning. So, I'll be talking about these things and about the NPS institutional culture. There's a lot to talk about but we only have 5-7 minutes alloted to each presenter. I like to keep my presentations quick and simple, so I know I won't go overboard.
Before I forget, I am so happy that I took this opportunity with the NPS. It's a definite consideration when I will be looking for jobs this fall.
Posted by rmarquez at October 3, 2006 02:44 PM
