USF Libraries Internships

The USF Libraries are happy to announce internship opportunities for fall 2025! These internships are designed to provide students with hands-on experience working in a library or archive. Applicants must be currently enrolled in internship, fieldwork, or directed study courses at the graduate or undergraduate levels at the University of South Florida. There will be a second round of applications for fall 2025 in the summer. The deadline for student applications is Friday, April 11, 2025. Student applicants will be interviewed, with notification of selection by Friday, April 25. For questions, please contact Senior Associate Dean, Carol Ann Borchert, at borchert@usf.edu.
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Available Internships

  • Library Department: Research & Instruction, St. Petersburg
  • Supervisor(s): Theresa Burress
  • Paid Internship? Yes, $16 per hour
  • Semester(s) Available: Fall 2025
  • Number of Openings: 1 student per semester
Project Description:

The USF St. Petersburg Student Green Energy Fund group has implemented a range of sustainability-focused projects over the past several years. Developing an archive that brings together (1) relevant datasets and (2) associated archives and documentation essential for assessing the outcomes of these initiatives. However, much of this data is not readily available despite a strong desire to make it openly accessible for integration into USF curricular and research activities across a range of disciplines.

Undergraduate students expressing interest in either (1) Digital collections and archiving or (2) Data collection will engage in an experiential learning internship designed to develop digital collections relevant to USF St. Petersburg’s distinctive campus priorities.

Interns will develop skills and understanding necessary to successfully identify, compile, organize, and describe digital collections. Interns may choose to focus on developing digital collections comprised of (1) Student organization archival documents, and (2) related USF St. Petersburg digital collections such as student newspaper articles, or they may choose to focus on (3) Creation of baseline datasets relevant to local St. Petersburg campus initiatives (e.g., water quality datasets, Rec Center bike datasets, etc.).

Anticipated Outcomes/Benefits:

Upon completion of the fieldwork, the student will be able to:

  • Differentiate between archival and non-archival information and datasets for long-term preservation
  • Apply best practices for the organization and description of datasets and archives related to sustainability
  • Create finding aids, exhibits, or other descriptive metadata for access and discoverability of datasets for the use of the university community
Special Skill Sets:
  • Some knowledge of USF St. Petersburg campus sustainability initiatives and/or engagement with student organizations is helpful.
  • Familiarity with Excel spreadsheets is preferred.