The Brattle Group, a privately held, global economic consulting firm, is looking for a Library and Knowledge Services Intern to join our Boston, MA office. This paid, part-time internship will be a six-month assignment to start and will report to the Senior Knowledge Services Specialist. The intern will provide general support to the Library & Knowledge Services’ (L&KS) offerings across the firm. This position requires the intern to be in the Boston office at least once per week, ideally on Thursdays.

Are you curious about special libraries? Do you want to know what it means to work in a small, corporate law and business library? Every librarian at Brattle wears multiple hats; we are responsible for research, user training, collection development, knowledge management, licensing, and more! If this sounds intriguing, then the L&KS team at The Brattle Group may be the right place for you!

Some of the day-to-day tasks you will help the L&KS team accomplish may include:

• Responding to requests for articles, books, and chapters for consulting projects and collection development
• Communicating relevant copyright policies related to requested materials to ensure copyright compliance
• Providing research support to consultants on a broad spectrum of topics with a focus on business, industry, economic, and legal subjects
• Following L&KS’ standard operating procedure for cataloging new acquisitions (articles, books, eBooks, new databases, etc.)
• Helping maintain physical Library collection in the Boston office
• Creating and updating records in the firm’s project information database based on ongoing project work
• Collaborating with members of the Marketing and Legal teams to fill data gaps and correct errors in existing records
• Working with Senior Knowledge Services Specialist to improve knowledge management workflows
• Evaluating and researching workflow tracking systems (reference tracker)
• Refreshing existing user guides and developing guides for newly licensed databases
• Updating the L&KS’ intranet (SharePoint)

THE CANDIDATE

• MLS/MLIS graduate school student (or similar advanced degree program) who has completed reference and cataloging courses; knowledge management coursework preferred
• Familiarity with basic principles, standards, and best practices regarding controlled vocabularies and cataloging
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook/Office Suite and experience with SharePoint, or a willingness to learn
• Experience with an ILS and/or reference management software preferred
• Dedicated focus on customer service while exercising good judgment in the handling of confidential information and matters
• Excellent writing and proofreading skills