Mapper

Basic Information

Contact: Vicki Mayer
Keywords: preservation; history; culture
Descriptions: Create a map identifying the location of information of interest
Product of Partnership: Mapping
Final Product Special Instructions:This internship would involve maintaining and expanding the mediaNOLA website, a digital portal for the mapping of local cultural histories in the city.
This service activity is availble for .

Requirements

Other requirement: Student must have access to a computer and the internet. Training will be provided by the supervisor and the Innovative Learning Center.
Students allowed to take pictures or video.
Specific Policies: Because the site works with so many types of stakeholders, it is imperative that interns ask before posting materials that may be intellectual property.

Availability

Location and Travel

Students may do this work from home, though training will happen on campus.

Supervision and Risk

Check-in at the site: Each week, students will report on their activities and number of hours.
Students track their hours at site: Hours can be tracked by log-in times on the website or at the archival libraries.
Students will work unsupervised:The intern may have to write emails to software developers to fix programming bugs or call archivists to schedule time to work with materials.

Semester-long Activity Syllabus