certain that I will have this career in the future, it for sure is something I would heavily consider. What practical advice would you give to future interns? The application process was quite straightforward, and you genuinely do not need to take extensive preparation for the interview (or in fact it was more like a discussion, if not a casual chat). Personally, I would say that there is not a lot you can do before the internship, but once it is started you need to grab all the opportunities to talk to different people and use the resources that are available to you, be it the online training materials or the data available to you. While I have really already done a lot, it is still a bit regrettable that I could not make use of every database that was accessible to me. In the future, if this type of hybrid mode of working is preserved, for in-person working, try to save time in commuting to the office by finding accommodation in London; for remote working, remember to find a cut-off time every day after which you should completely forget your work and enjoy your life. Last but not least, have a LinkedIn account before you start your internship, so that whenever you have a call with someone (especially from other teams), you can connect them straight after.
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL Matilda Houston-Brown, Lincoln College, BA English Language and Literature, Second Year Undergraduate, In-person internship Work Projects I worked on the original 1671 MS catalogue of the Somerset Bequest, which was given to Lichfield Cathedral library at the death of the Duchess of Somerset. My job was to source which texts the library still had, note it on the wider library catalogue, check the condition and transcribe marginalia. I completed all the printed books by the end of my 6 weeks and found we had 408 printed books left from the catalogue.
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