Internship for Erasmus students: Manuscriptorium Digital Library












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            * Internship for Erasmus students: Manuscriptorium Digital Library
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            By Charles Bridge, lies the famous Klementinum building which is also host to the National

            Czech Republic. Within this library shows a wealth of different sections, amongst them bei
            impressive Manuscriptorium Digital Library Department. One of the key aspects which this p
            library deals with is the digitalisation of many texts including primary sources which dat

            As this is such an important job which benefits many, the Manuscriptorium Digital Library 
            decided to offer internships to students on the Erasmus exchange at Charles University to 
            in this field of work. This unpaid opportunity will require students to participate in the

            digitalising the primary sources whilst learning about different programs essential to thi
            XML Editor. Not only does this provide assistance to the community, but it is also highly 

            students who are interested in pursuing a career as a history researcher, journalist or an
            require accessing online sources.
            With the technological world constantly becoming more advanced, there is often emphasis on

            that History also needs to adapt to the changes. This internship will give an insight to t
            which sources can be documented and broadcasted to a wider audience. To promote this inter
            Manuscriptorium Digital Library Department hosted a workshop which provided useful informa

            position.
            This workshop was led by Tomáš Klimek, a researcher for the Digital Library Department, wh
            understanding to what sort of role his job entails. He presented the benefits of online ma

            and also the type of challenges the Manuscriptorium faces such as copyrights with the auth
            taste of what the internship and the job it involves, he proceeded through a sample of how
            would be set out and provided tips on the coding procedure of the different sources. Mr Kl

            opportunity to explain that the internship is flexible with the interns allowed to pick th
            which interests them and have no desired deadline. With this being said, it is possible fo
            choose a short text to work on if they do not have a great amount of time to commit to the

            Finally, possibly the most important aspect to this internship is the constant support pro
            interns should not feel isolated or embarrassed if they struggle with anything during the 
            If students did not already gather from it, the workshop reinstated how the internship is 

            great opportunity for students who are considering a future in digital history to gain exp
            field whilst also offering the Library invaluable assistance at the same time.