Smithsonian Internships - Internship Resources

There are many resources available to aid you during your time at the Smithsonian:

Your Intern Supervisor
Your Intern Coordinator
SCEMS—Internship Services—interninfo@si.edu
Online Orientation Presentation (this website)
On-site orientation provided through your program
Orientation Guide—paper copy available from your intern coordinator or SCEMS & downloadable PDF file on this site.
Smithsonian Intern Website Resources (below)
Organized enrichment events and online schedule

If you are outside of Washington, D.C. for your internship, contact your Internship Coordinator for specific resources for your program.

Smithsonian Maps
http://www.si.edu/visit/maps.htm
http://gosmithsonian.com/action/go/internal/312

An 18 minute captioned video highlighting the history and activities of the Smithsonian is available for viewing at the Castle Information Center, which is open daily 8:30am-5:30pm. This distinctive red, sandstone building is centrally located on the National Mall, and may be entered from either Jefferson Drive SW on the north or through the Enid A. Haupt Garden on the south.

Public Smithsonian Internship Page—Links to Smithsonian intern programs
http://intern.si.edu

Office of Research Training and Services’ (ORTS) Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study (SORS)—Research and Fellowship Opportunities
http://www.si.edu/ofg/ofgintro.htm

Maps and Visitor Guide—hard copies and translated copies of these guides are available at any Smithsonian museum information desk
http://www.si.edu/visit/

goSmithsonian—public site for planning Smithsonian vacations
http://www.gosmithsonian.com

SOLAA Online Application System (check back Fall 2008)
http://apply.si.edu

Intern Registration Forms
http://siofg.si.edu/ICHome.htm

PRISM – The Smithsonian’s Intranet (internal)
http://prism.si.edu

SI Phone Directory
http://prism.si.edu/siphone

Intern Events
http://prism.si.edu/intern

Security Units
http://prism.si.edu/
administrative/SecurityUnits.htm

Health Units
http://ofeo.si.edu/
safety_health/occhealth.asp

ID Office & Lost and Found
http://ofeo.si.edu/security/
technical/idbadges.asp

Smithsonian Directives and Policies
http://prism.si.edu/
opmb/sd/index.html

Shuttle Schedule
http://ofeo.si.edu/offices/
ofmr/mss/transportation/
trans.asp

Computer Security Awareness Training
http://sectrain.si.edu

The Torch (staff newspaper)
http://prism.si.edu/
opa/torch

The Blue Bulletin (monthly announcements)
http://prism.si.edu/
opa/bluebulletin

Inside Smithsonian Research
http://www.si.edu/
opa/insideresearch

PRISM > Offices, Museums & Research Centers
http://prism.si.edu/
administrative/offices_
museum_rschcntrs.htm

OCIO – IT- Customer Support
(i.e. computer help)
http://prism.si.edu/
ocio/cssd

Smithsonian Careers
http://www.sihr.si.edu/

Holidays
http://www.opm.gov/fedhol

Public Events
http://viarc.si.edu/intranet/
events/start.htm

SIRIS - SI Research Information System
http://www.siris.si.edu

Museum Studies/Career/School/Training Information
http://museumstudies.si.edu

Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/
group.php? gid=5278754132

Please note that some links on this page are accessible only from within the SI network. You will have access to this information once your internship begins.