RCL Technical Services Internship
Dominican University
- River Forest, IL
- Training
- Part-time
OPEN TO: Dominican University SOIS Graduate Students
DATES AVAILABLE: July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025Part time position, 12 hours per week, flexible work schedulePaid internship with an attached scholarship from the Dominican SOIS program - you will be credited two classes over the course of the academic yearExpectation for all Dominican employees:To support the University's mission of preparing students to pursue truth, to give compassionate service, and to participate in the creation of a more just and humane world.Description:Join the Rebecca Crown Technical Services team to gain experience working on cataloging and processing, collection management and development, library systems, and more. This internship is highly mentored by skilled librarians and administrators with years of experience. At the end of the internship, you will have gained the following experience:
- Work closely with the Technical Services Librarian and Technical Services Coordinator:
- Cataloging and physical processing of new materials
- Collection development - Select new materials for the library and purchase items
- Collection management - Perform maintenance, including weeding and displays
- Gain experience using Library Management Systems, including Alma, PrimoVE, and Springshare
- Special project opportunities
- Expand your professional network
- Professional Development opportunities
- Get practical academic library experience
- Collaborate with SOIS faculty throughout the internship
- Preference will go to those who have completed LIS 703 Organization of Knowledge
- Enrollment at least part-time as a degree-seeking student in the Dominican University SOIS program
- Must be eligible for US employment