Policy:
The Information Services Division of The William and Anita Newman Library, Baruch College, is offering a practicum for students enrolled in ALA-accredited library schools. The program encourages leadership and the development of business reference and instruction skills in an academic library setting. The internship gives participants the opportunity to gain professional experience prior to graduation and addresses the gap between library and information science theory and practice. Interns will learn about the operation of various library divisions, attend library faculty staff meetings and local LACUNY meetings, serve at the reference desk, and participate in an active instructional program. Preference will be given to students interested in pursuing careers in business librarianship.
The William and Anita Newman library serves Baruch College, CUNY, one of the nation's largest business schools with an enrollment of over 15,000 students. It is a state-of-the-art library with 200 computer workstations, 400,000 volumes and 2,500 periodicals. Access to electronic databases and the Internet is available throughout the library.
Interns will:
- be assigned to a mentor
- work 150 hours during one semester
- provide reference service appropriate to their level of expertise
- assist in the preparation of New Titles In Reference, an electronic newsletter with annotated listings of new acquisitions in the reference collection, or assist in the instructional program
- attend selected departmental and professional meetings
- develop expertise in a specific business database (to be determined in consultation with the mentor) and prepare a presentation on this database for an undergraduate library class, or:
- work on a project in an area of reference or information services (to be determined in consultation with the mentor) and prepare a presentation for the library staff.
Requirements:
Applicants for the internship program must have completed at least 15 credits towards a master's degree in library or information sciences at an accredited school, including a course in reference and electronic database searching.
Applicants should send a resume and brief statement explaining their interest in the internship to:
Professor Louise Klusek, Associate Head of Information Services
tel. (646) 312-1617
or
Professor Jerry Bornstein, Deputy Chief of Public Services
tel. (646) 312-1615
William and Anita Newman Library, Baruch College CUNY
Box H-0520
151 E. 25th St.
New York, NY 10010