Abstract
Librarians at a private and a public institution collaborated to offer a health sciences librarianship practicum that emphasized public services. After advertising the practicum on library school internship Web sites, the librarians conducted joint interviews to select a student and determined what aspects of librarianship would be covered during the practicum. During the Fall 2010 semester, the student spent 60 hours at each library, working 2 days a week, gaining experience at each institution. The joint practicum was deemed a success by both libraries and the student. The libraries will continue with their collaboration. This model may be used by other libraries.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 25-32 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Hospital Librarianship |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2012 |
Keywords
- academic libraries
- collaboration
- internships
- library school students
- medical libraries
- practicum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Library and Information Sciences