(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University)<\/p>\n
The Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and the Galter Health Sciences Library of Northwestern University are co-sponsoring a joint practicum for the Fall 2019 semester.\u00a0 This practicum is geared towards LIS graduate students currently enrolled in ALA-accredited programs who are interested in exploring health sciences librarianship. Recent MLIS graduates are also encouraged to apply.\u00a0 The collaboration provides the student with a supervised experience working in the public service area of both a public and private academic health sciences library setting, learning skills to be applied to their future careers.\u00a0 Former practicum students have indicated this experience has factored significantly in finding positions after graduation.<\/p>\n
The practicum student will gain hands on public service experience while integrating classroom theory into a working environment. The student will able to network with librarians from different departments within each institution.\u00a0 Both libraries will integrate the student into the daily work flow, allowing the student to accompany and assist librarians as they teach, perform reference duties, and provide individual consultations.<\/p>\n
A project to serve both serve the needs of the library and the interest of the student can be designed, but a project for its own sake is not mandatory unless required by the graduate school program. Students will be required to submit weekly reports outlining their activities at each library.\u00a0 A final presentation comparing the experience at the two libraries is also mandatory.\u00a0 The two libraries will work with the student in scheduling time at each library between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. during the semester.\u00a0 The student will spend approximately 120 hours between both libraries. The major focus of the placement will be to deliver public services, including the following relevant training:<\/p>\n
Both libraries are accessible via the CTA and Metra.\u00a0 The Galter Library is located at 303 E. Chicago Ave., in the Streeterville neighborhood just east of the Magnificent Mile.\u00a0 The UIC-Library of the Health Sciences is located in the Illinois Medical District just west of the Loop.<\/p>\n
Northwestern University and UIC are affirmative action, equal opportunity employers that have a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity and are particularly interested in received applications from a broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities, women, covered veterans, and individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n
To apply for the practicum, please send a cover letter and resume by June 7, 2019<\/strong> to: Jonna Peterson, Northwestern University, jonna.peterson@northwestern.edu<\/a> and Rebecca Raszewski, UIC, raszewr1@uic.edu<\/a><\/p>\n The material in this transmission contains confidential information intended for the addressee. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure or use of this information by you is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete it and destroy all copies. Notify AIM Specialty Health at 847 564-8500. Thank You.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) The Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and the Galter Health Sciences Library of Northwestern University are co-sponsoring a joint practicum for the Fall 2019 semester.\u00a0 This practicum is geared towards LIS graduate students currently enrolled in ALA-accredited…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calls-and-requests","category-professional-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10035\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}