Occidental College Library is pleased to announce the availability of
2-3 library intern positions for ten weeks during Summer 2009. These work experience opportunities are funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded to Oxy in collaboration with libraries at five other liberal arts colleges.
Why participate?
- Learn about the nature of library work and the challenges facing libraries.
- Find out if librarianship is a good career choice for you.
- Gain valuable work experience in a college library setting.
- Develop a network of professional contacts.
- Add a unique experience to your resume.
- Challenge your skills and broaden your interests.
- Earn money while you learn.
Interns will:
Be paid a competitive student wage as full-time library employees for working approximately 35-40 hours per week during Summer 2009. Wages will cover interns' participation in library project work and mentoring experiences with librarians. - Carry out project work with supervision from professional library staff based on the interests of the intern.
Some possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- evaluating parts of the library’s collection in light of specific needs related to diversity
- assisting in the arrangement and description of an archival collection
- exploring new ways to identify and meet undergraduate student library needs
- researching and developing ideas for future library space renovation and use
- developing and implementing ideas for library displays and programs
- Become informed about full-time summer internships at Occidental College Library and other library career opportunities.
Interested students are asked to email an application no later than Friday, April 10, 2009 by 5pm. Send email to: nvelkavrh@oxy.edu. For more information contact Nick Velkavrh, Library Fellow, at 323.259.2671 or the Program Coordinator, Jennifer Masunaga at 323.259-1473, jmas@oxy.edu.
Please visit our Mellon Librarian Recruitment Program web site to learn more.
Come visit the exhibit about Barack Obama and Occidental College --- President Barack Obama '83 entered Occidental College as a freshman in 1979 and continued as a sophomore through spring 1981. Photos of faculty and the campus from the archives; the La Encina annual; Obama's poems in Feast, the student poetry publication; and, pictures of Barack Obama as a student snapped by classmates offer a glimpse into Obama's two years at Oxy. Plus, the exhibit includes wood from the 2009 presidential platform donated to the archives by an Oxy alumna working in the capital!
