Science & Technology Students to continue valued internships at federal libraries
| Students to continue valued internships at federal libraries |
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| Monday, October 19, 2009 | |
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Library science students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be able to intern at two federal libraries for another five years under terms of a new agreement. UNC’s School of Information and Library Science recently signed a new contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Library that extends a 35-year internship agreement. Since it began, more than 350 students have interned at the EPA Library and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Library, both located nearby in the Research Triangle Park. “I have had the opportunity to intern at both the NIEHS and EPA,” said SILS student Brendan Thompson. “After almost 10 years of experience in libraries, the internship still provides me with fresh and innovative ways to provide patrons with the services they need. Also, the diverse group of interns and librarians provide for an ideal setting in which to collaborate and implement cutting-edge technology.” The renewal comes at a time when CollegeGrad.com, which does an annual survey of entry-level recruitment, has reported that employers are cutting back on internships during the recession, hiring two percent fewer interns this year than last. “The relationship between the school and the EPA and NIEHS libraries is important to our students as well as to the libraries,” said Barbara B. Moran, Ph.D., interim school dean. “Students have an exceptional opportunity to gain hands-on experience at a federal library, and the libraries gain assistance with reference, cataloging, online searching, interlibrary loan tasks and much more. They also gain fresh ideas from some of our brightest students.” Nine school students now in the internship program are Thompson, Rachel Carriere, Megan Carter, Ruth Finch, Geoffrey Corey Harmon, Lauren Havens, Kathryn Roth, Lesley Skalla and Shannon Walker. School of Information and Library Science Web site: http://sils.unc.edu/ School of Information and Library Science contact: Wanda Monroe, (919) 843-8337, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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