Growing the Profession: Mentoring Undergraduates for Librarianship |
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| Authors: | Connie Lamb Brittany Hendricks Quinn D Galbraith |
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| Institution: | Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA |
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| Abstract: | Since 2007, Brigham Young University Library has provided a paid internship program for undergraduates that allows them to work with a librarian in an academic setting to help them decide if they wish to pursue a master's degree in Library Science. This article describes the internship program and provides results of surveys given to both interns and library mentors regarding their expectations and outcomes. In a new addition to the program, interns now meet with multiple librarians to gain a broad understanding of library work and how different library areas function together. |
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| Keywords: | Internship program library science internship undergraduate internships undergraduate library internship |
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