Spring 2024 Virtual Health Sciences Practicum Opportunity

Attention MLIS students and recent graduates!

The Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), the Health Sciences Library of Loyola University Chicago, and the Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University, are co-sponsoring a virtual joint practicum for the Spring 2024 semester. 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. The collaboration provides the student with a supervised virtual experience working with librarians in three academic health sciences library settings, learning skills to be applied to their future careers.

During the practicum, students will be assigned projects that serve the needs of each library and the interest of the student. Students will be required to submit weekly written reflections and deliver a final presentation detailing the experience toward the end of the semester. The three libraries will work with the student between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. during the semester. The student will spend approximately 100/120 hours between the libraries. The major focus of the placement will be to deliver public services, including the following relevant training:

* Learning and utilizing core health sciences databases such as PubMed and CINAHL
* Working with patrons in virtual settings
* Working on the development of LibGuides
* Working with librarians who teach course integrated instruction and /or library skills workshops
* Working with librarians who specialize in evidence-based health sciences and clinical practice research
* Learning the process of systematic reviews
* Learning how metadata and cataloging systems aid in discovery of resources
* Depending on the location of the student, an in-person site visit may be arranged

Questions?
Denise Nunes (Clinical Informationist) denise.nunes@northwestern.edu 
Gretchen Neidhardt (Metadata and Digital Projects Librarian) gretchen.neidhardt@northwestern.edu

To apply for the practicum, please send a cover letter and resume or CV by September 1, 2023 to:
Jonna Peterson, Loyola University Chicago, jpeterson2@luc.edu
Rebecca Raszewski, UIC, raszewr1@uic.edu
Denise Nunes, Northwestern University, denise.nunes@northwestern.edu

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