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=Lisa Wynn's IU School of Library & Information Science S605 Internship Wiki=

Requirements/Timeline/Checklist

 * [|Link to IU SLIS INDIANAPOLIS Internship Information webpage]
 * Link to IU SLIS / BLOOMINGTON [|Internship Guidelines]
 * [|Internship Checklist] from IU SLIS / BLOOMINGTON
 * Deadline to apply: For Fall by July 15--intern will receive confirmation by August 15
 * Link to my submitted application
 * If your application is submitted online, your advisor should email approval to the internship coordinator (SLIS Internship Coordinators for IU at Indianapolis: [|Tomas A. Lipinski]).
 * Internship Coordinator confirms placement with supervisor
 * Within a month of submission the Coordinator sends letters of confirmation, [|evaluation form] to Supervisor, and evaluation form to intern ([|intern feedback form])
 * Perform 60 onsite hours per credit hour X 3 credit hours = 180 onsite hours
 * Meet with Supervisor before starting the internship to schedule for onsite hours, create a list of likely tasks to be completed, and agree on the goals of the internship as follows:
 * One-paragraph description of the goals of the internship
 * List of tasks or objectives to be accomplished by the intern
 * T he work schedule agreed to by both the Intern and the Supervisor
 * Submit updated goals and objectives, work schedule, date for oral report (during first 10 hours of work)
 * Keep a journal of internship experience
 * Daily Entries
 * Weekly Reflections
 * Read and abstract professional literature related to internship (one document for each 20 hours worked)
 * You will summarize documents and published literature relevant to the internship: one 200-word, descriptive abstract or annotation for every 20 onsite hours. Sources may include articles from professional practice or research journals, local institutional or departmental reports or policy statements, operation manuals, authoritative websites, and chapters from authoritative books.
 * Midway through semester, Intern e-mails progress report to internship coordinator or coordinator makes a site visit
 * **Due Date for journal (daily and weekly entries), 2-3 annotations: Sept. 23**
 * **Additional Due Dates for for journal (daily and weekly entries), and annotations: Oct. 21 and Nov. 18**
 * Interns will meet in groups to report at the conclusion of their placements. Your 10-15-minute oral report should present highlights of your internship accomplishments and emphasizes unique aspects of the experience. Report times will be scheduled by the internship coordinator.
 * End of semester, Supervisor submits evaluation of the intern ([|evaluation form])
 * End of semester, Intern submits evaluation of the experience ([|intern feedback form])
 * End of semester, Coordinator reports grade for S605
 * Internships are graded Pass/Fail.

[|Typical areas of responsibility for interns include] (under the guidance of an on-site supervisor):

 * Development and/or management of databases
 * Classification and organization of materials and data, including indexing and abstracting
 * Preservation of materials
 * Provision of reference services and bibliographic instruction
 * Programming of activities for specific groups (children and young adult reading and storytelling activities; outreach to business groups or retired individuals; information assistance to individuals with a disability)
 * Developing means for presentation of information, electronically or in print.
 * Conducting information and communication audits
 * Undertaking analysis and design of information systems
 * Development or refinement of Web sites

Other Interns' Blogs, Wikis, etc.

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 * http://john.curtin.edu.au/ society/bibliography/
 *  http://www.sis.pitt.edu/ academics/LIS2220.pdf
 * http://www.slis.indiana.edu/ syllabi/spring_2004/L682_ bantin.html
 * http://www.slis.indiana.edu/ syllabi/fall_2005/ L516Syllabus2005.html
 * http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ courses/256.lindberg/ 256fa06readings.htm
 * http://www.ark-group.com/ downloads/RecordsretentionTOC. pdf
 * http://ilta.ebiz.uapps.net/ productfiles/productfiles/964/ RecordsRetentionBibliography. pdf
 * http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/ records/workshops/ edarchivistser.html
 * http://www.in.gov/iot/files/ IOT_E-mail_Retention.pdf
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