Leeward Community College ▶️

The intern will have opportunities to gain practical knowledge and experience in the areas of library instruction, online guide design, reference, collection development, and open educational resources (OER). An effort will be made to tailor special projects to the interests and skills of the intern.

The Leeward Community College supports a diverse student body of approximately 6,200 students on both its main campus overlooking Pearl Harbor and at a satellite campus on the Waianae Coast. The Library’s General Collection contains approximately 67,000 print volumes and more than 250,000 e-books selected to support the college’s 90 associate degree and certificate programs. Smaller specialized collections include the Reference, ESL, Hawaiian/Pacific, and Juvenile collections.

• LIS 601 Introduction to Reference & Information Services

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a professional and cooperative manner with other librarians and staff
• Ability to take independent action and work with minimal supervision
• Experience with web design (optional)

Internship hours will be scheduled during the library’s operational hours, including evenings.

• Introduction to and experience with supporting a growing information literacy program
• Ability to deliver professional reference services to students and faculty
• Knowledge of collection development
• Ability to identify and curate OER, support faculty adoption of OER, develop marketing and training materials, and workshop facilitation

Verbal and written feedback will be provided to the intern on an ongoing basis. The LIS 690 evaluation form will be completed by the supervising librarian.

A formal evaluation based upon the LIS 690 evaluation form will be provided at the end of the semester.