Sgt. Yano Library, Schofield Barracks

The intern will be provided an opportunity to work in all areas of the library: Circulation (Innovative Interfaces Millennium); Reference – work with OCLC’s QuestionPoint, assist reference librarian in analyzing and evaluating the collection and recommend purchases; become familiar with a variety of online databases such as ProQuest; Public Services – programming, interlibrary loan; and Technical Services – cataloging and acquisitions.

The Sgt Yano Library is a public library whose customer base is comprised of the Army community in the Schofield Barracks area. The library is a 25,000 square foot facility with a book collection of approximately 80,000.

• LIS 601 Introduction to Reference & Information Services
• LIS 605 Metadata Creation for Information Organization

• Good language and social skills
• Basic reference and cataloging skills
• Ability to multi-task

Can accommodate intern’s schedule.
Library hours of operation are: Mon-Tue, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Wed-Sat, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

• Learn circulation desk operations
• Be familiar with a variety of reference tools to include online databases
• Gain experience in providing online reference services via QuestionPoint
• Be able to identify acquisition sources for library materials, supplies, and equipment
• Be able to plan, market, and execute a library program

• Intern and supervisor will discuss goals at the beginning of the internship
• Intern and supervisor will meet formally at midpoint to discuss how well goals are being met
• Librarians who work with intern will provide training, support, and feedback throughout the internship

The supervising librarian will complete the LIS 690 Evaluation Form at the end of the semester.