Reference & Instruction

Goal:  To become familiar with the organization and operations of a Reference & Instruction Department of an academic library

Prerequisites:

• Prospective interns must have taken one of more reference courses.
• Due to space constraints and our desire to provide a meaningful mentorship for interns, we are unable to accommodate more than one intern each year.  

Supervisor:  Janelle Wertzberger , Director of Reference & Instruction

Phone: 717-337-7010

Location: Reference & Instruction Department, main floor, Musselman Library

Dates available: Gettysburg College's Fall Semester.  Prospective interns must be available during the third week of August for a training session of approximately fifteen hours in length. Weekday hours required, but some evening hours are possible on Mondays through Thursdays.

Internship activities:

• The intern will staff the Reference desk and assist students and other researchers in using the collections.
• The intern will participate in collection development of the Reference Collection.
• The Intern may work with various librarian liaisons to support various academic departments.
• The intern may participate in our information fluency program by:
  • preparing supportive course materials
  • co-teaching a class as schedules permit
  • collecting and analyzing statistics taken in support of the instruction program
• The intern may create and/or  maintain reference materials on our website.
• The intern may assist with special events, including marketing and administrative support. 
• Other duties as assigned.