July 1 is the  application deadline for a Fall Semester internship or practicum.

New / revised opportunities (May 13, 2013):

Outside of Arizona:  University of Memphis Collection Management Dept.

Opportunities are arranged alphabetically in these categories:   Academic, School, Public, Special, Outside Arizona, International

 

Academic

Arizona State University, Hayden Library (Tempe)

The Undergraduate Service unit at the ASU Libraries offers practicum opportunities for fall, spring, and summer semesters. The practicum consists of providing instructional and orientation services for new ASU students. This is a great opportunity to observe ASU's teacher librarians in the classroom setting and to develop teaching skills needed for a career in academic librarianship. You will also attend committee meetings where you will participate in professional collaborations. Hours are flexible and can include early mornings and evenings to attend orientation events.

Contact:  Julie Tharp, jtharp@asu.edu, 480-965-5168

Arizona State University, Noble Science & Engineering Library (Tempe)

Various opportunities to work in an academic library.Contact: Sheila Hofstetter, 480-965-7607, sheila.hofstetter@asu.edu

Central Arizona College (Coolidge)

An internship is available for an enthusiastic and innovative individual interested in gaining experience in an academic library that is experimenting with new technologies. The intern will be based at the Signal Peak Campus in Coolidge.  The intern will work with librarians in collection development, library instruction, and in-person and virtual reference service. The CAC Library is implementing new services and technologies and the intern will be encouraged to participate in these initiatives.

Contact: Nancy Deegan, 520-494-5279, nancy.deegan@centralaz.edu

DeVry University Library (Phoenix)

Small technical library supporting students and faculty, with many opportunities to learn and apply computer technology.

Contact: Lisa Hussey, lhussey@devry.edu

Grand Canyon University Library (Phoenix)

Opportunity to work in a new academic library learning a variety of professional duties. 

Contact: Nita Mailander, 602-639-6645, nita.mailander@gcu.edu

Maricopa Community College District (Phoenix area)

Interns will be based at one of the ten Maricopa County Community Colleges and would be involved with librarians working on any one of a number of different projects.
Some examples of past projects include:

• Library instruction, research and assessment
• Web design and resource development
• Virtual reference statistics and policies
• Collection development and assessment
• Virtual menu collection using Dublin Core
• Provide Reference services
• Co-teach library instruction sessions

Contact each college library individually for available internships:
1) Chandler-Gilbert Community College Library -- 480.857.5137, 2626 E. Pecos Road, Chandler, AZ 85225
2) Estrella Mountain Community College Library -- 623.935.8091, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85323
3) Gateway Community College Library -- 602.286.8460, 108 North 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
4) Glendale Community College Library -- 623.845.3108, 6000 West Olive Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85302
5) Mesa Community College Library -- Zoe Luter, zluter@mail.mc.maricopa.edu 480.461.7694, 1833 West Southern Avenue, Mesa, AZ 85202
6) Paradise Valley Community College Library --  Cinthya Ippoliti, cinthya.ippoliti@pvmail.maricopa.edu 602.787.7209, 18402 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85032
7) Phoenix College Library -- 602.285.7748, 1202 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013
8) Rio Salado College Library -- 480.517.8273, 2323 West 14th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281 Contact: Hazel Davis,hazel.davis@riosalado.edu

9) Scottsdale Community College Library -- 480.423.6653, 9000 E. Chaparral Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85256 Contact: Karen Biglin, karen.biglin@sccmail.maricopa.edu

10) South Mountain Community College Library -- 602.243.8139, 7050 South 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85042

Pima Community College, Northwest Campus (Tucson)

The PCC Northwest Campus Library has begun a joint project with the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center (TCCC) to organize their collection and identify a cataloging system. The intern would be instrumental in reviewing and testing various free and low-cost cataloging systems and working with both the PCC Library and TCCC personnel to find the best fit. Many of the books are in Chinese, so some knowledge of Chinese would be helpful but not required.  TCCC staff and volunteers are willing to input the records, translate, transliterate, etc. The major issue is finding and setting up the cataloging system.

Contact:  Kris Swank, PCC Northwest Campus Library Director, kswank@pima.edu  520-206-2250

Pima Community College (Tucson)

Pima Community College has five libraries. All of the libraries provide the full range of public services to students, faculty and staff. To inquire about the possibility of an internship at a particular location please contact the Director. 
Desert Vista Campus
Tony Arroyo, Library Director, aarroyo@pima.edu, 520-206-5068
Downtown Campus 
Theresa Stanley, tcstanley@pima.edu  520-206-7267
East Campus
Chuck Becker, Library Director, cbecker@pima.edu 520-206-7656
Northwest Campus
Kris Swank, Library Director, kswank@pima.edu 520-206-2238
West Campus 
Joe Labuda, Library Director jlabuda@pima.edu 520-206-6821

University of Arizona Poetry Center

A Digital Projects internship is available for Fall semester at one of the nation's largest special collections of contemporary poetry. The Digital Projects intern will process incoming items, research and enter descriptive metadata, and process permissions for voca, the Poetry Center's digital library of audiovisual recordings of poets and writers. This is an excellent opportunity to gain meaningful hands-on experience in a supportive, professional atmosphere.

Contact:  Wendy Burk, 520-626-4298, wlburk@email.arizona.edu

School

Rancho Gabriela Elementary School (Surprise, AZ)

K-8 school library internship in Surprise, AZ.  Research, develop, and implement an incentive program schoolwide to increase student interest in reading.

Contact:  Janelle Yoder, janelle.yoder@dysart.org

Ocotillo Learning Center Library, Sunnyside School District (Tucson)

A new library for pre-schoolers is being set up at the Ocotillo Learning Center.  Also, it is part of the learning community which includes children and families. The internship would involve cataloging, story telling, book acquisitions and weeding, library management system development and other library functions.

Contact:  Linda Kurick, LindaKu@susd12.org

Pima Prevention Partnership Academy & High School (Tucson)

Help create a new 7-12 library with emphasis on electronic materials and ebooks.  Interns will help with collection development, work closely with students on research projects using electronic and traditional resources, and assist with cataloging new materials.  Fingerprint clearance is required.  Teaching or school library experience is preferred.  Location is close to campus.

Contact:  Susan Dabbs, 520-991-9083

School / Church Library (Tucson)

Help set up a lending library by selecting materials and organizing the space. The library will serve children, teens, and adults.

Contact: Meg Beer, meg.beer@pima.gov

 

Public

 

Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records (Phoenix)

The History and Archives Division is seeking interns to work on projects for some of the collections that contain audio/visual media. Possible projects include 1) creating a finding aid/inventory of Native American LP recordings, 2) work with one or more historically significant audio and film collections, such as the Mecham impeachment Senate tapes or the McFarland audi/film archives, 3) process several colelctions of electronic media.

Contact: Linda Reib, 602-926,3724

The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records actively encourages SIRLS internships. The Department is the state library agency and the statutorily designated manager of public records in Arizona (http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/index.html). An internship will be focused in one of the divisions listed below. The intern will participate in the regular work of the division and do a special project related to that division. The intern will also be given an orientation to all the other divisions in the department. Travel in Arizona might be expected.
Contact: Richard Prouty, rprouty@lib.az.us 

1) Archives - Experience in handling and processing a collection and creating a finding aid. Interns will also learn about government records appraisal, electronic records, preservation of archival materials, reference inquiries, and digitizing historical photographs and documents.
2) Braille & Talking Book Library - Assist in planning for the conversion to a digital format. Two studies are needed. One will analyze the recorded book collection to determine which existing titles are to be converted to the digital format. The other study will explore patron attitudes towards the change to digital-format playback equipment.
3) Carnegie Center - A variety of opportunities including Arizona Center for the Book, a program for creative aging.
4) Capitol Museum - Opportunities in the Museum include working with staff on exhibits, in collections to process objects, and with education to update visitor service publications.
5) Information Technology - Seeking students with some web and HTML experience to assist in the organization of web services to the public and Arizona libraries. Responsibilities would include organization, design, and some HTML coding.
6) Law & Research Library - Works with interns to provide a look at the diversity of disciplines covered by our agency and collections in our library. 
Projects include describing resources through pathfinders to subject materials; learning to identify/catalog collections; planning use of space and creating maps for current collections; creating user guides and customer surveys.
7) Library Development Division - Opportunities to work on special projects usually involving public library improvement through training and consultation.

Chandler Public Library

The Chandler Public Library system is seeking motivated individuals for internship positions. Following the application process, you will be interviewed prior to placement at one of the four Chandler Library locations.

Contact: Tara Anglin, tara.anglin@chandleraz.gov, 480-782-2815

Glendale Public Library

Do you like teenagers? Do you like babies? Do you like all the ages in between? Glendale Public Library is the place for you! The Youth Department at Glendale Public Library offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with children of all ages in a progressive, customer service-oriented environment. Youth Department interns participate in variety of activities, including assisting at the youth services reference desk, planning and producing library programming, collection development and maintenance. Flexible hours, including evenings and weekends are available, as well as the opportunity to develop, plan and produce original programming.

Contact: Merideth Jenson-Benjamin, Youth Services Librarian, 623-930-3537, mjenson-benjamin@glendaleaz.com

Maricopa County Library District (Phoenix)

The MCLD Administration Services Team Intern will focus on daily operations in assisting with the Summer Reading Program. The candidate should be detail-oriented, organized, and a good team player. Regular duties will include gathering ideas for Summer Reading incentives, assisting with compiling titles for final book voucher incentive, investigating new SRP performers, compiling fact sheets and other training toolkits, helping organize and distribute final prizes.

Contact:  Jeremy Reeder, JeremyReeder@mcldaz.org

Pima County Public Library (Tucson)

Internships are available at branch libraries, administration, Collection Services and Technical Services and the Main Library. Internships are tailored to the student’s academic needs and can be a combination of practical work and project based experiences. The Pima County Public Library serves all of Tucson and Pima County, both urban and rural areas and provides services for all ages. To learn more about the PCPL and its services and locations visit our website at www.library.pima.gov.

Contact: Jere Voigt, Library Administrator, 520-594-5600, jere.voigt@pima.gov

Pima County Public Library, Main Library

Opportunity to work with the Main Library's Grants and Nonprofit service. The intern will be expected to have a strong comfort level in the use of electronic databases as well as a desire to interact with diverse populations. After 20-30 hours of training focusing on the grants databases, the student will work with the Grants librarian to provide two grants databases computer labs, after which the student will be expected to conduct the labs independently. As time permits, the intern will be responsible for suggesting additions to and edits of PCPL's Grants and Nonprofits web site.

Contact: Jere Voigt, 520-594-5600, jere.voigt@pima.gov

Pima County Public Library, Seed Library

The Seed Library seeks a SIRLS intern who has a yen for learning experiences outside the library box.  Duties of the internship may include helping facilitate collaborations with our community partners and helping to pursue other partnerhsips in the community; creating simple databases; helping with coordination of Seed Library volunteers; helping create educational resources using different media; using social media to engage the seed library community.

Contact:  Jere Voigt, 520-594-5600, jere.voigt@pima.gov

Scottsdale Public Library

Recruiting for a Digital Collection intern to work in the ContentPro Digital Database. This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in managing digital content and metadata in a public library setting.

Contact:  Abigail Nersesian, 480-312-2430, anersesian@scottsdaleaz.gov

Sierra Vista Public Library

Exposure to a wide range of activities in a medium-sized public library.

Contact:  Cathy Brownell, 520-458-4225, Cathy.Brownell@sierravistaaz.gov

Tempe Public Library

Opportunity to work in this urban public library.

Contact: Cheryl Fox, cheryl_fox@tempe.gov or Anna-Marie O’Brien, annamarie_obrien@tempe.gov

Special

360Training Research (Virtual or Tucson-based)

Assist with research related to the engineering and energy management industry.  Research trends in the energy management area as it relates to training and education; trends in "green building" area; research engineering PDH requirements; and certification or education requirements in the Skills industry.  The project will include collection of information to support the power and utilities division of 360training.com to help education staff, clients and potential clients on trends in the industry. Strong skills in research/reference. 360Training is a provider of compliance and workforce e-learning solutions. It services over 1500 e-learning partners who have trained more than 3 million users. Their integrated strategy of technology, content and service helps organizations and professionals in a wide range of industries, http://www.360training.com

Contact: Suzie Sands, VP Power & Contractors, 520-760-8605, suzie.sands@360training.com

Architecture MPS Journal (virtual)

Architecture MPS (media_politics_society) Journal is a forum for the analysis of architecture in the mediated environment of contemporary culture. Its focus is cross-disciplinary and in addition to being a platform for publication, it also operates as a resource repository offering research materials and related academic publications on a single platform. Internships are available in the areas of  research materials management and development, communication strategies, and website management.

Contact:  Rachel Isaac-Menard, ris@architecturemps.com

Arizona Archives Online (Phoenix and other locations)

Interns will learn the basics of Encoded Archival Description (EAD), then work in an archive in the Phoenix-metro, Tucson, or Flagstaff areas converting finding aids in EAD.  The internships are best suited for a student with a background or interest in archives.

Contact:  Todd Welch, todd.welch@nau.edu

Arizona Attorney General's Office Law Library (Phoenix)

The Arizona Attorney General's Office has an opportunity for an intern to familiarize him or herself with legal research materials through participation in the day-to-day operations of the library, including cataloging the Law Library collection, organizing and taking inventory of continuing legal education materials, taking part in space planning activities, creating stack content maps, and assisting library patrons.

Contact:  Joan Dalton, Library Director, 602-542-8025, Joan.Dalton@azag.gov

Arizona Department of Transportation Research Center (Phoenix)

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) generates a significant amount of information in managing the state's transportation system. ADOT's Research Center would like an intern to examine this information with the intent of documenting what is generated and whether it is published or unpublished. Preference is for the student to have taken or be enrolled in IRLS 572.

Contact:  Dale Steele, dsteele@azdot.gov , 602-712-3138

Arizona Health Sciences Library (Tucson)

The Arizona Health Sciences Library is seeking SIRLS interns for all semesters. We have many web-based electronic resources for Arizona residents and our interns work with us to create these resources. If you are looking for an internship where you can make a difference in the lives and health of Arizona residents, contact us. 

Contact: Sandy Kramer 520-626-6438, skramer@ahsl.arizona.edu

Arizona Health Sciences Library Univ of Arizona's College of Medicine Campus (Phoenix)

The Arizona Health Sciences Library, Phoenix is seeking SIRLS interns for all semesters. The library is unusual in that the collections are primarily digital. Medical students use the space for collaborative scholarship activities. We are in the midst of creating a new library for the 21st century health profession. Learn more athttp://www.medicine.arizona.edu/phoenix/index.cfm.  As in Tucson, there are many web-based electronic resources for Arizona residents and interns work to create these resources. If you are looking for an internship where you can make a difference in the lives and health of Arizona residents, contact us.

Contact:  Jacqueline Doyle, 602-827-2031/2062, jddoyle@email.arizona.edu

Arizona Historical Society (Tempe)

Internships are available for summer and fall 2013. AHS-Papago Park has several hundred collections ranging from personal and family papers to 20th century business, professional and non-profit records.  Projects include Re-Process the Sam Applewhite Manuscript Collection, Meltzler-Blaine-Kemmerle Family Photograph Collection, and the Ephemera Collection at Papago Park. The internships are focused, outcome-driven and designed to build skill sets and an understanding of the principles of archival practice.  Stipends range from $500 - $1000 depending on the number of internship hours.  Qualifications: Completed a minimum of 12 credit hours; preferred familiarity with archival principles.

Contact:  Linda Whitaker, lwhitaker@azhs.gov

Arizona State Museum Library (Tucson)

The Arizona State Museum Library (ASML) is a non-circulating research facility specializing in the archaeology and anthropology of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Because the library's collection development policy supports the mission of the Museum, the collections are particularly rich in resources on southwestern indigenous cultures. Please see our web site at http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/ and follow the links to the library.
Typical internship opportunities include: 1) doing a MARC cataloging project, working in an ILS;  2) encoding archival finding aids in Encoded Archival Description;  3) digitizing images and doing Dublin Core metadata cataloging;  4) collection management analysis;  5) gaining experience working in a special library. 

Contact: Mary Graham, megraham@email.arizona.edu, or Marly Helm, mhelm@email.arizona.edu, or call 520-621-4695.

Barbara Grygutis Sculpture (Tucson)

This internship project will focus on cataloging existing works of public art by the artist; contacting public art programs throughout the country to have them assess the condition of the individual pieces; and working with the artist to create stewardship plans of maintenance for the public art collections that own these sculptural environments. This project involves public contact, research and good writing skills.  Since an information professional is not on site, the student will be responsible for finding a local librarian or information professional to supervise and evaluation the internship.

Contact:  Nora Kuehl, 520-882-5572, nora@barbaragrygutis.com

Benedictine Monastery (Tucson)

The Benedictine Monastery Library is updating its database system and needs assistance in determining the best system for the collection.  In addition, the collection needs reorganizing and recataloging.  The intern would assist the librarian in these activities.

Contact: Mary Sheridan or Sister Cecilia Rose, 520-325-6401

Casa Grande Valley Historical Society & Museum

An internship opportunity offering hands-on, project-based experience.  Exposure to all aspects of professional museum and archives projects. Skills and interests include museum/library/archives collections management, exhibit development/preparation, historic research, and media management.

Contact:  Berlin Loa, 520-836-2223, director@cgvhs.org

Center for Creative Photography (Tucson)

An internship is available to assist the Rights & Reproductions area with updating copyright agreements with contributing artists. Duties include scanning original copyright agreements and attaching a digital copy to the artist's information in the The Museum System (TMS), updating copyright information about the artists, and conducting research about artists and galleries.

Contact:  Denise Gose, gosed@u.library.arizona.edu  520-307-2830

Chandler Museum

Seeking one or two interns to help put all digital audio recordings currently on CD onto a server for back-up. Some use of editing software may be used to piece together interviews that are in different places. Recommend options for making audio files searchable to researchers. Assist in locating, consolidating, and documenting all remaining audio tape interviews for another mass digitization project. Help create subject-based oral history collection finding aids that will be available on the web. Assist in helping to further document the oral history collection.  Some knowledge of digital recordings would be helpful.

Contact:  Jean Reynolds, Jean.Reynolds@chandleraz.gov

Cienega Watershed Parternship Oral History Program (Tucson)

The Cienega Watershed Parternship (CWP) is a non-profit organization founded to support stewardship initiatives in the Cienega Watershed region of southeast Arizona (www.cienega.org). The "Back Then" work group conducts oral history interviews in order to document and understand past environmental conditions, decisions, and land use of the watershed. Interns will conduct oral histories with individuals identified by the work group.  Responsibilities include research to prepare questions for the selected interviewee; conduct and record the oral interview; transcribe or prepare summary notes; update and maintain three databases on persons, questions, and resources; and coordinate with the work group.  Some travel to surrounding areas will be required to conduct the interviews.

Contact:  Alison Bunting, alisbunting@gmail.com, 520-455-4657, or Shela McFarlin, shela_mcfarlin@yahoo.com, 520-548-9459

Fresh Start Women's Foundation (Phoenix)

Students would have the opportunity to teach computer classes and work one-on-one with clients teaching computer skills and information literacy. Also, students would help with current programs (author visits, journaling, books groups) and assist in developing new ones. 

Contact:  Joyce Abbott, 602-261-7168, jabbott@fswf.org

Girl Scout Council (Tucson)

The Sahuaro Girl Scout Council has been the recipient of vast amounts of ephemera, photographs and slides, uniforms, and other GSUSA resources from donors. Our collection needs to be organized, sorted, identified, cataloged and archived, as well as displayed and stored. We seek an intern who can develop and carry out a plan for the collection that includes adult volunteers and girls as hands-on participants in some aspect of the organizational/archival work. We need a process developed for a standardized intake of donations. Also, the intern would work collaboratively to develop plans for and identify grant funding opportunities to open a small museum for displaying the collection.

Contact:  Timalee Nevels, tnevels@sahuarogsc.org  520-319-3159

The Haven (Tucson)

Assistance is needed to organize an archive of photographs, documents, and other items to develop a history of The Haven, a community-based organization offering services to women and men who are recovering from alcohol and drug abuse. The project would be located primarily at the Adelaide Drive site, just north of Salpointe.

Contact:  Margaret Higgins, 520-623-4590, MargaretHiggins@thehaventucson.org

Imagine Greater Tucson

Imagine Greater Tucson (IGT) is a nonprofit community organization whose purpose is to create a shared vision and clear action for the Tucson region that will make our community a vibrant and healthy place to live, work, learn, and play for generations of all ages. As part of this mission, IGT will introduce a Community Information System which is a web-based resource intended to encourage and support informed participation by individuals and organizations in efforts to realize our shared regional values. The intern will assist in the design, implementation, and evaluation of this resource.

Contact:  Oscar Gandy, oscargandy@yahoo.com

Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (Phoenix)

The Labriola Center is partnering with the American Indian Policy Institute at ASU and the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA)  http://www.itcaonline.com/ to work on an ITCA Legacy project documenting the history of the Inter Tribal Council.  This is a paid internship. The student will assess the archives and organize ITCA business records at the ITCA office.

Contact: Joyce Martin, joyce.martin@asu.edu

Luke Air Force Base Library (Phoenix)

The Base Library supports the mission support, educational and quality of life needs for over 6,000 military and civilian workers and the families of the military assigned there. This internship position will involve the running of the six-week Summer Reading Program, plus once a week Babytime and Toddler Time sessions. Depending on hours worked, there may be some time to assist customers in general reference assistance.

Contact: Katherine (Katie) Gillen, Luke AFB Library Director, katie.gillen@luke.af.mil, 623-856-6301

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Inmate Library (Phoenix)

This internship is an opportunity to work in a jail library that serves six county jails and approximately 7,000 inmates. Duties and projects will include helping with finding donations, picking up donations, sorting and shelving books, answering inmate requests and packaging books for the book carts. There is very little contact with inmates in this position as the library is separate from the jails and no inmates are allowed inside. This is a non-paying internship with flexible hours.

Contact: Lisa Poulin, l_poulin@msco.maricopa.gov, 602-876-5638

Mesa Commemorative Air Museum

The Mesa Commemorative Air Museum is embarking on two projects that may provide internship possibilities. One project is digitizing and cataloging the WWII photography collection. The intern would be working with engineers andhistorians using museum equipment. The other project is with the Library of Congress Veteran's Oral History project sponsored by the Museum. The intern would work with a professional cameraman and historians using museum equipment. The Museum is located at 2017 N. Greenfield Rd, Mesa AZ 85215.

Contact: Rita Erickson, rperickson2001@yahoo.com, 480-474-2318

Musical Instrument Museum (Phoenix)

Internship opportunity in the archives of this new museum.  This is a paid position and interns should be able to work 24+ hours per week.  The intern will manage or assist with re-housing the archives collection and creating finding aids, as well as input and update of collection data into the MIM's collection database. 

Contact:  Brian Dredla, brian.dredla@themim.org, 480-478-6023

National Invasive Species Information Center, US Agricultural Research Service (virtual)

Assist in discovery of web-based resources for the National Invasive Species Information web site, www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/  Interns will create new species propfiles for the web site; update existing profiles, state laws and regulations resources. Desired skills/educational background: knowledge of search strategies to find web-based resources; ability to identify and evaluate appropriate resources for the web site; ability to create and maintain web pages; interest in invasive species, biodiversity or environmental issues.

Contact:  Joyce Bolton, 301-504-6454, joyce.bolton@ars.usda.gov

Phoenix Indian Medical Center

Opportunity to work in the Indian Health Service medical center library, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Contact: Jean Roehrs, jean.roehrs@ihs.gov

Planned Parenthood Arizona (Phoenix)

The Historical Materials intern will organize and facilitate transport of agency historical materials to an archives with a local historical society. The intern will also create a system for organizing and storing other historical materials, including videos, books, CDs, and manuals. The intern will have weekly meetings with an internship supervisor to track progress.  Scheduling is flexible but must be completed from the headquarters building (5651 N 7th St, Phoenix) during the hours of 9-5, Monday-Friday. The intern must complete paperwork, sign confidentiality agreement and complete an agency background check.  NOTE:  If this internship is taken for credit the student would be responsible for locating a librarian as the supervisor of record. A student may also undertake this as a volunteer without receiving credit.

Contact:  Kate Elliott, kelliott@ppaz.org,  602-263-4294

Reading Seed, a Children's Literacy Program (Tucson)

The Reading Seed, a non-profit literacy organization, maintains a lending library for children and young adults.  It currently has more than 15,000 books and over 7500 individual titles.  Books are checked out by our reading coaches and by teachers from schools throughout Pima County. This internship involves dealing with circulation, cataloging, weeding the collection, collection development, shelving books, and other special projects.  Interest and knowledge of children's and young adult literature would be helpful.

Contact: Betsey Stahler, Library Manager, 520-798-0700, bstahler@readingseed.org

Roman Catholic Diocese (Tucson)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson is looking for an intern interested in archives and special libraries to work on a project cataloging archival papers. It is an opportunity to work with documents about the history of Tucson from a unique perspective. The position is unpaid.

Contact: Nancy Siner, nancys@diocesetucson.org, 520-886-5201

Southern Arizona Transportation Museum (Tucson)

Intern to coordinate team effort to catalog medium-sized collection of railroad-related objects. Basic duties: Measuring, basic photographing, condition evaluation, basic cleaning, numbering and placement of object in archival box and placement of box on shelving unit. The location is 414 N. Toole Ave., Tucson (north of Congress St. and 5th Avenue).

Contact: Laura Caywood Barker, 520-623-2223, satmdirector@yahoo.com, www.TucsonHistoricDepot.org

Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center Outreach, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona (Tucson)

Interns will be based at the College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, in Tucson and will be involved with librarians and other outreach staff working on any one of a number of different projects. Some examples of past projects include: Web design and pathfinder resource development, Virtual reference regarding environmental health,Collection assessment, cataloging, and development, Co-teach library instruction sessions in high schools,Environmental Health Literacy development projects.

Contact: Marti Lindsey, 520-626-3692, lindsey@pharmacy.arizona.edu

Tucson Community Meditation Center (TCMC)

TCMC has served Tucson for 25 years and offers daily meditation classes and meditation retreats in a location near the UA. TCMC is an all volunteer organization. The Center has a small lending library of books, CDs, and DVDs related to meditation practice.  The library needs to be organized and a history of the TCMC needs to be created. Some assistance in seeking grants is also desired. The intern will be supervised by a SIRLS graduate and supported by the Center's Library Committee.

Contact:  Wanda Poindexter, dexter@dakotacom.net  520-743-0732

University Physicians Hospital (Tucson)

Create a library for all areas of patient care, including the Annex, four Behavioral Health Services units, the Medical/Surgical department, and possibly the Emergency Department waiting room. Attend an orientation in the hospital's education department. Collaborate with staff and administration to formualte the type and number of books to go into the library and how the books will be stored, organized, and circulated. Create a system for tracking books. Create a system for maintaining the library so that resonsibilities could be taken over by other interns, volunteers, or hospital staff after the internship ends. Meet regularly with on-site supervisor to reveiw project progress, as well as the intern's learning needs. Supervision by a librarian will occur off-site as there are currently no librarians at UPH hospital. Requirements: Knowledge of what goes into creating a library, how to adapt a library to the physical location and the population it will serve, creative initiative to explore new possibilities and exercise resourcefulness in creating the library. Ability to communicate with multi-disciplinary team and in group meetings.

Contact: Leah Henningsen, 520-874-2857, lhenningsen@uph.org

Ventana Research Corp. (Tucson)

A paid internship is available at a growing high technology firm. The intern will be responsible for helping to create and organize an information and inventory control database system.   This is an excellent opportunity for individuals to get real world experience and familiarity with Dept of Defense Contracting Information classification and data handling procedures.

Contact:  John Lombardi, ventanaresearch@msn.com

Western Archeological & Conservation Center (Tucson)

This Center for the National Park Service is an archive that contains both institutional records and historical documents for over 65 park service units of the Pacific West and Intermountain regions. The selected intern would participate in the full spectrum of archival management.

Contact: Lynn Mitchell, Lynn_Mitchell@nps.gov, 520-791-6404

Outside Arizona

National Asian & Pacific Islander Families Against Substance Abuse (Los Angeles)

Opportunity to catalog and process a small library of books, media and ephemeral materias. Duties include creating catalog records using MARC and LC classification; importing catalog records into online catalog; indexing and processing materials. Most hours will be performed on site in the Little Tokyo district and some may be performed off site. This is a private, non-profit membership organization dedicated to addressing the alcohol, tobacco and other drug issues of Asian American and Pacific Islander populations.

Contacft:  Virginia Sanchez, 562-883-1319, yeoperson@yahoo.com

University of Memphis Collection Management Dept.

The Collection Management Dept. encompasses the functions of collection development, acquisitions, serials, interlibrary loan, and electronic resources.  We will work with students to design an internship in any of these areas.

Contact:  Steven Knowlton, 901-678-8234, sknwlton@memphis.edu

International

The UA office that provides information on international internships is the Department of Interdisciplinary/International Studies, http://www.ids.honors.arizona.edu/employment.htm

Salzburg Global Seminar (Salzburg, Austria)

The Salzburg Global Seminar is an international, non-profit institution that convenes current and future leaders to address global problems. Since it was founded in 1947 to encourage intellectual rebuilding of post-war Europe, the Seminar has extended its programs to include faculty and fellows from all regions of the world. The Seminar is looking for a library science intern to help run the library of Schloss Leopoldkskron. The Seminar will pay the intern's travel to and from Salzburg and room and board for the duration of the three month internship. Responsibilities include periodicals/newspapers subscriptions, cataloging new acquisitions, duties related to session responsibilties such as compilation of resource pages, and archiving sessions on CD-ROM.

Contact: Cheryl VanEmbrug, cvanemburg@SalzburgGlobal.org   or Astrid Koblmueller,akoblmueller@SalzburgGlobal.org website:  www.SalzburgGlobal.org