Internship in a documentation centre or library - Internship

Teacher(s)

Brodkom Frédéric (coordinator);

Language

French

Main themes

The internship takes place either in a public library, an academic library, a documentation centre or a consultancy which manages documentation. In cooperation with the management of the host institution, students observe daily life in the different departments (reception and training, cataloguing and technical departments, computer software etc.) and play an active role in it. They analyse the opportunities and the constraints of a library or a documentation centre. They take part in the current debates in the profession and in forward thinking of the management. 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	The internship enables students to gain an in-depth exposure to the issues involved in managing either a public library, an academic library, a documentation centre or a consultancy which manages documentation The internship directly relates to the theoretical courses on librarianship and  bibliometrics (LCLIB 2120 and LCLIB 2125).

Evaluation methods

The assessment contains two elements :

1. At the end of the internship, students are required to write a report of about 20 pages which gives an account of the experience of the internship, the knowledge and skills acquired and offers a critical point of view on the experience. (5 pages on the structure of host organisation and 15 pages of critical analysis on the intern's experience). This report should be handed in by the first day of the examination session and will form the subject of an oral defence. 
   
2. The host library is required to fill in an assessment grid on the performance of student intern. The grid is available on the faculty website. 
   

 The final mark is the weighted average of the two marks.

Faculty or entity

FIAL