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Library or Information Agency
Type of Library or Information Agency
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Mike
Pfleiger
mike.pflieger@wisc.edu
(608) 262-2007
Academic Information Management
Academic Library, Non-profit rganization
13 Ingraham Hall, UW-Madison
Fall, Spring, Summer
Placement can be done remotely; student availability depends on if working f2f or remote
YES
None; research data course (LIS 603) might be helpful
Data governance
Working with student academic data; data governance, digital asset management/electronic record management
Data governance
Adriana
McCleer
amccleer@apl.org
920-832-6176
Appleton Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
225 N. Oneida St., Appleton, WI 54911
Fall, Spring, Summer
Schedule may vary during open library hours: Monday-Thursday, between 8:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
YES
2
Basic understanding of public libraries and community engagement
Teen and Adult Services
Teen and adult programming, community engagement, community partnerships, project management
Support programs and partnerships in a newly renovated library with a focus on teen and adult services.
Our library will open in the beginning of 2025 with opportunities for interested students.
Andrea
Selbig
aselbig@chazen.wisc.edu
608-265-1156
Chazen Museum of Art
Non-profit rganization
Elvehjem Building, 800 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706
Fall, Spring
M-F, 8:30-5:00, possible later hours until 8pm depending on project
YES
A good practicum student will be a careful, independent, flexible, and detail-oriented individual with an interest in learning about museum operations. Must be willing to accurately execute repetitive tasks. Knowledge or experience with databases or collections management systems helpful.
Data organization; database
Record and update artwork cataloging information in collections database, following prescribed metadata lexicon and protocol
• Assist with specific data entry initiatives (i.e. keyword tagging, location updates) as needed
• Prepare and organize files for new accessions
• Photocopy reference information for object files
• File reference materials into object files
Pete
Shrake
pete.shrake@wisconsinhistory.org
608-356-8341
Circus World Museum Robert L. Parkinson Library and Research Center
Archives; Historical Society, Special library
415 Lynn St. Baraboo, WI, 53913
Fall, Spring, Summer
Any time during normal business hours 8:00-5:00 Monday through Friday
YES
3
None - just bring a willingness to learn!
Cataloging, digitization
Digitizing historic posters, photographs, and sound recordings. Cataloging manuscript collections.
Circus World Museum
Kelli
Hughes
kelli.hughes@wisc.edu
608-265-5697
College Library
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
Helen C. White Hall, 600 N Park St, Madison, WI 53706
Spring, Summer
Flexible with some evening availability preferred
YES
1
None required
Public Services
Around 40 hours will be dedicated to shadowing at the Reference Desk and the Ask a Librarian chat service to provide an introduction to generalist reference practices at College Library. Another 40 hours will be sent observing and assessing Comm-A online tutorials and in-person library sessions. The remaining 40 hours will be flexible based on the academic and career goals of the student. Additional areas for project work include Collection Management, Library Communications, and User Experience.
The College Library Public Services Practicum is team-led experience and will include different supervisors for each component of the practicum.
Amanda
Wakeman
amanda@columbuspubliclibrary.info
(920) 623-5926
Columbus Public Library
Public, Public: Youth Services
223 W. James St. Columbus, WI 53925
Summer
All open hours are possible. Library hours are:
Monday-Thursday 9:00am-8:30pm
Friday 9:00am-5:30pm
Saturday 9:00am-1:00pm
YES
1
Some direct customer service experience is preferred, as students may be asked to staff the circulation desk and/or perform reader's advisory. Must be interested in working with and planning/implementing programs for youth.
Youth Services/ Community Engagement
Duties can be discussed per student's interests and desired experiences. However, a mix of youth services and adult services/community engagement projects would likely be included.
Potential projects include: Helping to plan and implement programs for children and teens for the Summer Library Program, staffing the children's circulation desk, performing reader's advisory, assisting patrons, assisting Youth Services staff with craft and activity preparation.
The library recently completed a two year Community Engagement grant through ALA, called Libraries Transforming Communities. Part of the student's duties could involve participating in Root for Columbus, the program that resulted from the library's grant. One of the duties would involve a community potluck intended to gather ideas for small community projects and form teams to execute those projects.
The Columbus Public Library is located about 40 min. NE of Helen C. White Hall. It is a straight shot up Hwy 151.
Robert
Lopez
Bob.Lopez@wicourts.gov
(608) 266-6316
Dane County Legal Resource Center
Public Law/Government
Dane County Courthouse
215 S. Hamilton St. Rm L1007
Madison WI 53703
Fall, Spring, Summer
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
YES
1
Familiarity with legal resources like primary law (statutes, administrative code, case law) and secondary sources (law reviews, practice manuals, etc.) in both printed and electronic format. We have a Westlaw, WestlawNext and Millennium (OPAC) as well as printed resources like the Key Number Digests. Familiarity with any or all of these things would be helpful.
Ability to work with a computer and use MS Office Suite products or similar applications for word processing.
Public/customer service experience.
Research
Looking for a SLIS student to help develope user guides for the library, to work on researching criminal topics for the legal information service we provide to the Dane County Jail inmates, and to work on indexing donated materials from the Dane County judges. Other projects could involve updating library and judicial library materials and working with the pro se legal assistance clinics.
Local Decision Access Project is one idea I would like help developing. It is a collection we have here at the library that depends on the Dane County judges to submit copies of opinions or case documents to the library for people to browse. The SLIS student would work with teh librarian on developing a sustainable indexing system, probably based larger on Thomson West's Key Number Digest System.
We are a public law library located in the Dane County Courthouse. We sesrve members of the public, attorneys, paralegals, interns, judges, inmates, and government employees on a daily basis. We are a unique hybrid of public and special library services, and would be able to provide an interesting learning experience for the right student and could use the help of legal information person.
Thank you!
Alfred
Johnson
alfred.johnson@wi.gov
608-266-7952
Department of Health Services, Division of Quality Assurance
Government agency
1 West Wilson St, Rm450, Madison, WI 53703
Fall, Spring, Summer
Our office is open 7:45-4:30 pm. We would accept up to 40 hours a week.
YES
3
-Basic knowledge of records management principles.
-Knowledge of Wisconsin public records law is preferred
-Knowledge of reference work.
-Willingness to learn on the job.
-Knowledge of electronic records management is preferred.
Records Management and Reference
-Assist with responding to open records requests
-Scanning requests and redacting PHI and PII
-Assist with revising division forms
-Research best practices on how to utilize technology to efficiently provide responses to public inquiries.
-Practicum students will research and provide advice on implementing an electronic records management system.
Marjorie
Schildknecht
mschildknecht@elgin.edu
847-214-7174
Elgin Community College
Academic
Renner Academic Library, Bldg. C
Elgin Community College
1700 Spartan Drive
Elgin, IL 60123
Spring
Fridays, 8 am - 5 pm
NO
1
Final semester of LSIS
Varied areas
Assist the Public Services, Distance Learning and Archives librarians with projects in their areas.
Alejandra
Varley
avarley@fieldmuseum.org
312-665-7555
The Field Museum
Non-profit organization, Special library
1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605
Fall, Spring
Flexible, ideally Tuesday/Wednesday and Saturdays
yes
1
Customer service experience/skills, Collection Management
Special Collection
Inventory of items, member reference services, customer service
Porsche
Schlapper
jblankenburg@fs.fed.us
608-231-9542
Forest Products Laboratory Library
Academic Library, Non-profit rganization
Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI 53726
Fall, Spring
The library is open M-F, 7:30 am-4:00 pm. Hours need to be within those limits.
YES
1
Beginning cataloging class. Advanced cataloging is even better or concurrent. Needs to know MARC coding.
Cataloging and/or archives
Retrospective cataloging, maybe organize a history collection.
Possibility of scanning documents for ContentDM.
Gabrielle
Draxler
gdraxler@hedbergpubliclibrary.org
6087586587
Hedberg Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
316 S. Main Street, Janesville, WI, 53545
Summer
business hours are 9-8 M-T and 9-5 F&Sat - availability depends on student/staffer
YES
1
none are required - Children's Librarianship/ Public Library/ Reference will be helpful depending upon interest area
Public Services (Youth, Reference, Public options)
Duties will vary depending upon student interest area. We are offering a well-rounded experience opportunity with work in Youth Services, Outreach/Innovation, and Adult/Reference Services with more time dedicated to the student's specific interest area. Responsibility will also be implementing the Summer Library Program.
Indexing historical collections, Community Garden project, Bookmobile outreach, special projects by student design
We are offering a little bit of everything with an opportunity to customize your experience based on your interest area after you've gotten an opportunity to experience each department. Lots of room for self-inspired projects and duties.
Michele
Pollard
michele.pollard@hennepinhistory.org
612-870-1329 ext 5
Hennepin History Museum
Archives; Historical Society
2303 Third Ave s, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Spring, Summer
5-10 hours/week Tues-Sat flexible hours
YES
1
Archives introduction
archive services
processing, digitization, or database migration
Patrick
Milhoan
pmilhoan@nd.edu
574-631-9438
Hesburgh Library
Academic
University of Notre Dame
1201H Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Fall, Spring, Summer
hours are flexible
Varies
1
Strong attention to detail
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
- Ability to work independently
Rare books and special collections
Students will become familiar with collections handling procedures and stewardship, as well as experience in collections management tools. Projects include archival processing in accordance with professional standards to include appraisal, arrangement, description, minimum analog preservation, and the creation of associated discovery tools such as EAD finding aids and catalog records. Additional tasks can include collections assessments and conservation surveys.
Kendra
Bouda
kbouda@scout.wisc.edu
(608) 265-9453
Internet Scout Research Group / UW-Madison
Digital/Technology
1210 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706
Fall, Spring, Summer
Flexible scheduling; temporarily remote
YES
1
Training is provided. Basic knowledge of cataloging and/or metadata standards is preferred, but not required.
1. Digital curation; 2. Special projects
1. Catalog resources/maintain metadata for Scout's digital library collections; 2. Remap or otherwise improve upon Scout's metadata and/or controlled vocabularies; 3. Work with software specialists to enhance functionality of Scout's in-house library software, Metavus
Located on UW-Madison's campus, Internet Scout Research Group (Scout) creates and delivers practical Web-based information and software solutions for educators, librarians, and researchers.
Evan
Meszaros
evan.meszaros@case.edu
216-368-3509
Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University
Academic Library
11055 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106
Fall, Spring, Summer
Schedules depend on staff, spring/fall vs. summer term
Varies
Varies based on practicum supervisor / team in question
Research Services (though other teams, such as cataloging, circulation, special coll., digital scholarship, etc. may have availability)
Varies depending on supervisor / team
Our Archives & Special Collections team always has need of assistance with specific projects; projects with other teams varies by team, time of year
I realize the answers I provided here are vague, but, in representing the main research library at an R1 university, possible practicum opportunities abound
Robin
Untz
lakemillsaztalanhistorical@gmail.com
920-728-2685
Lake Mills Aztalan Historical Society and LD. Fargo Library
Non-profit rganization
120 East Madison St, Lake Mills, WI 53551
Fall, Spring, Summer
Dependent on project and term. Flexible.
YES
2
Basic computer skills and possibly some museum studies experience or historic preservation, however not required.
Database or project development
To create digital content, or projects relating to the mission of the Historical Society.
Various and dependent on project
Jenny
Zook
zook@wisc.edu
(608) 262-7761
Law Library Reference Dept.: Uw-Madison
Academic
5326 Law Library, 975 Bascom Mall
Fall
Any days Mon-Fri, any time between 8AM and 5PM.
YES
1
Some familiarity with legal sources is beneficial, but not essential
Public Services
Field face-to-face, electronic and telephone reference questions. Learn and build upon legal bibliography and legal research techniques. Revise library's bibliographies and guides. Possibility for assisting in preparing for and teaching library instructional classes and leading library tours.
Wendy
Fritz
wendy.fritz@wisc.edu
608-265-2679
Learning Design, Development & Innovation Unit // DCS
Digital/Technology
21 North Park Street, 7th Floor, LDDI Unit
Fall, Spring, Summer
Typically our team is available from 9a-3pm daily, but we're very flexible.
YES
1
No requirements. We'll train. 🙂
Faculty Professional Development * Instructional Design
Supporting Delivery of Instructor Professional Development and Instructional Design
Dana
Ryals
dryals@madisoncollege.edu
608-246-6649
Madison Area Technical College - Truax Library
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
1701 Wright Street, Madison WI 53704
Fall, Spring, Summer
Preferred availabilities between M-F 10:00-2:00, but flexible
YES
1
Research and customer service
Reference & Instruction
Staff circulation desk, provide reference services, assist with technology support, observe / lead library instruction and/or workshops, staff online chat service, update libguides, serve on teams, assist with projects
Duties vary depending on student's interests and library's needs. We are flexible and look forward to hosting practicum students!
Abigail Ryan
Rachel Davidson
ryana@madisonpubliclibrary.org and rdavidson@madisonpubliclibrary.org
608-266-6385
Madison Public Library - Sequoya Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
4340 Tokay Blvd Madison WI 53711
Fall, Spring, Summer
Hours can vary, library is open 9-9 M-F, 9-5 Saturdays, programming may happen evenings and weekends
YES
1
Interest in public service, racial equity. Previous customer service experience is a plus.
Reference/Youth Services/Community Engagement
Reference desk assistance, Reader's Advisory for all ages, technology assistance at public computers, assistance with programming/program design and execution, weeding/collection management, special projects (may vary with student interests)
Our team of librarians collaborates with self-motivated students to develop skills that serve public library patrons of all ages and fulfill your personalized practicum goals. (Please note that practicum availability each semester is subject to staff capacity and workflow, and that a Youth Services-only practicum is not currently available at Sequoya Library)
Karen
Lucas
kglucas@madisonpubliclibrary.org
608-261-9807
Madison Public Library - Sequoya
Public: Youth Services
Fall
Some Monday mornings, Tuesday mornings, Wednesday mornings for shadowing opportunities, and to develop program presentation skills. Some Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons for more loosely supervised work on STEM kit development, Thursday and Friday afternoons are a possibility, but would be more challenging for me to supervise.
Varies
1
Would like someone who has already taken a Children's Literature course, experience with Spanish Language children's books would be a plus.
Youth Services
Learning Supercharged Storytime skills and observing and developing Baby storytime, Toddler storytime, WonderWorks (preschool STEM programs) and Toddler Art Class presentation skills.
Program development and presentation (at least one full storytime), Readers' Advisory
Helping to develop STEM Kits (grant funded - we will hear whether or not we received the grant in May), including learning about resources to develop STEM literacy and learning experiences for 3 - 5 year olds in Head Starts and Preschools in need.
Possible Readers' Advisory special project to be determined by the student
Susan
Lee
SLee@cityofmadison.com
N/A
Madison Public Library – Central
Public
201 W Mifflin St
Madison, WI 53703
Fall, Spring, Summer
We can make arrangements based on the open hours of the Library. Schedule varies depending on the project and associated staff members
YES
1
We’d prefer that the student had already taken basic courses, had an interest in public libraries and good interpersonal and communication skills
Public services
reference, projects
specific projects available, including collections, depending on interests of students
Amy
Meyer
director@manitowoccountyhistory.org
920-684-4445
Manitowoc County Historical Society
Non-profit rganization
924 Pinecrest Road, Manitowoc, WI 54220
Fall, Spring, Summer
Differs by student schedule
YES
1
The ideal candidate will have experience and/or an interest in working at a small museum in one of our major task areas: youth and adult programming, creating school lesson plans, archive management, historic gardening, or historic building restoration.
Museum operations
Students will be able to work in various task area of our 60 acre outdoor museum. Duties would include enhancing tour curriculum, organizing public programs and exhibits, historic building restoration for our museum structures, and archives management. Special projects can be chosen from student interest.
Nestled in the scenic rolling Ice Age Kettle Moraine countryside of Eastern Wisconsin, the Manitowoc County Historical Society is a museum of living history. Feel the heat from the blacksmith's forge, take part in one-room school lessons, and find your ancestor's name in our archives.
This 60-acre interpretive museum of local history features a Welcome Center with local history exhibits and research services and the outdoor Pinecrest Historical Village - a collection of over 25 historic buildings with period furnishings from Manitowoc County's early settlers.
The Manitowoc County Historical Society, formed in 1906, is one of the oldest historical societies in Wisconsin. It is also one of the earliest societies to become an affiliate of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
MCHS was organized for the discovery, collection, preservation and publication of historical records and data of and relating to Manitowoc County, that establish the growth and progress of population, wealth, education, arts, science, agriculture, manufacture, trade and commerce.
Susan
Ponischil
ponisusa@gvsu.edu
616-331-2632
Mary Idema Pew Library, 340e, 10582 S Campus Dr, Allendale, MI 49401
Academic
Mary Idema Pew Library, 340e, 10582 S Campus Dr, Allendale, MI 49401
Spring
Hours will be somewhere between 7am - 3:30 pm Monday through Friday to be arranged by practicum student and practicum site supervisor.
Varies
1
Familiarity with MARC, OCLC, and LCSH is helpful but not required.
Cataloging
Cataloging music scores and print monographs.
Opportunity to conduct research on a related topic. Participants will also have opportunities to meet with Library administrators and other Library staff in areas of interest.
We can pay a practicum student in their first or second semester $14 per hour.
This practicum will take place on GVSU’s Allendale campus approximately 25 minutes west of downtown Grand Rapids. Bus service from downtown Grand Rapids to the Allendale campus is free for GVSU students and employees.
(608) 262-9585
Memorial Library/Humanities: UW-Madison
Academic
728 State Street • Madison, WI • 53706
Summer/Fall
check with supervisor
Varies
1
Anna
Lewis
alewis@education.wisc.edu
(608) 263-8199
MERIT (School of Education): UW-Madison
Academic/Special
School of Education
225 N. Mills St.
Madison, WI 53706
Fall, Spring
Negotiable. At least some hours should fall in the M-F 8-5 area.
Varies
1
People skills.
Administration, Cataloging, Public services, IT
It would depend on the project.
Tiffany
Helgerson
tiffany@mononalibrary.org
608-222-6127
Monona Public Library
Public Library
1000 Nichols Rd, Madison, WI 53716
Fall
Flexible--emphasis on after school hours for programming
Varies
1
Prefer individual who has had some experience working with youth (grades 4-12)
Youth Services--Preteen and Teen
Assist with programming preparation and events, design passive programming, create displays, develop relationships with preteen and teen patrons, shelf reading, assist with weeding, other special projects
Destinee
Udelhoven
mthorebhistory@mhtc.net
608-437-6486
Mount Horeb Area Historical Society
Non-profit rganization
100 S 2nd St, Mt Horeb, WI 53572
Fall, Spring, Summer
Until student has established relationship with org, we prefer M-F, 9am-530pm
Students would be assigned specific manuscript and/or photograph collection and expected to complete the following goals: 1. Assess collection and develop a processing plan. 2. Perform any necessary cataloging and re-housing. 3. Create related finding aid
A sampling of collections that need attention: Song of Norway Collection; Little Norway Collection; postcard collection; scrapbooks misc.
The Society's archives covers a wide range of topics and themes, with the students given the opportunity to work with a collection that was of particular interest to them.
Anne
Belden
abelden@mppl.org
847-590-3226
Mount Prospect Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
10 S. Emerson, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
Fall, Spring, Summer
Schedule depends on department
Yes
Varies
Coursework in public service, adult services, youth services, cataloging, or technical services
Adult Services, Youth Services, or Technical Services
Adult Services, Youth Services, or Technical Services
Assist with public services and programs in the Youth Services or Adult Services area; or assist with materials processing/cataloging in the Technical Services area
Technical Services practicums might not be available until mid-2022 due to shortages and not receiving new materials in a predictable way or flow.
Lauren
White
lauren@ngpl.org
608-527-4893
New Glarus Public Library
Public
319 2nd Street, New Glarus, WI 53574
Fall, Spring, Summer
Generally between the hours of 9am-7pm. We're pretty flexible within those hours when staff members are here. Generally, the director works 7-3, but that can be adjusted if the student needs continuous supervision by the director.
Varies
1
Some public library experience would be be helpful, or at least courses or projects relating to public libraries--it's a bonus if they have an interest in small and/or rural libraries. Customer service skills are a definite plus.
Adult Services
Help plan, facilitate, and develop programs for adults.
For 2016, we've received a grant from the local Community Foundation for adult programming. While we have some of the activities for the grant cycle planned, we're open to expanding our offerings.
Dana
Kelly
danakelly@nagcnl.org
6082552224
Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library
Non-profit organization, Special library
415 W. Main St., Madison, WI 53703
Fall, Spring, Summer
Any time between 9-4 M-F.
YES
1
nothing in particular
Cataloging, light research, data entry
We are embarking on a large database project that may require quite a bit of data entry that a student could support.
Processing backlog of donations, preparing for move to new facility, cataloging and transferring metadata to new content management system. Depends on interest of student.
Possible remote work, dependent on project.
Kelly
Allen
kallen@oregonlibrary.org
608-835-3656
Oregon Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
256 Brook St
Oregon, WI 53575
Fall, Spring, Summer
Flexible as long as YS staff is available. YS staff usually works 8 am - 5 pm Monday- Friday.
YES
1
Youth Services course or some experience working with kids in a library, school, or childcare setting
Youth Services
Help with programs for children or teens depending on interest area; update and create booklists for children and teens; help with regular weeding
We are working on diversity audits of all the collections.
Kristen
Whitson
kristen@wils.org
608-616-9756
Recollection Wisconsin
Digital/Technology
Virtual offices, serving libraries statewide
Fall, Spring, Summer
flexible schedule
YES
1
Experience with archives, history and/or digital humanities preferred. Experience with content management systems and tools such as CONTENTdm, OHMS, Omeka or Mukurtu a plus.
Digital Collections
Duties may include reviewing and updating digital collections metadata, researching copyright status of digital items and developing outreach and training materials.
Emily
Klonicki
eklonicki@rockfordpubliclibrary.org
815-987-6673
Rockford Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
214 N. Church St. Rockford, IL 61101
Fall, Spring, Summer
Depends on position
YES
4
any LIS background is acceptable
Collection management, local history, marketing, youth service, information service
Varies, by assignment
NA
Catherine
Baer
cabaer@rgpl.org
608-798-3881
Rosemary Garfoot Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
2107 Julius Street, Cross Plains, WI 53528
Fall, Spring, Summer
Depends on term, generally regular business hours, daytime
YES
1
Youth Services emphasis
Youth Services
Programming, collection maintenance and management, possible outreach, social media
summer program assistance
Several options, including: planning and execution of summer story time program(s), book clubs, collection management project, supervision of teen volunteers, school visits to promote summer programs
Bruce
Barton
bbarton@library.wisc.edu
608-262-4095
Shared Development Group, UW-Madison General Library System
Digital/Technology
Memorial Library
Room 436
728 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
Fall, Spring
8:00-5:00 M-F
YES
1
Demonstrated experience developing applications in the technology stacks used by the Libraries: Ruby/Rails; Java.
Library Systems and Applications Services
Develop, document, and/or test software primarily in support of our discovery interface (search.library.wisc.edu) and digital collections infrastructure projects, or the UW-Madison General Library System's web site and supporting services.
See this page on the Libraries website for more info https://staff.library.wisc.edu/webtech/library-it-practicum-placements/
Jean
Anderson
jean@scls.info
608-246-5613
South Central Library System
Public Library System
4610 S. Biltmore Lane, Suite 101, Madison WI 53718
Business hours, Thursday and Friday mornings preferred
YES
1
Interest in research data management and research reproducibility
Research data management
Developing, instructing, or helping with workshops; creating content for the web, assisting with research consultations
No special projects at this time
Robin
Stark
archives@mortonarb.org
630-719-7932
Sterling Morton Library
Special library
4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, Illinois 60532
Fall, Spring, Summer
Schedule will depend on specific project; remote work is possible
YES
1
Courses focusing on archives would be preferred, but not required.
Special collections, archives
Arrangement, description, metadata, digitization
Creation of oral history guide
The Sterling Morton Library is located at The Morton Arboretum, serving Arboretum staff, members, and guests. With a focus on botanical and horticultural materials, it houses a circulating collection as well as special collections including rare books, art, landscape designs, and institutional records. A project that we have in mind for a practicum student would be the creation of an oral history guide for interviews with Arboretum staff and members.
Mary
Ostrander
mostrander@stolib.org
608-873-6281
Stoughton Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
304 S 4th St, Stoughton, WI 53589
Summer
We can be flexible
YES
1
Experience working with youth
Youth Services
Programming, Collection Development and Maintenance, Reference
Katie
Nash
katie.nash@wisc.edu
608-265-1988
University Archives and Records Management
Academic Library
Steenbock Library room 425
Fall, Spring, Summer
Monday-Friday 9am-4pm
Varies
1
knowledge of basic archival best practices; familiarity with various technology software and platforms; ability to work independently and on a team; excellent communication skills
Reference and Instruction; Arrangement and Description; Digital Archives; Oral History; Records Management
The duties will vary depending on the nature of the practicum and area working in - whether it's arrangement and description work, or working with our oral history collection, etc.
Megan
Pletzer
mpletzer@uwcu.org
608-239-1260
University of WI Credit Union, UWCU
Business
3750 University Ave, Madison WI 53705
Fall, Summer
Any time 8-5, M-F
YES
1
UX and/or User Research
User Experience Design, User Research, Front-end Development in HTML/CSS
Complete small UX design or user research projects
Maria
Dahman
maria.dahman@wisc.edu
(608) 265-6417
User Experience Team, Division of Information Technology
Academic
Computer Sciences Building
1210 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706
Fall, Spring, Summer
Flexible, typically 9:00-4:00 M-F, remote work is possible
Varies
1
User Experience
Help improve the digital experience for students, faculty and staff at UW-Madison. The Center for User Experience works to make an equitable digital ecosystem on campus. We focus on usability, accessibility and desirability for campus websites, applications, and other digital services. Practicum students will work with clients on varied UX projects aligned with your interests.
Site information:
Thousands of students, faculty and staff interact with University services every day. Students plan their schedule and enroll in classes. Advisors support and connect students to resources. Staff make decisions based on pay and benefit information. Too often, outdated tools and complex systems make these interactions cumbersome and frustrating.
The User Experience Team works both within the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) and with clients across campus to improve end-to-end experiences for users. We are a six-person team comprised of User Experience Designers, a User Researcher, Service Designers, and an Information Architect/Content Strategist. We are dedicated to tackling wicked challenges and enjoy tremendously the varied opportunities afforded by the public sector. For more information about DoIT, please visit https://it.wisc.edu/.
Karen
Rattunde
karen.rattunde@wisc.edu
(608) 262-3680
UW Digital Collections
Academic Library
Memorial Library
728 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
Fall Spring Summer
Cataloging/metadata focus: Skills in using standards, controlled vocabularies or metadata schemas to describe resources. Proficiency with spreadsheets, databases, and batch editing tools and practices to make broad changes across a set of resources. Demonstrated experience or coursework using metadata standards to describe real resources, as well as a strong interest in cataloging and describing digital resources.
Digital Collections Metadata
The UW Digital Collections Center is responsible for acquiring, curating, preserving, and making available to the public digital resources covering a wide array of places, people, and subjects. As part of this work, the UWDCC creates and maintains the metadata used to describe our digital artifacts. This practicum covers the work and thinking required for producing and modifying metadata for digital resources, with the goal of making metadata standards-compliant, comprehensible, exact, usable, and conforming to internal and external policies and workflows. Participants will gain experience of where and how metadata is collected and processed, starting with acquisition, through digitization, description, public display and preservation. Practicum students will work closely with UWDC metadata librarians, as well as with other library staff and content providers, to create metadata that accurately describes all the aspects of a digital resource.
See this page on the Libraries website for more info https://staff.library.wisc.edu/webtech/library-it-practicum-placements/
Steve
Meyer
stephen.meyer@wisc.edu
608-262-3525
UW Memorial Library
Academic Library, Digital/Technology
728 State St.
Fall, Spring, Summer
This practicum can be done remotely; student availability will depend on the project & suervisor, and if it's face to face or remote
YES
Demonstrated experience in basic programming for data processing: Python, Ruby, Java. Knowledge of metadata schemes and formats: MARC, XML, CSV
Bibliographic data analytics
Several projects: Analyzing collection use: using over 2 decades of use data as an could get an anonymized data set. Merging and slicing the data by bibliographic info to analyze disciplinary trends could interesting and might be able to introduce some statistical techniques. There's also a sizable batch of e-use data.
Web analytics: This could be an interesting project to help prototype something for us. For example, in preparation for this kind of analysis, we have log data from our library search interface in a format that is not the gnarly, traditional server log format (it is a JSON format).
Web of Science data set: This is a massively interesting data set we have access to and some research groups are slowly starting to utilize it. Experiments do more analysis with it.
HathiTrust Research Center: could be an area to explore for doing text timing.
Data visualization. Tableau OR the D3.js library
IT practicums at Memorial Library https://staff.library.wisc.edu/webtech/library-it-practicum-placements/
IT practicums at Memorial Library https://staff.library.wisc.edu/webtech/library-it-practicum-placements/
Amanda
Moeller
amanda.moeller@uwrf.edu
715-425-3963
UW-River Falls
Electronic resources management
410 S. Third Street
River Falls, WI 54022
Spring, Summer
This practicum can be done remotely or hybrid
Academic library; website & digital resources
revising our website content as well as standards for what to include on the website instead of a LibGuide
Beth
Webb
webbb@uww.edu
6088985047
UW White Water Rock County - Lenox Library
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later), College, University, or other educational institution
Lenox Library, 2909 Kellogg Ave, Janesville, WI 53546
Fall, Spring, Summer
8AM - 6PM, MON-THU negotiable
YES
1
None required
Reference and instruction; outreach
Nothing at this time
can be done remotely
I enjoy working with these students.
Troy
Reeves
troy.reeves@wisc.edu
608-890-1899
UW-Madison Oral History Program
Special library
430 Steenbock Library; 550 Babcock Drive; Madison, WI 53706
Fall, Spring, Summer
Flexible schedule but some hours will need to be fulfilled between 9a-4p, M-F
YES
1
None
Oral History Processing & Interviewing: Oral History Promotion
Duties will depend on ongoing oral history projects and student's oral history interests, but could include the following: planning an oral history project, conducting oral history interview(s), processing extant oral history interviews, publishing short oral history-focused pieces, and updating or creating oral history project webpages
Student can work onsite, remote, or a bit of both
Julie
Harrison
jharrison@veronapubliclibrary.org
Verona Public Library
500 Silent Street Verona, WI 53593
Fall, Spring, Summer
between 9 am and 9 pm M-Th
YES
2
customer service experience
Reference & Instruction
provide reference services to patrons in person, over the phone, via email, collection maintenance and development, display creation
Local History/Archival Collection Development & Maintenance
Brittany
Gitzlaff
bgitzlaff@waunakeepubliclibrary.org
608-849-4207
Waunakee Public Library
Public: Youth Services
710 South Street
Waunakee, WI 53597
Fall, Spring, Summer
The majority of the hours should take place Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Storytimes are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday mornings.
YES
1/year
Library experience a plus, but not required. Must have a love of children, books, and working with families. Ideal candidate will be creative, flexible, organized, and motivated.
Youth Services - including babies, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age kids, teens, and families.
Help to plan and present storytimes, children's programs, and teen programs. By the end of the term be able to create and present an original storytime and program. Additionally, assist with weeding, book selection, social media, publicity, preparation of the Summer Reading Program (including school and preschool visits and designing reading sheets), book lists and other duties as they arise.
This placement does not have much, if any, opportunity for work in adult or tech services. The amount of time spent at a reference or circulation desk would also be minimal.
Katie
Zimmermann
ils.admin@wvls.org
7152617257
Wisconsin Valley Library Service
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
300 North First Street, Wausau WI 54403
Fall, Spring, Summer
The schedule is flexible, but hours will be completed between 8 am and 5 pm Monday through Friday.
yes
1 per term
The candidate should be interested in cataloging and classification and have completed either the LIS 651 Cataloging & Classification or LIS 632 Metadata Standards and XML course.
Cataloging and classification
Review problematic subject headings, research alternate or supplemental subject headings and assist with making changes.
The student would be working closely with the WVLS ILS Database Support Specialist to review problematic subject headings in our V-Cat Consortium catalog, research alternate or supplemental subject headings from a variety of thesauri, and assist with making batch changes in our database.
Project work may be done on-site and/or remotely, depending on the student's preference.
Brad
Gottschalk
brad.gottchalk@wgnhs.uwex.edu
608 263 5495
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS)
Special/Other
3817 Mineral Point Rd Madison, WI 53705
Fall, Spring, Summer
Prefer between 12:30 and 4:30, weekday afternoons, but the schedule is flexible.
Varies
please ask
Completion of SLIS 734, Modern Archives Management, is preferred, but not required. Some knowledge of geology is a plus but not required.
Archives, Cataloging, Event Planning
WGNHS has a number of older collections of geological research material. Student will assist the archivist in identifying materials for possible preservation projects, cataloging material including paper records and physical samples, and creating electronic indexes (spreadsheets and databases) of the material. Types of materials include unpublished reports, correspondence, maps, field notebooks, and out of print publications.
Simone
Munson
simone.munson@wisconsinhistory.org
6082646470
Wisconsin Historical Society
Academic Library
816 State Street, Madison WI 53706
Fall, Summer
regular business hours, able to set own schedule, no weekends
YES
basic cataloging skills
Serials Collection Management
This project would work closely with the Serials Librarian to conduct a preservation survey of print serials titles in the WHS collection. The survey would involve making decisions about the best preservation method for print titles (binding, microfilm, etc.), updating catalog records, and preparing titles for binding.
Dena
Wortzel
dena.wortzel@wisconsinhumanities.org
608-265-5593
Wisconsin Humanities Council
Public, Special/Other
3801 Regent St. Madison, WI 53705
Fall, Spring, Summer
Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
YES
1
Critical and creative thinking – ability to develop and implement a research strategy, experience working with or within humanities-related fields and organizations, online research, database development and management, experience using social media for outreach, blogging and/or writing for social media, and project management.
Research, data, outreach
The Wisconsin Humanities Council seeks a practicum or independent study student to work with staff to develop and implement research strategies to identify Wisconsin organizations or individuals whose work and mission relate to various WHC ongoing and future projects.
1. The student would research and identify Wisconsin thought leaders and trending topics, populate and maintain an existing Filemaker Pro database to manage this information, provide data and reports to WHC project directors (as requested) and create content from this research to be shared via WHC media platforms.
2. The student would have a unique opportunity to provide input on trending topics based on their own knowledge and experiences. The results of this research work informs WHC programming, publications, grant-giving and outreach activities related to the Working Lives Project. The WLP is a council conducted initiative to support, create and sustain cultural programs and experiences that enable communities across the state to engage in an ongoing, open and meaningful public dialogue about the meaning of work. For a more detailed example of how this work would be used and valued by WHC, visit the Working Lives project website: www.wisconsinhumanities.org/programs/current-programs/working-lives/project.
3. The student would create a research strategy and workflows that could be implemented for multiple WHC project areas. Ideally, the student would create a manual to train future student or volunteer staff to ensure information continuity and consistency across projects.
4. The student would gain valuable experience working with a non-profit education organization that advocates for ideas and knowledge about human history and culture. The humanities inspire curiosity and vision. Inquiry, observation, reflection, analysis, and discussion are the tools of the humanities. A good public humanities program encourages imaginative and critical thinking.
The Wisconsin Humanities Council is an independent nonprofit supported by federal, state, and private funds. WHC fulfills their mission with original programs and partnerships, publications, and with grants to other organizations. The Wisconsin Humanities Council was established in 1972 as an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). As a result of their work, a rich array of learning opportunities engage the people of Wisconsin in the exploration of human cultures, ideas, and values.
Russell
Horton
russell.horton@dva.wisconsin.gov
16082671790
Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
Archives; Historical Society
30 W Mifflin Street, Madison, WI 53703
Fall, Spring
Flexible hours, but should be between 10:00am and 4:00pm on weekdays
YES
1
Work requires attention to detail, ability to conduct research, and excellent writing skills. Interest in history is a plus.
Reference and Database
Students' primary work will be to create pathfinders, research guides, and other tools to help patrons more easily access materials that relate to commonly researched topics. Other duties may include answering reference questions and entering information into reference databases.
Hannah
Swan
hrswan@wisc.edu
American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
Rennebohm Hall, Rm 1403, 777 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705
Fall, Summer
Flexible, minimum 10 hours per week
Varies
1
Background in rare materials, digitization, and/or MARC cataloging preferred, but not required
Digitization, Print Cataloging
Broadly, the practicum student will support the current grant work being undertaken by the Archivist, working with a wide range of rare materials representative of the history of pharmacies and pharmaceuticals. They will perform copy and original cataloging of bound printed materials, as well as assist the Archivist and Curator with the digitization of both museum objects and ephemera–including scanning, digital photography, and metadata creation. We anticipate working with our student to tailor the experience to their interests and strengths.
Students with an interest in rare materials and special collections, digitization, and/or the archival arrangement of print materials are particularly encouraged to interview!
Tessa
Schmidt
tessa.schmidt@wisc.edu
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Academic
Fall, Spring, Summer
M-F, 8am-4:30pm
YES
1
Archives
Project based
Developing a framework for archiving the history of the CCBC as an organization
Suggesting policy and procedure for what materials to archive and how to inventory
This work will focus primarily on print materials from annual records dating back to 1963
Amanda
Bosky
abosky@stolib.org
608-873-6281
Stoughton Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
304 S 4th St, Stoughton, WI 53589
Fall, Spring, Summer
We will work with you
YES
1
None
Public Libraries
Programming, Collection Development and Maintenance, Reference
We are open to internships for people interested in public library service for Adults, Teens, and/or Children.
Carolyn
Jenkinson
jenkinson@wisc.edu
608-262-3606
Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, Center for Design and Material Culture, UW-Madison
College, University, or other educational institution, Museum
Nancy Nicholas Hall, 1300 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Fall, Spring, Summer
10-20 hours a week 9am-4pm Monday-Friday
YES
1
Knowledge of databases, interest in working with objects in a museum setting (all of the skills our previous LIS students have come to us with suffice, there is no museum-specific experience needed)
Database
cataloging/object research, data entry, data standards/lexicon research, digital asset management
We usually can only take one student per academic year. Claire Lamoureux is our one practicum student for this year so we won't be able to take another student until the following 2024-2025 school year
Tana
Elias
telias@madisonpubliclibrary.org
608-266-4953
Madison Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin St., Madison WI 53703
Fall, Spring
schedule varies
YES
1
Prefer some communications/writing/graphic design experience.
Marketing & Communications
Supporting marketing department in marketing and communications work, including social media, web site content creation, graphic design, event support, press releases, media interviews or special projects.
Lori
Bell
lori@midlibrary.org
6088277411
Middleton Public Library - YS Dept
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
7425 Hubbard Ave, Middleton, WI 53562
Fall, Spring, Summer
Schedule depends on term
YES
2
Youth Services courses
Youth Services
Service Desk, Program Preparation/Presentation, Collection Development Project
N/A
Nancy
Sheehan
nsheehan@wisc.edu
608-515-9434
Journey North
Non-profit organization
UW Madison Arboretum (but mostly virtual)
Fall, Spring, Summer
M-F any time between 8am and 5pm (CT)
YES
1
data management; data publishing; creating webinars for general public; web design; web accessibility; archiving legacy website content;
User Experience; Data Management
data management; data publishing; creating webinars for general public; web design; web accessibility; archiving legacy website content;
create short informational webinars on "how to enter observational reports" to Journey North; publish 2020-2022 data to central data repository; curate and archive legacy website materials; analyze website architecture.
Briana
Fiandt
fiandt@bongcenter.org
715-392-7151
Richard I Bong Veterans Historical Center
Archives; Historical Society
305 Harbor View Pkwy, Superior, WI 54880
Fall, Spring, Summer
M-F from 9am-5pm for in-person work. Anytime for virtual.
YES
1
Desire to work with digital collections
Digital Preservation
Working within our Digital Preservation policy to digitize and create metadata for photo collections and digital oral histories.
Amanda
Smith
amsmith56@wisc.edu
608-264-6467
Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
Archives; Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
Fall, Spring, Summer
flexible
YES
2
Interest in film, television, theater
Archival Processing
Film inspection, cataloging, digitization, reference
On-going pressbook digitization project
Jennifer
Chamberlain
jennifer@wils.org
6082058591
WiLS
Non-profit organization
Virtual office
Placement is not available at this time.
flexible
Varies
1
none
project management
Supporting various consortia or projects we manage. Could include some data entry or analysis, document creation, research, etc.
Abigail
Ryan
sequoya@madisonpubliclibrary.org
608-266-6385
Madison Public Library--Sequoya Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
4340 Tokay Blvd Madison WI 53711
Fall, Spring, Summer
Hours can vary, library is open 9-9 M-F, 9-5 Saturdays, programming may happen evenings and weekends
YES
1
Interest in public service
Reference/Youth Services/Community Engagement
Technology assistance at public computers, assistance with programming, reference desk assistance, Reader's Advisory for all ages, weeding/collection management, special projects (vary with student interests)
Our team of librarians collaborates with self-motivated students to develop skills that serve public library patrons of all ages.
Carissa
Christner
cchristner@madisonpubliclibrary.org
608-444-8476
Madison Public Library (Alicia Ashman branch)
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
733 N. High Point Rd. Madison, WI 53713
Fall, Spring, Summer
flexible hours
YES
1
best if they've worked with kids already
youth services with a strong emphasis on child-led play
supporting play programs, possibly work on e-newsletter, reviewing kids apps, storytime, outreach programs
for more information about the type of play, check out www.anjiplay.com
Tracy
Herold
herold@dcls.info
608-266-6388
Dane County Library Service
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later), Outreach & mobile library services
1874 S Stoughton Rd, Madison WI 53716
Fall, Summer
Mondays - Fridays; some Saturdays; flexible schedule
YES
1
Familiarity with collections for children; prior work experience with public
Outreach & youth services
Library service to patrons at Dream Bus & Bookmobile stops; possible story times; some collection development
May participate in weeding; some collection auditing.
Hannah
Klapperich-Mueller
hannah.klapperich-mueller@mounthorebwi.info
6084375021
Hannah Klapperich-Mueller
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
105 Perimeter Road
Mount Horeb, WI 53572
Placement is not available at this time.
N/A
Varies
1
Youth work experience of any age is helpful
Youth Services
Programming, collection development
Svetha
Hetzler
shetzler@sunlib.org
(608)825-0900
Sun Prairie Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
Sun Prairie Public Library. 1350 Linnerud Dr. Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Fall, Spring, Summer
Flexible (weekdays, evenings, weekends)
YES
1
These are preferred but not required: library administration and customer service.
Administration.
Assist Library Director and Foundation Executive Director with marketing and communication efforts, fundraising events, outreach and community engagement efforts. Support at service desks (youth, adult services, and/or welcome desk)
Outreadh & Community Engagement. Marketing & Communication. Foundation Events.
Melissa
Juvinall
mjuvinall@widen.com
3094528917
Widen
Business
6911 Mangrove Lane, Madison, WI 53713
Placement is not available at this time.
n/a
NO
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
Barbara Sisolak
Ruenger-Hanson
barbara.sisolak@wisc.edu
608-263-2385
Steenbock Memorial Library (Science & Engineering Libraries)
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
Steenbock Memorial Library. 550 Babcock Drive. Madison, WI 53706
550 Babcock Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Spring
Student will need to be available for a couple 2-3 hour chunks of time for a total of 6 hrs/week for practicum work. These hours should fall during the regular work week: Mon-Fri: 9:00-5:00. Student may need to be available on occasion during the evening for practicum
NO
1
Students need to have an interest in Science/Engineering Librarianship as a possible career aspiration. Undergraduate/graduate degree in a STEM field is NOT required.
STEM Library Reference & Instruction
The Science & Engineering Libraries want to offer a robust field project for students interested in STEM librarianship to get a holistic and integrated experience with the work performed by STEM librarians. The students will be mentored and supervised throughout by various library staff. The students will spend approximately 40 hours working in our Instructional program to gain foundational experience in library instruction to STEM courses and STEM populations. Students will spend approximately 40 hours working with our Reference services to gain foundational experience in reference and information services to both general and STEM populations. This will involve working at our desk, with our Chat service, and with email/virtual questions and consultations. The student will have the option to emphasize either of these two areas and spend more than the required number of hours in these spaces, or may elect to rotate through 1-2 special service areas for the remaining number of practicum hours.
Elective options:
Scholarly Communications:Introduction to scholarly communication issues in STEM, projects in areas such as research impact or citation managers, participation in scholarly communication team planning and meetings.
Intellectual Property Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Introduction to the patent process, patent searching, and patents as information sources in engineering/design; intellectual property on campus; and science/technology entrepreneurship, including trademarks and copyrights.
Physical Sciences and Engineering Team: Introduction to physical science and engineering resources, including industry standards, technical reports and disciplinary specific databases.
(as program evolves, other elective options may become available)
Will depend upon availability and interest, but we will try to align projects to connect with the student’s personal professional goals that will result in a tangible portfolio object
Need to have a commitment by Jan 7, 2025. Will not accept students after this date
Clarification: This practicum field project placement is in Steenbock Library, with the Science & Engineering Librarians. The UW Archives department is not a rotation option in this practicum.
Students wishing for a field project placement with the UW Archives should contact that unit directly, if they are offering a placement.
Rita Mae
Reese
literature@artlitlab.org
6082175570
smALL Press Library at ALL
Non-profit organization
111 South Livingston St #100, Madison, WI. 53703
Fall, Spring, Summer
Our hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 to 5 and Saturdays noon to 5
YES
1
Background in poetry or creative writing is excellent, interest in small and micro presses a bonus
Cataloguing and Outreach
cataloguing, creation of promotion materials, policy development, circulation
Lori
Bessler
Lori.Bessler@wisconsinhistory.org
608-264-6519
Wisconsin Historical Society Library
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later), Archives; Historical Society, College, University, or other educational institution, Government agency, Non-profit organization, Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
Fall
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Varies
1
Some Library experience in Public Services
Reference Source Development
Create a guide for the Reference Staff, handout for the public and update to website.
Rick
Bernstein
danecountyhistory@gmail.com
6082243605
Dane County Historical society
Non-profit organization, County Historical society
3101 Lake Farm Road, Lussier Family Heritage Center, Madison, WI 53711
Fall, Spring, Summer
Catalog digital material for posting on Recollection Wisconsin
YES
1
Some cataloging digital files
Cataloging digital collections
Cataloguing digital files
Wendy
Guerra
wguerra@unomaha.edu
402-554-2404
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
Criss Library, 6401 University Dr N, Omaha, NE 68132
Fall, Spring, Summer
Primarily offering flexible, remote internships in digital collections unless students are in the Omaha metro and interested in being onsite. Onsite practicum students work as available during business hours, which are M-F 9am-5pm.
Varies
3
Internships and practicums are open to undergraduate and graduate students at UNO and other academic institutions. These are not paid positions; for ethical reasons, students must be enrolled in a library science, history, or discipline-adjacent program.
If students are pursuing this opportunity for credit, we ask that they provide the course or program requirements and learning outcomes/plans from their academic institution. If students are not pursuing this opportunity for credit, they will complete a learning plan created by ASC with their supervisor at the beginning of the internship or practicum. We prefer students to complete the internship for course credit, but we will consider those who are not taking it for credit on a case-by-case basis.
Remote: Digital Collections; Onsite: Outreach and Processing
Digital Collections projects could include:
Editing (Photoshop and Bridge)
Embedding metadata (Bridge and Acrobat)
Creating MODs records (Oxygen or Sublime)
Collection evaluation and risk assessment
Collection care and maintenance related to digital projects
Islandora metadata entry and collection ingest
Outreach projects could include:
Physical exhibits
Instruction
Teaching pedagogy
Social media programming
Collections promotion and engagement
Processing projects could include:
Arrangement of a series or collection
Description of a series or collection, including an introduction to ArchivesSpace
Description and housing of artifacts
Inventory and minimal arrangement and/or description of the collection
Beth
Sorenson
brand@co.nobles.mn.us
507-295-5345
Nobles County Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
407 12th St. Worthington, MN 56187
Fall, Spring, Summer
We will take any hours they can work where staff is in the building.
YES
10
N/A
Any
Any
Help with outreach, shifting, take and makes, programming, shelving, etc.
Knowledge of basic archival processing skills (i.e., understanding of arrangement, description, and preservation)
Archival Processing
Arrange and describe a new archival collection. Folder and label materials. Write catalog records. Identify preservation concerns.
Carol
Hassler
carol.hassler@wicourts.gov
608-266-1424
Wisconsin State Law Library
Special library
120 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Madison WI 53703
Fall, Summer
Monday-Friday 8-5 (schedule is flexible and remote work is possible)
YES
1
Strong data entry and organizational skills, attention to detail. Proficient writing and communication skills.
Database, Excel, Word processing
Help update and maintain legal assistance directories in printable formats and for the library's website. Explore information online and contact legal aid organizations by phone or email to update directory entries. Reach out to libraries, courthouses, colleges, and bar associations throughout Wisconsin to update and expand a directory of legal collections "law libraries" and services throughout Wisconsin. Apply legal taxonomy to entries.
The library's county legal resources database tracks and shares information about legal aid organizations and clinics available throughout Wisconsin. We are planning a big update to this directory, and this project will work to update legal aid organization entries and descriptions. The library also maintains a local legal aid directory for Dane County, and would like to update a very old publication from a law librarians group: "Law libraries open to the public." These projects will include a combination of internet searching, phone, and email contacts. The work will require Word document design, spreadsheet, and database updates.
If student has or would like experience writing a website application in PHP/SQL, we may be able to support that project, depending on the student's experience.
Maria
Dietrich
mdietrich@oakcreekwi.gov
414-766-7931
Oak Creek Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
Oak Creek Civic Center
8040 S. 6th Street
Oak Creek, WI 53154
Assist with programming, collection development in the adult department, and reference work at the adult desk.
Rachel
Becker
rhbecker1@madisoncollege.edu
608 243-4318
Madison Area Technical College
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
1701 Wright St, Madison, WI 53704
Fall, Spring, Summer
Dependent on term.
YES
2
Research and customer service
Open Educational Resources
Assisting OER Librarian in all aspects of OER program at Madison College and WTCS system level. Researching existing OER options for faculty, reviewing current course offerings and matching OER to learning outcomes, working on teams to create new OER, and other special projects as available.
This would be a second placement at Madison College in addition to the currently available option.
Kyle
Krause
kyle.krause@wisconsinhistory.org
608-264-6455
Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
Archives; Historical Society
WHS Archives
Spring
M-F 8:00-4:30
YES
1
Enrolled in iSchool with an interest in archives; attention to detail; strong written communication skills
Arrangement and Description
Appraise, process and catalog an archival collection utilizing ArchivesSpace, Alma, and other tools.
Process the records of Mecha, a student group affiliated with the UW Madison Dept. of Chican@ and Latin@ Studies, which includes administrative records, photographs, newsletters, and posters and banners and other artwork
The records of Mecha are held by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the practicum site will be the WHS headquarters building at 816 State Street. This is a position that is being paid for by the Center for Campus History.
Margaret
Murphy
msmurphy4@wisc.edu
920-268-2187
UW-Madison Heating and Cooling Plant
College, University, or other educational institution
117 N. Charter Street
Fall, Spring, Summer
The Schedule is flexible since the plant operates 24/7
YES
3
Computer skills in MS Office, Teams and Outlook
Instructional Design and/or Digital Archives
We have 3 opportunities available:
Instructional Designer for eLearning development - we will train you on Articulate Storyline for developing online modules.
Project Manager for Learner Services initiatives - we will train you for this project management role that include analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation (ADDIE) of training projects using a standard project management approach.
Digital Archiving - in this role, you will transfer historical content to digital media for archival preservation and retrieval.
Projects are ongoing, but involves training development and design, project management and digital archiving of historical content.
Students who want hands-on experience and are interested in applying their leadership skills will find this a dynamic opportunity to work in a diverse, industrial setting on campus.
New site
Katharine
Clark
kclark@midlibrary.org
608-827-7404
Middleton Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
copy-cataloging and creating enclosures for artists' books
Duties and projects may be tailored to the skills or interests of the student.
New site
Katelyn
Sabelko
katelyn.sabelko@marathon.co.wi.us
715-261-7242
Marathon County Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
200 North First Street Wausau, WI 54403
Fall, Spring, Summer
We can be flexible within our open hours.
YES
1
None
Youth Services, Adult Services
Adult or Youth Reference (majority of practicum will be desk work), Adult or Youth Programming (student will shadow programs and/or work with librarians on designing and hosting their own program)
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Joel
Olsen
joel213g@gmail.com
920-203-3457
Oregon [WI] Area Historical Society
Archives; Historical Society
159 W. Lincoln Street, Oregon, WI 53575
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Fall
Hours and days are flexible and negotiable; occasional Tuesday hours when the museum open; most work to be done on site, and when museum is closed to the public; will arrange
Varies
1
Attention to detail; organizational skills; basic knowledge of document cataloging; digital applications; appreciation of local history
Document organization and cataloging
Develop organizing procedures for family files and history files; advise staff on suitability of digitizing our print collection, then train and orient staff on what and how you have organized materials. Could include supervising volunteers on scanning and creating appropriate computer files. Similar duties for artifacts, many of which are in storage
A special focus could be on cataloging framed pictures - photographs, portraits, art - [about 285 items] using standard cataloging procedures for this media
We are in the process of purchasing a new museum site and building and refitting new facility in the next three years, resulting in renewed vision and enthusiasm among our museum volunteer staff. For general purposes and in anticipation of this move, we need assistance in continuing to refine and organize our collection of research files, with similar direction given to our artifact collection. The ideal student will ultimately advise us in digitizing our collection, and might join in supervising volunteers in this conversion project.
New site
Jane
Kanter
jkanter@adlerplanetarium.org
217-840-3387
Adler Planetarium
Archives; Historical Society, Non-profit organization, Special library
1300 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605
Fall, Spring
Schedule depends on term - library/archives hours 10am-4pm M-F
YES
1
Intro archives course preferred
Archival processing
Assisting with inventory and processing in the Adler's institutional archives
New site
Jill
Kambs
jill.kambs@wisc.edu
(608) 262-3197
UW Digital Collections Center
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center
335 Memorial Library
728 State Street
Madison, WI 53076
Fall, Summer
Students must be available for 4-hour shifts onsite, scheduled during standard business hours, Monday through Friday 9am-5pm. Some work may be completed remotely on a flexible schedule.
YES
1
No pre-requisites, but experience with photography, handling rare materials, databases, and/or metadata useful.
Digitization & Metadata
Follow the digital collections lifecycle from digitization to publication. Handle, capture, and crop rare materials from Special Collections. Create descriptive metadata for materials. Perform quality control checks on media and metadata in UW Digital Collections user interface.
Our ability to accept practicum students is contingent on timeline for hiring a permanent metadata librarian. We are unable to accept a practicum student during spring 2025 semester, but we hope to host again in summer or fall 2025.
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Carol
Kaufman
c.kaufman@rockvalleycollege.edu
815-921-3121
Rock valley College
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later), College, University, or other educational institution
RVC Main Campus
Educational Resource Center Rm. 1118, 3301 North Mulford Road Rockford, IL 61114
Fall, Spring, Summer
Within the hours of 8 am - 6 pm
YES
1
An archives and/or reference focus would be beneficial
Archives
Help create accession, organization, descriptive entries of archival material related to the history of the college, including images and video.
New site
Amanda
Struckmeyer
astruckmeyer@mcpasd.k12.wi.us
6088299408
West Middleton Elementary LMC
Elementary School Library
West Middleton Elementary, 7627 W Mineral Point Rd, Verona, WI 53593
Fall, Spring
Flexible
YES
3
Computer skills in MS Office, Teams and Outlook
Instructional Design and/or Digital Archives
Instructional Designer for eLearning development - we will train you on Articulate Storyline for developing online modules.
Project Manager for Learner Services initiatives - we will train you for this project management role that include analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation (ADDIE) of training projects using a standard project management approach.
Digital Archiving - in this role, you will transfer historical content to digital media for archival preservation and retrieval." Projects are ongoing, but involves training development and design, project management and digital archiving of historical content. Students who want hands-on experience and are interested in applying their leadership skills will find this a dynamic opportunity to work in a diverse, industrial setting on campus.
Luke
Sprague
luke.sprague@dva.wisconsin.gov
608-261-0537
Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
Archives; Historical Society, Government agency, Special library
30 W. Mifflin Street, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703
Fall, Spring, Summer
Monday thru Friday, 8am to 4:30pm
YES
2
None.
Oral History Apprentice
We mentor and train our interns in a documented oral history workflow from first phone call to website publication. Work can include in processing of collections, interviewing veterans, cataloging interviews, media curation, media migration, video production, audio production, OCLC Cataloging with MARC21 and RDA, Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), Chicago Manual of Style (CMS), Center for Military History (CMH) standards, editing, transcription, working with the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS), summary writing, blog post writing, and bio-sketch writing, to list a few of the tasks.
None, varies.
All applicants must pass a Wisconsin State background check.
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Farrah
McDaniel
fmcdaniel@madisonpubliclibrary.org
608-824-1780
Madison Public Libary - Alicia Ashman Branch
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
733 N High Point Rd., Madison 53717
Summer
10am - 6pm Monday-Friday
YES
1
n/a
reference and collection management
assist patrons at the reference desk, weeding, some cataloging, programming
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Ross
Prolic
ross.prolic@rrb.gov
312-469-2047
United States Railroad Retirement Board
Government agency
844 N. Rush St., Chicago, IL, 60611
Fall, Spring, Summer
Flexible, Normal Working hours are roughly 9-5 Monday to Friday
YES
2
Any Level of Experience is Welcome. Metadata experience is a plus, as that is the main project the student will be working on.
Metadata, Reference
Assist on creating Metadata from agency records. Assisting with the creation of the associated finding aids/database. Legal Reference/Research.
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James
LeTourneau
letourneau3960@gmail.com
608-695-2115
Italian Workmen's Club archives
Non-profit organization
914 Regent St., Madison, WI
Spring
Schedule will be worked out with Prof. LeTourneau and student(s).
YES
2 (simultaneous)
That will be the discretion of school director, but expected skills should include academic work in archival evaluation and categorization.
archive catagorization
Students will sort through all archival material of Italian Workmen's Club. They will determine what is to be kept for archival purposes and what can be discarded. Students will then categorize what archival material was retained and, finally, advise club member(s) how and where best to maintain current material and any other future material which the club might obtain.
Goal is to categorize archives of The Italian Workmen's Club and advise club how best to preserve and maintain current and possible future archival material.
Professor LeTourneau will be the initial contact for the students. Access to the clubhouse will be arranged at a time convenient for the student (s). Stipend of $700 per student is being offered.
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Bronwen
Masemann
masemann@wisc.edu
(608) 263-2960
UW-Madison Information School Library
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
4191 Helen C White Hall
Fall
Should have some availability (several hours a week) between 9-4 M-F, but some practicum hours can be worked outside of these hours.
NO
3
LIS602 completed (greatly preferred, but could be flexible depending on work experience), Preferred but not required: coursework in cataloging, metadata, archival arrangement and description and/or programming
Cataloging and Technical Services
copy cataloging of monographs
copy cataloging of serials, particularly historical serials
some original cataloging of serials
catalog record troubleshooting and correction
some catalog data management and reporting
preservation rehousing of monographs and serials
A great opportunity for training in cataloging and technical services for an academic library! We have many interesting cataloging projects on the go this Fall as we prepare for the iSchool's move to Morgridge Hall next year, so you will gain exposure to a wide variety of cataloging skills and challenges. We are a welcoming and supportive team and you will be mentored/supervised by the iSchool's Collections Project Manager, a former iSchool Teaching Faculty member with over 15 years of experience in academic libraries, archives and special collections.
New site
Rebecca
Raszewski
raszewr1@uic.edu
312-996-2759
University of Illinois Chicago
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
The practicum is virtual
Spring
8:30 am-4 pm Monday-Fridays during spring semester 2025
Varies
1
Prior coursework on health sciences librarianship, reference and instruction, or cataloging
Reference and Instruction, Metadata
• Learning and utilizing core health sciences databases such as PubMed and CINAHL
• Working with patrons in virtual settings
• Developing or editing LibGuides
• Working with librarians who teach curriculum integrated instruction and /or library skills workshops
• Examining evidence-based health sciences and clinical practice literature
• Learning the process of systematic reviews
• Working with institutional repository metadata
• Revising and creating bibliographic records within OCLC Connexion and Alma
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Elizabeth
Clauss
eclauss@rgpl.org
608-798-3881
Rosemary Garfoot Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
2107 Julius Street, Cross Plains WI 53528
Fall, Spring, Summer
Scheduling is fairly flexible, although hours would likely have to be mostly during daytime hours (some evening is okay, but we're shorter staffed at night)
YES
1
Customer service experience or library experience is helpful, but not required. Skills/background and student's interest would impact the projects they would work on here and what experiences we'd work with them on.
Youth Services or Adult Services
Programming, reference, circulation, collection development
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Vicki
Tobias
vicki@wils.org
608-228-8949
Recollection Wisconsin
We are Wisconsin's Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) hub
We are a remote organization
Fall, Spring, Summer
At least 8-10 hours a week, flexible schedule but likely some shifts M-F, 8-5 (it depends, let's chat!)
Varies
3
Experience working with local history organizations, TLAMs, archives or public library history collections. Academic or hands-on experience in digitization, metadata creation, project management, digital curation and preservation would be great but not required. Interest in learning more about digital collection development and working with local history organizations? Absolutely.
Digital Collections
Work with a Wisconsin-based local history organization to digitize materials from their collections. Activities include but are not limited to scanning materials, creating metadata, uploading content to a DAM or CMS, creating project documentation, and other tasks related to digital collection management and preservation. Write a blog post for our organization. Attend a virtual training session focused on digital curation best practices. Learn about local history organizations' work to collect, manage, share and preserve their unique collections that document their community history including family or community archives, photo collections, ephemera, oral history interviews, published materials and local newspapers.
Do you live outside of Madison or Milwaukee? We have project opportunities with local history organizations throughout the state of Wisconsin including Winchester (up north), Balsam Lake (close to the Twin Cities), Green Bay and the greater Milwaukee and Madison areas. Perfect for students completing an online program or willing to travel a bit.
This is a PAID student practicum experience. $2,500 stipend plus travel expenses. We’re partnering with Wisconsin local history organizations around the state to digitize new collections. We’re looking for information school graduate students (that’s YOU!) to complete scanning and metadata work for independent study credit. Completed projects will be publicly accessible in Recollection Wisconsin (that’s US!). It’s a hands-on opportunity to put theory into practice! You'll gain training and experience related to digitization best practices, digital preservation, project management, collection development, and metadata. Program liaison to the iSchool is an alum and current iSchool instructor.
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Rebecca
Paulraj
paulrarj@uww.edu
262-472-5519
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Libraries
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
800 W. Main Street, Whitewater, WI - 53190
Spring, Summer
Flexible hours
YES
1
LIS 601, 602, 603
Reference and Instruction, Archives,
Varies depending on student's interests
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Simone
Munson
smunson@cityofmadison.com
608-266-4950
City of Madison Police Department
Government agency
Madison City County Building, 211 S. Carroll St, Madison WI
Spring, Summer
During business hours, with a lot of flexibility on which days and times
YES
1
Initial coursework in archives/records management. Experience with digitization and/or microfilm preferred but not required. Candidates would need to pass a background check and would be fingerprinted as part of their onboarding.
Records Management-Digitization
The Records team at the Madison Police Department is undertaking a project to digitize and consolidate paper and microfilm records. The project will happen in multiple phases. The first phase will be to assist with the development of the project. The student would work closely with the Records Manager and Public Records Team to develop a process and instructions for the digitization project. They will help design the most efficient and complete process for records review and digitization in order to ensure that MPD is in compliance with our records retention policy. Once the process is developed the team will work together to test the process and develop repeatable training that can be used to train additional/future staff. Once this initial phase is complete, future phases would involve the implementation of the project as designed; including the scanning, quality control and upload of records into the MPD records management system.
We are currently only able to accommodate one student, but once the project is more established we may be able to find work for two students.
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Raina
Bloom
raina.bloom@wisc.edu
608-890-4084
College Library
Academic Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
Helen C. White Hall, 600 N Park Street, Madison, WI 53706
Fall, Spring
Flexible availability required, including some evening availability for the reference component of the practicum on Sunday - Thursday evenings
NO
1
None
Public services
The practicum is composed of several modules - a required short introduction to academic library public services, reference, instruction, communications, collections, outreach, curricular content, and research guides - that the student can combine based on their academic goals and needs. While there is a lot of flexibility in how the practicum is designed, students are expected to spend the majority of their time observing/shadowing reference and instruction as foundations of College Library’s public services.
The College Library practicum is guided by a site supervisor who leads the practicum. Different librarians with a variety of expertise participate in each module of the practicum.
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Beth
Krebs-Smith
smith.beth@edgertonpubliclibrary.org
608-884-4511
Edgerton Public Library
Public Library (all service areas - you'll be able to get more specific later)
101 Albion Street, Edgerton, WI 53534
Fall, Spring
During open hours (9am-8pm Mon-Thurs, 10am-5pm Fri)
YES
1
some experience or classwork in archiving, digitization, and/or metadata
digitization of historical papers
scanning physical documents to digital and creating metadata
Digitizing, some archival repair of documents, creating metadata