Posted 10/21/2009: Library Informationist Intern, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

The Harrison Medical Library has an opening for a temporary intern to work as a Library Informationist during the Spring 2010 semester (January - May). Students will be expected to work a total of 120 hours during the semester, approximately 7.5 hours a week, and will receive a small stipend. Hours can be scheduled around the library hours of operation, 8 am- 5 pm, Monday - Friday.  This internship can be modified to meet requirements for course credit, if desired.

Scheduling arrangements can be made to accommodate non-local students, but these students are responsible for making their own housing arrangements.

Interns will be required to complete a project associated with their area of interest.

Learning opportunities during the internship include:

• Delivery of reference assistance to faculty, staff and community members
• Collection development
• Clinical rounds
• Participation and teaching classes to community and faculty
• Collection and archiving of faculty publications
• Marketing of library services
• Mediated literature searching
• Funding sources
• Library management

Requirements:

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in an American Library Association (ALA)-accredited Masters of Library/Information Science program and have an interest in medical librarianship
• Graduate school students are preferred but undergraduates majoring in library/ information science may apply

• Recent graduates (within the last year) from an ALA-accredited program will also be considered

To apply, please visit www.bayviewjobs.org and complete the online application.  Search for the position by requisition number 91071 or keyword informationist. 

Please contact Christine Caufield-Noll, Senior Informationist, at 410-550-0681 or by
email at ccaufie1@jhmi.edu with questions or for more information.

About Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center:

Open the door to the best of both worlds…Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center offers a unique environment that combines the prestige and opportunities of a respected academic medical center with the personality and camaraderie of a community hospital.

With a rich history of healing and a world-famous reputation, Johns Hopkins Bayview can offer you an exciting, fulfilling career, wherever you are on your career path.

EOE/AA, M/F/D/V

When applying, please mention that you saw this ad on LISjobs.com/Library Job Postings on the Internet.