Keywords

library internships, experiential learning

Abstract

The BYU Library became aware of the history department’s need for internship opportunities that were on campus, paid, and relevant to historical research and potential employment opportunities. This presentation outlined how our library team developed internships to meet the needs of the history and family history majors, integrating into their larger, coordinated internship program. Students can select up to three modules to work on during their internship, giving them experience with multiple types of history related work done in libraries. We identified existing projects in our department to meet both the needs and interests of students in the history major and the ongoing work in our department. We hope that long-term investment in this internship program will pay off as these students move on to careers in the library field and possibly return to our institution or those in our community to work in the library field.

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2025-05-14

Language

English

College

Harold B. Lee Library

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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