UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

LIPPINCOTT LIBRARY INTERNSHIP

 

 

Availability: One-year long position available immediately.

 

Hours: Up to 20 hours per week. Flexible weekday hours, but Saturday hours (either 10-6 or 1-9) are required.

 

Salary: $15.00/hour

 

Overview: The University of Pennsylvania’s Lippincott Library seeks a creative, energetic intern to join our research and information services team. Lippincott Library is the business library which operates as an integral part of the Penn Libraries system and provides business research services and information resources for the Wharton School. Previous interns have gone on the work at Drexel, Jefferson and Villanova, as well as public and special libraries. Interns have also been able to apply their experience at Lippincott to course credit for field experiences or practicums.

 

Responsibilities include:

Providing reference and research services to students, staff and faculty
Assist a team of professional librarians with projects relating to:
Research impact assessments
New technologies and resources
Workshops and presentations
Online tutorials and courseware
Research guides
Program and service evaluation
Marketing library services and resources

 

Qualifications:

Current graduate student in an ALA-accredited graduate degree program in library or information science.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Service orientation.
Interest in business information.
Ability to work with accuracy and attention to detail.

 

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to the attention of:

Marcella Barnhart
bmarcell@wharton.upenn.edu

Please write “Lippincott Library Internship” in the subject line.

 

The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer