The students, faculty, and staff of the Library & Information Science program wish to offer a sincere and elated congratulations to Alumna Keala Richard, who recently became the newest member of the Smithsonian Libraries Preservation Department as a Conservation Technician! During her time in the UHM LIS program, Keala interned at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Library and received a certificate in Archives and Special Collections.
In a Smithsonian article about Keala, she says:
“The intersection in interests of my native Hawaiian history and Western culture brought me to Washington and the Smithsonian. I hope that with developing skills in library conservation I can return home to share resources and approaches to help and inspire others.”
In the meantime, since she has moved to Washington, Keala has discovered Hālau Nohona Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiian cultural school in Silver Spring, where she is participating in classes offered in hula, language, chant, protocols, music, and history.
You can read more about Keala and her exciting new conservation position at the Smithsonian website.
The Library seeks an energetic self-starter who is looking for some practical, real-world experience in a community college setting. A typical internship would involve time at the reference desk helping students with research. Independent projects may include assisting with information literacy instruction, collection development/management, educational technology (LibGuides, web design, etc.), and public programming, exhibits, and displays.
Library/Collection Description
The Honolulu Community College Library provides services and resources to support the campus’s educational programs that include liberal arts, career and technical education fields, and apprenticeship and journey worker training. Located in Honolulu’s urban core, the College embraces its open-door policy, and its student population reflects the communities it serves.
Required Qualifications
LIS 601 Introduction to Reference & Information Services
LIS 602 Resource Discovery
Desired Qualifications
Interest in gaining experience in academic librarianship in a community college setting.
Coursework in reference, collection development, information literacy, and web design may be helpful.
Excellent customer service/communication skills.
Weekly Schedule
Schedule is flexible. Internship hours will align with the library’s operational hours and may include evenings. Currently: Mon-Thurs 8:00 am – 7:00 pm, Fri 8:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Goals and Outcomes
Learning outcomes and goals will be created on an individual basis for each intern, taking into consideration the student’s expectations and those of the library. Outcomes may include, but are not limited to:
Real-world experience providing reference services to students, faculty, and campus community via phone, email, and in-person.
Experience assisting with course-integrated information literacy instruction.
Experience evaluating and assisting with collection development and management.
Creation of online guides and tutorials using multimedia technology (web design, HTML, and/or LibGuides).
Experience with planning and implementing public programming, exhibits, and displays.
Evaluation Methods
Verbal and written feedback will be provided to the intern on an ongoing basis. The LIS 690 evaluation form will be completed by the supervising librarian.
Evaluation Schedule
A formal evaluation based upon the LIS 690 evaluation form will be provided at the end of the semester.
This is a non-traditional, special archives/library. The Consuelo Foundation Archives and Resource Library seeks interns interested in learning about solo archives/librarianship, business archives, nonprofits or records management. Available internship projects include: a) processing analog archival collections including writing finding aids, b) expanding the digital archives, c) digitizing analog historical materials, and 4) processing and cataloging books for the library. Other projects may be available upon discussion with the Supervising Librarian.
Library/Collection Description
The archives and resource library serve the staff, board of directors, consultants and partner organizations of Consuelo Foundation, a nonprofit private organization helping families to prevent child abuse and domestic violence in Hawai‘i and the Philippines. The archives contains corporate records, and audio-visual and ephemeral material documenting the operations and projects of the Foundation, as well as personal items such as scrapbooks, photos and personal effects from its benefactress, Consuelo Zobel Alger. Books and other resource materials in the library focuses on child welfare, family strengthening, social work, ʿāina-based programs in Hawaiʿi, Philippines, nonprofit organizations and governance.
Required Qualifications
Successful completion of the following courses:
LIS 601 – Introduction to Reference & Information Services
LIS 652 – Introduction to Archival Management
Desired Qualifications
Successful completion of the following courses are desired, but not required:
LIS 605 – Metadata Creation for Information Organization
LIS 683 – Records Management
Self-driven, organized and detailed oriented, collegial, excellent communication skills, produces high-quality work, meets deadlines and a problem solver. Philippine history and language or Hawaiian history and language proficiency is desired but not required. Able to attend at least one partner organization visit or Consuelo Foundation sponsored event.
Weekly Schedule
The intern’s schedule is negotiable and should be compatible with the Supervising Librarian’s schedule. Consuelo Foundation office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Goals and Outcomes
The prospective intern will gain practical skills in analog and digital archiving, archives and library management, cataloging, and records management. The intern will also experience working in a non-profit foundation. This encompasses operating with limited resources, and interacting with staff in Hawaiʿi and the Philippines, Hawaiʿi partner organizations, consultants and the board of directors.
Evaluation Methods
The intern will have ongoing feedback from the Supervising Librarian during the week with monthly meetings. Mid-semester and end of the semester evaluations will also be required.
Evaluation Schedule
Monthly meetings which will include a mid-semester and end of the semester evaluation.
