0.+Intro+&+Journaling


 * INTRODUCTION AND JOURNALING (10% of your grade)**

On Blackboard go to the DISCUSSION BOARD section and introduce yourself in the INTRODUCTION forum. The areas I want you to cover are discussed in this

On Blackboard, I will set up a link for you to journal your activities during the week The entries should ultimately give a picture of the breadth and scope of your activities during the internship.
 * Post the link to the library's or libraries' Web site(s) where you will be having your experience(s). Much can be told about a library program from the public face that the librarian presents to the world.
 * If the library you are doing your internship doesn't have a library Web site, discuss any plans that the librarian might have for implementing one in the future.

Maintain a journal during the internship, including daily activities, observations, ideas, and reflections.
 * I have created a weekend forum on Blackboard for you to journal about your experiences during the past week. The journal entries are due no later than Monday evening -- that will give you the weekend to post your journal if you need it but any time starting Friday is good.
 * Make one post about the librarian's goals for the year.
 * Also--and most important--ask any questions or discuss any problems you have in these postings.
 * By posting to Blackboard, everyone in the internship class can read about the kind of experience you are having.

As another means for students to gain experience during the internship is to hear directly the successes and events that other students are going through. Reading about each others' experiences is helpful but even more meaningful is when we can talk to each other. Because the experiences of a practicum student and an intern student are so related, we will have joint Skype sessions four times during the semester. These are required sessions and will require makeup work if they are missed.
 * SKYPE SESSIONS**

The dates for the Skype sessions are:
 * January 25
 * February 22
 * March 14
 * April 18

There is some flexibility in these dates. If one of these dates is a problem for you we will see if everyone can shift. If not, the student and the professor will have a one-on-one discussion.