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Past Experiences & Student Testimonials

Listed below are sites that hosted SILS interns in years previous and other potential fieldwork opportunities. If you find a site in the list, contact a practicing professional there to agree to act as your site supervisor. For other logistics see the Guidelines for the Fieldwork Agreement and Roles & Resposibilities sections on the general info page.

Sites that have hosted before:

Public Libraries:

"Being in a public library was especially useful since so much of the coursework at SILS is focused on academic libraries. Public librariess have very different needs & priorities."
-On practive v. theory at Durham County Library

"...great hands on experience w day-to-day functions...Staff was amazing and very welcoming."
-From the North Regional Library

University Libraries:

"I have a greater sense of of the type of work I want to do following completion of my MSIS."
-On employment oppurtunities at the Media Center in Keiko University, Japan

"I am so much more comfortable in Dreamweaver now."
-On practical experience from the UNC Davis Library Reference Desk

Public School/Children's Libraries:

"...the focus here is art—and it shows!"
-On community service at Durham School for the Arts

Archival & Cultural Heritage Sites:

"I was able to gain summer employment. I highly recommend the SHC as a field experience site."
-On pursuing professional interest at the Southern Historical Collection

"I had practical experience in all major areas of orchestra library including music preperation, concert duty, and archiving."
-From the Library of the NC Symphony

Corporate/Professional/Special Libraries:

"Capstrat is the perfect place for those interested in information architechture and design."
-Working as a User Experience Designer at Capstart, Inc.

"I have grown in my ability to recognize my place in the workforce."
-On employment opportunities after interning for CA Inc., IT Management

Government Libraries & Programs:

"I worked with not only my site supervisor, but also the all of the library staff."
-On communication and interaction with the EPA's RTP library