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Friday, November 15, 2013

P/T - Reference Services Internships/Practicum - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Library (Manhattan)

https://library.mskcc.org
- Nathan Cummings Center, Main Location
  430 East 67th Street (between York and 1st Avenues)
- Cyber Library
   410 East 69th Street (between York and 1st Avenues)
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Library seeks a motivated individual with an interest in the medical or health information field for a Reference Services Internship/Practicum. The assignment will span the course of an academic semester (Fall, Spring, or Summer).
Under the supervision of the MSKCC Reference Staff, the intern will assist with a large and on-going historical research project pertaining to MSKCC, assisting with research questions in both physical and virtual settings, performing literature searches on focused and broad medical research topics, and help troubleshooting client technical issues. In addition, they will gain exposure to in-depth medical research methods, and key information resources used in a medical/research/special library setting.
Additional projects to be assigned may include:
  • Entering and editing information in Today’s Science Sparks and Synapse, the Library’s Institutional Repositories of MSK publications
  • Covering shift commitments at both locations as needed
  • Off-site visits to other medical and research libraries as appropriate to the historical project assigned
  • Assisting Reference staff with large EndNote libraries
Knowledge / Skills Required
  • Experience with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  • Demonstrate working knowledge of effective search strategies for online searching (e.g. PubMed)
  • Must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited Library & Information Science program
  • Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
  • Meticulous attention to detail and ability to organize and manage a variety of tasks
  • Strong communication skills (written and oral)
  • Working knowledge of bibliographic management tools (EndNote preferred)
Knowledge / Skills Desired
  • Service-oriented with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Interest in medical, research, or academic librarianship
  • Knowledge of Innovative Millenium ILS
  • Knowledge of EndNote
Expectations and Stipend
Must be available 12 hours a week (to be spread over 2 days), flexible schedule to be arranged between the hours of 9:00AM-5:00PM, Monday-Friday. Current graduate students in an ALA-accredited Library & Information Science program are eligible to apply. Internship may count towards school credit (Practicum).
To Apply

Please send resume and brief cover letter to Antonio DeRosa: derosaa1@mskcc.org.