Location: Guilford Technical Community College

Learn more: https://www.gtcc.edu/

Description: This practicum is designed to give exposure to these specific areas in a community college library. The student would spend a certain amount of time (usually 1 – 3 weeks) working in one of these areas of library services.
Students would be working with professional staff, para-professional staff, and work-study students.
Public Services (Circulation and Reference)
Library Instruction
Extension Campuses
Technical Services
Library Administration
The goal is to expose the student to all the aspects of working in a community college library.
Task List:
Answering reference questions.
Assisting with circulation duties.
Assisting with planning and conducting library instruction sessions and conducting sessions while being observed.
Researching and editing LibGuides.
Technical services tasks such as weeding, collection development, and working with the library catalog collection records.
Assisting with library publications and marketing materials.
Assisting with library outreach events.
Meeting with college administration to discuss their observations on the place of the library in the college community.
Other tasks as needed.

To apply – Students should contact Keith Burkhead, Library Practicum Coordinator, at bkburkhead@gtcc.edu or (336)334-4822, x53017.