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Librarians for the 21st Century:
The Small College Library as a Crucible for the Future of the Profession
The librarians at Elmhurst College are engaged in a number of innovative activities in an effort to nurture and cultivate future academic librarians. These initiatives include:
- Practicums and partnerships with the Library Technical Assistant program at the College of DuPage, and the graduate school program at Dominican University;
- Practical experience provided to Dominican students via classroom instruction and vocational training;
- “Chicago’s Great Libraries,” a course encouraging students to explore and conduct research in Chicagoland libraries;
- “Tomorrow’s Librarians,” a career exploration, shadowing, and mentoring program.
Please visit the following pages to learn more about our programs.
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Presentations ~ PowerPoint and poster presented about our practices
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Chicago's Great Libraries ~ information about our course looking at libraries in the Chicago area
- Occupational Guidance ~ for people interested in becoming librarians
- Other Resources ~ links to other sources of information about the college and our program
This page was last modified 15 December, 2005 by Ayanna Gaines.