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Dear Christina, I coordinate library school practica for my library and we provide formal practica through which the student earns course credit for the MLIS degree and usually produces some kind of reflection for the school in addition to whatever they produce for the library. I'm not sure that this is your situation. We publicize our program on our library's website: https://library.rice.edu/content/internships. Our practica, because they function as an academic course, are unpaid. If we were to be approached by a student who did not need credit but wanted professional-level experience, we might still be able to help out, but on a volunteer basis. We don't have a budget for paid practica. I believe that lack of pay for professional experience is considered a problem in many fields, not just librarianship, and an element of professional education that creates an uneven playing field for students. I can see the problem but am not provided funds to address it. Best, Melinda Flannery Melinda Reagor Flannery Assistant University Librarian for Technical Services Rice University Fondren Library-MS44 B52D Fondren 6100 Main Street Houston, TX 77251-1827 713.348.3773 713.348.5862 (fax) On 6/26/2021 8:59 PM, CHRISTINA GLAVIANO wrote: > Hi All, > > I am a graduate student currently enrolled in an LIS program and am looking > to gain hands-on experience in the field. I have been searching for > potential internships/jobs but am finding the majority of the listings all > require to have already obtained the LIS degree (I have applied to some > internships). Does anyone have any advice for landing an internship/job? Or > any advice for an LIS student? > > > > Thank you, > > Christina G. > > [log in to unmask]