Lane Library Internship

Bernice Wells Carlson Award

This internship opportunity is in honor of Mrs. Bernice Wells Carlson, class of 1932, a strong supporter of Lane Library from 1992 until her death in 2009. She wrote, Working in a college library is a learning as well as earning experience and no student should be denied the opportunity to learn by doing.

Structure of the Award

The recipient of the award will have the opportunity to shadow librarians in their departments and learn about the various facets of library work. He or she will also be invited to attend professional conferences with librarians (students can apply for funding through the Student Activities Office or through the Wisconsin Library Association) and visit libraries at other institutions.

Who is Eligible

Ripon College students, particularly those who are interested in pursuing careers in librarianship, elementary education, or writing.

Amount Awarded

Eight hours work-study per week in the library over the course of an academic year.

Timetable

Applications will be accepted after fall break, and are due April 1. The winner will be announced at the Friends of Lane Library Meeting, 6:30-7PM on April 13th.

To Apply

In five hundred words or fewer, explain why you are interested in a career in libraries. Include any previous library experience you have and, if applicable, what aspect of librarianship you are most interested in. Return to: Andrew Prellwitz via email:prellwitza@ripon.edu. If you have any questions, call (920) 748-8752.
For More information about Ms. Carlson, see Bernice Wells Carlson Papers at USM.

Top six tips for using the new library catalog

Your Account

Logging in to your library account allows you to renew books, place holds, create lists, view your search history, and more. Your account has already been created, so all you need to do is log in with the first part of your Ripon email name (everything before the @ sign) and your email password.

Lists

The list function provides a way to save lists of items for future reference, or to share lists with others. Once you've created a list, you can print, email, or link to it.

Cart

The cart is a similar function to lists.  With the cart, you can collect lists of books and other items to print or email.  The difference between Lists and the Cart is that items in the cart won't be saved in the catalog for future use after you have closed the catalog.

Tags

Tags in the library catalog work just like Twitter hashtags or tags on a blog post. Anyone who is logged in can tag an item, and clicking on a tag brings up a list of everything with that tag.

Virtual Shelf Browser

Academic libraries arrange their bookshelves based on the topic of the book, so browsing the shelf can be a good way to find related items. The library catalog mimics this experience: from the record for an item, click on the “Browse Shelf” link next to the call number to browse a virtual bookshelf.

RSS

If you use an RSS reader, you can subscribe to an RSS feed for any search you run in the catalog. For instance, the “New Books” list on the main page of the catalog pulls from an RSS feed based on a search for all books. You could do something similar to track new films, or new books on a particular subject. 

Have questions or suggestions about the new catalog? Leave a comment below, or email library AT ripon.edu.