Virginia Tech University Libraries
Location Description
“The University Libraries play an essential role in furthering Virginia Tech’s mission as a global land-grant university by providing access to a plethora of resources in varying disciplines.
We strive to share information and knowledge regardless of geographic, institutional, or financial barriers, through our growing open data and research repositories.
Overall, our goal is to foster innovation, discovery, creativity, and collaboration through our spaces, technology, services, and people. ”
Practicum Work Mode
On site
Semesters or Time Period Available
Ongoing, not limited to a specific semester
Location
560 Drillfield Dr
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Contact
Inga Haugen
Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Scholarly Communication Librarian
ihaugen@vt.edu
540.231.7546
Student Tasks
Projects can span a spectrum within scholarly communication, including IR and digitization. Other areas of work are historical preservation of unique materials, particularly of Extension and AREC (research farms) areas; creation of online modules for extended campus stakeholders; collection assessment; teaching and pedagogy.
Type of Mentoring Provided to the Student
One on one peer mentoring, tailored to the project. Projects will be directed by student’s interests, and project metrics will be co-created with the student and myself.
Student Interaction With Others at the Location
This depends on the nature of the project; it could be extensive, or limited to a few people.