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19-5-2016 2:45 PM

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George Kuh, High-Impact, experiential learning, Library publishing, programs, internships, digital scholarship, successful, discussion

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George Kuh’s 2008 report High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter, demonstrated the link between high impact practices, experiential learning and student success. Since then, libraries, as part of their parent institutions, have joined the discussion on ways to offer experiential learning opportunities. One long-standing practice is through student internships. Library publishing programs have readily adopted student interns to advance their work; however, such internships are often ad hoc, focusing less on student learning outcomes and more on production and project completion. With Kuh’s call to foreground high impact practices and experiential learning to advance student success, it is worthwhile to revisit library publishing internships and develop programmatic models.

OSU Libraries Publishing began offering internships as one way to firmly link the program to the library and university teaching mission. Along the way, questions about implementation surfaced. We will consider what best practices are emerging and examine current internship models within library publishing, digital scholarship centers, and academic libraries more broadly. We will also explore what counts as a successful internship (and from whose perspective) and look at some effective ways to evaluate and assess students’ experiences. By focusing on student impact, we aim to broaden the discussion around creating a successful library publishing program. Join us to discuss how library publishing programs can create intentional, meaningful internships.

Kuh, George D. Excerpt from High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter. Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2008.

O’Neill, Nancy. "Internships as a high-impact practice: Some reflections on quality." Peer Review 12.4 (2010): 4-8. https://www.aacu.org/publications-research/periodicals/internships-high-impact-practice-some-reflections-quality

York, Amy, Christy Groves, and William Black. "Enriching the academic experience: The library and experiential learning." Collaborative Librarianship 2.4 (2010): 193-203. http://collaborativelibrarianship.org/index.php/jocl/article/viewArticle/92

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May 19th, 2:45 PM

Amplifying Student Voices in Library Publishing through Experiential Learning

George Kuh’s 2008 report High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter, demonstrated the link between high impact practices, experiential learning and student success. Since then, libraries, as part of their parent institutions, have joined the discussion on ways to offer experiential learning opportunities. One long-standing practice is through student internships. Library publishing programs have readily adopted student interns to advance their work; however, such internships are often ad hoc, focusing less on student learning outcomes and more on production and project completion. With Kuh’s call to foreground high impact practices and experiential learning to advance student success, it is worthwhile to revisit library publishing internships and develop programmatic models.

OSU Libraries Publishing began offering internships as one way to firmly link the program to the library and university teaching mission. Along the way, questions about implementation surfaced. We will consider what best practices are emerging and examine current internship models within library publishing, digital scholarship centers, and academic libraries more broadly. We will also explore what counts as a successful internship (and from whose perspective) and look at some effective ways to evaluate and assess students’ experiences. By focusing on student impact, we aim to broaden the discussion around creating a successful library publishing program. Join us to discuss how library publishing programs can create intentional, meaningful internships.

Kuh, George D. Excerpt from High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter. Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2008.

O’Neill, Nancy. "Internships as a high-impact practice: Some reflections on quality." Peer Review 12.4 (2010): 4-8. https://www.aacu.org/publications-research/periodicals/internships-high-impact-practice-some-reflections-quality

York, Amy, Christy Groves, and William Black. "Enriching the academic experience: The library and experiential learning." Collaborative Librarianship 2.4 (2010): 193-203. http://collaborativelibrarianship.org/index.php/jocl/article/viewArticle/92