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ACE Internship. Johnson C. Smith University James B. Duke Memorial Library Monika Rhue Director of Library Services By Deborah Kallina. My Background. B.A. – Government & History M.A. – Government & History Teaching Certificates: Texas & Pennsylvania Legal Support Staff Teaching
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ACE Internship Johnson C. Smith University James B. Duke Memorial Library Monika Rhue Director of Library Services By Deborah Kallina
My Background • B.A. – Government & History • M.A. – Government & History • Teaching Certificates: Texas & Pennsylvania • Legal Support Staff • Teaching • Active Volunteer
Biddle Hall - 1st Building on Campus (1st Location of the Library)
Overview of Johnson C. Smith University • Founded in 1867 • Progressive Liberal Arts University • HBC - Historically Black College • Consistently Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as One of the Best Comprehensive Colleges in the South
Carnegie Building (2nd location of the Library)
Overview of James B. Duke Library • Constructed in 1967, Renovated in 1999 • State of the Art – 56,555 sq. ft. – seating for 430 • 322 data ports for free IBM think pads • Information Commons for data/video production • Bibliographic Instruction Classroom
Overview of James B. Duke Library,continued • SMART Classrooms • Six Individual Study Rooms • Four Group Study Rooms • Conference Rooms • Inez Moore Parker Archives & Research Center
Benefits of Internship • Gain Valuable Work Experience • Develop Professional Relationships with Librarians and Staff – Network! • Apply Classroom Knowledge to Further My Understanding of the Workings of a Library • Opportunity to Contribute
Areas of Current Focus • Collection Management • Collection Digitization • Instructional Technology • Archival Services
Collection Management • Millennium Library Management System: tracks orders and funds • Consult Choice Review Site for reviews on academic titles • Department orders 1,700 books
Collection Digitization • Digital Smith provides online access to over 8,000 digital objects created by the library staff • Objects include photographs, manuscripts, letters, notes, and audio from many of the collections housed in the Inez Moore Parker Archives http://library.jcsu.edu/digitalsmith.html
Instructional Technology • JILL – JCSU’s Information Literacy & Learning • Tutorials • Moodle Access – Learning Management System • http://library.jcsu.edu/jill.htm
Archival Services • Detail-Oriented & Interested in History • JCSU Uses Atool – Free Encoded Archival System • SAA – Society of American Archivists • Finding Aid: Descriptive Inventory of Archived Items • Potential Project – Develop Finding Aid