Did you know that April is National Internship Awareness Month? Internships (or practicums) are essential for those going to school to become a librarian. We have been lucky enough to have an intern here at the Border Heritage Department for the past 3 months as she is finishing her final semester at the University of North Texas obtaining her Master of Library Science degree.
During her internship, countless hours have been spent on a large digitization project in creating the Local Newspapers & Newsletters collection featured on our Digital Archives website.
She has had hands-on experience with scanning historical documents, editing, importing, and creating the metadata that is attached to each item. This experience will aid her in her future career....perhaps as an archivist so she can continue preserving and sharing historical documents for all to access. Wherever she lands, we wish you the best and Happy Graduation in May!
Let's give all the interns out there you know a hand this, and all months to come!
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