Introduction
Aim of the internship
To provide the student with the opportunity to know about digital library development in Italy and Europe and applying the knowledge and understanding as well as the personal transferable skills acquired in the programme in their work environment.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
- have developed an understanding of digital library development in Italy and Europe;
- demonstrate evidence and reflect on new learning about knowledge, skills and abilities required for digital library programmes;
Internship content
- Preservation
- Data curation
- Collection development
- Typologies of digital resources
- Institutional repositories
- Discovery tools
- Information literacy
- Digital Humanities
- Sustainability
- Information policy
Indicative student workload
Students are required to stay in the University and the host organisations a minimum of 125 hours
Internship delivery
Students are required to attend specific staff development workshops as designated by the Parma University.
In addition internship delivery is by means of on-the-job training in Parma Libraries.
Assessment plan
Reflective report and revised CV
Assessment is conducted by means of staff of the University. Students will be given formative evaluation halfway and a final, summative evaluation at the end of their working period.
The student is required to provide a portfolio of evidence which will contain:
- The initial learning contract agreed between the student and Parma University
- The results of the formative evaluation
- Any additional evidence from performance reviews and development activities
- The final summative evaluation.
