Directed
Field Experience (DFE)
at the Graduate Library
School of Information students may wish to explore working in a professional library setting while here at the university. The University Library has numerous opportunities for SI students in almost every aspect of library activity. Below are some of the opportunities available at the Library. If you don't see quite what interests you but are still interested in a Library DFE, contact Donna Hayward at 936-3038 or dhayward@umich.edu.
Fall DFE Positions
Graduate
Library
http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/
Reference
Reference desk experience
Reference room navigator project (graphics designer)
Collection
Development
Subject Specialist Areas
o Multicultural/African Studies
o Germanic/Classics/History
o English Language and Literature/Comparative Literature
o American and British History
o Foundations and Grants
o Other subject areas
Electronic
Resources
E-Resources team assistants
Electronic use studies
Collection Policies
Collection Access
Database management - Newspapers/Microforms guides (php programmer)
Dissertations
Bibliographic Instruction
Foundations and Grants
Other subject areas
Library
Collection Marketing
Exhibit and display development/design
Cataloging
Serials/Microform
Services
http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/serials/
Special Projects
Government
Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/
Web site management
Collection development
Instruction Assistance
Map
Library
http://www.lib.umich.edu/maplib/
Special projects
Numeric
and Spatial Data Services
http://www.lib.umich.edu/nsds/
User Tutorials
Web page design/revision
Text
Creation Partnership
http://www.lib.umich.edu/tcp/eebo/
User information study
Collections description
Kelsey
Museum of Archaeology
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/
Online newsletters project
Information
& Library Studies Library
University of Michigan
http://www.lib.umich.edu/ilsl/