Application Process for FILL Candidates

Review the MCLS internship/practicum opportunities on FILL website
Select 3 potential FILL sites from list
Email your application to MCLS FILL Coordinator, Pam Alger <palger@mcls.org> and to your School’s Coordinator, either Keri Botello <kbotello@ucla.edu> (UCLA) or Professor Bill Fischer <fisher@sjsu.edu > (SJSU)
The application packet should include:

Cover letter, including list of 3 potential FILL sites (not to exceed one page)
Resume (not to exceed one page)
Written statement indicating what you hope to gain from FILL experience (not to exceed one page)

Your application will be checked to ensure that that you are in “good standing” (e.g., enrolled; have requisite number of credits; maintains B average; etc.)
Your application will be evaluated by MCLS and a tentative FILL assignment is made. Unlike other internships/practica do NOT contact the library until you have received notification from MCLS.
FILL assignments are based on a combination of the following criteria:

Quality of application/written statements
Interest in previously unassigned FILL sites
Demonstrated interest in acquiring new professional skills in a new library setting
Needs of the Library

Once the assignment is made, student’s application is forwarded to the selected library
Contact the library and arrange an interview
FILL appointment made with concurrence of both library and student
Enroll in internship/practicum course
MCLS FILL Coordinator, Pam Alger will send you the forms needed by MCLS
Internship/practicum proceeds according to library school requirements
Notify MCLS FILL Coordinator, Pam Alger when internship/practicum is near completion so that your payment form can be sent to your Supervisor to verify your internship hours.
Payment is made by MCLS directly to the student after the end of the internship/practicum

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