RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to execute a University-Organization Agreement with San Jose State University, to provide unpaid Master of Library and Information Science Internships for the period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

The purpose of this agreement is to provide San Jose State University Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) students with the opportunity to gain valuable professional work experience under the supervision and guidance of professionals in the MLIS field, while pursuing defined learning outcomes and earning course credit toward their degrees. It is designed to provide students an opportunity to test theories and to apply skills learned in other courses taken during the MLIS program. The Library can provide the requisite field education while at the same time benefiting from the intern's unpaid services to patrons.