Library and Information Services Intern, SHIRE, Lexington, MA
Posted February 17, 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Librarians and information specialists play a key role in the acquisition and distribution of knowledge resources within the pharmaceutical industry. This internship will offer an introduction to the diverse opportunities available to the research librarian within pharma and biotech. The internship will include mentored rotations in each of the following six competencies:
- Providing customized literature searches as requested by Shire personnel
- Identification and analysis of various biomedical information resources
- Document retrieval
- Training and customer service
- Application of rules and regulations regarding copyright
- Vendor management
The intern will be will be asked to demonstrate competency in each of the rotations by completing various projects that will include presentations, posters, simple literature searches, etc.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Completion of at least 50[%?] of the required credits towards a graduate degree in Library and Information Science
- MS Office skills, Prior use of MS Visio and MS SharePoint preferred
- Familiarity with searching open-access biomedical resources such as PubMed, clinicaltrials.gov, and TOXNET
- Completion of Basic Reference course within the MLS/MLIS program
- Experience navigating digital libraries preferred
- Bachelor degree in the life sciences or biomedical field preferred
- Demonstrated interest in biotechnology, medicine, and/or healthcare; an intellectual curiosity regarding rare diseases
- Commitment to the mission and goals of Shire
Interested graduate students can either apply online at this link: