Academic Librarians for the 21st Century

The Small College Library as a Crucible for the Future of the Profession

The librarians at Elmhurst College are engaged in a number of innovative activities in an effort to nurture and cultivate future academic librarians. These initiatives include:

• Practicums and partnerships with the Library Technical Assistant program at the College of DuPage, and the graduate school program at Dominican University;
• Practical experience provided to Dominican students via classroom instruction and vocational training;
• “Chicago’s Great Libraries,” a course encouraging students to explore and conduct research in Chicagoland libraries;
• “Tomorrow’s Librarians,” a career exploration, shadowing, and mentoring program.

Please visit the following pages to learn more about our programs.

• Presentations ~ PowerPoint and poster presented about our practices
• Chicago’s Great Libraries ~ information about our course looking at libraries in the Chicago area
• Occupational Guidance ~ for people interested in becoming librarians
• Other Resources ~ links to other sources of information about the college and our program