WHY INTERNSHIP IS NECESSARY?
BLIS aims to produce professionals who can be appointed in libraries and information centres at junior-level positions. Students can be introduced and exposed to work culture, routines, and practices by placing them as interns in different working environments and conditions which will also provide them with some kind of exposure.
INTERNSHIP has also been stressed in the New Education Policy. The internship will expose the students to translating their learning into work/job and also help in practical learning in the LIS School by doing it during an internship for providing services and designing information products. It is necessary to introduce the student to the concept and need for an internship.
S/he needs to be sensitized to the needs, objectives, and process of an internship.
The 10th paper of the BLIS course is an internship. marks will be given on the basis of this internship, but IGNOU has also specified two alternatives – LIBRARY BASED SURVEY and LITERATURE BASED SURVEY reports for this internship who are unable to undertake the internship
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR BLIS INTERNSHIP
The SOP has been designed to guide all those who are involved in the internship programme.
The SOP provides step-by-step instructions and guidelines for the students/interns as well as Regional/ Study Centers, Training Supervisors as per the needs of the course curriculum.
DURATION OF INTERNSHIP
The duration of this internship is 1 month only.
The intern will perform the activities as given in the workbook for a minimum of 5 HOURS a day, Five DAYS a week, for a period of ONE MONTH, excluding holidays to be worked for completing the internship. The student has to complete 100 hours of training during the internship. Only one leave is allowed in this period that also on valid grounds.
- Students of the January cycle shall be placed for attachment in August so that they can complete it by October
- in the July cycle students shall be placed for attachment in January so that they can complete it by March.
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE (LIC)
Regional Centre or study centre will guide or assist the students with the internship modalities, guidelines, Workbook writing, and assessment mechanisms including the Viva-voce.
Students will be attached to a Library and Information Centre (LIC) in a particular city/town for undertaking the internship. Students will perform the activities step by step given in-house operations of the library.
SELECTION OF LIC
- The Regional Centre will attach the students to different LICs and put the information on the website of the Regional Center. but
- The selection of an LIC can be made by the learners on their own also (as per the criteria given in the internship SOP/handbook). In such a case they must inform the RC/LSC about the LIC.
INTERNSHIP OR REFERENCE LETTER
In case the learners select their LIC for internship and a reference letter is demanded by that particular LIC then they can seek the support of RC/SC for reference letters. The RCs are expected to confirm the suitability of the LIC or training supervisor provided by the LIC to the intern.
- During the course of the internship, the intern is expected to regularly interact and report about the work done by him/ her to the training supervisor, who in turn will discuss the cases with the learner and clarify any doubts in the learner’s mind.
- The Intern will maintain a complete workbook based on the work performed during the training. It will be authenticated with remarks by the internship supervisor about his/her performance during the internship.
REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING HOST/ ORGANISATION OR LIBRARY
- The interns shall be provided the internship opportunity in Public Libraries under various Ministries (RRRLF, National Library, DPL, libraries under CSIR ICAR, DRDO) educational and research institutions recognized by the government regulators (UGC/AICTE/MCI/RCI/ PCI/BCI/CoE, etc.), Intuition of National Importance (IITs. IIITs, NITs, IIMs, IARI, etc.), organizations registered under the Societies Act, etc.
- Instruction to the interns may be provided in Hindi/Regional Language/English.
- The Training Host/Organisation should have a full-fledged library with a minimum collection of 5,000 documents.
STRUCTURE AND PHASES OF INTERNSHIP
WORKBOOK
The Intern will maintain a complete workbook on a day-to-day basis, based on activities and assignments to be provided by the training host/ organization during the training. It will be authenticated with remarks by the internship supervisor about his/her performance during the internship. workbook is to be submitted in the format given below
Students are required to submit workbook(s) of the internship at the Regional Centre. They need to keep a photocopy of each workbook before submission to the Regional Centre. While submitting the Workbook, students are required to enclose a “Certificate of Originality of Workbook” which should be authenticated by the Supervisor in the prescribed format.
This workbook will contain 4 components which have to be completed in a specific time duration as given below:
DETAILED REPORT
The intern will have to submit a detailed project report based on the assignments and tasks given and completed during the training period and also recorded in the workbook. They must submit a detailed report with the complete workbook at their Regional Centre. You are advised to keep a copy of these two documents with you before submitting them.
The prescribed Format for the workbook and report is given in annexures 1 and 2 of SOP given by IGNOU. the file is attached below one can download it from here.
EVALUATION
EVALUATION BY INTERNSHIP ADVISOR
An Internship report in a prescribed format (along with a workbook) and the conduct/performance during the internship period has to be submitted by the learner and will be evaluated by the Internship Supervisor of the Training Host/Organisation. This internal assessment will carry 30% weightage.
EXTERNAL EVALUATION
The internship report will be sent to an evaluator for evaluation. This evaluation will carry 70% weightage.
The minimum qualifying mark for the internship is 50%.
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INTERNSHIP ALTERNATIVE
As mentioned above internship will be for 1 month with regular attendance. However, many students may be unable to do this internship and be physically present.
Keeping this in mind IGNOU has provided 2 alternatives for those who can’t do this internship, which are LIBRARY-BASED SURVEY and LITERATURE SURVEY REPORT.
LIBRARY BASED SURVEY
For this, one has to make a library survey report. In the video given below, complete details regarding this survey are provided.
TO DOWNLOAD THE GUIDELINES BY IGNOU FOR LIBRARY BASED SURVEY
LITERATURE SURVEY REPORT
For this, one has to make a Literature survey report. In the video given below, complete details regarding this survey are provided.
TO DOWNLOAD THE GUIDELINES BY IGNOU FOR LIBRARY BASED SURVEY
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the BLIS course is not merely a gateway to traditional librarianship but a passport to the exciting and ever-expanding world of information science. In a world where access to accurate and timely information is paramount, the role of individuals with expertise in library and information science cannot be overstated. As mentioned above The internship will expose the students to real learning of work/job will help in practical learning for the students.
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