Practicum by Virginia Corvid
Fall 2010
Women’s Studies
Librarian’s Office
Located in Memorial Library on
the Madison campus, the WSLO
serves the University of Wisconsin System through publications,
reference, presentations, consultation, indexing and instruction.
Benefits to the Office:
Learning Outcomes:
Activities:
Wrote

a review of new Riot
Grrrl related books and films
for Feminist Publications
Created

a LibGuide on women’s history research in archives

with reference
Practicum Purpose: Assisted
Attended

the UW Women’s Studies Consortia annual
retreat

bibliographic inTo
 facilitate women’s studies Observed
struction
and women’s history research

the history of
and to enhance my ability to Researched
Women’s Studies librarianship
do so
Photo Credits: Dancing Trees, dolldreamer; Burlap, Mykyl Roventine.
Feature

review for Feminist
Publications
Professional

writing experience Guide

to women’s history
Subject

guide creation and
research in archives
LibGuide software experience
Reference

assistance
Knowledge

of women’s history focused archives and special
collections
Women’s

studies
reference experience
Understanding

of collaboration
with and support of academic
departments
Understanding

of women’s
studies focused bibliographic
instruction
Understanding

of the history
of women’s studies librarianship