Fall 2000


GATES INTERN PROGRAM

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a State Partnership Program grant to Arizona. A cooperative relationship between the Foundation, state library agencies, schools for library science, and local libraries within a state is developed. Interns travel to a variety of public libraries, assist with computer installation, train librarians and staff in computer use, and provide technical field support for the libraries in the state. Internships are for one year.


I am delighted to announce that the Gates Foundation has selected four SIRLS students to be Gates Library Interns from October 2000 to October 2001.

These four students are:
Tracy Cook
Cathie Fox
Eowyn Gonzalez-Mesa
Heidi Holland

Please join me in congratulating them as they begin their work with a training session in Seattle the end of this month. Also, please join me in congratulating the applicants who interviewed for the positions - there were a total of 12 applicants, all of whom were eminently qualified and would represent SIRLS proudly. SIRLS was well represented with a terrific pool of candidates. My thanks to all of you for your interest, and best to our four that will continue to represent SIRLS with Gates.


Betty Marcoux, Faculty Advisor
Gates Library Intern Program

Check for updates from the Gates Interns in future newsletters.

BILL & MELINDA GATES foundation
University of Arizona
School of Information Resources and Library Science
1515 E. 1st St.
Tucson, Arizona 85719

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c areas. Keep in mind that internships are only part of the overall program and that workshops, short courses, etc, will be offered as well. With 76% of the population of Arizona living in Maricopa and Pima counties it is our expectation that at the onset the majority of cooperating institutions will be within those two counties, with perhaps some support in Coconino County as well. As we all gain experience with the program we expect to be able to expand our list of cooperating institutions. Developing a cadre of committed libraries in those three counties is the foundation upon which to expand into other areas. This table is a starting point for a discussion as to matching skill areas and libraries willing to undertake responsibility for hosting interns in those areas. These are suggestions only.