Anais (pronounced Anna-iss) Jousserand-Shirley is currently working in the Macmillan Brown Library for two days per week as part of the MLIS Practicum (INFO 538). The Practicum is a programme in which a student in one of the LIM programmes at Victoria University of Wellington and an experienced practitioner work together for a specific time period, in this case until Christmas. During this time Anais must produce a Journal and a Portfolio and a Practicum Project Report.

We have hosted 2 previous MLIS students on their Practicum: George Fudge who is currently on a fixed term contract with us cataloguing the architectural drawings collection, and Jeff Carr who is now employed at Archives New Zealand in Wellington as an Arrangement and Description Archivist. It is an excellent way for people lacking hands-on experience in a library or archive to gain some practical experience and a ‘feel’ for the work we do.

Anais is in MB all day Monday and Friday, so please make her welcome should your paths cross.

Jill