Develop digital archives and support information services as an MLIS Student at the Middlesex-London Health Unit in London, Ontario. Apply cataloguing and metadata skills.
This temporary placement supports the Strategy, Planning, and Performance team within Public Health Foundations at Citi Plaza. Reporting to the manager and supervised daily by the MLHU Librarian, you will gain practical library and information science experience. The 2027 primary project involves creating and curating the Health Unit’s digital institutional archive. Additional work includes library operations, reference support, literature searches, and information management activities.
Key Responsibilities: Organize records for potential digital archive inclusion
Process, describe, and upload archival materials




Apply metadata structures and descriptive practices
Prepare inventories, job aids, and finding tools
Research digital preservation and repository approaches
Requirements: Current Western University MLIS enrollment
Participation in an approved cooperative education placement
Coursework in archives, metadata, or cataloguing preferred
Accurate information organization and attention to detail
Microsoft 365 proficiency considered an asset
Build archival development, metadata, and information organization experience while supporting public health library services in London.

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📌 MLIS Student Digital Archives (Ontario)
🏢 Middlesex-London Health Unit
📍 Ontario