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.

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