Tag: work experience

  • Work experience February 2026

    For my sixth-form college’s work experience week, I decided to undertake a placement at Heythrop Library, where I gained an insight into what a librarian’s role at a specialist library looks like. During the week, I was immersed into the world of librarianship as I undertook a variety of tasks. These ranged from more typical…

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  • Work Experience Report: September 2025

    I volunteered at the Heythrop Library, mostly because I was interested in librarianship and the unique approach to classmarking that they had because of their position as so closely connected to the Jesuit Society. The time I spent in the library prepared me both for some of the more manual tasks in librarianship, such as…

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    Placement report: April 2025

    We asked Caroline to share with us a placement report. She was with us for 2 weeks in April 2025. Being on placement is part of UCL students degree. As part of my MA in Library and Information Studies at UCL, I completed a two-week work placement at the Heythrop Library. During this placement, I…

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