Job Shadowing
The Job Shadowing program runs from mid-February to August each year. Hosts may volunteer to participate at any point, but are encouraged to do so before the program officially opens, as most students select their hosts at that time. This year, 2013, the program opened for student registration on Monday, Feb. 11 at 5:00 pm.
To view and sign up to available Job Shadow opportunities as a current student, please log in.
About the program
Sponsored by the Faculty of Information Alumni Association (FIAA), the Job Shadowing program offers current iSchool students an essential opportunity to:
- Gain valuable insights from current information and museum professionals
- Form, develop, and cultivate their personal networks and connections
- Expand their realm of experience
Students sign up to observe a working full- or half-day with an information professional from one of the following areas:
- Archives/Records Management
- Critical Information Studies
- Information Systems & Design
- Knowledge Management & Information Management
- Library and Information Science
- Museum Studies
A few important notes:
- Students may sign up to shadow more than one host, but we ask that if students DO NOT intend on following through with their commitment, they let the Job Shadowing Committee know. All students should remember that they are representing the iSchool community and influencing future programs.
- Once signed up, students are responsible for contacting their hosts to arrange a mutually convenient time for the visit, between February and August, 2013. No classes will be held the week of Feb. 18 (Reading Week), so students may want to visit during that time.
Questions can be directed to jobshadow [dot] ischool
utoronto [dot] ca
In 2011, 72 host institutions offered to host 135 job-shadowing visits. In 2012, over 117 hosts offered to host over 240 visits. Students may job shadow locally or out of town.
To volunteer as a host, please contact jobshadow [dot] ischoolutoronto [dot] ca. To view and sign up to available Job Shadow opportunities as a current student, please log in.
| Organization |
Type of organization |
Stream | Geographic region | Student limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U of Cincinnati | Academic | Other | Outside Ontario | 5 | Open |
| U of T, Rotman, Martin Prosperity Institute | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| U of Alberta Library | Academic | Library and Information Science | Outside Ontario | 3 | Open |
| Tulane University Libraries - Special Collections Division | Academic | Archives/Records Management | Outside Ontario | 1 | Open |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland, Queen Elizabeth II Library | Academic | Library and Information Science | Outside Ontario | 3 | Open |
| McMaster University | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 3 | Open |
| U of Windsor, Leddy Library | Academic | Library and Information Science | Western Ontario | 1 | Closed |
| McGill University, Macdonald Campus Library | Academic | Library and Information Science | Outside Ontario | 1 | Open |
| Seneca College, King Library | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 2 | Closed |
| U of T, Robarts Library, Media Commons Archive | Academic | Archives/Records Management | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| U of T, Robarts Library, Collection Development and Order Section | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Open |
| Carleton University- MacOdrum Library | Academic | Library and Information Science | Eastern Ontario | 1 | Closed |
| U of T, Robarts Library | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| York University Libraries, Steacie Science & Engineering Library | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 3 | Open |
| U of T, OISE Library, Acquisitions (Cataloguing) | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 3 | Closed |
| Ryerson University Library | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 3 | Closed |
| U of T, OISE Library | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| U of T, Gerstein Science Information Centre | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| U of T, Robarts Library | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| U of Guelph-Humber | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| U of Guelph Library, Ridgetown Campus | Academic | Other | Western Ontario | 1 | Closed |
| U of Guelph Library (II) | Academic | Archives/Records Management | Western Ontario | 3 | Closed |
| York Univerity, Office of Research Services | Academic | Knowledge Management & Information Management | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| Ontario Colleges Library Service | Academic | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| U of Guelph Library (I) | Academic | Library and Information Science | Western Ontario | 1 | Closed |
| Western University | Academic | Archives/Records Management | GTA - Other | 10 | Open |
| Usability Matters | Other | Information Systems & Design | GTA - Toronto | 4 | Closed |
| Koffler Centre of the Arts | Other | Museum Studies | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Open |
| de Stricker Associates | Other | Knowledge Management & Information Management | GTA - Toronto | 3 | Closed |
| TPL-Maria A. Shchuka Branch (III) | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Open |
| Mississauga Public Library, Central Library | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 1 | Closed |
| Ottawa Public Library, Nepean Centrepointe Branch | Public | Library and Information Science | Eastern Ontario | 3 | Open |
| TPL-Maria A. Shchuka Branch (II) | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| TPL-Yorkville Branch | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| TPL-Maria A. Shchuka Branch (I) | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| Whitby Public Library | Public | Library and Information Science | Eastern Ontario | 2 | Open |
| Mississauga Public Library, Lakeview branch | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 3 | Open |
| Mississauga Public Library, Courtneypark branch | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 2 | Closed |
| TPL-North York Central Branch | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 3 | Closed |
| TPL-Downsview Branch | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| Oakville Public Library, Woodside Branch | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 2 | Open |
| Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County Library | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 2 | Open |
| Oakville Public Library, Glen Abbey Branch | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 2 | Open |
| Peterborough Public Library | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 3 | Open |
| Barrie Public Library | Public | Library and Information Science | Northern Ontario | 1 | Closed |
| Maricopa County Library District - Northwest Regional Library | Public | Library and Information Science | Outside Ontario | 1 | Open |
| Huntsville Public Library | Public | Library and Information Science | Northern Ontario | 1 | Closed |
| Huntsville Public Library | Public | Library and Information Science | Northern Ontario | 1 | Open |
| Huron County Library, Health & Library Complex | Public | Library and Information Science | Western Ontario | 1 | Closed |
| Hamilton Public Library, Sherwood and Valley Park Branches | Public | Library and Information Science | Western Ontario | 2 | Closed |
| Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 2 | Open |
| Georgina Public Libraries, Peter Gzowski Branch | Public | Library and Information Science | Northern Ontario | 2 | Open |
| TPL-Lillian H. Smith Branch | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Open |
| Cambridge Libraries and Galleries | Public | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 3 | Open |
| Niagara Region | Government | Knowledge Management & Information Management | Western Ontario | 4 | Open |
| Citizenship and Immigration Canada | Government | Other | Eastern Ontario | 2 | Closed |
| Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services | Government | Other | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Legislative Library (III) | Government | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Legislative Library (II) | Government | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Legislative Library (I) | Government | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| Insurance Bureau of Canada - Kennedy / Martin Library | Government | Knowledge Management & Information Management | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| Ontario Ministry of Labour | Government | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| Ontario Ministry of Finance / Ont Ministry of Revenue - Finance Library | Government | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Information Resource Centre | Government | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 4 | Closed |
| Women's College Hospital - Miss Margaret Robins Archives (I) | Health | Archives/Records Management | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Health | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| Markham Stouffville Hospital | Health | Other | GTA - Other | 2 | Closed |
| St Michael's Hospital | Health | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| St. Mary's General Hospital & Grand River Hospital | Health | Library and Information Science | Western Ontario | 1 | Closed |
| Hospital for Sick Children | Health | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 5 | Closed |
| Credit Valley Hospital - Health Sciences Library | Health | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 2 | Closed |
| Torys LLP | Law | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| Supreme Court of Canada | Law | Knowledge Management & Information Management | Eastern Ontario | 3 | Closed |
| Bennett Jones | Law | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| Law Society of Upper Canada, Great Library | Law | Other | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| Goodmans | Law | Other | GTA - Toronto | 3 | Closed |
| Fasken Martineau | Law | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| Peel District School Board - Settler's Green Public School | School | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 3 | Closed |
| Peel District School Board - Castlemore Public School | School | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 1 | Closed |
| ArcelorMittal Dofasco - Library Resource Centre | Special | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 2 | Closed |
| CNIB Library (Canadian Institute for the Blind) | Special | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed | |
| OMERS | Special | Archives/Records Management | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| Navigator, Ltd. | Special | Knowledge Management & Information Management | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada | Special | Knowledge Management & Information Management | GTA - Toronto | 1 | Closed |
| MDA Corp. | Special | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 2 | Closed |
| CBC Image Research Library | Special | Archives/Records Management | GTA - Toronto | 2 | Closed |
| MaRS Market Intelligence | Special | Knowledge Management & Information Management | GTA - Toronto | 3 | Closed |
| CBC | Special | Library and Information Science | GTA - Toronto | 5 | Closed |
| Stratford Festival | Special | Archives/Records Management | Western Ontario | 2 | Closed |
| Canadian War Museum | Special | Museum Studies | Eastern Ontario | 4 | Open |
| Maple Leaf Foods - ThinkFOOD! Information Café | Special | Library and Information Science | GTA - Other | 3 | Closed |
| International Development Research Centre | Special | Library and Information Science | Eastern Ontario | 2 | Closed |
| Canadian Standards Association | Special | Knowledge Management & Information Management | GTA - Other | 2 | Open |