Library West seeks an undergraduate intern for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 to support a research project on college student news consumption habits and library related interventions. The intern will collaborate closely with the Internship Directors and research team to help conduct focus groups and test follow-up interventions that produce actionable insights that support library outreach, programming, and media literacy instruction.
The intern will:
(1) update a literature review on Gen Z news consumption habits, news avoidance and information overload
(2) assist in the design and facilitation of student focus groups, including recruitment, data collection, and transcription.
(3) assist in the testing of identified library related interventions using qualitative methods
(4) synthesize findings into a professional research report with recommendations for future Library West instruction and outreach efforts.
(5) present results to Library West staff.
