List of Host Sites
Following is a list of some of the host sites that MLIS students may work with on their Directed Fieldworks. This is not an all-inclusive list, please check with the MLIS Academic Advisor to inquire about any host sites not listed. Students should also review the Student Checklist and submit the appropriate DFW Forms (initial application materials). Once this is complete the MLIS Academic Advisor may provide you with specific contact information for host sites.
If your company/organization would like to be added to this list, please email mardup@washington.edu.
CLICK HERE FOR A PDF LISTING OF THE BELOW COMPANIES/ ORGANIZATIONS. This list includes descriptions of the host sites, including quarters in which they can host DFW students and the type of fieldwork projects available.
Current MLIS students may also view the LIS 590 SharePoint site to see comments on previous host sites made by other students: https://portal.ischool.washington.edu/sites/dfw/.
Company/Organization and Location
Washington
- Archdiocese of Seattle (Seattle, WA)
- Asotin County Library (Clarkston, WA)
- Avvo (Seattle, WA)
- Bellingham High School (Bellingham, WA)
- Boeing Library and Learning Center Services (Seattle, WA)
- The Bush School Library (Seattle, WA)
- Centralia College (Centralia, WA)
- City University of Seattle (Bellevue, WA)
- Corbis (Seattle, WA)
- Cornish College of the Arts Library (Seattle, WA)
- Cross Cultural Health Care Program (Seattle, WA)
- Digital Learning Commons (Seattle, WA)
- Edmonds Community College Library (Lynnwood, WA)
- Eton School (Bellevue, WA)
- Everett Public Library (Everett, WA)
- The Evergreen School (Shoreline, WA)
- The Evergreen State College, Daniel J. Evans Library (Olympia, WA)
- First Place School (Seattle, WA)
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Arnold Library (Seattle, WA)
- Garfield High School (Seattle, WA)
- Gonzaga Law Library (Spokane, WA)
- Harborview Medical Center Library, Health Sciences Library (Seattle, WA)
- Healia / Meredith Corp. (Bellevue, WA)
- John Stanford International School (Seattle, WA)
- Kentwood High School (Covington, WA)
- King County Law Library (Seattle, WA)
- King County Library System, Bellevue Regional Library (Bellevue, WA)
- King County Library System, Des Moines Library (Des Moines, WA)
- King County Library System, Federal Way Regional Library (Federal Way, WA)
- King County Library System, Maple Valley Branch (Maple Valley, WA)
- King County Library System, North Bend/Fall City/Snoqualmie (North Bend, WA)
- King County Library System, Redmond Regional Library (Redmond, WA)
- King County Library System, Shoreline (Shoreline, WA)
- King County Library System, Youth Service Center Library (Seattle, WA)
- Maple Valley Presbyterian Church (Maple Valley, WA)
- Maplewood K-8 School, Edmonds School District (Edmonds, WA)
- Microsoft Media Content Management & Distribution Group (Redmond, WA)
- Monroe School District (Monroe, WA)
- Museum of History and Industry (Seattle, WA)
- National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (Seattle, WA)
- National Park Service, Pacific West Regional Library (Seattle, WA)
- NOAA Seattle Regional Library (Seattle, WA)
- Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, WA)
- Pierce County Library System (Tacoma, WA)
- Renton Public Library (Renton, WA)
- San Juan Island Library District (Friday Harbor, WA)
- Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Municipal Archives (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Pacific University Library (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, Art-Recreation-Literature Department (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, Ballard Branch (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, Beacon Hill Branch (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, Capitol Hill Branch (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, Central Branch (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, Children's Center and Literacy, ESL, World Languages Dept (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, Douglass-Truth Branch (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, History-Travel-Maps Department (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, Hugh and Jane Ferguson Seattle Room (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, Lake City Branch (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, Mobile Services (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, North East and Northgate Branches (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Public Library, Southwest Library Branch (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle Symphony Orchestra Library (Seattle, WA)
- The Seattle Times, New Media Department (Seattle, WA)
- Seattle University, Lemieux Library (Seattle, WA)
- Skyline School, Ferndale School District (Ferndale, WA)
- Sno-Isle Libraries, Marysville Branch (Marysville, WA)
- Sno-Isle Libraries, Oak Harbor Branch (Oak Harbor, WA)
- Spokane County Library District (Spokane, WA)
- Spokane County Library District, IT Department (Spokane Valley, WA)
- Spokane County Library District, Spokane Valley Branch (Spokane Valley, WA)
- Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma, WA)
- University Prep Academy (Seattle, WA)
- UW Bothell and Cascadia Community College Campus Library (Bothell, WA)
- UW Department of Medicine (Seattle, WA)
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives (Seattle, WA)
- UW Gallagher Law Library (Seattle, WA)
- UW Libraries (Seattle, WA)
- UW Libraries, Digital Initiatives Unit (Seattle, WA)
- UW Libraries, Elisabeth C. Miller Library (Seattle, WA)
- UW Libraries, The Human Rights Film Directory (Seattle, WA)
- UW Libraries, Map Collection and Catographic Information Services (Seattle, WA)
- UW Libraries, Media Center (Seattle, WA)
- UW Libraries, Odegaard Undergraduate Library (Seattle, WA)
- UW Libraries, Reference Division (Seattle, WA)
- UW Libraries, Special Collections (Seattle, WA)
- UW School of Art Visual Services (Seattle, WA)
- UW Tacoma Library (Tacoma, WA)
- Vulcan Inc. (Seattle, WA)
- Walla Walla Public Library (Walla Walla, WA)
- Washington Research Foundation (Seattle, WA)
- Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
- Washington Talking Book and Braile Library (Seattle, WA)
- West Woodland Elementary (Seattle, WA)
Oregon
- Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects (Portland, OR)
- City of Portland Archives (Portland, OR)
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Library (Corvallis, OR)
- Independence Public Library (Independence, OR)
- Multnomah County Library (Portland, OR)
- Multnomah County Library School Corps (Portland, OR)
- Museum of Contemporary Craft (Portland, OR)
- Oregon State University, Guin Library, Hatfield Marine Science Center (Newport, OR)
- Pacific Northwest College of Art (Portland, OR)
- Rogue Community College (Grants Pass, OR)
- University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)
Other US States
- Bozeman Public Library (Bozeman, MT)
- Callison Architecture (Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; New York City, NY)
- Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center (Santa Rosa, CA)
- Columbia College Library (Sonora, CA)
- Ex Libris (Newton, MA)
- Laramie County Library System (Cheyenne, WY)
- Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division (Washington, DC)
- Newberry Library (Chicago, IL)
- Siouxland Libraries (Sioux Falls, SD)
- University of Utah, Marriott Library (Salt Lake City, UT)
International
- There are some international host sites available, including Italy, London, Switzerland, France, Prague, and Cambodia. Students are also welcome to set up their own abroad experience in their country of choice. There is also an upcoming study abroad experience in August/September 2008 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Please contact the MLIS Academic Advisor for more specific details.