Nel, Marguerite AliceMalan, DanieBeukes, GerdaMoropane, MaggieSteynberg, Sunette2011-09-272011-09-272011-07-222011-09-27http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17340Paper presented at the American Day, Research Commons, Merensky Library, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 22 July 2011.The origins of the Research Libraries Consortium (RLC) and background of the US internship programme are discussed in detail. The differences in the US higher education system as well as the way in which the roles of American university librarians differ from South Africa are highlighted. The presentation also gives an overview of the different libraries visited during the programme.Powerpoint slide show presentation.MS Word document with presentation notes and discussion.PDFenUniversity of PretoriaResearch supportProfessional developmentLibrarianshipHigher educationCarnegie Corporation of New YorkResearch librariansAcademic librariansLibraries in the United States of AmericaInternship programsEducation, Higher -- United StatesCarnegie librariesPresentation