Thursday, August 23, 2007

My Last Day


These two weeks have gone by so fast. It is amazing to think back and see all what i have done and learned in these two weeks. Today. i was able to sit in on the Medical Digital Library Meeting with Daniel Dollar and the rest of the staff. They basically tossed back ideas on what new methods they can use to improve their current status. Then i had the webmaster orientation with Hongbin which was real interesting and fun. During the meeting, Dr. Greenberg was able to take pictures of both me and him in the process. Later on i had a meeting with John Gallagher, who works with the access/delivery services. Our meeting was very informative because he gave me a tour of the library from his perspective and how things are conducted. Overall, I had so much fun at this internship and i wish i could return next year. I just want to say thank you very much to the staff for all being so warm and lending your time to meet with me. Also, a special thank you to Dr. Greenberg for choosing me for this internship. This experience was amazing.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007


My day began with a meeting with Bob Hughes and Betty. They work at the library administration office and they gave me an insight to everything that they do. Bob explained to me how he works on managing the money and the grants that they receive. As well as also giving me insight as to how the internship i am curretly enrolled in is being funded . It is through a partnership with Johns Hopkins University, and that was very interesting to know. Then Betty told me briefly about how she deals with the money, which was really exciting. Then i met with Mrs Kenny Marone, who by far was the most exciting person to talk to. She was really nice and not only did she tell me about her job but she really asked me questions concerning me and my school work background. My meeting at the EPH was cancelled, so i had more time to work on the assignment i was assigned to by Daniel Dollar.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Second Week

The day was very productive. I came in about two hours early so i was able to work more on the assignment i was given by Daniel Dollar. I re-did the blog page and put up new posts. I was aslo able to do some reseach for Dr. Greenberg. I attended two classes today taught by Dr. Greenberg and they were based on using OVID Medline as well as Refworks. I was able to take alot of information from the classes. It is one that will benefit me later on in my future. It sad that this is my last week here. If only the internship ran for an entire month.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Annual Staff Meeting

Today was the annual staff meeting and I got the opportunity to attend. The annual yearly report gives the library staff and overview if the previous year and what is to come in the future. They discussed electronic resources and how much money was spent as well as saved in the past year. Ms. Marone gave an overview on everything and touched on all the subjects including the medical school giving more funds to the library. They also talked about how the library will be receiving some renovation in the coming year. After the meeting, we came out to lunch which was really nice and the food was also really good. That gave me an opportunity to talk more with new staff members that I just met. I also met Holly and her baby girl Betsy which was real nice. The meeting went well.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007


I had about three meetings today and each of them was very exciting. I met with Lei, who was the creator of the Library Tutorial 101, which happens to be on the homepage on the library’s website. He asked me for my feedback about the tutorial considering that I got the chance to watch it my first day. Working with him on the tutorial was very important because his tutorial is one that is designed to relate to a person in my age range and getting my opinion on it was helpful to him. We discussed both the pro and the con about the tutorial and the upgrades that could be made to it. I also was able to get a tour of the sub-basement level with Sarah, who works with Reservation. Her job is basically to help upkeep the really old books in the library, texts that date back to the 15th century and most texts which belong to Harvey Cushing himself. She explained to me the history behind all the books and how much progress she has made to the books and even the entire upkeep. It was really fun today getting one on one time with a member of the staff and having them explain to me what they do.

Monday, August 13, 2007

My first day


Today was my first day as an intern at The Cushing/Whitney Library. I was so nervous and also very anxious to see what awaited me in the building. When I arrived, I was able to meet all the staff members such as Lei, Jan and Jeanne as well as Dr. Greenburg who gave me a tour of the library. There were so many interesting facts about this library. Facts such as it is rated the 5th largest library containing so many useful medical books both new and old text. I also got to meet the staff in the basement level of the library. I spent about 30-45miuntes with Earl, Mary and Daniel as they all explained to me what there jobs entail. I was also able to work at my own desk and help Daniel with online subscription. I was also introduced to the blogs as well as meebo, which is an online aim that staff members use to keep in touch via internet. Towards the end of the day, I walked over to meet Jeanne at the Yale School of Nursing, where she was able to give me a brief overview of her job both at the library and at Yale University School of Nursing. My first was real thrilling and enlightening.

Thursday, August 9, 2007


Today is my last day. First I attended a Web Advisory meeting. During the meeting the staff discussed changes that should be made to the Medical Library website. One problem they are having is trying to advertise Yale Links. They have decided to have a contest. Contestants must create a video on YouTube to promote Yale Links. They are deciding what the prize should be. One idea is to make the prize an Ipod; however many people already have Ipods. After this, I meet with Hongbin Liu and he told me about his job.

Wednesday, August 8, 2007


The first thing I did today was meet with Kenny Marone. We talked about college and she told me about her job, Then I met with Lei. We discussed learning styles and the Library Tutorial 101. He asked me a lot of questions about what would make the web pages for the Library Tutorial easier for people to understand. For example, if a person was not familiar with the Medical Library or a particular program on the Medical Library website, would they know where to go to find help. He also asked me if the layout of the website would make a difference to help users search for information. After this I met with Bob, He is in charge of paying bills and cashing checks that come to the Library. Relatives of Harvey Cushing came to visit the Library, so I was not able to met with the Historical Library Staff. However, Toby did give a me a small tour of the Historical Library. She showed me a few of Harvey Cushing's books and personal items. She also showed me a few of the rare books from he 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. They were absolutely beautiful; the color in the books were amazingly preserved. Around 3:00 pm mary, Melissa and I took a suttle to the Sterling Library from the Ice Cream social. It was really fun and the ice was good. However, the weather was too hot for me,

Monday, August 6, 2007



Today I arrived early so I worked on my blog. Then I met with Mr. Greenberg at the reference desk. He explained to me how things work at the desk. Then he gave me a book with different titles of journals from the 17th and 18th century. I choose to read Archives of Dermatology: Skin and Veneral Diseases. In order to view the journal you have to use a computer-like machine called MicroSP2000. The journals are on what is called Micro film. It was really cool and the information in the journal was I read was very interesting. After this, I had a class which was taught by Mr. Greenberg. In the class I learned how to use a program called RefWorks. Refworks is software that enables you to collect references for books, journals articles, etc. into a personal database. It can also be used to generate bibliographies in different formats such as MLA and APA. Then I went over to the Sterling Library and met Sharon Tarascio.She was very nice. During our meeting she asked me questions about my internship. We also talked about college.

Thursday, August 2, 2007


Today I met with Mark and he showed me a device called a PDA, which stands for Personal Digital Assistant. Its really an amazing device. Not only can you check your email, you can play games, and use it to do research. The device has programs called Labman, Epocrates, and MedCal. All of these programs are used by health care providers to make their jobs easier. MedCal for example is a program that can take a patient's weight, height, and age and determine how much medication they need. The device can be found at www.palm.com. Mark also showed me a book called the Guide to Inpatient Medicine. This book describes common medical problems such as
anemia, renal failure, and vasculitis. After my meeting with Mark, I ate lunch and then started on my next activity. My next activity was to go to http://www.med.yale.edu/library/education/software.html and see which educational programs were accessible to the public and which programs required a Yale id. Some of the programs include: Brainstorm,Abdomen Quiz,and Clinical Human Embryology. I was able to use some of the programs.



* The Cushing Whitney Medical Library has Licensed Applications (free to Yale University/YNHH affiliates) for those who own PDA's.

http://www.med.yale.edu/library/technology/PDA/

Wednesday, August 1, 2007



Today is my second day interning at the Yale Medical Library. First I attended a meeting where the employees shared everything they were doing up to date. Then i met with Jane. She told me about her job. There is a classroom where students can come and learn how to use different web browsers for research and how to make citations using programs such as Refworks. There are classes where anyone can attend and other classes where a professor may request private classes for his or her students. Another type of class includes an integrated classroom setting. I got the chance to read a few thesis statements from former Yale Nursing School Students. A few of them included:The Nurse-Midwife Patient Relationship and Nurse- Midwifes use of Universal Precautions, Do Race and Ethnicity influence Perceptions of Health Care Practitioners,and the Integration of African Americans at the Yale University of Nursing. After I read them Charles Greenberg and I walked over to the School of Nursing. There I met Janene Batten. She was in the middle of a meeting about cost management so are time was very brief but she was a very nice lady and she gave me a lot of information about her job.