Librarian Specialty: Nursing

On February 8th I also got a chance to meet Mrs. Janene Batten who's been working at the Harvey/Cushing Library for 3 years. She is the librarian that I can personally benefit from the most because she is the nursing librarian who spends part of her time at the Yale School of Nursing. She says that she does alot of teaching to staff and students who have questions aboout software. She loves every aspect of her job but her most favorite thing to do is answering quick questions. She believes that in 5 years from now she will be in the same profession, but her job description will be different, although she would love to still work here. She also believes libraries will exist in the future despite the increasing use of computers because she quotes: "Somebody's got to give it to you," referring to obtaining the correct information and how to use resources. She would encourage me to become a medical libarian by explaining that this could help a specialist because I would have already known the answers to whatever topic or question I was trying to study. Janene was another one of my favorite staff members to interview because she was interested in my educaiton and how I was planning on continuing my education. She attended the college that I have in mind (SCSU) and explained to me that I could come to her with whatever questions I had about the school. Its nice to know that someone else cares about your education and is willing to help you.