So far this week I've met with the people who create visual learning in this library. Mrs. Lynn Sette, who has been working here for 26 years, is in charge of what I will call "visual information showcases" which include posters, brochures, and holiday set-ups. She also does consultations and consumer health informing. Lynn loves her job and quotes : "Librarians do a lot of good and are needed for more then just the circulation desk." This statement is one that I personally have believed in until interning here and the staff that I've met thus far have changed my perspective. Mrs. Toby Appel has been working here for 13 years and like many others, initially thought she'd be an elementary school teacher. She received a scholarship for Tuff's University and says that the only way she wouldn't work here 5 years from now is if she's retired. Toby is in charge of the displays in the rotunda, buying books to add to the medical library's collection, giving tours of the library, organizing the collection, and informing students on how to use data bases. Toby quotes: " Libraries control unique copies of literature," which I believe is true. Computers can almost never be as accurate as the unique source it came from. With the mention of computers, I was also granted an interview session with Mr. Jason Reinstedler, who is in charge of the hardware and software in the library. Although Jason has only been working here for 1 month, he has a history of desktop support that steered him in the direction of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library. Jason quotes: "There will always be a need for desktop support, so there will always be potential for plenty of work." With that statement, we can conclude that Jason, like many others here, enjoy what they do and they don't plan on leaving anytime soon.
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