My First Day

Today was my first day of the Chili Internship at Yale. This morning I started off with a brief orientation given by Mr. Greenberg. He walked me around the medical library and introduced me to some of the staff. I also held two interviews today as well as made adjustments to this blog. Today I learned a little history about the library itself and increased my interest of medical history.

My first interview was with a woman by the name of Judy Spak. I asked her questions surrounding her life and the career she has chosen and also how it relates to Information technology. She told me how she liked her job because it allowed her to influence so many people, she likes working with others especially students because she feels as if she really teaches them. She finds her job to be more then some "9 to 5" regular job because often she must bring her work home with her. She did not dream of working in a medical library but she has grown to enjoy it very much. Judy is a Curriculum Support Librarian so she makes sure teaches and students are learning what is new and important based on a preset curriculum. She believes her strengths such as good communication and good representation help her perform her job as best as possible. She feels no better then any other librarian in any other department but she does feel her role is more visible. She feels that technology is critical in her career also that it has improved the world of Health information greatly.

My second interviewee was a woman by the name of Robin Featherstone. She is a student in a program which allows her to work in every department the library offers as well as in many different libraries around the country . She feels as if her job is always changing which provides an exciting environment which doesn't lead to boredom. Robin does not see her position as either a career or a job, she finds that at times it can be both. She feels that the information technology is much more exciting in the health field because it is always changing and updating. Her interest in this field was rather new, she basically stated that she just needed a job and that the interest rose after she started. That brutal honesty she titled as one of her weaknesses. She says that technology is everything in her day to day job. She prefers working with nurses for the simple fact that they are friendly and that they are used to working with people all day so there is a sort of comforting feeling.

Both of my interviewees felt that there is a stereotype surrounding the public's view on librarians and one felt it should be changed while the other felt it should be kept the same. Now I am wondering if it could be changed as well as how it will be.