My First Day as a Chili Intern (Tuesday July 7, 2009)

Hello every one, my name is Yezmin Crespo and starting today I will be getting the opportunity to learn more about the medical library, the job opportunities, and much more, as the new C.H.I.L.I intern. My day began with getting to briefly meet some of the staff who work at the library during a CRS meeting. There I also got to hear about proposals to better a program that the library has called Meebo. I learned that through Meebo, people could and are able to go to this site and ask librarians questions on resources they can use for projects or research, live through the Internet. It was very interesting. After the meeting Mr. Greenberg gave me a tour of the medical library, which I found quite fascinating. I couldn't believe how big the library was and how much great information it held. It was truly amazing. During the tour Mr. Greenberg showed me a picture of Mr. Cushing (1869-1939) who was a Founder of the Library and also one of a few surgical neurologist who promoted the use of wearing gloves during a surgery to prevent the contamination and death of patients.