Day 2 of My Internship

Today was the second day of my internship at the Harvey Cushing Medical Library. Today, I was at the circulation desk learning about how to check in and check out books, which is done with a fascinating new system called Voyager. I also met Ms. Melonie Norton. She is the manager of  Access and delivery Services (circulation desk). After learning about what resources t hey provide for not only students here at Yale, but to the community, Finally, I got the chance to sit down and interview with Mr.Iljea Lee; the evening and weekend supervisor.

When asked " What would you recommend that students do on this internship and why?", he replied "Students who participate in this internship should do research, as well as get to know what resources would be available to them if they are looking to go into the medical field because it would be constructive. They should also do hands on activities so they can get the actual feel of what it is like doing these activities".

 I also got the chance to see new and exciting parts of the Medical Library that no public library has, such as volumes of journals and thesis books that are available to the public, as well as historic items that are on display for everyone to see. 

First Day

Today was my first day at the Yale Medical Library. It began with a tour of the library and an outline of what I will be doing for the next couple of weeks. Mr. Greenberg, Research Services Librarian, showed me around the library and introduced me to people I will soon get to know better. One of the most interesting rooms was Harvey Cushing's room downstairs. The Medical Library is named after Dr. Cushing, so it was interesting to see his work. While walking through the library Mr.Greenberg pointed out how many of their books and journals are now online instead of on the shelf.

Once we finished the tour, I sat down for an interview with Mr. Greenberg. He went to a the State University of New York at Albany.  He lived in New York and enjoyed the campus when he visited it. He studied liberal arts there focusing on English and History. Mr. Greenberg now works at the Yale Medical Library as the Research Services Librarian. He has been a librarian for more than 30 years. He worked at Colombia University for 13 years before he saw an advertisement for a position at Yale. He has been working at Yale for the past 14 years. Mr. Greenberg says he enjoys teaching classes to doctors or students and helping doctors one-on-one. He, also appreciates that he gets to meet new people and "become the face of the library". Mr.Greenberg's occupation has led him all over the world including Cape Town, South Africa, Peru, and Hong Kong. He is most proud of teaching library science  for 10 years. He is also very proud of his blog that he enjoys writing outside of his job. Mr. Greenberg also enjoys swimming and cooking in his spare time. Lastly, although he may have not lived up to his childhood dream job of being a guitar player or a writer, but he aspires to one day be a Library Director.