July 1st

Today I met with John Crallagher who is the deputy director of public services. He is responsible for strategically planning and maintaining everyone on the same page so they can reach a certain goal as a library. He also provides customer service and tries his best to show his patrons how valuable the library is. Business management was Mr. John's was his college major and it helps him a lot in what he is doing today. He came to the Cushing library as a temporary employee but with hard work and determination he worked his way up into the job he is working now. Mr. Crallagher enjoys the many different aspects of his job and loves the fact that he get to meet new people and associate with others every day. He believes that his co workers play a major role in why he loves his job so much. Another reason he likes his job is because it enables him to be a generalist. This means he gets to learn about a lot of different stuff rather than specializing in one thing. Over the length of his career Mr. Crallagher has learned that you should never be afraid to ask for help.

After interviewing John Crallagher I was able to go downstairs with him and see how his co workers and him selves prepared very old journals to be sent to storage in a different Yale facility. Some of these book were dated as far back as the 1800s. Mr. Crallagher told be that the library had much older books which extremely fascinated me. It was amazing how many different languages these books were written in and how carefully they had to be tempered with because they were so old and fragile.

Next I met Judy Spak who is in charge of the curriculum support of the medical school. She also assists tenders in presenting course management systems, technical support, and research for Liaison which presents the library to many different departments. She was an English major which helped her a lot in her grammar and writing skills in the job she is pursuing now. Before working here she was an office manager then she went back to school to get her degree in library sciences which enabled her to work at the Cushing library. She is successful in her job because she enjoys interaction with people and is very friendly. Judy chose to work this job because she enjoys puzzle solving and discovering new exciting things that are happening in the library. Over the length of her career Judy Spak has learned to work with others , collaborate, and listen or how to behave to get something accomplished.

After meeting with Judy I met Matt Wilcox. He is the librarian for the school of public health. He works with students to provide them with information. He is also the director of academic technology. He was an English major which helps him with grammar and reading situations in the job he is working now. He came to the Cushing library after previously working at an agriculture and science library. Matt enjoys working with people and college students. He always makes sure that students are receiving the right information and that they have the right information available. He chose this job because it stood out as an interesting challenge. Over the length of his career Matt Wilcox has learned that you will never end up where you think you're going to; so keep your options open.

Next I met Mark who is the clinical support coordinator for technology. He helps with research and making resources available. His favorite subject when attending school was history and hiss college degree helped him become a librarian because it taught him to be a generalist. Mark is a very experienced librarian who knows a lot about the field he works in. he worked as a library assistant in 1985 then did his independent study and worked in Hartford. After that he ended coming to the Yale Cushing library and he has been working there ever since. Mark believes that some of the important benefits of his job are the ability to get to know different personalities and getting to work with intelligent compassionate people. He enjoys working with different people, challenges, and problem solving. The most important aspect of his job is to help busy practioners use information quickly and efficiently. He believe this makes a difference by helping out doctors and health providers learn more which will eventually lead to better treatment of patients. Over the length of his career Mark has learned to prepare for the unexpected, think things through, and to try new things.

June 29th

Today was my first day at my CHILI internship. I was very excited to start and not as nervous as I thought I would be. I guess it was because I was familiar with Mr. Greenberg and because I had already worked with him on health flicks. I was given a tour of the Cushing/ Whitiney Medical Library which was extremely fascinating. What caught my attention the most was the Cushing Center. I found it spectacular how a single man contributed so much to science. I learned how all the brains lined up in the shelves belonged to previous patients that had been operated on by Harvey Cushing . Mr. Cushing the founder of this library treated his patients like actual human beings unlike most people. Most of his patients had disabilities and were considered to be "circus freaks". Harvey Cushing did not believe so and told his patients that they were an important contribution to health sciences.



After having the tour of the library I interviewed Mr. Charlie Greenberg. He manages human support of the medical library. He was an English major in college and believes that it helped him a lot with the job he is pursuing now. He enjoys the fact that he is helping others by teaching them important knowledge pertaining to their field. He teaches doctors and nurses different kinds of information which could lead to saving a patient's life. Mr. Greenberg enjoys the work environment because of his excellent co workers and the well rounded university he works in. He is very patient with his patrons and embraces the idea of global citizenship. This means he gets along and is open to the culture and believe of anyone from a different foreign country. Over the length of his career Mr. Greenberg has learned that people who make wrong choices are effected by them later on in life.

Meeting with Diane Turner ( My Last day)

Today I met with Diane Turner. Diane is the Head of Human Resources. She is over promotions, salary, policy, and procedures. Diane has a Bachelors and Masters degree. Diane always knew that she wanted to work with people and that she wanted to work in an university. Her favorite thing about her job is that no one day is the same and that she is always meeting new great people. Some of the skills that you need succeed in this chosen career are personal skills, ability to communicate, ability to solve problems, literal skills, and a good attitude. The most challenging about Diane's job is conflict and the easiest thing about her job is showing people that she cares. Diane has been at Yale for 32 years and she plans on remaining there. Today is my last day. I had a great time and I got to meet a lot of nice people. I am so grateful to have had this opportunity.

Meeting with Kenny, Janene, and Kelly

Today I met with Kenny Marone. Kenny is the Director of the Cushing/ Whitney Medical Library. Kenny works with a lot of diversity. She makes sure that the staff has the research and education they need to represent the Library correctly. Kenny attended Albertus Magnus for college. She has a Bachelors Degree in History and a Masters Degree in Library Science. Kenny mentor was Bella Berson because she was the first director who made an attempt to guide her. She learned grace,manners,and how to be a leader from her. Kenny's favorite thing about her job is working with the people. Some of the skills that someone would need if they wanted to succeed in this career is good work ethic, organization, computer skills, and the ability to listen to people. The most difficult thing about Kenny's job is the budget because is has been decreasing because of the economy. The thing that keeps Kenny motivated to come to work everyday is that there always something new. Kenny has been at Yale for 30 years and she plans on remaining at Yale.

After I met with Kenny, I met with Janene. Janene is a Liaison the Nursing Department. She is originally from Australia, where she attended Australia Strut College of Advanced Education. She received her Masters Degree in Library Science at Southern Connecticut State University. Janene helps nurses at the hospital and in the medical school. Her favorite thing about her job is that no day is the same. Some of the skills that someone would need to succeed in this chosen career is a good attitude, flexibility, people person, and a helping spirit. The most challenging thing about Janene's job is that it changes so quickly and the easiest thing about her job is coming to work. In five years Janene see her career doing more outreach to people because everything is so electronic. Janene has been at Yale for five years.

After I met with Janene, I met with Kelly. Kelly digitizes books using a machine called KIRTAS. The machine has two heads , two cameras, and three computers. The machine has a fluffer that helps to prevent the pages from getting stuck together and not getting scanned. Kelly has to adjust the vacuum that way it does not rip the pages. Some books can not be digitized because of the age. Kelly is very friendly. I had a wonderful today and I got to meet so many interesting people.

The History of Health Sciences Lecture

Yesterday, I went to the 62nd annual History of Health Sciences Lecture. It was very interesting. The lecture was about the emancipation stories of slaves. These stories were telling how they got free in the midst of the civil war. John Washington was one of the slaves who wrote a narrative. His narrative was written around 1873. None of the narratives have been edited or touched because they are priceless. The lecture was about 2 hours long. After the lecture I went upstairs with Mr. Greenberg to the reception. The reception was very nice and the people were very friendly. I had a great time. My favorite part of the lecture is when the professor talked about how John Washington fell in love with a girl named Annie and how they have the love letters that he wrote her. This was just a great day in general.

Meeting with Matt Wilcox

Today I met with Matt Wilcox. Matt is a Public Health Librarian and the Director of Academic Technology at Public Health. He has an Masters and Bachelors degree in English, and he has a Masters degree in Library Science. His job consists of working with student computers, lab computers, and class computers. Matt's favorite thing about his job is working with interesting people. The most challenging thing about his job is the slowness of change. Matt enjoys his job, but if he had the chance to change is career he would either be a English Professor or he would have a job that involves boats. Matt has been a Librarian at Yale for a little over twelve years. I enjoyed my interview with Mat because he was so funny. He kept me interested and always had questions for me to answer. Today was an overall good day.

Refworks Training Session

Today I went to a Refworks training session at the Cushing/ Whitiney Medical Library. The class was taught by Mr. Charles Greenberg. Mr. Greenberg is the Coordinator of Curriculum And Research Support at the Cushing/ Whitney Medical Library. He is Liaison to the Department of Surgery, the Department of Emergency Medicine, Human Investigation Committee, Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, the Deans and Administration. Refworks is a citation management program. This program makes formatting citations easy. This program also helps people share references and articles. There are four types of ways to get references on Refworks. The four ways are : direct export, import, search directly from Refworks, and creating your own reference. I learned how to use this program and I learned how to properly cite references for different formats.