Afternoon with Jan and Lei

Jan Glover work at the Medical Center in Portland, Maine for 11 years. Then came to work at Yale. She been working there for 23 years. She is the only person so far that I interviewed who decided in high school that she wanted to become a librarian. She went to University of Rhode Island to get her MLS. Jan is a typical public services librarian: her job is to educate new students and staff about the resources of the library. She also works on systematic reviews, when a group of scientists evaluate the accuracy of many research results. Jan really like her job because it teaches her a lot about medicine. One of the things she is doing now is creating a tour for the Cushing Center, and she is surprises about of how much she is learning about brains.

Moments later I chatted with Lei Wang. One of the things I like about Lei was how passionate he is about his job. He is a instructional design librarian. He translates tasks such as accessing library information online into short movies, making them available to everyone. He is also a library liaison for neuroscience and making sure they receive the information they need. One of the coolest things about Lei's father is that he has a library at home in China with more than 10 thousand books, including his own online catalog, to make it easier for him to find books. To be a Instructional design librarian you need to have curiosity, to have the courage to try new things, and have good customer services skills.

Afternoon with Regina and Lynn

Today I interviewed the Yale Medical Library director Mrs. Regina K. Marone. She had been working at Yale for 32 years. After high school she worked for a phone company for 5 years. Then she went to SCSU, where she majored in Library Science. As a library director she gives advice,writes reports, and works with the Yale donors. To work as a medical director you need to have a good sense of curiosity, have good communication skills and also like to work with people.



Later that afternoon I also interviewed Lynn Sette, a reference librarian. Lynn teaches classes and does marketing and liaison activities. She teaches classes to staff and students to make sure they are aware of the library resources. For marketing she organizes events, makes brochures, sends email and online invitations to the students for the events that are being held at the library. In her liaison responsibility she works with two departments: Dermatology and Pediatrics. She sents them information about new library offferings, such as new journals, books and articles that are publish in their fields.

Today I learned that creativity is sometimes required in a profession. Also, always try to make a difference in the world whenever it is possible. Lastly I learned that as a woman make sure you can take care of yourself so you do not have to depend on a man. Becoming a professional with a career can help with that.

Afternoon with John Gallagher

I spent the afternoon with John.He is the deputy director for the Medical library. He said when he started working as an evening supervisor for the library, he only worked with books. Now he works with books and electronic library resources.

The Yale Medical library has about 9,000 journals and millions of articles on library user computers. To find these articles or journals, an electronic index like Pubmed and Scopus is being used. If the library does not have an article or journal, an Interlibrary loan staff would help find it.

Vermetha, one of the Interlibrary loan staff, would use a national catalog of library holdings like docline and OCLC to find it. This is very similar to any kind of library. If someone is looking for a book at a local library and does not find it, the librarian will look at other libraries to find the book that the person is looking for and borrow it. Vermetha stated that when she started working at Yale 14 years ago, she sent all the requested articles via mail; today she sends them through Email. This demonstrates that technology spreads information quicker and faster.

Today I learned that a library is supposed to be a quiet and inspiring place.I also learned that medical librarians have a role in patient care and research. The big problem regarding medical librarianship is lack of recognition for important tasks that are often invisible.

Curriculum Support

Today I interviewed Judy, a curriculum support librarian that has been working at the Yale Medical library for 15 years. Judy trains faculty, runs the medical learning management system, and serves as the program liaison. Judy helps medical school students access a computer based tutorial program information to help them study for a major test they have to take their second year of medical school. She thinks that librarians play a big role in the field of medicine because they are information specialists, who understand how to search for information. Judy also believes they are great partners with doctors, providing accurate information to help them treat their patients. Judy thinks that curiosity and patience are needed for her job; she says, one has to be able to solve problems and ask questions. Dealing and interacting with people is a big part of her job.
Today I learned that Life is a roller coaster. You might choose to do something and later have to change because of a life situation. For example Judy majored in English, then ten years later she went back to school because the job she had was being eliminated.

Clinical And Mobile Technology Support

Today I had a chance to meet with the Clinical and Mobile Technology Support librarian Mr. Mark Gentry. He had been working as a medical librarian for 23 years. His job is to get the clinical practice information out to the doctors and other health professionals. He uses technology such as computers, iPhones and iPads to transmit the Information. Mr Gentry teaches health professionals how to use the mobile device in their fields. He thinks that his job is important because he is one of the people who works to make sure the doctors get information faster, making jobs easier.

Today I learned that technology is making a great impact in the medical world. For example, last time I went to the hospital my doctor did not give me a prescription, she just asked what pharmacy I wanted to go to and sent the prescription to them. Technology is helping the medical field send information faster.

CDM

Today I had a chat with some of the Collection Development and Management staff. They are the ones responsible for ordering books for the library, managing journals and newspapers. This job allows one to work online which makes it more flexible. Due to technological advancement one does not have to work in a specific office. A degree in Library Science is required in order to work in the field of the library. One has to have a passion for fixing problems and organizing information. Constant new learning skills are needed in the field because things are always changing.
Believe it or not, library staff who collect information and organize it make it easier for doctors, nurses, medical students and other health professional to get information they need.

1st day!!!!!!

Today: Today was my 1st day at the Yale Medical Library CHILI Internship. I had the opportunity to meet the staff and librarians during a special tour of the building with Mr. Greenberg ( pictured at left with the Healthflicks video coordinator Michelle Lewis ). I saw many art works, and exhibits of many ancient objects that were donated to Yale library. My favorite was the Cushing Center, where I got to see brains of people who died from cancerous tumors. Some of them are 75 years old. What amazed me the most is how well these brains are persevered.
What I learned: This is my 1st internship.Today I learned that i am growing up fast, and that life comes with many responsibilities. I also learned that life is precious and we have to try to live everyday to the fullest.

One of Dr. Cushing's patients.