My Last Day

These two weeks have gone by so fast. It is amazing to think back and see all what i have done and learned in these two weeks. Today. i was able to sit in on the Medical Digital Library Meeting with Daniel Dollar and the rest of the staff. They basically tossed back ideas on what new methods they can use to improve their current status. Then i had the webmaster orientation with Hongbin which was real interesting and fun. During the meeting, Dr. Greenberg was able to take pictures of both me and him in the process. Later on i had a meeting with John Gallagher, who works with the access/delivery services. Our meeting was very informative because he gave me a tour of the library from his perspective and how things are conducted. Overall, I had so much fun at this internship and i wish i could return next year. I just want to say thank you very much to the staff for all being so warm and lending your time to meet with me. Also, a special thank you to Dr. Greenberg for choosing me for this internship. This experience was amazing.

My day began with a meeting with Bob Hughes and Betty. They work at the library administration office and they gave me an insight to everything that they do. Bob explained to me how he works on managing the money and the grants that they receive. As well as also giving me insight as to how the internship i am curretly enrolled in is being funded . It is through a partnership with Johns Hopkins University, and that was very interesting to know. Then Betty told me briefly about how she deals with the money, which was really exciting. Then i met with Mrs Kenny Marone, who by far was the most exciting person to talk to. She was really nice and not only did she tell me about her job but she really asked me questions concerning me and my school work background. My meeting at the EPH was cancelled, so i had more time to work on the assignment i was assigned to by Daniel Dollar.

Second Week

The day was very productive. I came in about two hours early so i was able to work more on the assignment i was given by Daniel Dollar. I re-did the blog page and put up new posts. I was aslo able to do some reseach for Dr. Greenberg. I attended two classes today taught by Dr. Greenberg and they were based on using OVID Medline as well as Refworks. I was able to take alot of information from the classes. It is one that will benefit me later on in my future. It sad that this is my last week here. If only the internship ran for an entire month.

Annual Staff Meeting

Today was the annual staff meeting and I got the opportunity to attend. The annual yearly report gives the library staff and overview if the previous year and what is to come in the future. They discussed electronic resources and how much money was spent as well as saved in the past year. Ms. Marone gave an overview on everything and touched on all the subjects including the medical school giving more funds to the library. They also talked about how the library will be receiving some renovation in the coming year. After the meeting, we came out to lunch which was really nice and the food was also really good. That gave me an opportunity to talk more with new staff members that I just met. I also met Holly and her baby girl Betsy which was real nice. The meeting went well.

I had about three meetings today and each of them was very exciting. I met with Lei, who was the creator of the Library Tutorial 101, which happens to be on the homepage on the library’s website. He asked me for my feedback about the tutorial considering that I got the chance to watch it my first day. Working with him on the tutorial was very important because his tutorial is one that is designed to relate to a person in my age range and getting my opinion on it was helpful to him. We discussed both the pro and the con about the tutorial and the upgrades that could be made to it. I also was able to get a tour of the sub-basement level with Sarah, who works with Reservation. Her job is basically to help upkeep the really old books in the library, texts that date back to the 15th century and most texts which belong to Harvey Cushing himself. She explained to me the history behind all the books and how much progress she has made to the books and even the entire upkeep. It was really fun today getting one on one time with a member of the staff and having them explain to me what they do.

My first day

Today was my first day as an intern at The Cushing/Whitney Library. I was so nervous and also very anxious to see what awaited me in the building. When I arrived, I was able to meet all the staff members such as Lei, Jan and Jeanne as well as Dr. Greenburg who gave me a tour of the library. There were so many interesting facts about this library. Facts such as it is rated the 5th largest library containing so many useful medical books both new and old text. I also got to meet the staff in the basement level of the library. I spent about 30-45miuntes with Earl, Mary and Daniel as they all explained to me what there jobs entail. I was also able to work at my own desk and help Daniel with online subscription. I was also introduced to the blogs as well as meebo, which is an online aim that staff members use to keep in touch via internet. Towards the end of the day, I walked over to meet Jeanne at the Yale School of Nursing, where she was able to give me a brief overview of her job both at the library and at Yale University School of Nursing. My first was real thrilling and enlightening.

Today is my last day. First I attended a Web Advisory meeting. During the meeting the staff discussed changes that should be made to the Medical Library website. One problem they are having is trying to advertise Yale Links. They have decided to have a contest. Contestants must create a video on YouTube to promote Yale Links. They are deciding what the prize should be. One idea is to make the prize an Ipod; however many people already have Ipods. After this, I meet with Hongbin Liu and he told me about his job.