Today after interviewing Mr. Gallagher, I interviewed Ms. Vantine, whose first name is Melissa. Melissa has worked at the Yale Medical Library for 10-years. Melissa is a part of Collection Development and Management. Ms. Vantine originally wanted to become Horticulturist .
Melissa says that she fell into this profession. She partially gives credit for working in Collection Development and Management ; in fact she used to work at the library during her studies. She likes to organizing things.
Melissa says that she fell into this profession. She partially gives credit for working in Collection Development and Management ; in fact she used to work at the library during her studies. She likes to organizing things.
Melissa likes working at the Yale Medical Library. Also, because she gets to learn new things everyday, it's kind of like a school for her where she is always learning new material related to her job. She loves helping people in general, which also is one of the reasons why she choose the field she works in right now.
Melissa has many duties related to her job, such as, ordering books, cataloging books and paying invoices.
According to Melissa, for a person to become a part of collection development and management, you should have Masters in Library Science, or be a library paraprofessional. In Melissa's job you should Know about call numbers and cataloging rules, as well as know how to be organized.
Melissa loves to be in the library, especially the academic part with conferences she has to attend. Conferences are also very educational. Personal qualities that a person should have are good communication skills, good listening skills and know how to organize.
