My practicum site was the Research Medical Library at MD Anderson located in the Medical Center of Houston, TX. MD Anderson Cancer Center has several libraries located throughout their buildings; each library caters to different individuals. The Research Medial Library has a primary clientele of more than 17,000 faculty, staff, students, and fellows. The Research Medical Library has more than 95,775 client visits. (MD Anderson)
My goals during my practicum include the following;
Goal #1- Gain exposure and knowledge to different medical librarian’s roles in the libraries located at MD Anderson.
Objectives:
1. Meet with different medical librarians at the Medical Research Library and the Learning Center Libraries to learn about their specific roles.
a. Tour the different libraries on campus to become familiar with each library and what it specializes in by meeting with different department librarians.
b. Attend different classes taught to observe how librarians teach different skills to library users.
c. After observations and meeting with the librarians prepare class materials to teach a class for library users.
Goal #2 Learn the technology and procedures used for preserving and digitalizing photographs.
Objectives:
1. Learn how to appropriately handle fragile photographs to ensure they are not damaged.
2. Learn the best method for scanning different size photographs and which settings will give the best result for digitalizing.
a. Learn the
1.) What is the marginal cost estimate of the Phase 4 hospital services, assuming that 60 percent of the designated costs are fixed and the remaining costs are variable?
I have chosen The Woman's Hospital of Texas for my LTT1 task. It was founded in 1976 in Houston, TX. The Woman’s Hospital of Texas is affiliated by the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), which offers health services for women and newborns. The Woman’s Hospital of Texas has been one of the state’s foremost care providers for women and newborns for more than 30 years with over 650 board-certified physicians. The hospital also received a High-Performing ranking in gynecology in the U.S. News & World Report's (2008) annual survey with an overall ranking of #40 in Texas, recognized in Gulf Coast and ranked #13 in Houston metro area.
c) What teaching approach did you take in your session? How well did it work? What evidence do
A) The effectiveness of my teaching and learning approaches used in hospitality in relation to meeting the individual needs of the learners
B. -Demonstrate new things you learned while doing this project and how you learned them?
b. How does the tutoring reflection demonstrate your knowledge of the major areas of exceptionality in learning?
As I am entering into the final semester of my MLS studies I have the desire to gain more working knowledge of various library types and their practices. I would like to secure a practicum that will enable me the opportunity to gain practical hands on experience in a special library. Though this experience is not required for completion of my MLS degree I feel that the knowledge gained from this practicum placement will be invaluable. It will help create a more well-rounded and versatile professional base to draw from as I continue in the library profession.
a. Student becomes a more active learner due to the lack of teacher who are willing to provide all the information to student.
The Ruth Lilly Medical Library (RLML) is the largest medical library in the state of Indiana with eight full-time faculty librarians, a Clinical Informationist, a Library Systems Analyst, and nine additional staff members assisting with library operations. The main users the RLML primarily serves are the students, staff and faculty of the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM). In addition to the IUSM, the library also serves eight Indiana University campuses across the state, the IU Health Hospital Network, the greater Indianapolis community, and communities throughout the entire state of Indiana.
Typically the librarian and patron conversation will begin with a reference interview to help clarify what a patron is in search of. The librarian or staff members will provide resources or recommendations to the patron and will be verified by the patron after the transaction to see if it meets their needs.
I have chosen the Mullen library at the Catholic University of America. The library mission is to provide support and enrich the instructional, service programs and research to students. “The Mullen library system house over more than 1.3 million books and print volumes, provides access to tens of thousands of electronic journals and books, and is staffed by professional librarians (Mullen Library, 2015, pg.2). The students and faculty at Catholic are given several ways to interact with reference librarians. Librarians communicate via email, telephone, in-person, email and through chatting. They also provide research consultations with students and library instruction to guide them. The library carries out its mission by serving as the primary
Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) is a world-renowned 1000-bed academic non profit medical center located in Durham, North Carolina. DUMC was established 85 years ago and serves as one of three Level I referral centers for the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area. DUMC is widely considered a world-class health care system by participation in cutting-edge research, education of future medical leaders, and practice of evidence-based medicine.
As you can imagine, that’s a lot of information to search through. Our librarians are expert researchers, and our employees depend on the help of librarians in a variety of circumstances. Although the subject matter and specific research needs of Agency employees are quite unique, many of the tips and tricks on how to find, organize, and sift through information is applicable to anyone who needs to do research, whether you are a student, scholar, or just someone who likes to explore new
Firstly, the designation of a librarian is vital for continuing the duties of managing collections (books, periodical, articles, newspapers, magazines, DVD, CD, etc.), program development; obtaining, analyzing and reporting the feedback from patrons. A successful library is one who is able to determine the needs of its patrons and satisfy those needs and wants by structuring operations accordingly.
They have so many resources you can print but there is a limit of only ten pages not happy about that but other than that you have newspapers, databases, and journals. What I like about the library they don’t mind helping you with your research and citation needs and questions. If the computers are full you can bring your personal laptop with the wireless wifi that they have. The wifi is fast and sufficient you want have to worry about the wifi crashing up on you or the wifi slowing down on you because to many people is on it. When you are detecting a research, you have five steps to go through and to follow. Those five steps are Think like a detective, ask a compelling question, Search for your answers, explore possible sources, and lastly Evaluate the sources. The library has a feature where you can ask the librarian a question if you need help with homework or