Sarah is doing her summer internship at the W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library, where she can be found at the circulation desk, answering reference questions, and working on special projects.
?It?s great to interact with students from such different disciplines, and helping members of the public find resources and information is incredibly rewarding as well. I think working on reference is probably my favourite part of the job because questions can vary so much from person to person and can require a lot of creativity and problem solving, which makes every reference interview a fun challenge,? says Sarah.
Sarah, ready to assist, at the Kellogg.
Last summer, Sarah worked in the library of the Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority (APSEA), an institution that supports children with visual and/or hearing disabilities. The library is integral to these patrons because it provides special reading materials for children in a variety of formats such as: Braille, print and Braille, and special electronic versions. The library also carries specialized resources for families, interpreters and teachers. ?It was there that I got a real taste of special libraries and how important they can be to support specific patron groups? needs,? says Sarah.
This past spring, Sarah completed her practicum at the Nova Scotia Cochrane Resource Centre under the supervision of Lara Killian and Robin Parker. ?This was a fantastic experience and served as a great introduction to health sciences information, evidence-based medicine, systematic searching and the ins and outs of health databases. I also really liked this practicum because it gave me a sense of librarians? roles outside of the traditional library setting, and our field?s potential in contributing to health research and supporting health professionals,? she says.
Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts, with a double major in French and English, from Mount Allison in New Brunswick. She?s entering her second year in the MLIS program at Dal where she is also the Special Library Association Co-chair.
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Source: https://blogs.dal.ca/libraries/2012/07/30/intern-season-sarah-visintini/
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