Early Events

A little history for this adventure: The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the University of Wisconsin sends out a SLIS digest. The following posting arrived in my email inbox on Feb. 15, 2010:
Internship Posting -- Baltimore, MD. The Harrison Medical Library has an opening for a temporary student intern to work as a Library Informationist during the summer. Some examples of learning included: *Delivering reference assistance to faculty, staff and community members * Collection development * Clinical rounds on the medical floors, burn ICU or neonatal ICU * Assisting with or teaching classes to community members, faculty and staff * Collecting and archiving of faculty publications * Marketing of library services * Providing mediated literature searching * Funding sources * Library management * Consumer health librarianship*.
Open the door to the best of both worlds...Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center offers a unique environment that combines the prestige and opportunities of a respected academic medical center with the personality and camaraderie of a community hospital.With a rich history of healing and a world-famous reputation, Johns Hopkins Bayview can offer you an exciting, fulfilling career, wherever you are on your career path.
What can I say -- I HAD to apply. Here is an excerpt that sums up my feelings from my initial email -- "I am especially interested in Medical/Consumer Health Librarianship, have family in the Baltimore/DC area, was excited by the examples of learning opportunities presented, and would be
especially pleased with the opportunity to work at a Johns Hopkins facility.