Time to say goodbye. .

And it was hard to say goodbye. Everyone has been so gracious and helpful -- and most importantly made me feel at home. My last two days on Monday and Tuesday, July 12 & 13, were wrap up days. Christine and Linda did an evaluation of me -- very nicely done on letterhead, signed and everything! And I did an evaluation of my time there.( had only good things to say.) They treated me to lunch on the last day (Greek take-out -- really yummy) -- and everyone took time to eat together. And then -- I was off. But the internship wasn't quite over. I left at about 1:30, drove to the Health Sciences and Human Services library (HS/HSL) and visited with Janice Kelly of the RML (Regional Medical Libary) that is located on the 5th floor of that building. This library, the SE/A (Southeastern Atlantic Regional Library) is one of eight libraries that are part of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. One of eight, but with 1/4 of the population -- they are a busy group. Janice is a delightful lady and was very gracious and helpful. She filled me in on all the things the Regional Medical Libraries do -- including lots of training and of course, overseeing DOCLINE. She took me on a tour of both libraries. Our own Ebling library here at the University of Wisconsin is a wonderful facility (and Janice had heard of it), but this library is also uniquely beautiful with a nautical theme. The library has a long history (beginning in 1813), with a building at its current site built in 1960. This new building was completed in 1998 -- and since that time has undergone several reconfigurations -- partly to keep up with the changing technological nature of the library.
The End.
The end of the internship, that is. I am hoping to visit again the next time we visit Josh, Jill and the girls in Baltimore. I would just like to add a heartfelt THANK YOU to Christine and Linda for choosing me to be the Harrison Medical Library intern for the summer. Thanks, too, to everyone on the staff -- (Cheri, Tillie and Irene as well as Christine and Linda) for taking the time to make this a great learning experience.