Experiences at Yale, 31 March-7 April

Its been quite a busy time but most exciting. From outside, the main Library reminds you of old historic buildings. Over the years, extensinsive renovations have been done inside the library, but this is not obvious at a glance. The finishes have kept the old looks intact. On the other hand large learning commons spaces and nice looking furniture give it a very morden look.

I have been in meetings with a number of people including Human Resources, African Studies Library, Divinity Library, Medical Library and from today, I will be meeting with Research Services and Collections. It was interesting to learn about Yale Library's learning plans and mentorship programs, how the Curriculum & Research Services Librarian is coordinating use of Blackboard in collaboration with Office of Education & ICT in the Faculty of Medicine, and how the Divinity Library has put itself on the Yale map by offering a required course "Library Research Methodology" and running the very popular workshop “Social software for biblical studies”.

This wouldn't be a complete account if I don't mention the excellent Library organized talk that I attended last Thursday " “Roman Emperors in the Library: Tracking Them To Their Lair”, Prof. James J. O’Donnell, Provost & Professor of Classics, Georgetown University . T