{"id":693,"date":"2007-07-30T10:38:14","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T15:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/info.lib.utk.edu\/news\/blog\/2007\/07\/30\/future-librarians-sciencelinks-student-profiles\/"},"modified":"2007-07-30T10:38:14","modified_gmt":"2007-07-30T15:38:14","slug":"future-librarians-sciencelinks-student-profiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/news\/2007\/07\/future-librarians-sciencelinks-student-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Librarians: ScienceLinks Student Profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

School of Information Sciences students Sonia Sarangthem and Monica Col\u00f3n-Aguirre discuss their experiences at UT, as part of the IMLS<\/a> grant-funded ScienceLinks<\/a> program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Science Links is a two-year scholarship funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services<\/a> and the University of Tennessee, awarded to students from underrepresented groups interested in a career in science librarianship. In addition to earning a Master’s degree, Science Links scholars will gain practical professional experience by working at the Science Links partner institutions: the University of Tennessee Libraries; the Oak Ridge National Laboratory; the Office of Scientific and Technical Information at the Department of Energy; and Information International Associates. Monica Col\u00f3n-Aguirre and Sonia Sarangthem have focused their first work practicums at the University of Tennessee Libraries.<\/p>\n

Monica Col\u00f3n-Aguirre<\/strong>
\nPerhaps Monica Col\u00f3n-Aguirre was destined to work in a library. As a child, she spent her summers helping her mother, who works in a library. After she finished college, she took a job in the acquisitions department at the Interamerican University in Puerto Rico. It was this job that inspired her to pursue a graduate degree in information sciences.<\/p>\n

Col\u00f3n was pleased to discover the University of Tennessee and Science Links, as the program fits well with her educational background in pharmacy and business.<\/p>\n

“I love studying–that’s my favorite part,” Col\u00f3n said. “I look forward to class every day,” she says, although she is feeling a bit squeezed, taking an ambitious four courses along with her 20-hour work practicum. “Never register for classes when you’re feeling optimistic,” she said with a smile.<\/p>\n

So far, Col\u00f3n’s favorite courses have been Information Access and Retrieval and Information Representation and Organization, what she calls “a little taste of cataloging.”<\/p>\n

Col\u00f3n finds that her information sciences coursework is helping to put her library work experience in perspective. “I have a lot of a-ha moments,” she said. “I like learning the theory behind the work we do, after having a bit of library work experience. It puts everything in context. It’s kind of like ‘oh, so that’s why we do it that way …”<\/p>\n

Col\u00f3n is completing her work practicum at UT’s Pendergrass Agriculture Veterinary Medicine Library<\/a>. Her work there includes reference, acquisitions, resource searching, and helping translate PetHealth<\/a> into Spanish. She admits that adjusting to the reference interview has been a great learning experience.<\/p>\n

“At first, I go into panic mode. I wonder, ‘how do I look for that?’ But then I remember that this isn’t a yes or no question that needs to be answered right away. There is time to do research and ask more questions.” She especially enjoyed helping a PhD student research diversity in veterinary school programs throughout history.<\/p>\n

Col\u00f3n admits she likes to “think big” when considering her career goals. She hopes to work towards a PhD in information sciences. “I’d like to continue my studies in Knoxville,” she said. “I feel comfortable here. I come from a small town, and Knoxville reminds me of that. People here are polite and relaxed.”<\/p>\n

Sonia Sarangthem<\/strong>
\nSonia Sarangthem believes that the future lies in information. This along with her interest in technology led her to pursue a degree in library science.<\/p>\n

Sarangthem has a background in math and physics and an undergraduate degree in architecture. With these strengths in hand, UT’s ScienceLinks program fit perfectly with her background and professional goals.<\/p>\n

She is interested in exploring the challenges posed to digital libraries as well as working in libraries with a science focus. So far, her coursework includes information retrieval, ethics, and science reference, as well as a Web design course. In addition to classes she has completed her practicum assignment working in Reference at Hodges Library<\/a> and also in the Map Library<\/a>, where she has worked on projects involving geo-referencing and ArcMap, collection development, and metadata entry.<\/p>\n

Sarangthem, who hails from a small town in India, appreciates the calm pace of life in Knoxville and enjoys working in an academic library. She hopes to focus her career working in a digital library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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