Newbies: Stephen Kiyoi
Posted on September 3, 2010 by kcarlson | 1 Comment
Hi all! My name is Stephen Kiyoi, and I just recently graduated from UCLA Information Studies program with a specialization in Medical Informatics. In the fall, I’ll be joining the ranks of National Library of Medicine (NLM) Associate Fellows at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. I’m very excited to start the program, which has been designed to prepare librarians for leadership roles in health sciences libraries and research.
During my time at UCLA, I worked as a Public Service Assistant at UCLA’s Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library (Biomed), where I provided reference services to researchers, students, and the general public. I also had the opportunity to contribute regularly to the library’s blog and collaborate with librarian Amy Chatfield to create UCLA’s Genetics and Genomics LibGuide.
I also worked as a Graduate Student Assistant to Christine Borgman, Professor and Presidential Chair in Information Studies at UCLA. In that capacity, I cataloged Christine’s research and writings, edited and maintained her professional website (http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/cborgman/Chriss_Site/Welcome.html).
While in school, I completed an internship at the University of Southern California’s Norris Medical Library. I conducted a preliminary literature review to determine the need for handheld devices in medical libraries and medical education and worked with libraries to research and create a suite of LibGuides.
I received my undergraduate degree from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where I graduated with a degree in English Literature. In my free time I like to run, rock climb, and go to garage sales.
I was recently awarded the MLGSCA student scholarship for 2010.
I’m excited to be embarking on a full career in medical librarianship with you all!
Posted 9/3/10
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September 7th, 2010 @ 12:18 pm
Good luck with the NLM fellowship! And I love that you list going to garage sales as one of your hobbies. I’m also a garage sale junkie–gotta love the hunt for cheap treasures 🙂