{"id":6479,"date":"2023-08-01T13:08:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mlgsca.mlanet.org\/newsletter\/?p=6479"},"modified":"2023-08-01T13:08:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:08:40","slug":"i-am-mlgsca-lise-bretton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mlgsca.mlanet.org\/newsletter\/?p=6479","title":{"rendered":"I am MLGSCA: Lise Bretton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlgsca.mlanet.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/LiseBrettonHeadshotsmall.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mlgsca.mlanet.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/LiseBrettonHeadshotsmall.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6482\" width=\"141\" height=\"141\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Lise Bretton<br><strong>Institution:<\/strong>\u00a0Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA<br><strong>Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Hospital Librarian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brief description of what you do\/your responsibilities at your institution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve become more of an information specialist, less a conventional librarian (but then again, I was never conventional).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is MLGSCA important to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a solo librarian, I need as much support as possible from my colleagues. They inspire me and pick me up when I&#8217;m feeling discouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What was your first library job or professional position?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I worked as a library assistant at University of San Diego&#8217;s Copley Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What has been the most interesting project you have worked on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overhauling an entire library and transitioning it from Dewey to LC. It was certainly the largest project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you consider to be the most pressing issues or trends in librarianship?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI, technology in general. I highly recommend the Library 2.0 lectures on ChatGPT4. Especially if you&#8217;re working as an academic librarian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is something you have on your bucket list?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mastering AI, maybe getting into machine learning. 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