Duties and Responsibilities
I assist the Dean in carrying out the mission of the library, including strategic planning and decision-making. I oversee collection management activities, as well as emergency and security planning. I assist in Library programming and fundraising. I supervise Library Assessment activities. I am responsible for CSU, state, and national statistics reports. I am responsible for the development of the Library digital archive activities and capacity and participate in Library technology development and planning. I manage Campus Quality Fee funded projects and other special initiatives. I represent the Library in select campus and CSU committees. I coordinate the Research Fellows program in the Library. I collaborate with the University of North Texas Greater Los Angeles Cohort Master of Library and Information Science program to host cohort courses and activities at the Oviatt Library.
I am responsible for many aspects of library access, services, and day-to-day operations including the following:
- Circulation
- Interlibrary Loan
- Music & Media
- Reserves, Periodicals & Microform
- Special Collections & Archives
- Teacher Curriculum Center
Professional Interests
Digital Libraries, Leadership in Libraries and Campus IT Organizations, Future of Libraries, Discovery Systems
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Recent Activities
- American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Leadership Committee Chair, 2010
- Member, Program Committee, Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007
- Member-at-large, Board of Directors, American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2005-2007
- Registration Chair, Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2006
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Previous Position
- Director of Electronic Resources & Special Projects Development, Information Services Division, University of Southern California, now University of Southern California Libraries
- Curriculum Vitae (.pdf)