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New Head of the Kresge Engineering Library We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jean McKenzie to the position of Head of the Kresge Engineering Library. Jean has been Assistant Head of the Engineering Library for the past nine years, and Interim Head since Camille Wanat's retirement in mid-2007. Prior to coming to UC Berkeley, Jean worked as a Reference Librarian at the John Crerar Library for Science, Medicine & Technology, at the University of Chicago.
In 2001, Jean initiated the CSEIL (The Center for Science & Engineering Information Literacy) here at UCB, and she has been active in library instruction and information literacy for science and engineering students. Jean has also been an active member of the American Society of Engineering Education, and was elected for a term as the head of the Sciences Council.
Please join in welcoming Jean to her new position!
Isabel Stirling
 Welcome Jason Schultz and Thanks to Simon Bockie Jason Schultz is our new Librarian for Africana Collections, having started on January 7th. A welcome party will be held for him in 438 Doe today, from 3-5 PM.
Jason comes to us from Georgia State University where he was the Communications Liaison/Reference Librarian since 2004, responsible for providing services to the Communications Department, which included Film, Journalism, Speech and Theater. Jason also worked at the Library’s General Reference desk. In 2002-2003 he was the Librarian at the Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University. One of Jason’s achievements while there was to create the “HIV/AIDS in Africa” web site.
Jason received a M.S. in Library Science from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science and an M.A. in African Studies from the Graduate College, Center for African Studies, both at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has published a number of articles and given presentations on a variety of topics including African Studies, film, and music. Jason can be found in 218 Doe, where his extension is 3-6722, and can be reached by email.
Following the unexpected departure of Emilie Ngo-Nguidjol in September 2006, Simon Bockie assumed interim responsibility for Africana Collections, managed the Africana funds and acted as the liaison to the African Studies community on campus. We would like to thank Simon for his willingness to take on this additional assignment and for his excellent work in acquisitions and reference. Allan Urbanic, Interim Head
Judith Weeks Becomes Head of Technical Services Department's Check-In Unit We are delighted to welcome Judith Weeks into the Technical Service Department’s Collections Core Services Division as the new Head of the Check-In Unit. Judith’s appointment in Technical Services became effective on January 14th. She can now be contacted in Room 250 Moffitt at workstation 38. Her new phone number is 2-6010. Before she joined Technical Services, Judith served since 1993 as the Head of Technical Processing in the Bioscience and Natural Resources Library, and prior to that as a serials assistant in the Business and Economics Library.
In addition to her fabulous skill set and lively energy, we are looking forward to having Judith infuse future Technical Services Halloween celebrations with her traditional flair and elaborate costumes. Please drop by to say hello to Judith in her new abode! Note that she will continue to chair the Berkeley Technical Processing Group (BTech.)
Rebecca Green, Head
Lisa Rowlison is Technical Services' New Head of Serials Cataloging Join us in welcoming Lisa Rowlison as she re-joins the Library's staff as Head of Serials Cataloging. She officially started on January 7th. Since leaving The Library, Lisa has served as Catalog Librarian at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon; Bibliographic Services Coordinator at California State University Monterey Bay; Monographic Cataloger for the Getty Research Institute in Santa Monica; and most recently as Museum Archivist at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. You may recall working with Lisa between 1989-1994 in Serials Cataloging or attending one of her many classes as Instructional Services Coordinator for the Library Systems Office. In addition to her work with us at UCB, Lisa brings more than fifteen years experience in technical services to her current position. You can reach her via email; her phone number is still pending.
Armanda Barone, Assistant Director
New Project Archivists Coming to The Bancroft Library On Monday, February 4th, please welcome 5 (that's right -- five!) new project archivists to The Bancroft Library.
Anastasia Karel earned her BA in American Studies from Franklin & Marshall College, and her MS in Library Science from the College of Information Studies, Drexel University. She just left a position as an archivist on the Wilson Processing Project at the New York Public Library to work on Bancroft Library's Borderlands Grant Project, funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Anastasia will be processing the papers of Herbert Eugene Bolton, George P. Hammond, and Abraham Nasatir and producing finding aids for publication on the Online Archive of California. Anastasia's workspace will be cubicles 140-17 and 140-18 on the first floor at 2121 Allston Way.
Marjorie Bryer earned her BA in Philosophy from the University of Rochester, her MA in European and British History from the University of Michigan, her Ph.D. in US History from the University of Minnesota, and her MLIS from San Jose State University. Marjorie has recently worked at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society in San Francisco, the National Archives-Pacific Region in San Bruno, and many of you may remember her as an intern at The Bancroft Library from 2005-2007. Marjorie is part of the Manuscripts Survey Project Team, which is funded by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation to survey the entire manuscripts collection of The Bancroft Library. Marjorie, along with her Survey Project colleagues, will be working the majority of time at the Northern Regional Library Facility (NRLF) at Richmond Field Station.
Amy Croft earned her BA in Art History and Psychology from UC Santa Barbara, and her MLIS from UCLA. She comes to work on the Survey Project from the University Archives at UCLA, having done some similar surveying work at that library. Amy has held internships at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Clear Channel Outdoor, in Torrance, CA, and the Judah L. Magnes Museum in Berkeley.
Dana Miller earned her BFA in Film Studies and Production from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and her MLIS from Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Dana comes to the Survey Project from working as an Image Archivist from Friedmutter Group Architecture and Design in Las Vegas, and UNLV Special Collections.
Elia van Lith earned her BA in Mathematics at UC Berkeley, and her MLS from the School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington. Elia comes to the Survey Project from being the Archivist for the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, CA, where she also completed survey work on CSSC's collection. Some of you may also remember Elia as a student library employee in the manuscripts unit, back when we were still in the old building.
Welcome to all!
Jane Rosario
IGS Library Offers Guides to February 5 Statewide Propositions The Institute of Governmental Studies Library has compiled resource guides on the California Statewide Propositions appearing on the upcoming Feb. 5, 2008 primary election ballot at http://igs.berkeley.edu/library/hot_topics/2008/introfeb2008.html.
All seven ballot measures are covered, including:
The website is intended as a resource for voters, journalists, students and scholars. It will be continually updated as the election approaches.
Nick Robinson, Library Director
Lunch Poems: Arthur Sze Thursday, February 7
The first Chinese American to graduate from UC Berkeley and publish a book of poetry, Arthur Sze is an internationally known writer and celebrated translator. Described as a poet of "clarity and compassion," he has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and two NEA grants. Sze teaches at the Institute of American Indian Arts and is poet laureate of Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he makes his home.
For more information, or to be added to the Lunch Poems mailing list, email poems
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