Copley Connects Fall/Winter 2024

Message from the Dean

New Faces At Copley

Carrie Fry is Copley Library and Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science’s new Embedded Nursing and Health Science Librarian. Joining the University in January, Carrie works directly with Nursing and Health Science faculty, staff,

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Dr. Regina Gong, Associate Dean for Student Success and Strategic Initiatives, hosted the 2nd annual Filipino American History Month event on October 2. This year’s keynote speaker was Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, a distinguished professor in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. One hundred people from USD and other prominent San Diego Filipino Americans attended. Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales discussed her scholarship, poetry, and music rooted in Pinayism. Several librarians participated in the Student Affairs sponsored “Student Success Summit.” The summit featured topics such as new student retention trends, amplifying USD’s local and global engagement, and reputation; demographic and financial challenges; and the faculty alert outreach system. To continue strengthening our relationship with the Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), our Sister Library in Mexico, we held another Zoom professional development activity between the two libraries. Alex Moran, Access Services Manager, and Kelyn Carcamo, Circulation and Technology Support Specialist, presented “Copley Library at your Service” to Copley and UDEM library personnel on January 24, 2025. In this issue of Copley Connects , you will meet our new Nursing and Health Sciences Librarian and Engineering and Computer Science Librarian. Additionally, you will learn about Veterans for Peace, the history of the Veterans Day holiday in the United States, and Copley’s game night activities. Check out Editor Martha Adkins’ interview with Diane Maher, Head of Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, in which she describes her work and how technology and the library building have changed since she began working at the university 30 years ago.

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and students. Her primary responsibilities include information literacy, research assistance, instruction, and subject support of the five Nursing and Health Science programs at USD. Carrie comes to us from Seattle Pacific University where she worked for 27 years, the majority of that time as the subject librarian for the School of Health Sciences and the STEM programs. Before that, she worked as a health sciences librarian in hospital and academic settings. She holds a MLS degree from Indiana University, and a BS in Biology from Seattle Pacific University. Her research interests include mis- and disinformation in health care — particularly around the public perception and understanding of health care information, the librarian role in reading and writing at the graduate level, and the role of generative AI in the library and the academic community. computer science, engineering, chemistry, physics, and math at Prairie View A&M University. He also has experience as an electronic resources librarian at Touro University California, a graduate assistant at Grainger Engineering Library, and a computer science tutor at Saddleback College. During this time, Michael also worked on grants and engineering projects, particularly with emerging technologies. This includes developing and coding a database for 3D objects as well as writing a grant for a 3D scanner, which would help the university’s archives and museum making their holdings more accessible in digital spaces. Michael received his Master’s of Science in Library and Information Science in 2019. Before then, he studied both computer science and journalism. All of these fields are highly relevant to databases and database development, which is his primary research focus. He feels as if USD and his current position is the perfect place to pursue his own personal research in this space. Michael Massaro joined the faculty of Copley Library as the new Embedded Engineering and Computer Science Librarian for the Shiley Marcos School of Engineering. He has experience liaising as a STEM Librarian to

New Faces at Copley

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New Art by Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio 4 Fireside Chat with California Secretary of State, Dr. Shirley Weber 6 Filipino American History Month 7 Veterans for Peace 8 Hispanic Heritage Month 8 Faculty Spotlight: Diane Maher 9 Copley Reads 10 Copley Library Debuts Game Nights 11

As part of the preparation for the fall semester, 120 Summer Bridge students received an orientation and tour of Copley Library, an annual tradition. Recently, Copley transitioned to a new integrated library automation system, a task that happens in academic libraries approximately every 20 years. The library’s employees, especially our Collections, Access, and Discovery Department, were engaged in implementing the change from Sierra to Alma. The library went live with Alma on July 31, 2024. During the fall semester, Copley hosted two signature events on the evening of October 22. The California Secretary of State, Dr. Shirley Weber, spoke about “How Civil Discourse Can Make A National Election Meaningful Locally” in the Mother Hill Reading Room, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Dr. Regina Gong, Associate Dean for Student Success and Diversity at Copley Library, worked to bring her to USD. Dean Byrd hosted a reception and artist talk for the library’s newest art acquisition, “In Blue Time” by alumna and adjunct faculty member Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio in the Exhibition Area, first floor, from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

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Published twice a year by: Copley Library University of San Diego 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110 Copley Connects is also available on our website at www.sandiego.edu/library. Dr. Theresa S. Byrd Dean of the University Library tsbyrd@sandiego.edu

Copley Connects Review Committee: Martha Adkins

Research & Instruction Librarian, Editor

Hugh Burkhart

Research & Instruction Librarian and Coordinator of Instruction and Undergraduate Learning

Michael Conlee Cindy Espineli

Archives/Digital Initiatives Assistant

Executive Assistant Jordan Kobayashi Continuing Resources and Licensing Assistant Michael Massaro Engineering and Computer Science Librarian William Tran Acquisitions and Electronic Collections Management Assistant

Dr. Theresa S. Byrd DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

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