Copley Connects _ Spring 2023

COPLEY STAFF NEWS

MEET OUR INAUGURAL Associate Dean for Student Success and Diversity

INTRODUCING THE NEW Senior Electronic and Open Content Librarian

Copley Bids Farewell to Catherine Paolillo “Working directly with students is the best part of my job, whether it's the student assistants in Access Services, the Associated Student Government representatives, First Generation Student Association, various student organizations, and all the patrons at Copley Library. I chose to focus my long-term career goals on library outreach so I can help ensure every student on campus knows how their library can support their academic goals and [hopefully] enhance a sense of belonging for colleagues at USD, and am excited to use those experiences to shape my new role.” The Copley Connects Newsletter Committee wishes Catherine Paolillo the very best as she prepares for the next chapter in her career. Catherine will be leaving Copley Library after over five years serving as our Visiting Evening Access Librarian. She embarks on her new position as the Outreach and Engagement Librarian at CSU Channel Islands this summer. We wanted to thank Catherine specifically for her regular contributions to Copley Connects , both writing articles and taking stunning photographs of our library and community events. As you peruse this issue, look for Catherine’s name in bylines and photographer credits to see her last contributions to Copley Connects . them. I am grateful for everything I've learned from working with students and

Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers, in the Innovators category. Read more about it here: https://www.libraryjournal.com/ story/regina-gong-movers-shakers-2023 innovators Regina received her Bachelor of Library Science from the University of the Philippines and her Master of Library and Information Science from Wayne State University. She is a Ph.D. candidate in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (HALE) Program at Michigan State University College of Education. She has over sixty presentations and six publications. Her research interests include OER, open education, diversity, and women of color in higher education. “I’m so glad to be here at USD and to join my wonderful colleagues at the Copley Library. It has been a whirlwind of activities leading up to my move to San Diego from Michigan, but I love every bit of it. Since I started in mid-February, I dodged the cold winter in MI. Although I was surprised by the cold weather and the rain we’ve had here lately. The campus is so beautiful, and I’ve enjoyed exploring and discovering new spots to enjoy the magnificent views. So far, the people I’ve met were all welcoming and generous with their time. I met many fellow Filipino/faculty, administrators, and staff who welcomed me to USD. I hope to meet all of them soon. Of course, I met with the FUSO (Filipino Ugnayan Students Organization) students and attended their Philippine Cultural Night, which was a rousing success. I’m just so excited about this new role. It combines all I’m passionate about–student success, DEIA, and open educational resources (OER). I look forward to collaborating and partnering with various units, centers, and schools to ensure our students succeed here at USD and beyond.”

Regina Gong joined Copley Library on February 15, 2023, as our inaugural Associate Dean for Student Success and Diversity. With a library career that spans 25 years, Regina comes to us with a wealth of expertise and experience working in different types of libraries. She was previously at Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries, where she served as the Open Educational Resources (OER) and Student Success Librarian. Before her stint at MSU, Regina served as the Manager for Technical Services and Systems and OER Project Manager for Lansing Community College. Before her academic library career, Regina worked as Systems Librarian for Innovative Interfaces Incorporated and at the Asian Development Bank Library (ADB), where she held multiple positions, including Systems Librarian, Head of Serials and Acquisitions, and Head of the Reference Desk for Document Collections. Professionally, Regina is a leader in the library profession, including the open education and OER community. Her service includes the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) Institute on OER Faculty, and the Scholarly Publication Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Open Education Advisory Committee. Regina is engaged with the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Asian/Pacific Librarians Association (APALA). She also led the statewide Michigan OER Network (MI-OER), a community of practice and a coalition of OER advocates across K-20 in Michigan. Regina was selected as an American Library Association Emerging Leader in 2013. She participated in the Association of Research Libraries Career Enhancement Fellowship at the University of Arizona Libraries in the Summer of 2009 and received the OER Research Group Fellowship in 2017. Regina was recently named to the 2023 cohort of

Please join us in welcoming Amy Pham as the new Senior Electronic and Open Content Librarian. Amy formerly worked in Copley Library as the Electronic Resources and Serials Assistant from 2013-2017. She handled daily electronic resources acquisitions, including budgeting, copy cataloging, and pulling usage statistics. Amy then went to library school at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Most recently, Amy was the Assistant Director of Strategic Library

“I’m so glad to be here at USD and to join my wonderful colleagues at Copley Library. It has been a whirlwind of activities leading up to my move to San Diego from Michigan, but I love every bit of it.”

Services & Communications for the Statewide California Electronic Library (SCELC) Consortium. In this role, she was the project manager for key SCELC initiatives to identify timelines, assign responsibilities, and monitor the progress of tasks. She coordinated the 2023 SCELCapalooza Conference planning and the SCELC Advisory Committee liaisons program. Amy specifically served as staff liaison to the Collections and Electronic Resources Committee (CERC) and worked on the JSTOR Evidence-Based Acquisitions E-Book Collaborative Collections assessment scheduled for three years. Moreover, Amy oversaw SCELC’s communication strategy to organize and streamline internal and external communications about activities, services, and member programs. From 2019-2022, Amy was the Database and eBooks Manager for SCELC. She supported over 300 SCELC members and affiliate libraries in pur chasing e-resources and assisted these libraries in troubleshooting problems through the e-resources life cycle. Amy established and main tained productive relationships with SCELC vendors and managed over 60 assigned vendor accounts. She reviewed current and prospective offers, processed payment invoices, and resolved invoice issues. Her professional service includes Southern California Chapter of APALA (Chair), 2023-Present, 2022 and 2023 ICOLC Programming Committee, and New Voices (Founder), CILIPS, 2018. Amy’s research will focus primarily on diversity in collection assessment and development, with related research areas in open collection strategies and consortial communities of practice. Amy received her B.A. in Literatures in English from the University of California, San Diego, and her MSc in Information & Library Studies from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. She is published and presents at conferences. Amy has an MSc in Information & Library Studies from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

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