Copley Connects Spring/Summer 2025

New Faculty at Copley Catherine Paolillo is Copley Library’s Head of Access and Outreach Services Librarian. She previously served as Copley Library’s Visiting Evening Access Librarian from 2018 to 2023. She rejoined us in March after spending two years as the Outreach and Engagement Librarian at California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI). She is thrilled to be back at the University of San Diego (USD) in her new role, in which she is responsible for circulation, interlibrary loan, course reserves, building management, and many outreach, engagement, and marketing initiatives. Catherine also oversees the department’s Student Assistant program which provides 35 Federal Work Study and ROTC students the opportunity to gain transferable job skills and professional development for any major or career. Outside of Copley Library, Catherine is an active member of the campus-wide First Generation Action Team where she works to support first-generation students through proactive programming, partnerships, and outreach. Catherine is a first-generation college graduate originally from Lake Tahoe, California. She earned a Masters in Library and Information Science and a Masters in the History of Art, Architecture, and Design from the Pratt Institute in New York, NY. In addition to USD and CSUCI, Catherine has held positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and University of California San Diego. Her primary research interests include library leadership and management, and library outreach and marketing. She is also interested in investigating job satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, mental well being, and joy in academic libraries.

Staff Spotlight: Jordan Kobayashi How long have you worked at Copley? Tell us a little about what you do. I’ve been working at the library for a little over 21 years now. My current title is the Continuing Resources and Licensing Assistant and I am in the Technical Services department. My primary responsibilities include receiving, processing and managing all of Copley Library’s print journals and other standing orders and helping the Senior Electronic and Open Content Librarian review any new license agreements. I am also one of the Federal Work Study supervisors for my department where I train and lead four student employees. You recently received a Diversity and Inclusion Impact Award from the university. Can you tell us about your work that was recognized with this award? On top of my regular responsibilities, I am currently part of seven different committees in Copley Library. As a member of the Building Community Connections Committee, I have helped plan our monthly game nights that focuses on creating a safe space where our students are able to meet new people and create new friendships. I was previously on the Library Retreat Committee for many years where I helped organize the annual library retreat for the library faculty and staff. Some of the topics covered social justice, student loneliness, and discussions about minority student populations and how the library can assist them properly. What’s something our readers might be surprised to learn about you? I am the “unofficial” photographer for the library. I have taken many photos of events and exhibits in the library. Many of the photos have been included in the previous newsletters.

L to R, President James T. Harris, Jordan Kobayashi, and Vice Provost for Academic Excellence, Regina Dixon-Reeves

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