Librarian Bios-2010 - UCLA
Librarian Bios-2010 - UCLA
Librarian Bios-2010 - UCLA
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Michelle Gorospe<br />
Access Services <strong>Librarian</strong><br />
Law Library<br />
Michelle was appointed to the Law Library in June, <strong>2010</strong>, when<br />
she earned her <strong>UCLA</strong> M.LI.5. degree specializing in Law<br />
<strong>Librarian</strong>ship. Michelle worked in the Law Library as Stacks<br />
Supervisor (2006-10) as a <strong>UCLA</strong> undergrad, moving from a<br />
student assistant to a half-time staff position. Before <strong>UCLA</strong>, she<br />
worked in a law firm and had extensive supervisory experience.<br />
Michelle's interests in preservation and archives led her to work<br />
on preservation projects with Jennifer Lentz, Law Library Head<br />
of Collection Development; to intern with Jake Nadal, <strong>UCLA</strong><br />
Library Preservation Officer; and, to compile an inventory of the<br />
Law library's Special Collections in a Bibliographic Services and<br />
Collection Management Department internship. Michelle will<br />
implement the Law Library's first preservation program and<br />
develop online finding tools for archival collections at the Law<br />
Library, plus supervise the creation of several digital archives.<br />
As a grad student, Michelle was awarded the SLA Sternheim<br />
Memorial Scholarship, SCALL Scholarship, <strong>UCLA</strong> Graduate<br />
Opportunity Fellowship, and the ALA Spectrum Scholarship.<br />
Recent scholarships enabled attendance at the California Rare<br />
Book School (Summer, <strong>2010</strong>) and the Rare Books & Manuscripts<br />
Section's ALA preconference (June, 2011).<br />
She joined the Southern California Association of Law Libraries'<br />
(SCALL) Committee on Public Access to Legal Information<br />
(PAll), and volunteered for ALA's Discovering <strong>Librarian</strong>ship<br />
project. Michelle has been appointed to LAUe's Ad Hoc<br />
Committee on Mentoring and SCALL's Library School Liaison<br />
Committee, and is working on a LibGuide of legal resources for<br />
non-lawyers.<br />
Simon Lee<br />
Reference, Instruction, and Technology <strong>Librarian</strong><br />
College Library<br />
Simon began work at the College Library in October, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
His previous employment includes: Reference/Instruction<br />
<strong>Librarian</strong>, part-time, at Mt. San Antonio College (from January<br />
to Septem ber <strong>2010</strong>); Library Assistant (digital) at the <strong>UCLA</strong><br />
Oral History Department (2007-2009); and, Undergraduate<br />
Student Assistant, JFK Memorial Library Reference<br />
Department, CSULA (2002-2005).<br />
Simon earned an M.LI.S. degree from <strong>UCLA</strong> (2009), and a S.A.<br />
degree with an emphasis in Computer Animation from the<br />
California State University, Los Angeles (2005). As a <strong>UCLA</strong><br />
graduate student, he interned at CSULA in Reference and<br />
Special Collections (2008-2009).<br />
Simon holds professional memberships in the American<br />
Library Association, New Members Round Table (NMRT); and,<br />
California Academic & Research Libraries (CARL), in the<br />
California Academic Reference <strong>Librarian</strong>s Discussion Interest<br />
Group (CARLDIG), the California Academic & Research<br />
Libraries Information Technology (CAR LIT), Diversity in<br />
Academic Libraries (DIAL) South, and the Southern California<br />
Instruction <strong>Librarian</strong>s (SClL).<br />
Simon's interests have included working at the Rae Lee<br />
Siporin LGBT Library at <strong>UCLA</strong> and participating in Library &<br />
Archive OUTreach, a Department of Information Studies<br />
student organization (he was Vice President, 2007-08, and<br />
President, 2008-09). He is a big fan of tennis.