Christopher Lee

Empowering Staff: Taking Control of Your Rapido Instance

West Coast Wishes: Building Partnerships Between SCELC, Orbis Cascade, the CSU, and more

Looking Forward

Christopher Lee is the Resource Sharing Manager for the California State University system out of the Chancellor’s Office. Prior to this position, Chris worked in Resource Sharing at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. He also got his start in libraries as a student worker in Resource Sharing at Utah State University.

Chris will be presenting on how staff can take control of their Rapido instance with a few additional Alma roles at the beginning of the conference, and will close out the conference with a presentation on what to expect over the next academic year.

Meghann Weldon

Sponsor Presentation: Ex Libris Rapido

Meghann Weldon is the Rapido Project Manager from Ex Libris: Part of Clarivate. In this role, Meghann works with libraries to set up and configure Rapido to fit the libraries needs. Prior to her role at Ex Libris, Meghann worked in Resource Sharing in the CSU system, specifically at California Polytechnic Humboldt, and even hosted an I-SPIE conference.

She will present on what we can expect from Rapido in the near future.

Linda Wobbe

West Coast Wishes: Building Partnerships Between SCELC, Orbis Cascade, the CSU, and more

Assistant Director for eJournal Relations and Liaison to the SCELC Shared Print and Resource Sharing Committees. Joined SCELC July 2016 after serving as the Saint Mary's College of California Head of Collection Management and Acquisitions and several other roles, including overseeing the Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery services, before that exciting time when we joined and implemented LINK+. Worked as an Interlibrary Loan Assistant at Willamette University for six years before heading to Berkeley for the MLIS.

I look forward to learning how we can all collaborate to expand resource sharing in the West.

Shannon Meaney-Ryer

West Coast Wishes: Building Partnerships Between SCELC, Orbis Cascade, the CSU, and more

During my 30+ years in libraries, I have honed my expertise in access services, circulation, interlibrary loan, and course reserves. My career has been marked by enriching experiences at various renowned institutions, including San Diego State University, UC San Diego, Stanford Lane Medical Library, San Jose Public Library, and Saint Mary's College of California.

As a former student at San Diego State University, I had the privilege of witnessing the inception of Link+ and SD Circuit, two groundbreaking initiatives that revolutionized the way we connect and access resources. Throughout my journey in libraries, I have remained passionate about enhancing user experiences and fostering seamless access to knowledge for all patrons. My dedication to the field has been a driving force behind my contributions to the library community over the years

Lori Hilterbrand

West Coast Wishes: Building Partnerships Between SCELC, Orbis Cascade, the CSU, and more

Lori joined the Alliance as the Program Manager for Resource Sharing & Fulfillment in August 2019, and she additionally managed the Discovery & User Experience program from October 2020 through July 2022. Her previous positions include Circulation Supervisor at the The Valley Library, Oregon State University and Public Services Unit Coordinator at Hamersly Library, Western Oregon University. Prior to joining Alliance staff she worked extensively on Alliance teams and groups, as well as DJing at a country music radio station for 3 days before being let go.

She possesses skills in fulfillment configuration, letters and notices, making coffee and talking to people. She loves to play board games and ultimately drives others away with her obsessive eagerness. She also has to eat the entire contents of a bag of cookies, chips or candy once the bag has been opened. Beware.

Tony Landolt

Sponsor Presentation: Reprints Desk

Join Tony Landolt, Head of Academic Business Development at Research Solutions/Reprints Desk, with over 37 years of experience in the document delivery world, including 16 years in photocopying journal articles. Explore the dynamic realm of resource sharing as he presents "Article Galaxy Scholar," our groundbreaking platform transforming library access to content. Discover how it bridges collection gaps, prioritizes open access content, streamlines workflows, monitors budgets, and enhances the user experience for patrons. Stay updated on our trusted document delivery services, relied on for years. Unveil the future of library resources and reignite user engagement in this insightful presentation.

Cassandra Swartzwelder

CONTU and Copyright  

Cassandra Swartzwelder is the Resource Sharing and Collections Specialist at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and has worked in libraries for over twelve years. Cassandra discovered her love and passion for working in libraries as a student worker and eventually went on to get her MLIS. Prior to working at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo she worked in the Circulations department at CSU Fresno. She has been on multiple CSU conference planning committee's and hosted the 2017 I-SPIE conference. Cassandra will be leading a discussion on CONTU and Copyright.

Nikki DeMoville

Communications Made Easy:  Patron Query Letters in Alma

Nikki DeMoville is the Coordinator for Electronic Resources, Acquisitions, Resource Sharing, and Discovery at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.  She grew up helping in a school library and has spent her entire career working in libraries, including over 30 years at Cal Poly. She is involved in all day-to-day aspects of how resources are acquired and made available to library patrons and enjoys solving thorny access or configuration problems.  Nikki is presenting today on ways that Patron Query Letters can help save time and effort in the resource sharing workflow.

Christina Hennessey

Empowering Library Staff and Pleasing Library Patrons Through Alma Letters

Christina L. Hennessey is the Systems Librarian at California State University, Northridge and has worked in libraries for 23 years, including 5 years at CSUN. She loves working with all the CSU folks in resource sharing and really loves working with Alma letters and helping other libraries improve their Alma letters. Alma letters and our Primo interfaces are often the only interaction we have with our library patrons, and she is passionate about what we can do to make those things better to make our patrons happy. Christina will be presenting today on ‘Empowering library staff and pleasing patrons through Alma letters.'

Natalya Magazino

Resource Sharing Statistics in Alma Analytics at the CSU

Natalya Magazino works in the library at California State University, San Marcos where she coordinates Interlibrary Loan borrowing and Alma resource sharing operations. She loves collaborating on projects with her CSU colleagues and is passionate about how analytics can be used to highlight resource sharing service strengths and areas in need of improvement. Natalya will be presenting today on, ‘Resource Sharing Statistics in Alma Analytics at the CSU’.