Library Responsibilities

Media Services Librarian

Team leader, Library Web Task Force

Library Liaison to the Departments of:

• Art
• Communication Studies
• Liberal Studies
• Music
• Theatre Arts & Dance
• The LA County High School for the Arts: LACHSA

Past member/leader, Knowledge Resources Task Force  (KRTF)

Past team leader, Media Services Task Force (MSTF)

Past member, Customer Services Task Force (CSTF)

Knowledge Resources Task Force (KRTF) 
Coordinates development and assessment of the Library's knowledge resource base. This base includes print, electronic and media reosurces, including government information. These resources may be either physically held in the Library or made available electronically.

Media Services Task Force (MSTF)
Responsible for developing and implementing a plan to significantly enhance & improve user access to the University Library's (non-print) media and multimedia resources. The task force will examine the issues and submit proposals which seek to: improve access to non-print media and multimedia resources held by the University Library; centralize University media collections and services if appropriate; build upon the existing art, film, music, education and other University media collections and develop a strategic plan for growth of the library's media collections; recommend use of library space and purchase of needed AV and computer hardware, shelving, and furnishings for a proposed center; discuss various scenarios for the provision of media services, access, and personnel; examine new technology trends including the delivery of media, both to classrooms and via the Internet.  The Media Services Proposal has been approved -- the new "Music & Media Center" opened on April 2, 2002.

Library Web Task Force  
Responsible for the continuous development and refinement of the Library's end user and in-house web-based information systems, including but not limited to the Library's Web Site (LWeb) and the Intranet. The Task Force is also charged with integrating the CSU System-wide Unified Information Access System (UIAS) project into the LWeb and serving as the liaison to the State-wide User Service Task Force. The LWeb is the primary interface for: locating information about the Library; providing direct information seeking assistance to end users; and providing access to library research databases and networked resources of all types, including the Pharos system. The Library Intranet is the Library's primary information dissemination and archiving system.