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PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

November 2008 – present
Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian (rank: Librarian), William H. Hannon Library
Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, California)
Manage life-cycle processes for electronic and continuing resources; Negotiate license agreements for electronic resources; Gather and maintain usage statistics about library electronic resources; Develop policies, procedures and workflows to optimize effectiveness and user satisfaction
* 2013 LMU Senior Vice President Fellow

February 2006 – October 2008
Head, Metadata and Content Management, Norris Medical Library
University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California)
Supervise five FTE; Negotiate license agreements for electronic resources; Manage copyright; Oversee acquisition and management of electronic and print resources; Perform original serials and monograph cataloging and review copy cataloging; Plan, implement, and manage automated systems in coordination with Associate Director, Collection Resources

EDUCATION

2003 – 2005 University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
M.S.I.S.
President, Art & Museum Library and Information Student Society (AMLISS), 2004
Webmaster, American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) student chapter, 2004
Thesis: Informing Content- and Concept-Based Image Indexing and Retrieval through a Study of Image Description

1993 – 1996 University of Texas (Austin, Texas)
M.F.A., photography
Member of Phi Kappa Phi

1989 – 1993 Saint Mary’s College (Notre Dame, Indiana)
B.F.A., printmaking, minor in Italian, cum laude
Sophomore year spent in Italy at the SMC college campus, Rome.
Member of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, Gamma Kappa Alpha and Kappa Gamma Pi

GRANTS

Kennedy, Marie R. 2021-2024. “Expanding Access to Research Training for Academic Librarians (IRDL Online).” Institute of Museum and Library Services, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant, continuing education. Grant number RE-250170-OLS-21. Marie R. Kennedy, Principal Investigator, Kristine R. Brancolini, Co-Investigator.

Kennedy, Marie R., David P. Kennedy, and Kristine R. Brancolini. 2017. “The Research Networks of Accomplished Librarian-Researchers.” SCELC Research Incentive Grant.

Conner-Gaten, Aisha, Javier Garibay, Jamie Hazlitt, Marie R. Kennedy, and Marisa Ramirez. 2017-2018. “Assessing the Diversity of the E-Collection of the William H. Hannon Library; A Phased Project.” LMU University Intercultural Council Inclusive Excellence Grant.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2016-2019. “Building Research Capacity Among Academic Librarians (IRDL-2).” Institute of Museum and Library Services, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant, continuing education. Grant number RE-40-16-0120-16. Marie R. Kennedy, Principal Investigator, Kristine R. Brancolini, Co-Investigator.

Brancolini, Kristine R. 2013-2016. “Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL).” Institute of Museum and Library Services, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant, continuing education. Grant number RE-06-13-0060-13. Kristine R. Brancolini, Principal Investigator, Marie R. Kennedy, Co-Investigator.

Kennedy, Marie R., Susan Gardner Archambault, and Lili Luo. 2016. “Evidence in Use in Libraries.” SCELC Research Incentive Grant.

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

Luo, Lili, Kristine Brancolini, and Marie R. Kennedy. 2017. Enhancing Library and Information Research Skills: A Guide for Academic Librarians. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Kennedy, Marie R., and Cheryl LaGuardia. 2017. Marketing Your Library’s Electronic Resources: A How-To-Do-It Manual, 2nd ed. Chicago: ALA.

Kennedy, Marie R., and Cheryl LaGuardia. 2013. Marketing Your Library’s Electronic Resources: A How-To-Do-It Manual. Chicago: ALA.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Brancolini, Kristine R., and Marie R. Kennedy. 2024. “A Model Research Methods Training Program: Implications for the Curriculum,” in K. K. Matusiak, K. M. Bright, and D. Schachter (Eds.) Bridging Research and Library Practice: Global Perspectives on Education and Training (pp. 121-133). Boston: De Gruyter Saur. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110772593-011

Jason, Don P., III, Marie R. Kennedy, and Kristine R. Brancolini. 2021. “Mentoring Academic Librarians for Research Success,” in L. J. Rod-Welch and B.E. Weeg (Eds.) Academic Library Mentoring: Fostering Growth and Renewal (pp. 241-262). Chicago, Illinois: Association of College and Research Libraries.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2008. “The Impact of Locally Developed Electronic Resource Management Systems,” in H. Yu and S. Breivold (Eds.) Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Research and Practice (pp.350-362). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-891-8

TOOLS

Rele, Shilpa, Marie R. Kennedy, and Nataly Blas. 2017. Journal Evaluation Tool. LMU Librarian Publications & Presentations 40. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/librarian_pubs/40

ARTICLES

Albarillo, Frans, Marie R. Kennedy, and Kristine R. Brancolini. 2024. “Assessment of the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship, Phase 2: Impact on the Research Productivity and Careers of Academic Librarians.” Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 19(1), 4-34. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip30461

Hoffmann, Kristin, Selinda Adelle Berg, Kristine R. Brancolini, and Marie R. Kennedy. 2023. “Complex and Varied: Factors Related to the Research Productivity of Academic Librarians in the United States.” College & Research Libraries, 84(3). https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.84.3.392

Albarillo, Frans, Marie R. Kennedy, and Kristine R. Brancolini. 2022. Assessment of the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL): Impact on the Research Productivity and Careers of Academic Librarians. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 17(4), 3-35. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip30094

Berg, Selinda Adelle, Kristin Hoffmann, Kristine R. Brancolini, and Marie R. Kennedy. 2021. “‘I mean, pandemic’: How COVID-19 Has Disrupted Librarians’ Research.” College & Research Libraries News, 82(6), 272-273.

Kennedy, Marie R., Kristine R. Brancolini, and David P. Kennedy. 2020. “An Exploratory Study of Accomplished Librarian-Researchers.” Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip29655

Blas, Nataly, Shilpa Rele, and Marie R. Kennedy. 2019. “The Development of the Journal Evaluation Tool to Evaluate the Credibility of Publication Venues.” Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.2250

Lewis, Ronald, and Marie R. Kennedy. 2019. “The Big Picture: A Holistic View of E-Book Acquisitions.” Library Resources & Technical Services, 63(2). https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.63n2.160

Kennedy, Marie R., and Kristine R. Brancolini. 2018. “Academic Librarian Research: An Update to a Survey of Attitudes, Involvement, and Perceived Capabilities.” College & Research Libraries, 79(6). https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.79.6.822

Brancolini, Kristine R., and Marie R. Kennedy. 2017. “The Development and Use of a Research Self-efficacy Scale to Assess the Effectiveness of a Research Training Program for Academic Librarians.” Library and Information Research, 41(124). https://doi.org/10.29173/lirg760

Kennedy, Marie R., David P. Kennedy, and Kristine R. Brancolini. 2017. “The Evolution of the Personal Networks of Novice Librarian Researchers.” portal, 17(1), 71-89. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2017.0005

Luo, Lili, Marie R. Kennedy, Kristine R. Brancolini, and Michael Stephens. 2017. “Developing Online Communities for Librarian Researchers: A Case Study.” College & Research Libraries, 78(4), 512-526. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.78.4.512

Abbas, June, Martin Garnar, Marie R. Kennedy, Brian Kenney, Lili Luo, and Michael Stephens. 2016. “Bridging the Divide: Exploring LIS Research and Practice in a Panel Discussion at the ALISE ’16 Conference.” Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 57(2), 94-100. https://www.jstor.org/stable/90015209

Kennedy, Marie R., and David P. Kennedy. 2014. “The “Use” of an Electronic Resource from a Social Network Analysis Perspective.” Library and Information Research, 38(118), 17-34. https://doi.org/10.29173/lirg628

Kennedy, Marie R. 2013. “Collaborative Marketing for Electronic Resources: A Project Report and Discussion of Implications.” Collaborative Librarianship, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.29087/2013.5.1.07

Kennedy, Marie R., and Kristine R. Brancolini. 2012. “Academic Librarian Research: A Survey of Attitudes, Involvement, and Perceived Capabilities.” College & Research Libraries, 73(5), 431-448. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl-276

Kennedy, Marie R. 2011. “Collaborative Marketing for Electronic Resources.” Library Hi Tech News, 28(6), 22-24. https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07419051111173892

Kennedy, Marie R. 2011. “What Are We Really Doing to Market Electronic Resources?” Library Management, 32(3), 144-158. https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01435121111112862

Kennedy, Marie R. 2010. “Cycling Through: Paths Libraries Take to Marketing Electronic Resources.” In Proceedings of the 2010 Library Assessment Conference. Baltimore, MD. (http://libraryassessment.org/bm~doc/proceedings-lac-2010.pdf).

Kennedy, Marie R. 2008. “Nine Questions to Guide You in Choosing a Metadata Schema.” The Journal of Digital Information 9(1).

Kennedy, Marie R., and Maggie Wineburgh-Freed. 2007. “R2 Library Review.” The Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 4(3), 113-122. https://doi.org/10.1300/J383v04n03_08

Kennedy, Marie R. 2007. “Is Our CD/DVD Collection Worth All This? A Cost-per use Study of Accompanying Materials.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 33(5), 586-592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2007.05.007

Kennedy, Marie R. 2005. “Reformatting Preservation Departments: The Effect of Digitization on Workload and Staff.” College & Research Libraries, 66(6), 543-551. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.66.6.543

Kennedy, Marie R. 2004. “Dreams of Perfect Programs: Managing the Acquisition of Electronic Resources.” Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services, 28(4), 449-458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lcats.2004.08.005

Kennedy, Marie R., Michele Crump, and Douglas Kiker. 2004. “Paper to PDF: Making License Agreements Accessible through the OPAC.” Library Resources & Technical Services, 48(1), 20-25.

PRESENTATIONS

Apgar, Amanda (moderator), Darlene Aguilar, Marie R. Kennedy, Susan Scheibler. February 2, 2022. “Accessibility & Inclusivity on University Campuses: Academic Libraries Role in Serving People with Disabilities.” Panel presented at the 2022 CSJ Center for Reconciliation and Justice Symposium, Loyola Marymount University. Virtual.

Kennedy, Marie R. November 2, 2021. “A Modern Electronic Resources Usage Statistics Dashboard.” 14th International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries. Virtual.

Brancolini, Kristine R., and Marie R. Kennedy. November 12, 2019. “Creating the Research Environment You Want to Work In.” Faculty Pub Night, Loyola Marymount University. Los Angeles, CA.

Hoffmann, Kristin, Selinda A. Berg, Kristine R. Brancolini, Marie R. Kennedy, Erin Ackerman, Jennifer Hunter, and Zara Wilkinson. October 18, 2019. “Research on Research.” Panel presented at Library Research Seminar VII (convener: Nina Exner). Columbia, SC.

Kennedy, Marie R., Kristine R. Brancolini, and David P. Kennedy. June 20, 2019. “The Research Networks of Productive Librarian-Researchers.” Sunbelt 2019. Montreal, Canada.

Brancolini, Kristine R., and Marie R. Kennedy. March 7, 2019. “Becoming a Productive Librarian-Researcher.” Keynote presentation at the Empirical Librarians Conference. Richmond, VA.

Kennedy, Marie R., and Marisa Ramirez. December 6, 2018. “Assessing the Diversity of the E-Collection of the William H. Hannon Library.” Poster presented at the Library Assessment Conference. Houston, TX.

Kennedy, Marie R., Kristine R. Brancolini, and David P. Kennedy. November 29, 2018. “The Research Networks of Productive Librarian-Researchers.” Paper presented at the 2nd North American Social Networks (NASN) Conference. Washington, DC.

Kennedy, Marie R., and Kristine R. Brancolini. 2017. “Using Data for Assessment and Research: The Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL).” Paper presented at the 9th conference of Evidence-Based Librarianship In Practice, Philadelphia, PA.

Thompson, Spenser, and Marie R. Kennedy. March 8, 2017. “Marketing Electronic Resources: Academic Library and Corporate Perspectives.” Paper presented at the SCELC Colloquium, Los Angeles, CA.

Rele, Shilpa, Nataly Blas, and Marie R. Kennedy. November 8, 2016. “Rubric to Evaluate Open Access Journals for Publication.” Paper presented at the DLF Forum, Milwaukee, WI.

Lewis, Ron, and Marie R. Kennedy. November 3, 2016. “The Big Picture: A Holistic Viewpoint of E-book Acquisitions.” Paper presented at the Charleston Conference, Charleston, South Carolina.

Brancolini, Kristine R., and Marie R. Kennedy. November 1, 2106. “Measuring the Effectiveness of a Research Continuing Education Opportunity for Librarians: Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL), 2014–2016.” Paper presented at the Library Assessment Conference, Arlington, Virginia.

Luo, Lili, Kristine R. Brancolini, and Marie R. Kennedy. October 10, 2016. “Institute for Research Design in Librarianship: Impact on Information Literacy Research and Practice.” Paper presented at the European Conference on Information Literacy conference, Prague, CZ.

Luo, Lili, Kristine R. Brancolini, and Marie R. Kennedy. May 25, 2016. “Institute for Research Design in Librarianship: Developing a Curriculum for Novice Librarian Researchers.” Paper presented at the annual conference Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. London, UK.

Kennedy, Marie R., David P. Kennedy, and Kristine R. Brancolini. May 24, 2016. “The Evolution of the Personal Networks of Novice Librarian Researchers.” Paper presented at the annual conference Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. London, UK.

Kennedy, David P., Marie R. Kennedy, and Kristine R. Brancolini. May 25, 2016. “From Personal to Groups: Using EgoWeb to Map the Change in Librarian Research Networks.” Paper presented at the annual conference Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. London, UK.

Rele, Shilpa, Blas, Nataly and Kennedy, Marie R. 2016. “Credible Journal Working Group in Action!: Collaborating to Create Positive Change in Scholarly Publishing.” Paper presented at the annual Digital Initiatives Symposium. San Diego, CA.

Kennedy, Marie R., David P. Kennedy, and Kristine Brancolini. April 8, 2016. “The Evolution of the Personal Networks of Novice Librarian Researchers.” Paper presented at the XXXVI Sunbelt Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis. Newport Beach, CA.

Stephens, Michael (convener), June Abbas, Martin Garnar, Marie R. Kennedy, Brian Kenney, Lili Luo. January 7, 2016. “President’s Program: Researcher, What You Got? Exploring Practice and Research.” [Invited panel] Presented at the annual conference of ALISE. Boston, MA.

Luo, Lili, Marie R. Kennedy, Kristine R. Brancolini, Michael Stephens. January 6, 2016. “Online Peer Support: Enhancing the Research Culture among LIS Practitioners.” Paper presented at the annual conference of ALISE. Boston, MA.

Flett, Bronia, Marie R. Kennedy, Frans Albarillo, John Jackson, Lisa Zilinski. September 28, 2015. “Research Design and Librarianship.” [Invited panel] In ACRL-Choice webinar series. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4AQ1G-u32Y9OX5hRzxdXrQ.

Kennedy, Marie R., David P. Kennedy, and Kristine Brancolini. 2015. “The Personal Networks of Novice Librarian Researchers.” Paper presented at the XXXV Sunbelt Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis. Brighton, England.

Kennedy, Marie R., David P. Kennedy, and Kristine Brancolini. 2015. “The Personal Networks of Novice Librarian Researchers.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. Paris, France.

Kennedy, David P., and Marie R. Kennedy. 2015. “Using EgoWeb to Collect, Process, and Analyze Social Network Data for Research on Libraries.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. Paris, France.

Brancolini, Kristine, and Marie R. Kennedy. 2015. “A Scale to Measure the Research Confidence of Academic Librarians.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. Paris, France.

Kennedy, Marie R., and Marisa Ramirez. March 26, 2015. “Visualizing Electronic Resources Data Using a Statistics Dashboard.” Virtual poster presented at the Association of College & Research Libraries conference. Portland, OR.

Brancolini, Kristine, Marie R. Kennedy, Lili Luo, Greg Guest, and Michael Stephens. October 8, 2014. “Enhancing Librarians’ Research Skills: A Professional Development Program.” Paper presented at the Library 2.014 Conference.

Shepherd, Peter, Marie R. Kennedy, and Carol Tenopir. 2014. “Downloads and Beyond—New Perspectives on Usage Metrics.” Panel presentation at the Library Assessment Conference. Seattle, WA.

Brancolini, Kristine, and Marie R. Kennedy. 2014. “Measuring the Research Readiness of Academic and Research Librarians: A Project Report of the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL).” Paper presented at the Library Assessment Conference. Seattle, WA.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2014. “An Intentional Conversation: Electronic Resources and Your Library Patrons.” Invited paper presented at the California Academic and Research Libraries Association conference. San Jose, CA.

Kennedy, Marie R, Anna Creech, and Kristi DeShazo. 2014. “Oh Past Self, Come Here and Let Me Kick You in the Shins.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Electronic Resources in Libraries. Austin, TX.

Kraus, Joseph, and Kennedy, Marie R. 2014. “Walking the Walk: Starting Up and Cultivating Two Different Open Access Journals in LIS.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Electronic Resources in Libraries. Austin, TX.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2014. “Academic Librarian Research: Survey Results Leading to Action.” Paper presented at the SCELC Research Day 2014. Los Angeles, CA.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2013. “Marketing Your Library’s Electronic Resources.” Invited paper presented at the annual MSU Libraries eResource and Emerging Technologies Summit. Starkville, MS.

Kennedy, David P., and Marie R. Kennedy. 2013. “Developing a Mixed Qualitative and Quantitative Research Design to Inform Library Policy Decision Making.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. Rome, Italy.

Kennedy, Marie R, and David P. Kennedy. 2013. “The ‘Use’ of an Electronic Resource from a Social Network Analysis Perspective.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. Rome, Italy.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2013. “Uh, ERM: Past the Awkward Stage of the Relationship Onto New Possibilities.” Panel coordinator, moderator at the annual conference of Innovative Users Group. San Francisco, CA.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2013. “Trials Workflow Using III ERM.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Innovative Users Group. San Francisco, CA.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2013. “Best Tips & Practices for Marketing eContent @YourLibrary: A Librarian Guide.” Invited presentation (sponsored by Springer) at the annual midwinter meeting of the American Library Association. Seattle, WA.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2012. “Collaborative Marketing for Electronic Resources.” Paper presented at the annual Charleston Conference. Charleston, SC.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2012. “Collaborative Marketing for Electronic Resources.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Electronic Resources in Libraries. Austin, TX.

Weeks, Meghan, and Marie R. Kennedy. 2011. “ERM Implementation at Loyola Marymount University.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Innovative Users Group. San Francisco, CA.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2011. “Collaborative Marketing for Electronic Resources.” Poster presented at the Association of College & Research Libraries Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2010. “Cycling Through: Paths Libraries Take to Marketing Electronic Resources.” Paper presented at the Library Assessment Conference. Baltimore, MD [included in conference proceedings at http://libraryassessment.org/bm~doc/proceedings-lac-2010.pdf].

Kennedy, Marie R. 2010. “What Are We Really Doing to Market Electronic Resources?” Paper presented at the annual conference of Electronic Resources in Libraries. Austin, TX.

Kennedy, Marie R., and Tobeylynn Birch. 2009. “E-resource Staffing in Academic Health Sciences Libraries.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Electronic Resources in Libraries. Los Angeles, CA.

Hudson, Adam, Marie R. Kennedy, and Patricia Pedroza. 2008. “Making Use of Usage Statistics: A Case Study of Electronic Journal Statistics Analysis.” Paper presented at the NCNMLG/MLGSCA Joint Meeting. Las Vegas, NV.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2007. “Is our CD/DVD collection worth all this?” Poster presented at the annual conference of the Medical Library Association, May 20. Philadelphia, PA.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2006. “Is Our CD/DVD Collection Worth All This? A Cost-per use Study of Accompanying Materials.” Paper presented at the meeting of the Western MLA Chapters. Seattle, WA.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2005. “Fresh Work: New Approaches to the Old Problem of Image Indexing and Retrieval.” Paper presented at the annual conference of the Visual Resources Association. Miami, FL.

Kennedy, Marie R. 2003. “Natural Icons.” Imagemaker presentation. Photographs presented at the annual southeast regional conference of the Society for Photographic Education. Winter Park, FL.

AWARDS

2014 Ingram Coutts Award for Innovation in Electronic Resources Management
2010-2015 Research Incentive Travel Grants, William H. Hannon Library, LMU
2012 IGI Academic Librarian Sponsorship to attend the ALA Midwinter conference in Dallas, Texas
2009 EBSCO Charleston Conference Travel Award
2005 Luraine Tansey Travel Award, Visual Resources Association
2004 Carnegie Research Fund Grant, School of Information and Library Science, UNC
1999 Merit award, Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
1998 Staff recognition award: nominated 1998, 1999, 2001, Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
1996 Texas Excellence Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants in the College of Fine Arts, University of Texas
1993-1996 Research awards, University of Texas Department of Art and Art History

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2018-present SJSU iSchool’s Center for Information Research and Innovation Advisory Board (Member)
2018-present SCELC License Review Committee
2013-present COUNTER Executive Committee (Member)
2013-present SCELC Research Day (Co-coordinator, with Kristine Brancolini)
2013-2015 Journal of Creative Library Practice (Founding Co-Editor)
2012-2015 NISO SUSHI Standing Committee (2014- Co-chair, with Oliver Pesch; 2012-2013 Member)
2012-2015 SAGE Library Advisory Board (Member)
2012-2013 UKSG Project Transfer Working Group (Member)
2011-2012 LLAMA Public Relations and Marketing Education & Training Committee (2011  Chair, 2012 Member)
2010-2013 Practical Academic Librarianship (Reviewer)
2009-2012 SCELC License Review Committee (Member)
2010-2011 SAGE Research Methods Online Library Development Group (Member)
2009-2011 ACRL Cyber Zed Shed Committee (Member)
2007-2008 Social Networking Software Task Force, Medical Library Association (Member)
2007 Planning Committee, Joint Meeting of the NCNMLG & MLGSCA (Member)
2006-2008 Government Relations & Bylaws, Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (Chair)

UNIVERSITY SERVICE (LMU)

2017-present Institutional Review Board (Member)
2016-2019 Scholarly Communication Task Force (ex-officio)
2015 Search Committee for Collection Development and Evaluation Librarian
(Member)
2014-2018 University Research Council
2008-2017 Collection Development Committee
2012 Knowledgebase Evaluation Task Force (Member)
2012 Search Committee for Emerging Technologies Librarian (Member)
2012 EBSCO Discovery Interface Implementation Team (Member)
2011-2012 Assessment Committee (Member)
2011 Search Committee for Librarian in Residence (Member)
2010 Search Committee for Head, Acquisitions and Serials (Member)
2009-2012 TeamERMS (Chair)
2009-2011 Programming Committee (Member)
2008-2011 Technology Committee (Member)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2012-present International Network for Social Network Analysis

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Reading, speaking, writing ability in both Spanish and Italian