Mike Emery started as the Digital Projects Specialist in Special Collections in December, and he is currently pursuing an M.L.I.S. from San Jose State University. Mike will be digitizing Special Collections materials to provide online access to collections and create online exhibits. Mike has a wide range of experience, including teaching English in the Peace Corps in Morocco, teaching computers at New Horizons Computer Learning Centers in Colorado, and teaching computer classes as part of a Welfare-to-Work program for teen parents. Mike holds an M.A. in English Literature and a B.A. in Cultural Studies.

Joel Lopez joined Information Technology as the User Support Specialist in December. Prior to coming to the Libraries, he was Advisor to the Digital Media Graduate Program at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

Julianna Rees recently joined the staff at Denison Library as the new Library Assistant. Her responsibilities include a wide variety of secretarial, administrative, and library support activities. Juli moved to West Covina this fall to be closer to Southwestern Law School, where her husband attends school. She received her bachelor's degree in Humanities from Brigham Young University. After graduating there, she worked for a few years as the Standing Order Supervisor at the BYU library. Before coming to Claremont, she had been working at the University of Redlands as a library assistant.