New Staff

Gary Jarvis, evening & weekend reference librarian at W. W. Hagerty Library, joined the Libraries’ staff in late August 2012. Gary holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Iowa and will complete his MSLIS at Drexel in December. He has extensive experience in advising, teaching and writing and has been working at the University of Pennsylvania’s Van Pelt library for the past year.

On Monday, August 20th, the Libraries’ welcomed Katie Montgomery Lewis to the staff at Queen Lane Library as Circulation Clerk. Katie comes to Philadelphia from California, where she attended the University of California – San Diego [UCSD] and graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Literature.

On Monday, May 14, 2012, the Libraries welcomed Ann Yurcaba as director of library administrative services. Prior to joining the staff at Drexel, Ann served as the senior director for member programs and services at LYRASIS, a non-profit organization created to serve and support libraries, with a membership of more than 1,700 institutions. Ann has over 20 years of senior leadership experience working with outreach, programs, professional development and recruitment as well as administrative services. She has a master’s degree in library science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

On Monday, March 19, 2012 the Libraries welcomed Laura Chance as reserves coordinator. Laura previously worked in access services at the University of Georgia and with AmeriCorps, where she helped to develop a partnership between her program and the Free Library of Philadelphia.

On Monday, January 30th, the Libraries welcomed Anita Lai, Archives Technician. Anita is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College, where she studied Fine Arts.

On Monday, January 23rd, Cory Samaha started his internship in Web Development and Accessibility at Drexel University Libraries.

On Tuesday, January 3rd, Nancy Bellafante became the new Librarian for Undergraduate Learning, a new position created to guide the Libraries' instructional services and assistance to these novice learners. Nancy has most recently worked at W. W.

On Monday, December 19th the Libraries welcomed Alexis Antracoli as the  Records Management Archivist, a new position that will help Drexel staff organize documents for archiving.

On Monday, October 3rd the Libraries welcomed Shawn Woodson as the Information Assistant for Library Academic Partnerships.

View the October Issue online. Articles include:

• Welcome Article from the Dean
• Upcoming Events
  • Access Everywhere: Computing at Drexel, 1984 - present, exhibit.