Who to Email about...

Book, Periodical, Video Acquisitions

Architecture + Design: Michael Lordi
Fine Arts: Teri Dowling
Visual + Critical Studies: Janice Woo
Writing: Janice Woo
Media Arts + Film History: Michael Lordi

Visual Resources

Digital Images: Teri Dowling

Circulation and Reserves

Simpson Library (SF): Nancy Chan
Meyer Library (OAK): Donald Smith

Instruction and Reference

Simpson Library (SF): Michael Lordi
Grad (SF): Teri Dowling
Meyer Library (OAK): Cody Hennesy
Archives: Janice Woo
ARTstor: Teri Dowling
New Materials: Michael Lordi

Interlibrary Loan

Simpson Library (SF): Michael Lordi
Meyer Library (OAK): Cody Hennesy

Book and Video Order Status

Simpson Library (SF): Michael Lordi
Meyer Library (OAK): Nina Bayley
Items In-Process: Ruth Laskey

Current Periodical Status

Simpson Library (SF): Nancy Chan
Meyer Lib (OAK): Jennine Scarboro

Report Problems

General: refdesk@cca.edu
Urgent (OAK): 510.594.3658
Urgent (SF): 415.703.9574
Emergency (OAK): 510.385.1821
Emergency (SF): 415.621.2395

The CCA Librarians

Janice Michael Cody Teri
Janice Woo
Director of Libraries		 Michael Lordi
Associate Director of Libraries		 Cody Hennesy
Systems/Services Librarian		 Teri Dowling
Fine Arts Librarian

CCA Libraries Staff

Nina open Nancy Ruth
Nina Bayley
Acquisitions Associate		 open position
Materials Archivist		 Nancy Chan
Access Services Manager		 Ruth Laskey
Cataloger
Jennine Donald Marcos Brian
Jennine Scarboro
Technical Services		 Donald Smith
Public Services Manager		 Marcos Weiss
Eve/Weekend Supervisor		 Brian Yarish
Visual Resources Curator

 

STAFF BIOS AND INTERESTS

Nina Bayley, Acquisitions Associate

Meyer Library, OAK Campus (back to top)
nbayley@cca.edu l 510.594.3714
Nina orders books for the CCA Libraries. For examples of her artwork, go to www.ninabayley.com. Nina's Recipe for Jeanne's Spicy Chili Oil Pasta: 2 Tbs. Dried Red Pepper Flakes ~ 1 Cup Olive Oil, 1/2 Cup Chopped or Sliced Green and Black Olives ~ 2 Tbs. Capers, 3 Cloves Chopped Garlic ~ 1/2 Cup Dry White Wine ~ 1/2 Lb. Linguine Pasta, 1/4 Cup Chopped Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley ~ Zest and Juice of One Lemon Combine red pepper flakes with olive oil in a sauce pan and cook over low heat for five minutes. Allow to cool for two hours (not mandatory). Bring the oil back to medium heat and add the green and black olives, capers, and garlic. Add wine. Bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce it to a simmer for ten minutes. Toss with cooked pasta, parsley, lemon juice, and zest.

Vacant, Materials Archivist

New Materials Resource Center, SF Campus (back to top)
matlib@cca.edu | 415.551.9266

Nancy Chan, Access Services Manager

Simpson Library, SF Campus (back to top)
nchan@cca.edu | 415.703.9558
Nancy is in charge of circulation and periodicals at Simpson Library. She was hired as a work-study circulation assistant at Meyer Library in 2004, got her painting/drawing BFA from CCA in 2006, and continued to work under various titles at both libraries until landing her present position. She insists that she still draws periodically (when she's not cooking or playing video games).

Cody Hennesy, Systems and Services Librarian

Meyer Library, OAK Campus (back to top)
chennesy@cca.edu l 510.594.3659
Cody is the Systems and Services Librarian at the Meyer Library, which means he's here to (a) help you find stuff, (b) help you learn how to find stuff, and (c) try not to break the library website. Finding stuff is one of his favorite things to do: he previously endeavored to do so at the USF Law Library, and learned all about it in pursuit of an MLIS at San Jose State. Cody also makes up and records music, and occasionally even ventures to perform songs in front of small, sympathetic audiences (with mixed results).

Teri Dowling, Fine Arts Librarian

Simpson Library, SF Campus (back to top)
tdowling@cca.edu | 415.551.9558
Teri holds a MLS from SJSU, a MFA from CCA, and a BS in biology. She is a practicing artist whose work can be seen at www.tericlaude.com./p>

Ruth Laskey, Cataloger

Meyer Library, OAK Campus (back to top)
rlaskey@cca.edu l 510.594.3778
Ruth is responsible for cataloging all materials for the Meyer Library. She has been doing this since 2000 and had previously worked in other capacities at the Meyer Library since coming here as an undergrad. Her earliest memory of CCAC is as a pre-college student (a long time ago). She recently completed her MFA in Painting at CCA--check out her work at www.ruthlaskey.com.

Michael Lordi, Associate Director of Libraries

Simpson Library, SF Campus (back to top)
mlordi@cca.edu l 415.703.9574
Michael Lordi has worked at CCA for a very,very long time. Before moving to San Francisco he worked at the N.Y.U. and New School/Parsons libraries in New York. Before that he earned degrees from Hamilton College, Columbia U. and N.Y.U. Before that he doesn't remember much of anything.

Jennine Scarboro, Technical Services Assistant / Web Design / Archivist

Meyer Library, OAK Campus (back to top)
jscarboro@cca.edu l 510.594.3778
Jennine is in charge of periodicals and book repair at the Meyer Library. She is currently building the website for the Capp Street Project Archive. Jennine completed an internship at CCA in 2003, while studying toward her AA in Library Technical Services, which resulted in her hiring in 2004. She holds a BFA in painting/textiles and is now an MFA candidate, in the painting department, at CCA.

Donald Smith, Public Services Manager

Meyer Library, OAK Campus (back to top)
dsmith@cca.edu l 510.594.3610
Donald is in charge of circulation/access services and course reserves. He has been at CCA[C] since April, 1999. Having majored in drawing and printmaking at RISD (1969-73) he continues studying here at CCA with a focus in drawing. Donald began library work shelving music and art books at the Boston Public Library in 1980. He moved on to MIT's Rotch Library of Architecture, Art, and Planning where he was Supervisor of Circulation Services until moving to California in 1992. He has worked in libraries at UC Berkeley, City College of San Francisco, and the Academy of Art College.

Marcos Weiss, Evening and Weekend Circulation Supervisor

Meyer Library, OAK Campus (back to top)
mweiss@cca.edu l 510.594.3658

Janice Woo, Director of Libraries

Meyer Library, OAK Campus (back to top)
jwoo@cca.edu l 510.594.3660
As Director of Libraries, Janice oversees the many facets of library and information services at CCA, with responsibilities running the gamut from archives management to web design. She has been a librarian here since August 2000. Prior appointments include director of the Parsons School of Design library, head of technical services at the Brooklyn Museum library, and reference librarian positions at Columbia University and the New York Public Library. She was also an instructor at the UC Berkeley School of Library and Information Studies while undergoing an unsuccessful doctoral pursuit. In her spare time Janice plays viola in various ensembles including the now defunct Punk Rock Orchestra.

Brian Yarish, Visual Resources Curator

Simpson Library, SF Campus (back to top)
byarish@cca.edu | 415.551.9252
Brian is responsible for bulding and maintaining digital image collections at CCA for faculty and student use, under the supervision of the Librarian for Media and Digital Assets.