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Rebecca I. Pernell

Librarian & Head, Access Services and Auxiliary Libraries

Rebecca's role in the library

I am the Head of Stanford University Libraries' Access Services Department.  My group is comprised 1 outstanding Assistant Head of Access Services, an excellent team of managers and supervisors, a great group of 40 staff members, plus excellent hourly and student staff.

The units of our department include:

  1. Circulation & Library Privileges
  2. Media & Microtext Center (large DVD, game and microfilm collection)
  3. Green Library Stacks  (3 million volumes)
  4. Stanford Auxiliary Library 1&2, an on-campus branch with a small reading room, 1 million volumes on compact shelving, and an active paging program
  5. Stanford Auxiliary Library 3 (SAL3), a high-density cold storage preservation facility in Livermore for 2.8 million items with active accessioning and delivery program to campus
  6. Stanford Auxiliary Library - Newark (active newspaper paging program)
  7. Collection Transfers & Google Books Library Partnership

I am also an active member of several Stanford groups:

  • Stanford Community Emergency Response Team (earthquake and disaster response)
  • Campus Card Advisory Group
  • Online Experience Group (web site redesign team for SUL)

Education

MSLS, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill