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Information Services Department

The Information Services Department encompasses many of the public and information service functions of the Davidson Library.
Employees of the Department are responsible for the operation of the main Reference/Information desk, Sciences Engineering desk,
Curriculum Laboratory, Government Information Center, and Ethnic and Gender Studies Library.

The Library's outreach and marketing, instruction, and publications initiatives are also part of the mission of this Department.
Sherry DeDecker
Head, Information Services Department
U.S. Government Collection Specialist
dedecker@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-3713

Angela Boyd
Psychology and International Organizations Collection Specialist
aboyd@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-5086

Jim Buffon
Government Information Center Supervisor
buffon@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-8803

Richard Caldwell
Instruction Coordinator
Communication and Political Science Collection Specialist
caldwell@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-5086

Gary Colmenar
Asian American, Native American, Philosophy,
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Collection Specialist
colmenar@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-8067

Kitty Dougherty
Information Desk Coordinator
dougherty@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-3466

Jane Faulkner
Outreach and Marketing Coordinator
English and French Collection Specialist
faulkner@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-5380

Erica Frank
Student Supervisor, Information Desk
frank@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-2762

Raquel Quiroz Gonzalez
Ethnic and Gender Studies Library Supervisor
gonzalez@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-2756

Alyce Harris
Library Assistant, Ethnic and Gender Studies Library
harris@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-2922

April Harris
Student Supervisor, Information Desk
aharris@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-2478

Chuck Huber
Chemistry, Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering Collection Specialist
huber@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-2762

Becky Lasswell
Aquatic Sciences, Botany, Ecology, and Biology Collection Specialist
rlasswell@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-2689

Lorna Lueck
Head, Curriculum Laboratory
Anthropology, Education, Speech & Hearing Collection Specialist
lueck@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-7111

Christine Palacio
Library Assistant, Curriculum Laboratory
palacio@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-3060

Chimene Tucker
History and Film Studies Collection Specialist
ctucker@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-8051

Sally Willson Weimer
Sociology, Global & International Studies, Global Peace & Security Collection Specialist
weimer@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-3454

Rhonda Whitham
Administrative Assistant, Information Services
rwhitham@library.ucsb.edu
805-893-8147



Information Services Units
Main Reference/Information Desk

Sciences Engineering Library

Curriculum Laboratory

Ethnic and Gender Studies Library

Government Information Center

Library Microform and Media collections   see Government Information Center

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Updated: April 8, 2008