Claremont Colleges Digital Library
Lisa Crane has moved into the position of Digital Production Librarian for the Claremont Colleges Digital Library. Her main duties include managing the operations of the production center for the digital library and staying on top of existing and emerging trends in metadata, preservation, and technological best practices. Lisa has a Masters in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University and a bs in Criminology from the University of La Verne. Prior to her career as a librarian, she worked in accounting and finance for a medical device manufacturer as well as working on digital projects in both Special Collections and the CCDL. Lisa is an active volunteer at the Museum of History and Art, Ontario, as a board member for the Museum Associates and as a docent.
Special Collections
Russell “Rusty” Michalak joined the Libraries of The Claremont Colleges in February 2008, filling the Western Americana Manuscripts Librarian position in Special Collections. Before coming to the Libraries, he served as a Librarian Intern at the North Carolina Supreme Court Library and was a Reference and Electronic Resources Librarian at Duke University’s Bostock and Perkins Library. Rusty received his ma in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a Bachelors in History from Occidental College.
