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University Library eNewsletter: Meet our Editorial Team

Elizabeth McLellan

University Library eNewsletter Editor Elizabeth McLellan is a Texas State University Public Relations major and student employee at the Albert B. Alkek Library in Government Information. She has worked in the library for four semesters, and next semester will be her last as she will graduate in May 2012.  Elizabeth feels college has been a wondrous journey, and she is now ready to explore the world.

"I have always enjoyed meeting and connecting with new people. I have been able to fill a public relations role in my life, but only recently realized it. I am proud to talk about my college experiences especially my work in the library. Alkek has a fantastic staff, great working environment and several opportunities to learn. I love teaching other students how to access available resources that may not be easy to find for those who do not work in a library. Working at Alkek has been such a treat and I am excited to be apart of the library newsletter, " she said.


Sarah Naper

 

Sarah Naper is the Government Information Librarian and Interim Director of Research and Learning Services at the Alkek Library.  Naper previously worked as a Business Reference Librarian at the University of Northern Colorado and as a Government Documents Librarian at Lone Star College-North Harris.  Naper also worked in Houston Public Library’s Business, Science and Technology department.  Naper holds a Master of Science in Library Science, University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Texas. Her hobbies include cooking, gardening, reading, traveling and keeping up with Sandy, a yellow lab.

Misty Hopper

Misty Hopper is the Media Cataloging Librarian and interim Head of Cataloging & Metadata Services at the Alkek Library. Her primary job requires her to work with the database to make media materials available to library users while also ordering popular films for the Alkek collection. Misty attended college at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign where she worked for nine years at the third largest University library in the country. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin to achieve her masters of Library and Information Science while also working at the Perry Castañeda Library. In Misty's free time she paints, sews, quilts and knits lace.

“I love Alkek Library, and enjoy contributing in a variety of ways to making our library the heart of Texas State University.”

Michele Miller

Michele Miller is the Media Relations & Publications Specialist for the Wittliff Collections at the Alkek Library. Michele interfaces with reporters and other media personnel to promote the literary and photographic acquisitions, events and exhibitions, and she also designs the Wittliff 's exhibition titles, informational brochures, invitations, event announcements, reading posters and other publications, including the Keystone newsletter. Among her previous jobs she has worked as a copywriter, editor and senior managing editor. Michele holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, where she was co-editor of the campus creative writing journal, NOTA (None of the Above), and she earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry from the University of Arizona at Tucson. Her poems have appeared in numerous literary journals, and her work was selected as a finalist in the National Poetry Series Open Competition in 1997 as well as the 2007 KORE Press First Book Competition. Michele lives in Austin, Texas, and in her spare time she helps to find permanent homes for retired racing greyhounds. 


Anthony Guardado

As Head of Library Services at the Round Rock Campus, Anthony oversees all operations at the satellite location of Alkek Library.  This includes reference assistance (physical and virtual), circulation services, library instruction sessions and layout of our facilities.  He strives to bring the best service and services to students, faculty and staff at this location.  Anthony welcomes comments to help us work towards this goal.

He began employment at Texas State University-San Marcos in 2005 but have been a librarian long before.  Anthony has found this institution to be a wonderful place to support and educate students in their journey for lifelong learning.  Information literacy is important to him as a librarian and is joyful when he am able to pass on these skills.

Part of his ongoing duties include reference/research assistance (in person and via telephone, e-mail and chat), circulation functions, library instruction for specific classes and maintaing the RRC Library Services Web site.  For Anthony, "being a librarian is the best job in the world".

Julie Chapa

Julie Chapa is the Evening Reference/Instruction Librarian at the Round Rock Campus of Texas State University. She provides physical and virtual reference assistance and teaches library instruction classes.


Julie is a former writer and editor. Her previous experience includes working as an assistant editor at HISPANIC magazine; editing manuals and bank-related publications for Sheshunoff Information Services; and providing corporate communications support for the Seton Family of Hospitals.

“I enjoy being able to use my previous experience as a professional communicator in my new role as a librarian,” said Chapa.


She has worked at Texas State University since 2008. She received her Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997 and her MS in Information Studies at UT-Austin in 2008.