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LAUC San Diego Member Acheivements

2026-01-29 3:32 PM | Evelyn Goessling (Administrator)

January 29, 2026

Stephanie Labou, UC San Diego Data Science Librarian, was elected to a four-year term as USA Member at Large for IASSIST (International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology), an international organization of professionals who advance information technology and data services to support research and teaching. LAUC members might be interested in some of the free IASSIST webinars on various data-related topics such as analysis tools, visualization, integration of genAI, and curation. Plus, the annual conference will be virtual this year, so if anyone is interested in learning more about data, this would be a good year to attend.

Sibyl Schaefer, UC San Diego Climate Data and Digital Preservation Librarian, had an exceptionally productive year, with numerous professional accomplishments. Just to name a few, she served as a Lightning Talk presenter for “Limits to Growth: Using Models to Assist in Scenario Planning for Digital Preservation” at the International Conference on Digital Preservation (iPres). She was presenter for the talk “NDSA Climate Watch: A Year in Headlines” and co-presenter for the talk “Leveling Up Environmental Sustainability: The latest NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation Revision” at the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) conference. As an invited keynote speaker for the Getty/Digital Preservation Coalition Convening, Sibyl presented “Sustainability and the Metacrisis: Deconstructing Modernity to Identify Root Causes.”

Zemirah Ngow, UC San Diego Life and Health Sciences Collection Strategist, is a co-author of the article “Beyond the Microscope: Integrating Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Principles in Immunology Education through the IDE-A Rubric,” published in Frontiers in Education. Zemirah was also a panel member for the sessions “Cutting Deep: Two Campuses Navigate Abrupt and Unexpected Collections Budget Reductions” and “Critical Care: UC Libraries and Hospital Mergers & Acquisitions” at the UC Libraries Forum 2025. Zemirah is currently a fellow with the Medical Librarian Association Research Training Institute (RTI) for Health Science Librarians. Log in to read Zemirah's full Featured Member interview.

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