IGS Library

Kathryn Stine

Digitization Project Planner
Institute of Governmental Studies Library
IGS Library Local Government Digitization Project

Kathryn joins the Institute of Governmental Studies Library (IGSL) Team as the Digitization Project Planner. Kathryn will be responsible for and instrumental in developing the IGS Library's California local government documents digitization project plan, for which IGS received state funding to undertake.

Kathryn comes to IGSL with more than 15 years of experience managing library digitization and digital access initiatives, as well as archives and special collections processing and programs. She has extensive metadata and collection analysis skills, which are...

Savannah Dewberry

Internet Archive, Scribe Technician
IGS Library Local Government Digitization Project

Jordan Gerner

Government Information Collection and Circulation Specialist, LoCALDig Digitization Operations Lead, Metadata and Copy Cataloging
Institute of Governmental Studies Library
IGS Library Local Government Digitization Project

Jordan Gerner is the Government Information Collection and Circulation Specialist at the IGS Library. Jordan manages circulation and processes and catalogs archival materials. He also assists with the Library's local government digitization project. Jordan has a BA in film studies from the Academy of Art in San Francisco.

Elizabeth MacLeod

Internet Archive, Senior Manager of Satellite Digitization Services
IGS Library Local Government Digitization Project

Project Staff

Kris Kasianovitz, IGSL Library Director - Project Sponsor and Project Curator Kathryn Stine, IGSL Digitization Project Planner, Project Planner/Manager Paul King, IGSL Library Supervisor, Digitization Operations Manager Robert Toyama, IGSL Cataloger, Cataloging/Metadata Lead Jordan Gerner, IGSL Collection and Circulation Specialist - Digitization Operations Lead, Metadata and Copy Cataloging Elizabeth MacLeod, Internet Archive, Senior Manager of Satellite Digitization Services Nick Norman, Internet Archive, Scribe Technician Savannah Dewberry, Internet Archive Scribe Technician

Robert Toyama

IGSL Cataloger, Cataloging/Metadata Lead
Institute of Governmental Studies Library
IGS Library Local Government Digitization Project

Robert Toyama is the IGS Library’s part-time cataloger. He is responsible for creating metadata and bibliographic records to make the library’s collections discoverable in UC Library Search. He is also the Cataloging Coordinator at the Ethnic Studies Library, processing library materials for the Asian...

The Library Corner - Fall 2024 Edition

November 25, 2024
IGS Library and Internet Archive Digitization Project aka LoCal Dig Project

The IGS Library (IGSL) kicked off its multi-year California Local Government Documents digitization project in earnest this Summer! With funding from the State of California, and in collaboration with the California State Library and UCLA, we have initiated a partnership with the Internet Archive (IA) to digitize what is anticipated to be a one-of-a-kind digital collection of more than ten...

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 2

Proposition 2: Authorizes Bonds for Public School and Community College Facilities. Legislative Statute. Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools and Local Community College Public Education Facilities Modernization, Repair, and Safety Bond Act of 2024 Summary

Proposition 2 has been placed on the ballot by the California State Legislature. It authorizes $10 billion in state general obligation bonds for public school and community college facilities repair, upgrade, and construction. Specifically, $8.5 billion is provided for four types...

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 36

Proposition 36: Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes. Initiative Statute. The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act Summary

(Excerpted from LAO’s Analysis of Proposition 36)

Proposition 36 (Prop. 36) is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that makes several key changes related to punishments for theft and drug crimes. Prop....

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 33

Proposition 33: Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property. Initiative Statute. Justice for Renters Act Summary

Proposition 33 (Prop. 33) is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that would enable cities and counties to control rents for single-family homes (houses) and apartments Prop. 32 adds language Section 1954.40 of California Civil Code prohibiting the state from limiting the ability of cities and counties to maintain, enact, or...