Ms. Elaine Wells, MA, MLS, AHIP
Library Director
Ms. Wells is responsible for all Library planning, service, budget and administrative operations. She provides reference services and oversees the cataloging, networking and automation needs of the collection. The Director sets and implements policy with the goal of providing the highest quality information services and the best possible use of resources. She is Chair of the Committee on Learning Resources and the Committee on Health and Safety, and is the College's Copyright Officer. She is a member of the Committee for Professional Curriculum, the Council on Information Technology, and Dean's Council. She is also a member of the Medical Library Association's Academy of Health Information Professionals. Ms. Wells may be contacted at ewells@sunyopt.edu or 212-938-5691.
Ms. Kadri Niider, MBA, MLS
Assistant Librarian
Ms. Niider is responsible for collection development, cataloging of new materials, and technical assistance for computer users in the Library. She oversees the Library's management and circulation systems as well as EyeBrowze, the Library's online public access catalog. She is also responsible for the design and content of the Library's website, and is a member of the Committee on Learning Resources. Please feel free to contact Ms. Niider with suggestions for materials to be added to the Library's collection and/or comments and suggestions about the Library's website. She may be reached at kniider@sunyopt.edu or by telephone at 212-938-5692.
Ms. Tina Perez, Serials and Document Delivery Services Manager
Ms. Perez manages the Library's print journal and serials collection. She provides technical expertise in the maintenance of the Library's management, circulation and online catalog systems, and works with faculty and staff to coordinate material to be placed on reserve. She also manages all interlibrary loan activity. If you are a graduate student, faculty or staff member and would like a book or a copy of an article not available in our Library, please contact Ms. Perez at perez@sunyopt.edu or 212-938-5693 or fill out a request form at our online InterLibrary Loan site.
Ms. Victoria Ventura, Evening Administrative Support
Ms. Victoria Ventura manages the Library during the evening hours. She assists with interlibrary loan and serials management and works with the Assistant Librarian and other staff members on the design and content of the Library's website, while contributing technical expertise to the operations of the Library management system. She also maintains the Cultural Information collection at the Circulation Desk. She may be reached at vventura@sunyopt.edu or at 212-938-5690.
Ms. Sheila Crawford, Administrative Support
Ms. Crawford provides administrative support for all Library department functions and staff. She is responsible for purchasing, maintaining statistics, and tracking expenditures. In addition, Ms. Crawford recruits and trains Library work/study students and schedules coverage of the Circulation Desk. If you are a student who is eligible for work/study and would like to work in the Library, contact Ms. Crawford at scrawford@sunyopt.edu or 212-938-5694, or fill out our online Library work/study application.