Meet Our Staff
Geeta Patangay - Catalog Librarian
Geeta Patangay is the Catalog Librarian at PGSP Research Library. She joined PGSP in 1996. She graduated from San Jose State University with a master's degree in library and information science in 2006. Before coming to the US in 1993, she worked as a librarian in India. She also holds a master's degree in ancient Indian history, culture and archeology. Living in the bay area, she enjoys the weather and most of all her weekend hikes in the valley.
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Scott Hines - Reference Librarian
Scott Hines, the PGSP Reference Librarian, moved to the Bay Area in 2002 from New Jersey, where he was Digital Initiatives Librarian and Instructor in Communication at Rutgers University. He holds bachelors and masters degrees from the Rutgers School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies, and also studied chemistry, religion, and philosophy at New College of Florida. Scott, who is originally from Pensacola, Florida, enjoys life in the Bay Area, but still can't get used to the water being so cold at the beach.
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Christine Kidd - VP Information Resources
Christine Dassoff Kidd joined PGSP in 1989 as Library Director. A California native, she holds a bachelors degree in English Literature from College of Notre Dame, and a masters degree in Library and Information Studies from U.C. Berkeley. She represents PGSP in the greater community through her participation in the Northern California Consortium of Psychology Libraries (NCCPL), and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC). She has previous library experience working at various academic and public libraries.
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