In his short tenure of less than a year heading UC Irvine Libraries, Interim University Librarian Gerald Ray Lowell has managed to uplift library morale and flatten the administrative structure so that more people have been involved in

making decisions that affect those of us who work here. He has also taken an important stab at streamlining the academic review process for librarians.

This interview with Gerald Lowell -- Jerry as he was known to us -- is being aired today, his last day of work at UC Irvine.

He looks back at his extensive career in librarianship and reflects on his life's work.

Interviewer is Daniel C. Tsang, show host.