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librarians — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:04:40 +0000

On June 21st Marni Harrington was appointed Manager of the Graduate Resource Centre (GRC) in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS). Marni is well known to the FIMS community, having served as the Research and Instructional Services Librarian on behalf of Western Libraries since January of 2008. She is a 2007 graduate of The University of Western Ontario’s MLIS program.

On July 1 Kristin Hoffmann began a 5-year term as Head, Research & Instructional Services, The D.B. Weldon Library. Kristin joined Western Libraries in 2006 as a Research & Instructional Services Librarian in the Allyn & Betty Taylor Library, and prior to that she was with the University of Victoria Libraries in B.C. OCULA members will recognize her as a recent OCULA Super Conference Program Planner, and she is now one of the Coordinators for Super Conference. Kristin is also a graduate of the Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute. She received her MLIS from The University of Western Ontario in 2003.

With Prof. Barbara Reul (U Regina), Lisa Rae Philpott represented the Nay side for ‘The Great Debate,’ a joint session presented at the recent meetings of the Canadian Association of Music Libraries and the Canadian University Music Society in Regina, SK, 5 June 2010. The question being debated was “Be it resolved…music librarians don’t need music degrees.” Intended to be lighthearted and fun - and to mirror the popular CLA/CACUL “Great Debate” (where the audience votes before and after the debate proper), the Aye side won by 7 votes; the opposing Music Librarian (Brian McMillan, McGill) declared it to be a “hollow victory!”

Western Libraries’ Update on Maps, Data and Government Information Services

librarians — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:02:38 +0000

As follow-up to a post from earlier this year, the final Report and Recommendations of the Map, Data and Government Information Working Group has been released. The recommendations include the following:

That Western Libraries adopt an integrated service model for the delivery of map, data and government information resources;
That Western Libraries implement a tiered service model;
That Western Libraries develop and recruit staff expertise that supports the proposed model;
That an appropriate physical space be allocated and technical infrastructure be developed within Western Libraries to support the integrated service; and,
That Western Libraries explore internal and external partnerships to support the ongoing operations of the Map, Data and Government Information centre.

The Working Group focused on specific issues during the consultation, including better understanding of the map, data, & government information needs of Western faculty, students and researchers across disciplines; identifying existing and emerging service needs with regard to technology, research, and collections support; and identifying key access issues with regard to map, data, & government information resources and services. The Libraries will now start planning the implementation of the new service, which will include the planning and creation of a service area in a suitable location in The D.B. Weldon Library. It is anticipated that the new service centre will be implemented in the latter part of 2011 or early 2012.

The members of the Map, Data and Government Information Working Group were Bruce Fyfe, Elizabeth Hill, Vince Gray, Eeva Munoz (Chair), Courtney Waugh, and Cheryl Woods. The contributions of all the faculty, students, researchers and staff who participated during the consultation process are also acknowledged.

Ryerson joins CARL

Daniel Phelan — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:33:03 +0000

The Ryerson University Library and Archives (RULA) reached a new milestone with its recent induction into the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). The association’s 31 members unanimously approved the university’s application in May. RULA is only the second academic library in 34 years to be accepted into CARL.

Laurie Scott receives award for outstanding achievement

Daniel Phelan — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:14:12 +0000

Queen’s University Library congratulates Laurie Scott, Head of Research and Education Services in Bracken Health Sciences Library, the 2010 recipient of the Margaret Ridley Charlton Award for Outstanding Achievement. Presented by the Canadian Health Libraries Association, the award was given at the annual conference held in Kingston June 7-11, 2010 honouring significant contributions to the field of health sciences librarianship in Canada.

2010 OCULA New Librarian Residency Award

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:39:41 +0000

The 2010 OCULA New Librarian Residency Award winner is Nipissing University/Canadore College in North Bay. This year, the award committee received 5 applications from colleges and universities across Ontario.

For more information about the OCULA New Librarian Residency Award, please go to the OCULA website:http://accessola.com/ocula/bins/content_page.asp?cid=451-3360

Congratulations Nipissing/Canadore!

Nathalie Soini

On behalf of the New Librarian Residency Award committee

OCULA Spring Dinner!

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:11:09 +0000

Registration is now open for this year’s Spring Dinner!
Invite your library colleagues to join you at Glendon College on Tuesday, June 8th - full details below!

Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm Cash bar, 7:00 Dinner, followed by the guest speaker
Place: Glendon College, York University, Glendon Hall, BMO Centre
2275 Bayview Ave. (Bayview and Lawrence)

Cost: $39.00 per person plus tax

Guest Speaker: Dr. David Trick

David is the formerAssistant Deputy Minister for Postsecondary Education in the Governmentof Ontario, where he was responsible for managing the government’srelationships with colleges and universities during the most rapidperiod of enrolment growth since the 1960s.

David holds an Honours B.A. from York University (Glendon College), an M.A.from Brandeis University, an M.P.A. from Harvard University, and aPh.D. in political science from the University of Toronto.

David is the co-author of Academic Transformation: The Forces Reshaping Higher Education in Ontario (with Ian D. Clark, Greg Moran and Michael L. Skolnik), published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in 2009.

Directions: http://www.glendon.yorku.ca/english/directions/direction.html
Glendon Hall is #16 on the map of the campus.

WNYO ACRL Registration extended to April 30

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:49:13 +0000

Registration extended to April 30!

Getting the Word Out: Scholarly Communication and Academic Libraries

May 7, 2010 - Niagara Falls, NY

The WNYO ACRL 2010 Spring Conference will explore how academic librarians are engaging with faculty in promoting Scholarly Communication. The keynote speaker will be Wayne Johnston, Head, Research Enterprise and Scholarly Communication, University of Guelph, Ontario.

The conference is a full-day event and will be held at the Red Coach Inn www.redcoach.com<http://www.redcoach.com>, in Niagara Falls, New York on Friday, May 7.

Speakers are posted on the conference website http://wnyoacrl.org/conference

Please send your registration form by fax and payment by mail by April 30. The form is available online athttp://wnyoacrl.org/conference

Of possible interest - latest Ithaka faculty survey released

Jenn Horwath — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:08:56 +0000

Ithaka S+R Faculty Surveys provide a regular examination of key strategic issues facing information services organizations in higher education. Conducted every three years, these large-scale surveys of 3,000 + faculty examine changes in faculty attitudes toward the academic library, information resources, and the scholarly communications system as a whole.

The fourth survey, just released this month (in a series of surveys conducted over the past decade) examined faculty attitudes and behaviors on key issues ranging from the library as information gateway and the need for preservation of scholarly material, to faculty engagement with institutional and disciplinary repositories and thoughts about open access.

- access the faculty survey 2009

- more about the surveys

OCULA New Librarian Residency Award

admin — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:06:59 +0000

The deadline for applications to the OCULA New Librarian Residency Award is April 30th. For details, see:

http://www.accessola.com/ocula/bins/content_page.asp?cid=451-3360

InsideOCULA Spring 2010

admin — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:20:45 +0000

The Spring 2010 issue of the InsideOCULA newsletter is now available on the OCULA website. Please have a look.

http://www.accessola.com/data/2/rec_docs/695_InsideOCULAspring2010a.pdf