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ABQLA BULLETIN
L’ASSOCIATION DES BIBLIOTHÉCAIRES DU QUÉBEC / QUEBEC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
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L’Association des bibliothécaires
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Association est une association
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bilingue réunissant des
professionnels en
bibliothéconomie et en sciences
de l’information, du personnel aux
fonctions connexes, et des amis
des bibliothèques, de partout au
Québec. L’Association fournit un
réseau pour le support mutuel de
ses membres par l’éducation, la
défense de leurs intérêts, et la
communication. Elle fait la
promotion du rôle des
bibliothécaires et des spécialistes
de l’information et de leurs
institutions dans la communauté
québécoise.
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Table Of Contents
MESSAGE DE LA PRESIDENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Luigina Vileno
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Luigina Vileno
YOUTH SECTION: ILLUSTRATED BOOKS. . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5
Ekaterina Valkova-Damove
COLLEGE SECTION: SPRING 2012 EVENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Joanna Day & Robin Canuel
PUBLIC SECTION REPORT: LIVING LIBRARY. . . . . . . . . . . 7
Leticia Cuenca
SCHOOL SECTION: WILDLY SUCCESSFUL. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Shannon Babcock
ABQLA 2012 CONFERENCE. . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 - 1 9
Jocelyne Andrews, Anne Galler, and more!
L'Association des bibliothécaires
du Québec - Quebec Library
Association is a bilingual, nonprofit voluntary association of
library and information
professionals, related personnel,
and supporters throughout the
province of Quebec. The
Association provides a network for
its members' mutual support
through education, advocacy, and
communication. It promotes the
role of library and information
CLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
specialists and their institutions in Meg Sinclair
the greater Quebec community.
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Message de la President
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June-August 2012
Elle a débuté sur un fabuleux coup d’envoi et s’est terminée sur une conférence
passionnante. Entre les deux, l’ABQLA a animé une session d’une grande
pertinence au Congrès des milieux documentaires du Québec (CMD), rafraîchi
son site internet, initié la mise à jour de ses règlements, publié d’intéressants
numéros du Bulletin, participé à la levée de fonds CODE, sans compter les
événements amusants et intéressants organisés par chaque section.
En qualité de Présidente du Comité d’organisation de la conférence 2012, j’ai eu
le plaisir de travailler avec une équipe vraiment dévouée et enthousiaste. Nous
avons réussi à attirer des conférenciers internationalement reconnus et un public
plus nombreux que jamais. Nous avons aussi reçu une participation
exceptionnelle de nos mécènes. Il est indéniable que sans leur soutien, il serait
impossible d’organiser un tel événement. Nous avons également réussi à créer
des moments propices au développement de réseau et aux sociabilités,
particulièrement durant le cocktail du 80e anniversaire et le souper du Prix Anne
Galler. Je souhaite à notre nouveau vice-Président, Robin Canuel, bonne
chance pour organiser la conférence 2013.
Toujours sur ma lancée de la conférence, j’ai eu l’immense plaisir de représenter
l’ABQLA à la conférence et au salon de l’Association canadienne des
bibliothèques (CLA) fin mai à Ottawa. Ce fut une excellente occasion
d’apprendre de nouvelles choses, de rencontrer des gens, de renouer avec
d’anciennes connaissances, et de prendre contact avec certains de nos
financeurs. En plus des activités habituelles de la conférence, Maria Varvarikos,
Carole Laguë et moi-même avons eu la chance de participer au tout premier
“CLA sur la colline” - après-midi plaidoyer. Maria et moi avons également eu la
possibilité d’assister à la période des questions à la Chambre des Communes.
Puis, nous nous sommes jointes à Carole pour rencontrer en personne
Messieurs Marc Garneau, Député libéral, et Maxime Beaudoin, Assistant
parlementaire de Mme Mylène Freeman, Députée du NDP. Messieurs Garneau
et Beaudoin nous ont gentiment et attentivement écouté parler de certaines de
nos préoccupations, en particulier les coupes budgétaires imposées à la
Bibliothèque et Archives Canada et aux bibliothèques gouvernementales
fédérales. Si ces rencontres m’ont effectivement sorti de ma zone de confort,
elles furent de véritables révélations. J’aurais seulement aimé que nous ayons la
possibilité de rencontrer aussi un Député conservateur. Il aurait été intéressant
de connaître de leur point de vue sur cette situation difficile.
En tant que votre représentante à la conférence de l’Association canadienne des
bibliothèques (CLA), j’ai pu assister à la réunion des dirigeants provinciaux. Là,
j’ai écouté d’autres associations, grandes et petites. Il était fort intéressant (et
rassurant) d’entendre que bien que nous travaillons tous à des échelles
différentes, nous rencontrons des défis et opportunités similaires.
Pour l’année à venir, j’ai hâte de travailler avec le nouveau Conseil
d’administration. Restez à l’affût de toute information sur notre coup d’envoi de
l’automne et les événements des sections. Et n’oubliez pas de regarder le
programme du Congrès des milieux documentaires du Québec. Ayant eu
l’opportunité d’aller aux conférences de CLA, et OLA et au CMD l’année
dernière, je peux vous assurer que ce dernier est de même envergure que les
autres grandes conférences. Il est formidable que l’ABQLA puisse participer à un
événement si intéressant.
Pour finir, je voudrais vous souhaiter un excellent et reposant été.
P.S.
Félicitations à nos collègues Elizabeth Lemyre and Sonia
Djevalikian de la bibliothèque municipale de Kirkland, qui ont reçu le
Prix des bibliothèques du Club de lecture d’été TD 2011, lors la
conférence de l’Association canadienne des bibliothèques. Chaque
année, le Prix des bibliothèques du Club de lecture d’été TD “…
reconnaît et récompense … le programme du Club de lecture d’été TD
le plus innovant et le plus efficace des bibliothèques publiques
canadiennes.” Pour plus d’information sur ce prix, ou pour présenter
votre candidature l’année prochaine, voir ici : http://www.td-club-td.ca/
index-f.html. ■
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President’s Message
WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN FOR ABQLA!
It started with a fabulous kick-off and ended with an exciting conference. In
between all that, ABQLA hosted a highly relevant session at the Congrès des
milieux documentaires du Québec, re-vamped its website, started updating its
bylaws, published interesting issues of The Bulletin, participated in the CODE
fundraiser, and each section organized fun and interesting events.
As Chair of the 2012 Conference Planning Committee, I had the pleasure of
working with a truly dedicated and enthusiastic group of people. We were able
to attract world-class speakers and a record-breaking crowd. We had
wonderful involvement from our sponsors as well. Truly, without their
participation, it would be impossible to host such an event. We also managed
to fit in some networking and socializing opportunities into the day as well,
particularly during the 80th Anniversary Cocktail and the Anne Galler Award
Dinner. I wish our new Vice-President, Robin Canuel, good luck with the
planning of the 2013 Conference.
Still on my conference “high”, I was delighted to represent ABQLA at the
Canadian Library Association Conference and Tradeshow in Ottawa at the end
of May. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn something new, meet people,
renew old acquaintances, and touch base with some of our sponsors. In
addition to the usual conference activities, Maria Varvarikos, Carole Laguë and
I had the chance to participate in CLA’s first ever, “CLA on the Hill” – Advocacy
Afternoon. Maria and I had the opportunity to attend the Question Period in the
House of Commons. Then we joined Carole to meet directly with Mr. Marc
Garneau, Liberal MP and with Mr. Maxime Beaudoin, Parliamentary Assistant
to Ms. Mylène Freeman, MP for the NDP. Mr. Garneau and Mr. Beaudoin were
very kind and attentive in listening to some of our concerns, particularly the
cuts to Library and Archives Canada and federal government libraries. For me,
these meetings certainly took me out of my comfort zone; however they were
eye-opening. I only wish that we could have met with a Conservative MP as
well. It would have been interesting to get their perspective on this difficult
situation.
As your representative at the CLA Conference, I had the opportunity to attend
the Provincial Association Leaders Meeting. There, I heard from other
associations, big and small. Although we all work at different scales, it was
interesting (and consoling) to hear that we are all faced with similar challenges
and opportunities. For the coming year, I look forward to working with the new
Board of Directors. Stay tuned for information on our Fall Kickoff and section
events. Also, don’t forget to take a look at the program of the Congrès des
milieux documentaires du Québec. Having had the opportunity to attend the
CLA, OLA and CMD conferences in the last year, I can tell you that the
Congrès is definitely on par with the other large conferences. It is great that
ABQLA can participate in such a worthwhile event.
Finally, I would like to wish you all a wonderful and restful summer.
P.S. Kudos to our very own Elizabeth Lemyre and Sonia Djevalikian of
the Kirkland Municipal Library, for winning the 2011, Splash, TD
Summer Reading Club Library Award at the CLA Conference. Each
year, the TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards “…recognize and
reward … the most innovative and effective TD Summer Reading Club
programs in local public libraries across Canada.” For more
information on this award and to consider submitting your summer
reading program for next year’s awards, visit: http://www.td-club-td.ca/
index-e.html. ■
June-August 2012
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YOUTH SECTION REPORT
Ekaterina Valkova-Damova
•••
In an era when visual perception
becomes a preferred form of
reading experience for a good
number of young readers,
especially for a majority of
reluctant readers, we observe a
tendency of an exponential growth
of different genres – picture books,
comic books, graphic novels,
mangas – all of them important
components of children’s literature.
Illustrators capture the spirit of
stories, to give them an additional
spin or to represent their
perspective of the characters,
actions and emotions evoked by
the story. Illustrations are
regarded as a form of art. Many
exhibitions and museums are
celebrating the creators of
successful and lasting works of
illustration.
The Montreal Museum of Fine
Arts (http://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/)
will feature the exhibit ‘The Art of
the Picture Book’ from September
11 to October 14, 2012. You can
enjoy more than 80 original
illustrations from Canadian picture
books, and even take one home–
an auction will take place on
October 16, 2012 to fund raise for
the Canadian Children’s Book
Center.
WHERE ELSE CAN I FIND AN
EXHIBIT?
In different parts of the world, museums are paying tribute to illustrators or
authors of children’s books and offer a spectacular array of activities,
workshops, and camps to engage the audience in the picture books’ world.
Here are some of them:
1. The Eric Carl Museum of Picture Book Art (http://
www.carlemuseum.org/) of Maine celebrates its 10 year
anniversary in 2012, and exciting events are on the agenda.
Eric Carl himself will be in the museum on June 23rd. An
exhibition based on his book ‘Slow, Slow, Slow said the Sloth’
runs through September 2nd, as well as an exhibit on the works
of Lucy Cousins and her beloved character Maisy. The museum
offers plenty of activities and professional development
workshops relevant to children’s librarians.
2. Another interesting place on the American continent, The
National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature ( http://
www.nccil.org/) in Texas, commemorates illustrators of
children’s books through exhibitions, artists’ visits, art
activities and camps. The forthcoming ‘The Lorax’ exhibit
displays Dr. Seuss originals of his character created 40 years
ago.
3. The European capital, Strasburg, is home to the Tomi
Ungerer Museum-International Center of Illustration
(http://www.musees.strasbourg.eu/index.php?page=museetomi-ungerer-en). The permanent exhibition features Tomi
Ungerer’s graphic work, and temporary exhibits are dedicated
to illustrators of the 20th century. The Museum Library’s
collection includes extensive documentation on Ungerer’s
work.
4. Musée Hergé (http://www.museeherge.com/) opened doors
three years ago not far from Brussels (Belgium). It offers a
glimpse at hundreds of original plates, photographs, documents
and objects related to the work of Hergé, best known for his
character Tintin. The temporary exhibit ‘Into Tibet with Tintin’
takes you to a journey to discover the Tibetan countryside and
the process of creating this book in the series.
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5. A giant of children’s literature, Roald Dahl, has a museum in his
honor, created as a home for the author’s archive and to inspire love of
stories and creative writing. The Roald Dahl Museum and Story
Centre (http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/ ), in the United Kingdom,
is abundant with Roald Dahl inspired activities - craft and storytelling, hands-on science workshops, puppet-making, drama and
cookery classes.
6. The Children’s Book Museum (Kinderboekenmuseum),
(http://www.denhaag.nl/en/residents/to/Childrens-BookMuseum.htm), in The Hague, Netherlands, houses two
distinctive permanent expositions on Dutch literature for two
age groups – 3-6, and 7-13. Preschoolers get to learn how to
use their imagination through featured Dutch books, and the
older children set out on an interactive adventure for creating
a digital story using games, videos, illustrations, sound
fragments and of course, books.
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ABQLA Bulletin If you haven’t any plans for the
summer vacation yet, the abovelisted destinations could help you
make up your mind. And don’t
forget the exhibition in Montreal this
fall! Museums dedicated to
children’s authors and illustrators of
children’s books – what a delight! ■
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Spring 2012 Event
Joanna Duy & Robin Canuel
•••
On April 3, 2012, the College and
Research Section hosted an event
entitled: “Curating Exhibits in an
Academic Environment – Practical
Steps and Lessons Learned for a
Successful Display” at Concordia’s
Webster Library.
THE SPEAKERS WERE:
Melind Reinhart
• Visual Arts Librarian, Concordia
University Libraries
Sean Swanick
•Islamic Studies Librarian ,
McGill Libraries
Sharon Rankin
•Children’s Book Collection
Liaison Librarian, McGill
Libraries
COLLEGE SECTION REPORT
Melinda discussed her
experiences curating exhibits of
student artwork in the Webster
Library, and gave the audience a
sense of the challenges involved
but also the gratification in seeing
the positive response to these
exhibits. Sean described the
fascinating exhibits he has done
recently at the Islamic Studies
library and highlighted some
useful PR strategies. Sharon
talked about her experience
curating an exhibit of donated
children’s literature, and she also
outlined the work that has been
done to move exhibits online. The
presentations were accompanied
by Powerpoint slides as well as
other visual aids.
There was a great turnout at the
event, with 26 librarians in
attendance from a variety of
public, school, special, and
academic libraries. The ABQLA
College and Research Section
would like to thank our speakers
for their excellent presentations,
and Concordia Libraries for the
use of Webster Library. ■
ABQLA BOOK REVIEW
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Format
Please submit your review in a Word doc with 12 pt. Times
New Roman font.
*Note: When saving, use the name of the book, review, and
your initials as the title of the document.
Eg: pactof-wolvesreviewLG.doc
Bibliographic information
At the beginning of the review, please include this information
in the following order: Author, Title, Publisher & date of
publication, Number of pages & price, ISBN
Body of text
In about 150 words, give enough descriptive information to be
useful to those who have not seen the book. A brief plot
summary as well as a critique is the formula du jour.
Fiction
• Plot
• Character development
• Age appropriateness
• Style
Non-Fiction
• Lay out
• Content
• Does it have an index?
Glossary? Bibliography?
• Does it provide sources?
• Age appropriateness
Here is a checklist of aspects to consider when re-viewing
different genres:
Picture books and graphic novels, be sure to describe the
Illustrations (what kind? Are they appropriate for the text?)
Send your completed review to:
[email protected]
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PUBLIC SECTION REPORT
Face à face: The Human and Living Library Projects at McGill
University, Concordia University and Pointe-Claire Public Library
Want more
information?
Check these out:
Leticia Cuenca
•••
On May 16th, 2012, the ABQLA Public Libraries Section hosted a
presentation about Human Library projects. The event was held at the
Westmount Public Library. The Human Library Project, where visitors
speak informally with “people on loan”, is an initiative to reduce prejudice
and promote understanding through dialogue. Our event presented an
overview of how different Human Library events have been organized in
local academic, and public libraries.
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Human Library Proj
Trudy Blumstein, one of the co-organizers of the Living Library at McGill
University, explained the origins of the Human Library project and how
the Living Library was organized at McGill, and she spoke about plans
for future editions of the Living Library. Trudy was accompanied by one
of the living books that had participated in the Living Library, with the title
“Please Don’t Shout – I’m Only Blind”. It was very interesting to hear
first-hand from one of the living books, as he discussed the reactions
and questions he received from people who “borrowed” him.
Concordia University
Human Library
http://www.human
library.org
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http://www.mcgill.
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Katharine Hall and Pamela Carson, coordinators of Concordia University’s Human Library, gave the audience a
step-by-step account of how they planned their event, including how to find and interview prospective human books
and how to promote the event. They also shared lessons learned from the project, and suggestions for organizing
future Human Library events.
Mary-Jane O’Neill, organizer of the Human Library at Pointe-Claire Public Library, explained how the Human Library
idea was adapted for the celebration of the City of Pointe-Claire’s 100th anniversary. Mary-Jane explained how their
project was organized and how the community actively participated, both in the roles of human books and
borrowers.
© Julie-Anne Cardella
All presenters provided a wealth of practical tips and advice, and feedback from attendees was extremely positive.
We received comments that the presentations had been very inspiring and had given the attendees plenty of ideas
of how a Human Library event can be organized. We wish to thank all of our great speakers for their time and
dedication, and the Westmount Public Library for providing the venue for the event. ■
Names in the picture (L to R): Karen Biskin, Katharine Hall, Pamela Carson, MaryJane O’Neill, Trudy Blumstein, John Heath, Leticia Cuenca.
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Wildly Successful!
Shannon Babcock
•••
Personal stories, digital policies
and animated discussion were the
order of the evening at the school
library section E-book event.
Participants were eager to share
and discuss experiences using
and purchasing e-books and
multiple platforms in schools.
There was an encouraging
turnout, with representatives from
public as well as CEGEP libraries.
This evening addressing e-books
and digital formats in a school
context was held on April 20th,
2012 in the Centennial Academy
library.
To start the evening, Shannon
Wallace, (ABQLA school section
vice-president), created and
shared an extensive document
outlining available and forthcoming
e-book resources from a variety of
sources, ranging from free to
subscription services. She also
gave suggestions and
recommendations on the
relevance of the content of these
services to school and student
contexts. Kudos to Shannon for
compiling such a valuable
reference document! As the
evening continued, a panel
consisting of Joan Fraser Burton
(New Frontiers School Board),
Maria Varvarikos (Lower Canada
College) and Kathy Conroy (Lester
B Pearson School Board), (with
moderation by Shannon Babcock)
gave diverse perspectives and
recommendations that sparked a
great deal of conversation. Usage
of e-books varies from community
to community: while some limit
digital books for teacher use,
others use digital resources to
© Antonioxalonso
SCHOOL SECTION REPORT
engage and give incentives to
reluctant readers. Some see the
format as so many bells and
whistles; others see the format as
an opportunity to address the
differing reading needs of diverse
young people. Questions of
responsibility, and policies
surrounding use, gave way to a
passionate discussion of digital
citizenship and the role of librarians
in education. The hour and a half
anticipated for the topic stretched
to almost three hours! Interest was
high, with no conversational lull
whatsoever! This promises to
continue to be a hot topic as
content increases.
In other news...
The school section hosted their first ever pub night
May 2nd with a book-talk on fun non-fiction for
secondary students. Response was enthusiastic, if
limited, and requests have been made to host a
similar pub night for a larger audience in the fall.■
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KEY NOTE SPEAKER: SARAH HOUGHTON. . . . . 1 1
Jocelyne Andrews
QUEBEC SCHOOL LIBRARIES: PREPARING STUDENTS
FOR THE FUTURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Irazema Del Valle
OPEN SCIENCE: PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE. . . . . . . . . . 12
Irazema Del Valle
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INFORMATION DECORATION: MOBILE AUGMENTED
Thursday, May 3, 2012
80TH ANNUAL ABQLA
CONFERENCE
PROCEEDINGS
REALITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Melissa Tomecz
ANNE GALLER AWARD: INTRODUCTION AND
SPEECHES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15
Linda Toivanen & Anne Galler
ANNE GALLER AWARD: RECIPIENT SPEECH. . . . 16-17
Christine Jacobs
OPENING DOORS TO READING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Joan Frazer Burton
LES PORTAILS DE DONNÉES OUVERTES AU
CANADA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Luigina Vileno
SCHOLARLY E-BOOK PACKAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sean Swanick
CONCORDIA’S OPEN ACCESS RESOLUTION. . . 19
Sean Swanick
MAN YOUR BATTLEDECKS!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Lindsey Sikora
ABQLA 2012 CONFERENCE SPONSORS. . . . . . . . 21
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ABQLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
KEY NOTE SPEAKER/INVITÉ SPECIAL: SARAH HOUGHTON
The Future of the Digital
Library
Jocelyne Andrews
•••
The ABQLA conference got off to a rocking start with a
thought-provoking and inspiring talk by Sarah
Houghton, best known as the blogging Librarian in
Black. We were very happy to welcome her as the
newly-minted Director of the San Rafael Public Library.
She opened with the hands-on (or rather, brains-on)
suggestion to ask the following question: What are the
top three things you would want libraries to be? And
then: Start a discussion with your colleagues - her very
valid point being the urgent need to reaffirm core
values and goals, in our fast-paced environments
which tend to have us reacting to circumstances and
not acting from our basic principles.
What are these values? Sarah’s list, which
set the tone for the rest of her session,
included:
•
complete and balanced collections and services
•
free and equitable access without judgment
•
information privacy and security (especially in
light of recent legislation)
•
help with research, particularly for more
complex queries
In the remainder of her presentation, through a range
of well-chosen examples that provided a great
summary of current and near-future technological
realities for libraries, Sarah explained how we can and
should use our fundamental values to help people
navigate their ever-more fragmented online (and often
offline) lives.
Some of these suggestions were practical,
she reminded us:
•
remember our online-only users who will
become an ever-larger proportion in future
•
not to keep advertising books since everyone
knows we have them (so true!)
•
to check whether digital materials work on
various devices
•
and to, “Go mobile or go home”
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Other examples were a window into the already-present
future such as the inevitable ubiquity of touch screens
(even as wall paint), 3D printing and viewing, and
augmented reality, particularly as a pathway to material
that only your library has.
In closing, Sarah suggested another excellent question
that we should be asking ourselves and our users: What
would make their lives easier? The answer to this could
be anything from keeping up our still very important book
collections to offering flexible “creation spaces” for our
users who are rapidly moving from being information
consumers to proud information creators. The key to all
of this is to keep thinking flexibly, and to remember, as
Sarah says, that we are “…all frakking awesome!” ■
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ABQLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SHANNON BABCOCK, SANDRA
BABBINGTON & JULIAN TAYLOR
& ANDREA MILLER-NESBITT
Québec School Libraries:
Preparing Students for the Future
Open Science: Past, Present, and
Future
Irazema Del Valle
•••
Irazema Del Valle
•••
With great thanks to the conference committee, we
were very pleased to present a session specifically
focused on school libraries and how they are
addressing student needs through access and
innovation.
The session offered an overview of the actions and
activities of school libraries in Quebec, as well as
Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS)
mandated initiatives supporting school libraries.
Increased access to library resources and library
professionals has led to the ongoing development of
school library services. Under the Action Plan on
Reading in School (www.mels.gouv.qc.ca/lecture),
school libraries have been receiving dedicated funding
for both resources (since 2005) and the hiring of library
professionals (since 2008).The Quebec School
Librarians Network (www.qslin.org ), a working group of
school library representatives from across the English
sector, have banded together to capitalize on these
developments and have spearheaded a number of
projects.
This session introduced the concept of open science
which can be defined as “the idea that scientific
knowledge of all kinds should be openly shared as
early as is practical in the discovery process.”
(Gezelter, 2011). The presenter explained how from the
development of research ideas, to lab notes, to
methods and raw data, people are becoming more and
more willing to share each stage of their research
process openly online. As discovery becomes
increasingly data intensive, open science tools help
speed the process by facilitating large-scale
collaborations and effectively amplifying our collective
intelligence.
The session explored the important role of librarians in
supporting researchers in conducting their research
openly, including helping with the development of data
management plans, identifying and applying rich
metadata and searching for grey literature and raw
data. The skills that we have as librarians are
extremely valuable in the context of open science.
The many challenges related to developing
and supporting open science were also
discussed. These include:
The network aims to increase and enhance Quebec
school library services, through communication and
collaboration. Thus far, the network has collaborated in
a number of ways: developing virtual networks,
creating workshops teaching information literacy skills
to teachers and administrators, facilitating subject-area
partnerships, experimenting with a variety of e-book
formats, pooling best practices and resources, and
generally trying to better serve K-11 students.
One project, addressing the information literacy needs
of students and teachers as well as library personnel,
now has a dedicated team at the MELS. Inquiry
Process guidelines are being developed in connection
with library standards and the Quebec Education
Program as well as further actions addressing
information literacy and digital citizenship.
With only thirty minutes to share and much interest
generated, hopefully this is but a taste of what is to
come. Watch this space next year to hear more about
•
lack of strong national and international
policies related to data sharing
•
issues with the sustainability and
interoperability of open science tools
•
lack of knowledge regarding how to
properly manage data
•
reluctance of researchers to share
information.
Nonetheless, the speaker concluded that with the
implementation of stronger policies from funding
agencies and the on-going recognition of nontraditional forms of scholarly output, the scientific
research culture will slowly change and the open
science movement will continue to grow. ■
ongoing initiatives and school library developments. ■
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FIACRE O’DUINN
Information Decoration:
Mobile Augmented Reality
Melissa Tomecz
•••
The presenter highlighted some important challenges
with these exciting developments, including the
potential for it to be viewed negatively as well as the
irony that all this virtual technology (infinite space)
depends on something real and tangible (Wi-Fi, which
needs physical wiring to make it work). However in
spite this, the amazing reality is that with this new
technology, our information “interface” is no longer
displayed on a stationary computer screen, but instead
the physical and real-life world becomes this interface,
a common space used by everyone to communicate
by sharing in the here and now through their mobile
devices. Everyone came away from the talk smiling
and feeling inspired. ■
What will they think of next?
In his lively and informative session, Fiacre O’Duinn
introduced us to the definition, history and challenges
of augmented reality and how it will affect libraries. He
explained how augmented reality is a combination of
the real world and the virtual world, which is a new
medium for people to receive information. It was
stressed that most people will soon rely on location
instead of visual factors for their sources of
information. They will be looking for answers in real
time, and most probably with their smart phones.
Examples he mentioned were sites such as:
DontEat.at (getting text messages warning you about
which restaurants to avoid due to health code
violations, while you are visiting a city), Geoloqi
(enabling you to send future requests to a location you
will be at later on) and Layar (where you share your
own interactive experience/photos with others about a
location you are at). He also reminded us that this
new kind of technology can help our libraries become
important sources of rich history by creating our own
type of Streetmuseum (an app developed by the
Museum of London, UK) or www.historypin.com ,
where places on a map will provide virtual background
information and for example, historical photos from a
given location in the neighborhood. Libraries need to
find innovative ways to integrate this technology to
best effect and to the benefit of patrons who are eager
to learn.
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ANNE GALLER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LIBRARY SERVICE
Linda J.Toivanen
•••
On behalf of the Awards Committee – Maria Morales, Lisa Milner and myself - it is an
absolute pleasure to announce the recipient of this year’s Anne Galler Award:
Ms. Christine Jacobs.
Our association created this award many years ago, as a means to recognize an
individual who has enriched librarianship in Quebec and made a lasting contribution to
the profession. Specifically, this award is presented to an individual who has
demonstrated achievement in:
1.
Significant leadership role in the Quebec library community;
2.
Exemplary career performance, serving as a model for colleagues in the library
profession; and
3.
Contributions to professional and/or scholarly activities, including ABQLA.
I will now call upon Linda Toivanen, a colleague of Christine’s at John Abbott College, to help present the award:
Linda Toivanen:
Good evening. It is with pleasure that I relate to you some of
the contributions Christine Jacobs has made to librarianship.
She has a very extensive and impressive resume and will
now have more accolades to add to it! I am gong to start
you off with what I know about MLS Christine.
In 1996 Christine
joined the
teaching staff full
time at John
Abbott College
(JAC) where she
continues to teach
in the Information
and Library
Technologies (ILT)
program. The ILT
program is two or
three years long
and graduates
library
technicians.
During her first
years at the
College Christine
helped to redesign
the ILT program and create new courses structured to
transition learning to a competency and abilities based
curriculum. Christine is recognized within the College
as an expert in competency based curriculum. Many
libraries in Montreal and around Quebec have Christine
to thank for their confident and skilled JAC library
technicians!
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For all the years Christine has been at JAC she has
either chaired or co-chaired the ILT department. Always
a very knowledgeable and understanding leader
Christine is a role model, collaborator and mentor for
staff, both within and outside the Department. She is
always gracious with her advice and leads with
integrity.
Christine’s resume
tells you how she
continues to work
professionally as a
librarian outside the
College and that she
updates herself on
new developments
and technologies so
she can be ever better
in her career. Her
resume doesn’t say
anything about the
infinite patience and
care she takes with
every student that
comes through her
door. I share an office
with Christine and I will
tell you. ILT students are of varying ages, backgrounds
and abilities and she listens to understand them and
their circumstance. She then works to make it possible
for each individual student to attain their goals. In 2003
she instituted an ILT Peer Training Program, just one
example of her “going to bat” for student success. She
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has, tacked to her bulletin board, a dozen JAC Special
Teacher certificates awarded to her by ILT students .
In 2007 Christine was nominated for the Association of
Canadian Colleges Teaching Excellence Award. Such
is the regard and respect her students and colleagues
have for her.
Even when on a much deserved sabbatical from the
College, Christine continued to contribute
professionally, but this time from half a world away. In
2007 she spent time in Ghana working at the Temale
Institute of cross-cultural studies where she provided
training in library software and database enhancement.
At an elementary school library, also in Ghana, she
delivered professional staff training programs and led
by example. Each year, since her Ghana visit, Christine
organizes a used-book sale at John Abbott to benefit
this library.
This is what I know of Christine. There is so much more
detail that could be added about the contribution she
has made to our profession. After obtaining her MLS
from McGill in 1983 she pursued her interest in
indexing and abstracting starting her own company CM
Jacobs Information Management Services which she
still runs today.
Before joining the College her work at the National Film
Board in film indexing was widely recognized. She
served as a part-time instructor in the library studies
program at Concordia teaching indexing. She
continues to publish professionally, present workshops
and papers at Canadian and International conferences
and is a long standing contributing member in a
number of professional organizations.
Christine has been a mentor in the McGill School of
Information Studies Mentorship Program, she has been
a member of ALA Accreditation committees on several
occasions and she makes
time for local community
service work.
Anne Galler:
I would like to add briefly to the accolades that Linda
has so eloquently mentioned…
Christine has also performed a number of meaningful
volunteer activities throughout her career. I would like
to highlight one in particular as it has had substantial
impact on our profession.
The annual, collaborative CODE fundraiser, is a highlyanticipated tradition in Montreal’s library community,
that has taken place for close to 30 years.
CODE’s aim is to promote literacy and education in the
developing world. In several countries in Africa and the
Caribbean, the organization works to empower
students and teachers through accessibility to books,
educational training, volunteer support, and community
partnerships.
Since 1995, this fundraiser has contributed more than
$45,000 to CODE, with over $160,000 in donations
raised through other organizations that match or
leverage the initial contribution.
Serving as the ECC, SLA rep, Christine helped to
coordinate the annual CODE fundraiser from
1994-1998 during Anne Galler’s tenure on this
organizational committee . Since this time, she has
continued to play a role in this philanthropic event by
volunteering her time, along side Linda, selling
products from Dix Milles Village and donating a portion
of the sales to this worthy cause. She was so
passionate about this work, that in 2008, as Linda
mentioned, she travelled to Ghana for two months.
Christine’s longstanding dedication and tireless efforts
for our profession, should serve as an inspirational role
model to students and fellow colleagues.
I think of Christine Jacobs
as one or our professions
‘unsung heroes’ and am
so pleased to see her
recognized with this year’s
Anne Galler Award for
Outstanding Library
Service. Congratulations
Christine! ■
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ABQLA Bulletin So – on behalf of the Anne
Galler Awards Committee,
please join me in
congratulating Ms Christine
Jacobs who is the recipient of
this year’s award. ■
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Christine Jacobs
•••
Thank you so very much for this honour. I had no
warning or awareness that I was being considered for
the award, and when I received the e-mail from the
Committee, I did not open it immediately. When I
opened it later in the evening, I had to
read it several times, because it simply
did not “compute” – then I started to
cry.
And I started to cry, I think primarily
because I was so moved at being
graced with an award with Anne
Galler’s name attached to it.
When I graduated in 1983, Anne was a
part of the world into which I graduated.
I was quite in awe of her, and when we
eventually met over a CLA committee
table I was prepared to be somewhat
overwhelmed. Anne did not leave
space for being overwhelmed, however,
and I was very happy to be caught up
in her whirlwind. A few years later she
“head hunted” me to co-organize the
SLA/QLA Christmas benefit with Molly Walsh. I was
quite reluctant at first – it was a great cause, but I had
young kids, and Anne was looking for a five-year
commitment. She was very persuasive, however, and
absolutely confident that I could do it – a very difficult
combination to which to say no. Anne had the amazing
ability to be a down-to-earth visionary, able to inspire
while maintaining focus on elemental and essential
issues such as education and literacy. To be receiving
an award in her name is a truly profound experience.
This is a wild kind of birthday present – I turned 60
last week, and although I have no intention of retiring
any time soon and certainly do not feel
ready to stop working, the award has
made me look back to realize that I
have actually had a career, not just a
string of jobs. It feels very odd because
in many ways I feel like I have just been
“doing my thing” for the past 30 years,
indulging myself in choosing jobs that I
have found demanding and fulfilling.
Barring the occasional day when I really
felt like staying in bed, I have always
looked forward to being at work –
whether those crazy Sunday afternoons
on Reference at the Cote St Luc Library
with students trailing after me like
supplicants – or the pleasure I had at
the NFB learning PRECIS indexing (an
exceedingly complex system) and
working on research projects for
providing subject access to films.
I never planned to teach – the profession found me. In
fact, I did not consider myself at all suited to teaching –
too impatient and demanding of myself and others.
However, for a number of years after I graduated I was
asked to TA the
Indexing class at
McGill, and it opened
a world that I found
interesting and
challenging.
I did not get to this
point in my career by
myself. There are too
many people to list in
all, but I would
particularly like to
thank (in order of
appearance in my life)
Marty Cutler, Miriam
Tees, John Leide,
Rabab Naqvi, and
Carol Greene for their
mentorship and
guidance at various
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points in my career. It has been my good luck to work
with interesting people whose company I have enjoyed
and from whom I have learned much, particularly at the
Cote St. Luc Library, the NFB and now at John Abbott.
And I am not forgetting all the colleagues in the various
associations in which I have been active – particularly
the Indexing Society of Canada, SLA, QLA, and CLA.
but in the value she placed on people and in her belief
in the empowerment of education.
So, perhaps it was inevitable that I end up balancing
two professions. And I think that it is at this juncture of
two professions that I feel such a kinship with Anne
Galler. Librarianship, with its broad scope, constant
change and interesting questions has given me the
opportunities to expand my mind, and to care for
people and for their needs, and Education has simply
multiplied the dimensions of those opportunities.
In time-honoured fashion, I would also like to thank
my family, particularly my sons Brendan and Keelan
who tolerated the many evenings I spent working or
marking, or in committee meetings, and who have
always supported me 100%, even when it meant
babysitting the house and looking after my affairs while
I lived in Africa for 5 months. They have listened to my
ideas and occasional grousing, and even put up with
the fact that I insisted their high school projects have
bibliographies even when their teachers did not require
them!
So, I will end my thank- yous with a plea that we all
take seriously the educational issues within our
profession. Let us not get so sidetracked by the
technologies, by the GPAs, by the tight budgets, by the
rapid change, that we lose sight of the basic skills sets
and the necessity of encouraging potential in those
interested in the profession. A number of the speakers
today referred to the core / foundational values of
librarianship and it is these values that must be
nurtured, both for their inherent value and for the longterm roles they have in society. Mentoring is a very
important way of transferring the values, knowledge
and skills of librarianship, and I encourage you to pay
attention to your colleagues– the library technicians,
the clerical staff and the professional librarians – as
well as to those outside of the profession whom we
would welcome into it. In our day-to-day work lives we
may not imagine librarianship as empowering, but it is,
and we need to keep a focus on that, as did Anne
Galler, as we move forward in an ever-changing
environment. ■
And last, but not least, I thank my parents – they both
taught in their chosen professions of social work and
engineering and their mothers before them were school
teachers. Except for a few short years when my
siblings and I were very young, my mother worked as a
social worker, taught at McGill and at Cégep du Vieux
Montréal and she helped organize and participated in
an on-the-job training program for Cree and Inuit social
workers in northern Quebec. Mum was also active in
the Home & School, and became the Chair of the
founding Board of Directors of Champlain College. She
was an amazing role model, not just in what she did,
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JOANNE DE GROOT
&
ALEX GUINDON
Opening up Doors to Reading:
Innovative Ideas for Developing a
Reading Culture in Schools and
LIbraries
Joan Frazer Burton
•••
Joanne de Groot has a PhD and MLIS from the
University of Alberta where she currently teaches
Teacher-Librarianship by Distance Learning from her
home in Quebec. She spoke to a large audience on
developing a culture of reading using technology.
Joanne began her presentation with story time –
reading ‘It’s a Book’ by Lane Smith, which
humourously and accurately illustrates the world in
which our children live where new technologies have
become as familiar to children as traditional books.
In her presentation she explored the ideas of what a
reading culture is, what it looks like and why it is
important and she identified ways in which technology
can be used to both build and maintain a reading
culture in schools. The discussion included examples
of online book clubs, ‘skyping an author’ events, ebooks and much more. Joanne presented a practical
introduction to the ways in which technology can be
used by library staff in both school and public libraries
to promote reading and literacy and foster a love of
reading within children. She shared many online
resources that can assist teachers and librarians to
enhance the reading experience for today’s
technology-savvy students. These ranged from sites
that connect classrooms with authors and sites that
offer recommended reading lists to sites that offer free
webinars or features on new books.
Les portails de données
ouvertes au Canada
Luigina Vileno
•••
M. Alex Guindon est le bibliothécaire en charge des
données numériques et géospatiales à l'Université
Concordia. Le but de sa session était de montrer des
exemples de bases de données ouvertes et quelques
applications de données ouvertes canadiennes.
Le Gouvernement du Canada envisage les données
ouvertes comme suit : le concept d'ouverture des
données rend les données accessibles au public par
l'entremise de portails, de méta données et d'outils de
recherche, de manière à être réutilisées par les
gouvernements, les citoyens, les organismes
bénévoles et le secteur privé, de façons nouvelles et
non prévues.
À l’échelle nationale, c’est en 2001 que le
gouvernement canadien a créé « GéoBase », une
base de données géospatiales. Au niveau municipal,
c'est en 2009, que Vancouver et Toronto ont rendu
disponibles leurs données, quand Montréal n’a lancé
son portail qu’en 2011. Au niveau provincial, la
Colombie Britannique a créé son portail en 2011. Le
gouvernement du Québec vient de publier un rapport à
ce sujet.
Alex a toutefois conclu sur quelques réserves : si ce
mouvement des données ouvertes est sensé être
essentiellement positif, les informations peuvent
parfois être utilisées contre les citoyens, comme ce fut
le cas par exemple dans deux cas d'appropriation de
terres à Bangalore (Inde) et en Nouvelle-Écosse.
En fin de matinée, tous les participants étaient
Joanne’s session left the audience with many practical
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GREGORY LITTLE
& DAVID MACAULAY
&
GERALD BEASLEY
Scholarly E-Book Packages:
Concordia University’s
Senate Resolution on Open
Access
New Trends in Access to
Monographs in the Humanities
and Social Sciences
Sean Swanick
•••
The afternoon session discussed two topics shaping
the future of (academic) libraries via-a-vis the
publishing industry and libraries’ collection
development. David Macaulay and Geoffrey Little of
Concordia University discussed Concordia Library’s
recent acquisition of e-book packages and the decision
process involved. The presenters focused their talk on
several large e-book packages, namely Palgrave
Connect, Project Muse eBooks, and ACLS Humanities
E-Book. In addition they examined processes for
evaluating and comparing e-book packages and
collections as well as a library’s need to consider an
outright purchase or an annual subscription as part of
the selection and collection development process. ■
Sean Swanick
•••
The second portion of the session was led by
Concordia University Librarian Gerald Beasley. Mr
Beasley discussed the University’s Senate Resolution
on Open Access, which was accepted two years ago.
The presentation focused on the importance of Open
Access as libraries move forward as well as the costs
associated with journal subscriptions. Concordia
University was one of the first University’s in Canada
and North America to pass a senate resolution on
Open Access, promoting free dissemination and
access to research and knowledge.
Both of these topics remain relevant in today’s
changing climate and atmosphere in the library world.
These talks prompted lively discussion, debate and
stimulating thought for future endeavours across all
sectors of the library community in responding to
evolving needs and priorities.cours de cette session. ■
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•••
THE CONTENDERS:
• Meghan Ecclestone (YPB)
• Fiacre O’Duinn (Hamilton Public
Library)
• Carolyn Hank (Professor at McGill
University’s School of Information
Studies Program)
• Alexandra Yarrow (Ottawa Public
Library)
• Olivier Charbonneau (Concordia
University)
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ABQLA 2012 Conference Sponsors!
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CANADIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Annual Conference and Trade
Show: May 30-June 2, 2012
Meg Sinclair
•••
Considering the very recent budget cuts to Library and
Archives Canada, it was not lost on the librarians
attending CLA in Ottawa the week after the
announcement, that this was an opportunity not to be
missed.
The first day, after a short briefing on advocacy, a large
group of registrants took advantage of a tour to
Parliament Hill. After attending Question Period, over
60 meetings were arranged for the librarians to speak
with Members of Parliament; and then those MP’s
were invited to join us for the opening cocktail
reception that evening. Some did, and it was such a
great opportunity to bring people together. Everyone
at registration was also given a small list of what the
budget cuts would affect, and a small piece of black
ribbon to fasten to our clothing.
I think what happened with this introduction to the
conference, was that it very quickly created a sense of
community and purpose, not so much about budget
cuts, but more about the importance of what we do! I
sensed a camaraderie, friendliness and interest in
meeting others; and in that atmosphere, discussion
and sharing were plentiful. It was an enjoyable
conference with many things to learn. We were
challenged to think about what it will mean for the
Canadian library community, and to continue to think
creatively to provide more with less.
I attended three sessions on e-books. Using a
lightning-talk format, experts from various library
sectors spoke about the current and future landscape
of e-book licensing. On the panel were
representatives from the Ottawa Public Library,
Carleton University, Memorial University and EBSCO.
The librarians asked some hard questions about ebook licensing vs. library-owned resources. The
debate goes on. The second session on e-books was
from the publishers’ viewpoint where we learned how
complex and challenging it is for them to provide ebooks but still maintain a commercial resource base. It
was mentioned here that the future for both vendors
and libraries is beginning to look more promising as
they are, for the first time, now meeting to work out a
solution. The third session was from the standpoint of
librarians who are trying to meet the public demand for
e-books. They also expressed more confidence that
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they will soon come to an agreement that we can all
benefit from. Stay tuned…
The IFLA (International Federation of Library
Associations and Institutions) President, Ingrid Parent,
gave a very interesting talk, along with Victoria Owens,
the CLA representative to the Copyright Committee,
about the many issues with which IFLA is able to help
libraries in developing countries. They pointed out that
a major way that IFLA influences decision-making
bodies is to encourage national library associations to
lobby their federal governments, to promote specific
issues when they come up at international forums.
Increasingly, decisions are made in the context of
larger issues but can have an impact on library
services at the local level. IFLA acts as the common
denominator this way to ensure that member states
come to international meetings with a common
understanding of an issue.
Other sessions I attended were equally interesting.
Creating and using data-driven evidence in practice,
was a report on how research can inform practice; the
role of the practitioner-researcher in the workplace;
and evidence-based management, with examples
drawn from public librarianship.
I also went to an excellent session on how to create an
archive in a high school and create added-value for
your library. The librarian, Jonine Bergen, from St.
Paul’s High School in Winnipeg, spoke with energy
about her project of turning a dusty room of dusty
“things” into a valuable resource of accessible
memorabilia. If you would like to know more about
this, you can find her email address on the school
website. She can walk you through the process she
used which included hiring a graduate archive student
under the Young Canada Works program.
Lastly, I attended a fascinating and extremely wellprepared presentation on Rebuilding the Slave Lake
Library. Using personal stories and pictures, and
describing the engagement throughout the Alberta
library system at the provincial, regional and
community levels, they showed what they were able to
accomplish in two years. Slave Lake now has a new
library building full of donated books, and they want
Canadians to know how much they appreciate the
donations and interest in restoring the library in their
town. It was a feel-good story and reminded us why
we do what we do. It’s important for the life and health
of the people in our communities! ■
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Conseil 2012-2013 Board
Président. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L U I G I N A
V I L E N O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President
Vice-Président. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R O B I N
C A N U E L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice-President
Présidente sortante. . . . . . . . . J U L I E - A N N E
C A R D E L L A . . . . . . . . Past-President
Trésorière. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A N N E
W A D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer
Secrétaire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M A R G A R E T
G O L D I K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary
CONSEILLERS/DIRE
CTORS
2011-2012
Eamon Duffy
Katherine Kasier
Christine Oliver
Meg Sinclair
Sara Holder
Julian Taylor
PRÉSIDENT(E)S
SECTION PRESIDENTS
REPRESENTATIVES
Bibliothèques de collèges et de recherche /
College & Research Libraries:
Table de milieux documentaires et
archivistiques du Québec (TAMDAQ):
Président/President: Sean Swanick
Julie-Anne Cardella
Vice-président/Vice-President: Katherine Hanz
Bibliothèques publiques / PublicLibraries:
Président/President: Leticia Cuenca
Vice-président/Vice-President: Aude McDermot
Bibliothèques scolaires / School Libraries:
Président/President: Shannon Babcock
Vice-président/Vice-President: Shannon Wallace
Section jeunesse / Youth Section:
Education Institute Representative:
Suzanne Nesbitt
Comité consultative sur le livre, la littérapture
et les bibilothèques:
Mary-Jane O’Neill
Congrès des milieux documentaires du
Québec:
Lisa Milner & Heather Brydon
Président/President: Ekaterina Valkova-Damova
Vice-président/Vice-President: Sonia Smith
COMMITTEES
Section étudients de McGill / McGill Student
Chapter:
Archives & By-Laws:
Co-présidents/Co-Presidents: Elizabeth Potter &
Katarina Daniels
Communications & Bullettin:
Group d’intérêt des bibliotechniciens / Library
Technicians Interest Group:
David Pickup (Webmaster), Rosarie Coughlan, Irazema
Del Valle, Katherine Hanz, Erikia Kirsh, Michelle Lake,
Grace Lee, Anais Salamon, & Blair Trelinski
Rosemary Cochrane & Janet Ilavsky
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