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Bibliothécaire, Centre de formation médicale du N.-B., Université de Moncton
Information Literacy Interest Group Convener

Librarian, Anchor Archives Zine Library

Ami McKay’s debut novel, The Birth House was a # 1 bestseller in Canada, winner of three CBA Libris Awards, nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and a book club favourite around the world. Her new novel, The Virgin Cure, is inspired by the life of her great- great grandmother, Dr. Sarah Fonda Mackintosh, a female physician in nineteenth century New York. Born and raised in Indiana, Ami now lives in Nova Scotia.

(photo credit: Ian McKay)

My name is Amy and I am the Metadata and Copyright Librarian at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. I have been there for 2 years and I’ve been a proper Librarian for 6!! My cat is awesome. Prairie girl always but the ocean is nice to look at too.

I am an Associate Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University (Canada)
Director of the Social Media Lab. I am also a co-editor of a new, multidisciplinary journal on Big Data and Societypublished by Sage.

My research initiatives explore how the advent of social media and the growing availability of user-generated big data are changing the ways in which people communicate, collaborate and disseminate information and how these changes impact the social, economic and political norms and structures of modern society. My expertise lays in developing and testing n

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Talk to me about picture books!

Ann Smith is the President of APLA for 2021 and the Program Co-Chair for the APLA 2021 Conference.  She is the Atlantic Region representative on CFLA-FCAB.  She is a Science Librarian and both the Scholarly Communications & OER Co-ordinator at Acadia University. She is the Theory & Research Section Editor for Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research a peer-reviewed open access journal.

Canadian writer of novels for young adults.

@arthurslade on Twitter

Executive Director, Archives, Museums and Libraries
Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage
Government of Nova Scotia

Bill Greenlaw has played a key role in championing heritage initiatives in Nova Scotia and Canada.

He currently serves as president of the Canadian Museum Association and chair of the editorial board of the Virtual Museum of Canada. He is a former president of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) and a former vice president of the Alliance of Natural History Museums. In April 2012, Bill was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal

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Carrie Mac is an award winning YA novelist currently living in British Columbia.  Her books include Jacked, The Gryphon Project, The Beckoners, Charmed, Crush, Pain & Wastings, and the Triskelia series: The Droughtlanders, Retribution, and Storm.

Outreach Library Branch Coordinator, South Shore Public Libraries

Christy Ann Conlin is a writer, editor, journalist, editor, rose enthusiast and motivational speaker.  Her novels include Heave (Doubleday, 2002) and the young adult novel  Dead Time (Annick Press, 2011). She is currently working on Listening for the Island (Doubleday).

I recently became the Campus Librarian for Burridge and Shelburne Campuses, Nova Scotia Community College and current convener for APLA Collection Development Interest Group. Before joining NSCC I was a Liaison Librarian for Acadia University, an Education Counselor in Kabul Afghanistan. Before that, I worked in the Circulation Department at Dalhousie University, Killam Library. I love adventure, traveling, and experiencing new things.

Archives Specialist, Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections; Part-time Instructor, Dalhousie University School of Information Management

Technical Services Librarian Institute of Technology Campus, Nova Scotia Community College

Donald Moses is the University Librarian at UPEI and has a deep interest in the transformative impact of open source software and its application in the library context.

Associate Professor, School of Information Management, Dalhousie University

I am a Library Technician at Five Bridges Junior High. My other library experience includes working at the Halifax Regional Library, Capital Health - Health Sciences Libraries, and NSCC - Institute of Technology Library.

I am an APLA member and current President of the Nova Scotia Association of Library Technicians.


I am passionate about my family, my work and libraries!

Erik heads the Centre for Digital Scholarship at UNB. His past experience includes work for public and academic libraries, library software vendors, and university presses.

Erin has been a librarian at Acadia University since 2001. As the liaison for English, Theatre, Music, Languages, and Art, she has a significant teaching load and is always on the lookout for new and creative ways to engage with students in the classroom.

Frances Newman is the CEO of the Annapolis Valley Regional Library and has over 25 years of experience working in both public and academic libraries in Nova Scotia.  Prior to her position in the Annapolis Valley, she had been the Chief Librarian of the Cumberland Regional Library serving northwestern Nova Scotia.

A graduate of Dalhousie's M.L.I.S. program, she is a former Chair of the Dal School of Information Management Associated Alumni and a former President of the Nova Scotia Library Association.

Frances is one of the founding members of One Book Nova Scotia, a province-wide community r

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I'm the Manager of Council of Atlantic University Libraries/Conseil des bibliothèques universitaires de l'Atlantique. Previous to that I held many positions at Memorial University Libraries, including Head of Circulation and of Electronic Resources/Acquisitions. I really, really like to manage things. My cat is generally not cool with that.

Computer Science Librarian, Dalhousie University

I have been involved in educational initiatives and the delivery of technology training for more than 25 years.

Recent graduate of the School of Information Management at Dalhousie University

Jocelyne Thompson is Director, Collections Services, UNB Libraries. She holds a BA (Concordia) and an MLS (McGill). Jocelyne was Assistant Director and Director of New Brunswick Public Library Service (1989-2000); CAUL Digital Licensing Coordinator (2002-2013); member of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network's Negotiations Resource Team (2004-2008), and APLA President (2011-12). She is the founder and current convenor of the APLA Advocacy Committee. Her current research interests revolve around bibliography and she developed and hosted the New Brunswick Bibliography Symposium held at UNB in

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Freelance writer, author, speaker, and photographer

Reference Librarian/Bibliothécaire de Référence, Bibliothèque publique de Saint John Free Public Library

Popular & not-so-popular culture, freedom of speech & expression

Library Assistant VIII, Health Sciences Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland Library Technian Interest Group Convener

Soon to be Dean of Libraries at MacEwan University. Librarian formerly known as Karen Hunt, information literacy coordinator at University of Winnipeg, systems at University of Manitoba , Director of Information Services and Systems University of New Brunswick Saint John and now the University Librarian at Lakehead University.

Islandora Project/Repository Manager at University of Prince Edward Island

Evidence Synthesis Research Coordinator at the Nova Scotia Cochrane Resource Centre

I am lead of the CNIB Library Partners Program, an initiative that makes CNIB Library's accessible collections and services available to people with print disabilities through public libraries in participating provinces.

The Partners Program helps libraries enhance their accessible services with access to alternate formats, training, promotion and outreach support, and accessible programming resources.

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Lou Duggan is the Chair of the Dalhousie School of Information Management Alumni Association (SIMAA)

Library Copyright Coordinator and Associate University Librarian, Marine, Music & Education Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Youth Services Librarian Tantallon Public Library

Director Government Relations

CNIB Atlantic Canada

Mark is the University Librarian at the University of PEI, President of discoverygarden Inc. and founder of the open source Islandora project. Mark has been involved with things open and digital for most of his career, and together with the team at the University of PEI is working on a digital archive of the complete cultural and heritage history of the Island. As founder of the Islandora project Mark collaborates with global institutions interested in stewarding digital information for the long-term.

Mark is a published author and illustrator and has created comic books and sci fi adventure books for children and young adults. 

Collection Development Manager, Eastern Canada YBP Library Services

Graduate student at the School of Information Management, Dalhousie University. Interested in information management technology, academic social networks, and methods to support innovation and entrepreneurship in Universities through intangible networks.

Librarian with Annapolis Valley Health, South Shore Health, & South West Health.

I'm pretty passionate about how the public uses health information in their day to day life and wants to work with anyone else who is. I'm also keenly interested in librarians who do interesting and innovative things. Work-life balance for me is a must, not a motto. I also happen to make wicked tea bicuits.

Specialties
Expert searching in health sciences/medicine, knowledge translation, information management, social media, evidence based practice, user-centred information services, health literacy
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Academic Librarian, Acadia University

I'm passionate about the librarian's craft, specifically its impact on nurturing and developing civil society. This will be evident in my presentation on international librarianship which is built around my own experience working for UNESCO in St Kitts and Nevis.

I'm really looking forward to APLA 2012 as well as visiting the venerable Acadia University. Nova Scotia is a wonderful place to call home and I hope to see plenty of old friends and colleagues while I'm there.

A graduate from the University of British Columbia’s Master of Archival Studies, Paul has found his place in the Canadian Archival landscape via cyberspace. He has had the opportunity, during his 15 years at the provincial archives in Nova Scotia, to be part of a team responsible for making available 75+ virtual exhibits, searchable databases and resource guides via the web. More than 100,000 historical photographs, documents, maps, print materials, sound recordings and film clips present a treasure trove of digitized resources that only begin to display the richness of Nova Scotia's heritage... Read more

With Saint Mary’s since 1993, Peter Webster has served on management and technical committees for the NOVANET library consortium, the Council of Atlantic University Libraries (CAUL-CBUA), and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN). He is currently Co-Chair of the External Advisory Committee (EAC) for Statistics Canada’s Data Liberation Initiative, and a member of the CARL Portage Project, Data Discovery Expert Group. He has presented and written widely on library technology topics.

Clinical Research Librarian Nova Scotia Cochrane Resource Centre

Copyright Officer, Institute of Technology Campus, Nova Scotia Community College Computers & Connectivity Interest Group Convener

Simon has worked with the University Archives and the Prince Edward Island Collection (as well as other special collections) at the UPEI Robertson Library since 1999. His professional interests include: the collection and preservation of published and unpublished documentation of PEI and Atlantic culture and heritage (and the use of digitization, enriched meta-data, etc. to improve access to same), archives and recorded information management (RIM), information literacy, and copyright.

Digital Preservation

Graduate student at the Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University.

Acting Head, Science and Forestry Library, UNB Libraries

Susan Bloos has been the Branch Manager of the Forest Heights Community Library in Kitchener, Ontario for 11 years. Other career incarnations have been as a Children’s Programmer and as the Head of Young Adult and Children’s Services in various library systems.

University Librarian at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, NS

Chief Librarian, PEI Public Library Service.

Wendy Robicheau is an Archivist at Acadia University who never misses an opportunity to talk about the exciting world of archives. Drawing on educational theory and practice, Wendy is implementing innovative ways to deliver archival information literacy sessions to undergraduate students. Wendy's ongoing research explores Acadia's participation in World War One.

Wendy Rodgers cannot believe she has been a professional librarian for twenty years. She is currently a Humanities Research Liaison Librarian at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Previously, she was a Web Content Coordinator at the University of Guelph Library. She has served the profession through the Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association, the Ontario College and University Library Association, and the now-defunct Canadian Library Association.