(in alphabetical order)
Anderson, Erica
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Erica Anderson, BA, MISt, is the Digital Design and Publishing Manager at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and was previously a research librarian at the Ontario Legislative Library. She has worked in law firm libraries in Toronto and London, UK; was president of the Toronto Association of Law Libraries; was a member-at-large for the Canadian Association of Law Libraries Executive Board and is co-author of the book Researching Legislative Intent: A Practical Guide.
Baron, Jason R.
College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Mr. Baron previously served as a trial lawyer and senior counsel at the US Department of Justice and as the first director of litigation at the US National Archives and Records Administration. His background involves acting as lead counsel in landmark cases involving the preservation of White House electronic records. For the past twenty years, he has taken a leading role in educating lawyers, archivists, and records managers on how AI methods assist in litigation and in providing access under FOIA in response to requests for public records. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia, a participant in InterPARES, and is the recipient of the international Emmett Leahy award in recognition of his work in the field of records and information management.
Beeby, Dean
Independent Ottawa journalist, author and specialist in freedom of information
Dean Beeby was a journalist for 31 years at The Canadian Press news service, in Toronto, Halifax and Ottawa; for five years at the CBC Parliamentary bureau in Ottawa; and now is a freelance journalist, publishing in the Globe and Mail, National Post, Ottawa Citizen and others. He is author of six books, including the forthcoming Murder in Renfrew County, a true-crime account of three femicides in 2015. He is also an advocate for reform of Canada's freedom-of-information laws, and for press freedom.
Campbell, Graeme
Queen’s University
Graeme Campbell has been the Open Government Librarian at Queen’s University since 2014, and currently Chairs the OCUL Government Information Community’s Digitization Working Group. He is also a co-investigator on the SSHRC-funded Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership project. Graeme’s current research interests focus on how Canadian government information is disseminated, accessed, and preserved.
Clarke, Brian
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Brian Clarke began his career as a transport archivist in government archives at LAC, and is now Senior Archivist, in the Government Record Branch. His current position explores workflow improvements for acquiring, processing, and providing access to digital government records.
Corbett-Nicholson, Elizabeth
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Elizabeth Corbett-Nicholson is the Digital Services Librarian at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario where she supports core information platforms and digital services.
Cuyler, Katie
University of Alberta Library
Katie Cuyler is the Open Publishing and Government Information Librarian at the University of Alberta Library. She has been with the library since 2016. Katie is a co-investigator on the SSHRC funded Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership project and also chairs the CGI-DPN.
David, Ravit H.
University of Toronto
Ravit H. David has an MLIS and Ph.D. She is the Distinctive Collections Librarian at Scholars Portal (OCUL), based at the University of Toronto. She provides library services to 21 universities in Ontario, and her areas of responsibility encompass commercial eBooks, distinctive collections for educational purposes, Open Access (OA) monographs, government information, and management of the Accessible Content E-Portal (ACE).
Enosawa, Yasuko
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Yasuko Enosawa is the Metadata Services Librarian and has been at the Assembly since 2005. She has been involved in various website and application development projects, including the new Advanced Hansard Search and the Assembly taxonomy.
Fantin, Loren
Internet Archive Canada
Loren Fantin is a Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives Lead at the Internet Archive Canada.
A librarian and archivist, Loren Fantin's experience is in initiatives and projects in the GLAM sector that foster equitable participation in and provide greater access and discovery of our shared digital cultural heritage. Her background includes developing the first iteration of online access to archival collections, in addition to Ontario’s first province-wide collaborative initiative to provide integrated access to GLAM digital collections, newspapers and government documents. She is the co-lead on the Democracy’s Library initiative in Canada.
Fraser-Arnott, Melissa
Library of Parliament, Canada
Dr. Melissa Fraser-Arnott is the Senior Director of Current Awareness, Information Management and Description, at the Library of Parliament, Canada. Melissa has over 18 years of special library and public service experience. She holds a PhD from Queensland University of Technology, a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from the University of Western Ontario, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Australian Institute of Business (AIB).
Goodwin, Jennifer
Alberta Legislature Library
Jennifer Goodwin is the Digital and Client Services Supervisor at the Alberta Legislature Library. In her 16-year career she has worked to improve access to Library resources and assist clients in finding the information they need.
Graebner, Carla
Simon Fraser University
Carla Graebner is the Research Data Services Librarian and Librarian for Government Information at Simon Fraser University. She is active in issues relating to long-term access and preservation of government information, as well as labour issues relating to librarians and archivists. Carla has been Vice President of the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, past co-chair of the British Columbia Library Association’s Information Policy Committee, and the lead organizer for “GovInfo Day (West)” since 2007.
Green, Toby
Policy Commons
Toby Green has 35+ years experience in scholarly, policy and professional publishing. Previously, he held a variety of senior roles with OECD, Elsevier Science and Pergamon Press. Besides journals and books, Toby has wrestled with data publishing, pioneered freemium open access publishing and is now trying to tame grey literature. He is a regular speaker at publishing and librarian events in Europe and North America including: Charleston, NISO, ALPSP, OASPA, SSP, and Fiesole.
Hall, Katharine
Concordia University
Katharine Hall is a Reference and Subject Librarian, currently responsible for Biology and Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology.
Katz, Ariel
University of Toronto
Ariel Katz is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. Professor Katz received his LL.B. and LL.M from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and his SJD from the University of Toronto. His general area of research involves economic analysis of competition law and intellectual property law, with allied interests in electronic commerce, pharmaceutical regulation, the regulation of international trade, and particularly the intersection of these fields. Between 2009 and 2012 Professor Katz was the Director of the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy. Prior to joining the University of Toronto Professor Katz was a staff attorney at the Israeli Competition Authority. Since joining the Faculty of Law, Professor Katz has taught courses on intellectual property, constitutional law, cyberlaw, and the intersection of competition law and intellectual property.
Lake, Michelle
Concordia University
Michelle Lake is Government Publications Librarian and Subject Librarian for Political Science, Community and Public Affairs, and First Peoples Studies at Concordia University Library, in Montreal, Quebec. Michelle is in her 15th year of academic librarianship, and her research focus is on Canadian government information. She is co-moderator of the GOVINFO listserv and co-chair of the Canadian Government Information Network.
Lamb, Lane
Library of Parliament, Canada
Lane Lamb is the Senior Director of Branches, Reference, Information and Engagement and has over a decade of experience at the Library of Parliament, where they have held a variety of roles including Business Systems Analyst in IT (Information Technology), manager of preservation, and Director of various key library services such as preservation, collection access and circulation, cataloguing, information management, reference services and library branches. Lane was a member of the first graduating class for the new Master of Information Studies degree at the University of Ottawa in 2011.
Laroque, Sheila
University of Saskatchewan Library
Sheila Laroque has been working in libraries since 2013, with a mix of public, academic and special library experience. She also happens to be Métis, her father from Duck Lake, SK and her mother from Ailsa Craig, ON. Sheila completed her undergraduate degree from the University of Saskatchewan, and later went on to the University of Toronto for a Masters of Information. She is now back at the University of Saskatchewan, working as the Indigenous Studies and Government Information Librarian.
Larsen, Mike
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association and Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Mike Larsen lives and works on the unceded territories of the Katzie, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and other Coast Salish Peoples. FIPA is a non-partisan nonprofit society that has worked since 1991 to promote and defend freedom of information and privacy rights in Canada. FIPA engages in public education, public assistance, research, and law reform activities. Mike has been using, studying, and teaching about access to information and freedom of information methods for many years, and regularly delivers workshops on FOI process and troubleshooting.
Levine, Melissa
University of Michigan Library
Melissa Levine is an attorney and librarian focused on copyright law and policy related to cultural heritage and education. She is recognized for developing practical strategies to support digital libraries and online collections. A founding member of OCEAN, the Open Copyright Education Advisory Network, Melissa has worked in a variety of roles including business affairs and contracts at the Smithsonian, as legal advisor for the Library of Congress' early digital library initiatives, director for the World Bank Art program technologies and research library management. Melissa currently serves as chair of the IFLA Copyright and Related Legal Matters committee, is appointed to the Library of Congress and US Copyright Office's Copyright Public Modernization Committee, and serves on the steering committee for the University of Michigan's Museum Studies Program. ORCID 0000-0003-1104-2911.
Lewis, Eileen
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Eileen Lewis is Ontario's Legislative Librarian and the Director of the Legislative Library. Eileen joined the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2010 as a Research Librarian. She's passionate about the role of Legislative Libraries in upholding democracy and documentary history. She has previously held positions in not for profit organizations and special libraries, as well as volunteer roles with a number of library associations and community groups. She is an alumna of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information.
Luu, Vicky
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Vicky Luu is a Data Services Technician at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. As a part of the Information Services branch, she spends her day describing, monitoring and cleaning data to maximize its use, connectivity, discoverability and long-term preservation at the Assembly. She is also passionate about organizing and visualizing data effectively. She is a graduate of the Seneca College Library and Information Technician program.
Marks, Steve
University of Toronto
Steve Marks is the Digital Preservation Librarian, responsible for the overall care and feeding of the Libraries’ digital objects. Steve’s current projects include a large-scale digitization of Canadian Federal and Ontario Provincial government publications from the UTL collection, investigations around national data storage infrastructure, and continued development on UTL’s digital preservation systems.
Mills, Andrea
Internet Archive Canada
Andrea Mills is the Executive Director at the Internet Archive Canada. With more than 16 years with Internet Archive Canada, Andrea has become immersed in all facets of managing digitization projects at academic libraries, archives and government institutions. Andrea is responsible for coordinating Internet Archive efforts in Canada, with a focus on building a Canadian Digital Library by and for Canadians. Andrea's personal approach is centred on accessible reading formats and free, equitable access to public and government information for all.
O'Byrne, Simone
Internet Archive Canada
A former Information Specialist at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Simone O’Byrne’s involvement with GovPubs digitization began there in 2004 with a pilot project in partnership with Internet Archive Canada. That partnership eventually saw over 9,500 Ministry publications hosted on archive.org.
Odeen, Alicia
Alberta Legislature Library
Alicia Odeen is a Library Technician at the Alberta Legislature Library. During her 16 years in the libraries, she has worked on several large digitization projects in both archival and special collections. Her goal is to ensure that information is accessible and available for everyone.
Ozturk, Alparslan
MacOdrum Library, Carleton University
Alparslan is the Data Support Specialist at MacOdrum Library and provides many data services for students, staff and faculty across the campus and community. Though he wears many hats, he is driven to teach, empower and develop programming that assists everyone and anyone on understanding the fundamentals and importance of data literacy and analysis. His focus extends beyond providing support; it is about enabling everyone to harness the power of data effectively.
Ranca, Laura
Tactical Tech
Laura Ranca is a researcher and works with Tactical Tech's Exposing the Invisible project (https://exposingtheinvisible.org/) which provides techniques, tools, and methods of digital and non-digital investigations. She contributes to the development of self-learning resources for investigators, such as the "Exposing the Invisible Kit" (https://kit.exposingtheinvisible.org/) and trains journalists, human rights activists, scholars and community investigators worldwide to gather and verify evidence collaboratively and safely. Laura has a background in investigative reporting as well as in media studies and political science.
Sander, Leah
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Leah Sander is Lead Archivist, in the Government Record Branch, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). After several years as an archivist at the Archives of Manitoba, Leah joined LAC in 2007. Throughout her career she has been interested in how archival records are described and made discoverable.
Sanders, Elizabeth
Mary & John Gray Library, Lamar University
Elizabeth Sanders is a Research, Engagement, and Learning Librarian and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Coordinator at Mary & John Gray Library, Lamar University. Previously, she worked as the LS 102 Coordinator and FDLP Coordinator at Sims Memorial Library, Southeastern Louisiana University. Her research interests include government information, evidence synthesis, promoting access to and awareness of information for underrepresented populations (e.g., LGBTQIA+ community, indigenous peoples), information literacy instruction, and experiential learning.
Smyth, Tom J.
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Tom Smyth is Manager, Web and Social Media Preservation Program at LAC. Tom’s work has involved managing special digital collections and programs, in digital curation and preservation contexts. He has led LAC’s Web Archiving Program since 2009.
Stover, Beth
Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)
Beth Stover is a Senior Digitization and Collections Advisor and has worked closely with the Canadiana collections for over 30 years.
Thachil, Geeta
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
Geeta Thachil is the Manager of Judicial Library Services, where she manages the collections at the judicial libraries in 80 court locations across the province. She also manages the training, research and information needs for judges of the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Timms, Kat
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Kat Timms is a Senior Analyst and Team Lead, Government Record Branch and has held various positions at LAC over the past 15 years. She specializes in digital government records, metadata, and information standards.
Urquidi Díaz, Alicia
Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), Scholars Portal
Alicia Urquidi Díaz is the Metadata and Data Services Librarian and is a member of the Data Services team at Scholars Portal. In addition to overseeing metadata creation and maintenance in the Scholars GeoPortal platform, she coordinates the upcoming GeoPortal Redevelopment Project.
Wakaruk, Amanda
University of Alberta
Amanda Wakaruk is the Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Alberta, a Visiting Program Officer for copyright at the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, and a member on both the Canadian Federation of Library Associations’ Copyright Committee and the International Federation of Library Association's Advisory Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters. After working as a government information librarian for almost two decades, she co-edited the award-winning collection, Government Information in Canada (2019) and was a founding member of the Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network (CGI DPN). Her current research interests include the exploration of the impacts of copyright anxiety and related legal chill.
Weiler, Mark
Wilfrid Laurier University
Mark Weiler is the Web & User Experience Librarian at Wilfrid Laurier University. He has subject responsibilities for the psychology department and user experience design program. He is an advocate for access to government information, having given testimony to the Parliament of Canada on reforms to the Access to Information Act.
Worby, Nicholas
University of Toronto
Nicholas Worby, the Government Information and Statistics Librarian, coordinates University of Toronto Libraries' web archiving program and provides researcher support for government information, statistics, and digital research. He currently serves on the Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network's Steering Committee.
Yale, Tim
Library of Parliament, Canada
Tim Yale leads the Library of Parliament Integrated Library System (ILS) team as its Manager, responsible for administering all systems involved in collection operations, library metadata and Discovery. He has been at the Library since 2014 in a series of roles, starting as a preservation technician before finding a home in systems. He spends his time looking for elegant solutions to long standing problems through technology.
Zerkee, Jennifer
Simon Fraser University
Jennifer develops and delivers copyright education to instructors, researchers, students, and staff. She holds a Certificate in Law from Queen’s University as well as a Creative Commons Certificate for Librarians. Jennifer’s current research is looking at the stakeholder recommendations and outcomes of the 2017 parliamentary review of Canada’s Copyright Act, with a focus on using these findings to support future advocacy for copyright and user rights in higher education and libraries.
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Erica Anderson, BA, MISt, is the Digital Design and Publishing Manager at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and was previously a research librarian at the Ontario Legislative Library. She has worked in law firm libraries in Toronto and London, UK; was president of the Toronto Association of Law Libraries; was a member-at-large for the Canadian Association of Law Libraries Executive Board and is co-author of the book Researching Legislative Intent: A Practical Guide.
Baron, Jason R.
College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Mr. Baron previously served as a trial lawyer and senior counsel at the US Department of Justice and as the first director of litigation at the US National Archives and Records Administration. His background involves acting as lead counsel in landmark cases involving the preservation of White House electronic records. For the past twenty years, he has taken a leading role in educating lawyers, archivists, and records managers on how AI methods assist in litigation and in providing access under FOIA in response to requests for public records. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia, a participant in InterPARES, and is the recipient of the international Emmett Leahy award in recognition of his work in the field of records and information management.
Beeby, Dean
Independent Ottawa journalist, author and specialist in freedom of information
Dean Beeby was a journalist for 31 years at The Canadian Press news service, in Toronto, Halifax and Ottawa; for five years at the CBC Parliamentary bureau in Ottawa; and now is a freelance journalist, publishing in the Globe and Mail, National Post, Ottawa Citizen and others. He is author of six books, including the forthcoming Murder in Renfrew County, a true-crime account of three femicides in 2015. He is also an advocate for reform of Canada's freedom-of-information laws, and for press freedom.
Campbell, Graeme
Queen’s University
Graeme Campbell has been the Open Government Librarian at Queen’s University since 2014, and currently Chairs the OCUL Government Information Community’s Digitization Working Group. He is also a co-investigator on the SSHRC-funded Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership project. Graeme’s current research interests focus on how Canadian government information is disseminated, accessed, and preserved.
Clarke, Brian
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Brian Clarke began his career as a transport archivist in government archives at LAC, and is now Senior Archivist, in the Government Record Branch. His current position explores workflow improvements for acquiring, processing, and providing access to digital government records.
Corbett-Nicholson, Elizabeth
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Elizabeth Corbett-Nicholson is the Digital Services Librarian at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario where she supports core information platforms and digital services.
Cuyler, Katie
University of Alberta Library
Katie Cuyler is the Open Publishing and Government Information Librarian at the University of Alberta Library. She has been with the library since 2016. Katie is a co-investigator on the SSHRC funded Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership project and also chairs the CGI-DPN.
David, Ravit H.
University of Toronto
Ravit H. David has an MLIS and Ph.D. She is the Distinctive Collections Librarian at Scholars Portal (OCUL), based at the University of Toronto. She provides library services to 21 universities in Ontario, and her areas of responsibility encompass commercial eBooks, distinctive collections for educational purposes, Open Access (OA) monographs, government information, and management of the Accessible Content E-Portal (ACE).
Enosawa, Yasuko
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Yasuko Enosawa is the Metadata Services Librarian and has been at the Assembly since 2005. She has been involved in various website and application development projects, including the new Advanced Hansard Search and the Assembly taxonomy.
Fantin, Loren
Internet Archive Canada
Loren Fantin is a Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives Lead at the Internet Archive Canada.
A librarian and archivist, Loren Fantin's experience is in initiatives and projects in the GLAM sector that foster equitable participation in and provide greater access and discovery of our shared digital cultural heritage. Her background includes developing the first iteration of online access to archival collections, in addition to Ontario’s first province-wide collaborative initiative to provide integrated access to GLAM digital collections, newspapers and government documents. She is the co-lead on the Democracy’s Library initiative in Canada.
Fraser-Arnott, Melissa
Library of Parliament, Canada
Dr. Melissa Fraser-Arnott is the Senior Director of Current Awareness, Information Management and Description, at the Library of Parliament, Canada. Melissa has over 18 years of special library and public service experience. She holds a PhD from Queensland University of Technology, a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from the University of Western Ontario, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Australian Institute of Business (AIB).
Goodwin, Jennifer
Alberta Legislature Library
Jennifer Goodwin is the Digital and Client Services Supervisor at the Alberta Legislature Library. In her 16-year career she has worked to improve access to Library resources and assist clients in finding the information they need.
Graebner, Carla
Simon Fraser University
Carla Graebner is the Research Data Services Librarian and Librarian for Government Information at Simon Fraser University. She is active in issues relating to long-term access and preservation of government information, as well as labour issues relating to librarians and archivists. Carla has been Vice President of the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, past co-chair of the British Columbia Library Association’s Information Policy Committee, and the lead organizer for “GovInfo Day (West)” since 2007.
Green, Toby
Policy Commons
Toby Green has 35+ years experience in scholarly, policy and professional publishing. Previously, he held a variety of senior roles with OECD, Elsevier Science and Pergamon Press. Besides journals and books, Toby has wrestled with data publishing, pioneered freemium open access publishing and is now trying to tame grey literature. He is a regular speaker at publishing and librarian events in Europe and North America including: Charleston, NISO, ALPSP, OASPA, SSP, and Fiesole.
Hall, Katharine
Concordia University
Katharine Hall is a Reference and Subject Librarian, currently responsible for Biology and Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology.
Katz, Ariel
University of Toronto
Ariel Katz is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. Professor Katz received his LL.B. and LL.M from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and his SJD from the University of Toronto. His general area of research involves economic analysis of competition law and intellectual property law, with allied interests in electronic commerce, pharmaceutical regulation, the regulation of international trade, and particularly the intersection of these fields. Between 2009 and 2012 Professor Katz was the Director of the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy. Prior to joining the University of Toronto Professor Katz was a staff attorney at the Israeli Competition Authority. Since joining the Faculty of Law, Professor Katz has taught courses on intellectual property, constitutional law, cyberlaw, and the intersection of competition law and intellectual property.
Lake, Michelle
Concordia University
Michelle Lake is Government Publications Librarian and Subject Librarian for Political Science, Community and Public Affairs, and First Peoples Studies at Concordia University Library, in Montreal, Quebec. Michelle is in her 15th year of academic librarianship, and her research focus is on Canadian government information. She is co-moderator of the GOVINFO listserv and co-chair of the Canadian Government Information Network.
Lamb, Lane
Library of Parliament, Canada
Lane Lamb is the Senior Director of Branches, Reference, Information and Engagement and has over a decade of experience at the Library of Parliament, where they have held a variety of roles including Business Systems Analyst in IT (Information Technology), manager of preservation, and Director of various key library services such as preservation, collection access and circulation, cataloguing, information management, reference services and library branches. Lane was a member of the first graduating class for the new Master of Information Studies degree at the University of Ottawa in 2011.
Laroque, Sheila
University of Saskatchewan Library
Sheila Laroque has been working in libraries since 2013, with a mix of public, academic and special library experience. She also happens to be Métis, her father from Duck Lake, SK and her mother from Ailsa Craig, ON. Sheila completed her undergraduate degree from the University of Saskatchewan, and later went on to the University of Toronto for a Masters of Information. She is now back at the University of Saskatchewan, working as the Indigenous Studies and Government Information Librarian.
Larsen, Mike
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association and Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Mike Larsen lives and works on the unceded territories of the Katzie, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and other Coast Salish Peoples. FIPA is a non-partisan nonprofit society that has worked since 1991 to promote and defend freedom of information and privacy rights in Canada. FIPA engages in public education, public assistance, research, and law reform activities. Mike has been using, studying, and teaching about access to information and freedom of information methods for many years, and regularly delivers workshops on FOI process and troubleshooting.
Levine, Melissa
University of Michigan Library
Melissa Levine is an attorney and librarian focused on copyright law and policy related to cultural heritage and education. She is recognized for developing practical strategies to support digital libraries and online collections. A founding member of OCEAN, the Open Copyright Education Advisory Network, Melissa has worked in a variety of roles including business affairs and contracts at the Smithsonian, as legal advisor for the Library of Congress' early digital library initiatives, director for the World Bank Art program technologies and research library management. Melissa currently serves as chair of the IFLA Copyright and Related Legal Matters committee, is appointed to the Library of Congress and US Copyright Office's Copyright Public Modernization Committee, and serves on the steering committee for the University of Michigan's Museum Studies Program. ORCID 0000-0003-1104-2911.
Lewis, Eileen
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Eileen Lewis is Ontario's Legislative Librarian and the Director of the Legislative Library. Eileen joined the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2010 as a Research Librarian. She's passionate about the role of Legislative Libraries in upholding democracy and documentary history. She has previously held positions in not for profit organizations and special libraries, as well as volunteer roles with a number of library associations and community groups. She is an alumna of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information.
Luu, Vicky
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Vicky Luu is a Data Services Technician at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. As a part of the Information Services branch, she spends her day describing, monitoring and cleaning data to maximize its use, connectivity, discoverability and long-term preservation at the Assembly. She is also passionate about organizing and visualizing data effectively. She is a graduate of the Seneca College Library and Information Technician program.
Marks, Steve
University of Toronto
Steve Marks is the Digital Preservation Librarian, responsible for the overall care and feeding of the Libraries’ digital objects. Steve’s current projects include a large-scale digitization of Canadian Federal and Ontario Provincial government publications from the UTL collection, investigations around national data storage infrastructure, and continued development on UTL’s digital preservation systems.
Mills, Andrea
Internet Archive Canada
Andrea Mills is the Executive Director at the Internet Archive Canada. With more than 16 years with Internet Archive Canada, Andrea has become immersed in all facets of managing digitization projects at academic libraries, archives and government institutions. Andrea is responsible for coordinating Internet Archive efforts in Canada, with a focus on building a Canadian Digital Library by and for Canadians. Andrea's personal approach is centred on accessible reading formats and free, equitable access to public and government information for all.
O'Byrne, Simone
Internet Archive Canada
A former Information Specialist at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Simone O’Byrne’s involvement with GovPubs digitization began there in 2004 with a pilot project in partnership with Internet Archive Canada. That partnership eventually saw over 9,500 Ministry publications hosted on archive.org.
Odeen, Alicia
Alberta Legislature Library
Alicia Odeen is a Library Technician at the Alberta Legislature Library. During her 16 years in the libraries, she has worked on several large digitization projects in both archival and special collections. Her goal is to ensure that information is accessible and available for everyone.
Ozturk, Alparslan
MacOdrum Library, Carleton University
Alparslan is the Data Support Specialist at MacOdrum Library and provides many data services for students, staff and faculty across the campus and community. Though he wears many hats, he is driven to teach, empower and develop programming that assists everyone and anyone on understanding the fundamentals and importance of data literacy and analysis. His focus extends beyond providing support; it is about enabling everyone to harness the power of data effectively.
Ranca, Laura
Tactical Tech
Laura Ranca is a researcher and works with Tactical Tech's Exposing the Invisible project (https://exposingtheinvisible.org/) which provides techniques, tools, and methods of digital and non-digital investigations. She contributes to the development of self-learning resources for investigators, such as the "Exposing the Invisible Kit" (https://kit.exposingtheinvisible.org/) and trains journalists, human rights activists, scholars and community investigators worldwide to gather and verify evidence collaboratively and safely. Laura has a background in investigative reporting as well as in media studies and political science.
Sander, Leah
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Leah Sander is Lead Archivist, in the Government Record Branch, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). After several years as an archivist at the Archives of Manitoba, Leah joined LAC in 2007. Throughout her career she has been interested in how archival records are described and made discoverable.
Sanders, Elizabeth
Mary & John Gray Library, Lamar University
Elizabeth Sanders is a Research, Engagement, and Learning Librarian and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Coordinator at Mary & John Gray Library, Lamar University. Previously, she worked as the LS 102 Coordinator and FDLP Coordinator at Sims Memorial Library, Southeastern Louisiana University. Her research interests include government information, evidence synthesis, promoting access to and awareness of information for underrepresented populations (e.g., LGBTQIA+ community, indigenous peoples), information literacy instruction, and experiential learning.
Smyth, Tom J.
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Tom Smyth is Manager, Web and Social Media Preservation Program at LAC. Tom’s work has involved managing special digital collections and programs, in digital curation and preservation contexts. He has led LAC’s Web Archiving Program since 2009.
Stover, Beth
Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)
Beth Stover is a Senior Digitization and Collections Advisor and has worked closely with the Canadiana collections for over 30 years.
Thachil, Geeta
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
Geeta Thachil is the Manager of Judicial Library Services, where she manages the collections at the judicial libraries in 80 court locations across the province. She also manages the training, research and information needs for judges of the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Timms, Kat
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Kat Timms is a Senior Analyst and Team Lead, Government Record Branch and has held various positions at LAC over the past 15 years. She specializes in digital government records, metadata, and information standards.
Urquidi Díaz, Alicia
Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), Scholars Portal
Alicia Urquidi Díaz is the Metadata and Data Services Librarian and is a member of the Data Services team at Scholars Portal. In addition to overseeing metadata creation and maintenance in the Scholars GeoPortal platform, she coordinates the upcoming GeoPortal Redevelopment Project.
Wakaruk, Amanda
University of Alberta
Amanda Wakaruk is the Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Alberta, a Visiting Program Officer for copyright at the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, and a member on both the Canadian Federation of Library Associations’ Copyright Committee and the International Federation of Library Association's Advisory Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters. After working as a government information librarian for almost two decades, she co-edited the award-winning collection, Government Information in Canada (2019) and was a founding member of the Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network (CGI DPN). Her current research interests include the exploration of the impacts of copyright anxiety and related legal chill.
Weiler, Mark
Wilfrid Laurier University
Mark Weiler is the Web & User Experience Librarian at Wilfrid Laurier University. He has subject responsibilities for the psychology department and user experience design program. He is an advocate for access to government information, having given testimony to the Parliament of Canada on reforms to the Access to Information Act.
Worby, Nicholas
University of Toronto
Nicholas Worby, the Government Information and Statistics Librarian, coordinates University of Toronto Libraries' web archiving program and provides researcher support for government information, statistics, and digital research. He currently serves on the Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network's Steering Committee.
Yale, Tim
Library of Parliament, Canada
Tim Yale leads the Library of Parliament Integrated Library System (ILS) team as its Manager, responsible for administering all systems involved in collection operations, library metadata and Discovery. He has been at the Library since 2014 in a series of roles, starting as a preservation technician before finding a home in systems. He spends his time looking for elegant solutions to long standing problems through technology.
Zerkee, Jennifer
Simon Fraser University
Jennifer develops and delivers copyright education to instructors, researchers, students, and staff. She holds a Certificate in Law from Queen’s University as well as a Creative Commons Certificate for Librarians. Jennifer’s current research is looking at the stakeholder recommendations and outcomes of the 2017 parliamentary review of Canada’s Copyright Act, with a focus on using these findings to support future advocacy for copyright and user rights in higher education and libraries.
