Mélanie Brunet
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- School: University of Toronto
- Campus: St. George Campus
- Department: History
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Toronto, ON - Dates at University of Toronto: May 2002 - December 2008
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Biography
University of Toronto St. George Campus - History
Copyright Services Librarian at University of Ottawa
Information Services
Mélanie
Brunet
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Bilingual information professional specialising in copyright outreach and education. Research and teaching experience in academic, research and government libraries.
Areas of knowledge: copyright, Open Access publishing, Creative Commons, scholarly communication, digital licensing, Open Educational Resources (OER)
Experience
Library and Archives Canada
Reference Librarian
- responded to queries from the public and other government departments, in person and by email, using a vast collection of published and archival materials, including government information, legislation, maps, photographs, newspapers, and city directories, in print and digital formats
- guided onsite and offsite users in searching the library catalogue (AMICUS) and multiple archival databases, and explained retrieval, consultation, and reproduction procedures
- investigated the use of VoIP in reference services, produced a report for managers, and collaborated with the project team to set parameters for this new service model
- created illustrated tip sheets and set of Skype Quick Reference Cards, and led practice sessions to assist colleagues with the transition to new computers, applications, and service model
- created wiki research guides on Sessional Papers, the Census, Canadian statistics, and parliamentary debates
- evaluated electronic resources at major Canadian public libraries, obtained quotes and negotiated discounts with product vendors, and submitted a proposal for a $100,000-purchase of online research tools as part of a team project
- contributed a blog posts about searching LAC’s extensive collection of newspapers on microfilm and the significance of this resourceUniversity of Toronto - University College
Reference Collection Intern (Professional Practicum)
- conducted a literature review on the use of reference titles in small academic libraries, and recommended eliminating Laidlaw’s separate non-circulating print reference collection
- set criteria for weeding and transfer, and developed an implementation plan for the interfiling of the reference collection with circulating materials
- evaluated over 1,000 items for withdrawal or shifting, and recommended new titles for purchase to support the college’s Health Studies programIDRC
Research Librarian
- responded to research requests from program staff in Ottawa and regional offices, and research partners in developing countries (complex literature reviews, citation tracking, search alerts)
- developed information and instructional materials, and provide onsite and online training on research databases, Web searching, Zotero, and other information services and resources
- performed annual serials review (approx. 150 electronic and print titles)
- managed $250,000-budget for electronic resources and negotiated prices for renewals and purchases with vendors
-implemented discovery layer for the library's resources and worked with vendor to fix outstanding issues
- provided assistance with copyright and open access publishing to staff and research partners
- secured funding and act as responsible officer of a research support project to provide access to commercial research databases for IDRC-funded partners
- assigned keywords, sector codes and policy markers to IDRC projects
- supported IDRC's move to Open Access by providing advice on article processing charges (APCs), journal self-archiving policies, and predatory publishersRobarts Library / Engineering & Computer Science Library (University of Toronto)
Reference Assistant (Student)
- instructed students, faculty, staff and members of the public in person, over the phone, by email and chat in searching online catalogue and article databases, and locating print, multimedia, and electronic resources in the library system and beyond after conducting effective reference interviews
- answered complex queries requiring familiarity with the scholarly communication process, government information, statistical resources, and standards
- guided users in finding, accessing and evaluating information and provided technical assistance (software and equipment)
- compiled and updated six online engineering research guides using LibGuides
- designed four wiki tutorials with practice questions to train new staff in the use of government publicationsUniversity of Ottawa
Copyright Services Librarian
- provide guidance on copyright issues related to teaching, research and library services
- develop and deliver presentations, workshops and information resources tailored to inform faculty, staff, and students about specific aspects of copyright
- act as liaison between the Library and Teaching and Learning Support Services to offer copyright training to instructors, implement an Open Educational Resources repository, resolve proxy issues in the learning management system, and implement an e-reserves service
- serve on the E-Reserves Project Team to investigate, recommend and implement an e-reserves system and service to manage the Library's course and print reserves
- provide virtual reference as part the Ask-a-Library chat service
- served as co-investigator in a study to assess the availability of Open Educational Resources in various disciplines and gauge professors’ needs for and attitude towards these materials at the University
- served on the Library Online Learning Integration Working Group to facilitate the integration of the Library’s electronic resources and copyright compliance in the University’s learning management system by recommending the implementation of an e-reserve service
- led the User Experience Working Group as interim chair to develop a UX toolkit to improve the usability of the Library website, conduct qualitative and quantitative research into user needs and behaviours, and recommend changes that support a user-centered website
- hired and supervised coop students engaged in outreach activities and updating the Copyright Office website
- collaborated with the Scholarly Communications Librarian to draft, present and adopt an Open Access policy for the University of Ottawa Library
Education
University of Toronto
Master of Information (ALA-accredited)
Library and Information Science (LIS)
Courses: ▪ Management of Information Organizations ▪ Introduction to Reference ▪ Introduction to Bibliographic Control ▪ Online Information Retrieval ▪ Design and Evaluation of Information Literacy Programs ▪ Data Librarianship ▪ Government Information and Publications ▪ Data Modeling and Database Design ▪ Information Management in Organizations ▪ Metadata Schemas and ApplicationsUniversity of Toronto
Ph.D.
Canadian History
Dissertation: "Becoming Lawyers: Gender, Legal Education and Professional Identity Formation in Canada, 1920-1980"University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa
M.A.
History/specialization in Women's Studies
Thesis: "Making a House a Home: English-Canadian Women's Magazines and the Reconstruction of the Family Home during the Post-War Years, 1945-1960," in uO Research at http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26017University of Ottawa
Copyright Services Librarian
- provide guidance on copyright issues related to teaching, research and library services - develop and deliver presentations, workshops and information resources tailored to inform faculty, staff, and students about specific aspects of copyright - act as liaison between the Library and Teaching and Learning Support Services to offer copyright training to instructors, implement an Open Educational Resources repository, resolve proxy issues in the learning management system, and implement an e-reserves service - serve on the E-Reserves Project Team to investigate, recommend and implement an e-reserves system and service to manage the Library's course and print reserves - provide virtual reference as part the Ask-a-Library chat service - served as co-investigator in a study to assess the availability of Open Educational Resources in various disciplines and gauge professors’ needs for and attitude towards these materials at the University - served on the Library Online Learning Integration Working Group to facilitate the integration of the Library’s electronic resources and copyright compliance in the University’s learning management system by recommending the implementation of an e-reserve service - led the User Experience Working Group as interim chair to develop a UX toolkit to improve the usability of the Library website, conduct qualitative and quantitative research into user needs and behaviours, and recommend changes that support a user-centered website - hired and supervised coop students engaged in outreach activities and updating the Copyright Office website - collaborated with the Scholarly Communications Librarian to draft, present and adopt an Open Access policy for the University of Ottawa Library
Publications
Open Data for Public Participation – Canada’s Digital Diplomacy Experience
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Open Data for Public Participation – Canada’s Digital Diplomacy Experience
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Will the Data Revolution Be Open?
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Open Data for Public Participation – Canada’s Digital Diplomacy Experience
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Will the Data Revolution Be Open?
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Publishing Open Data for Availability and Accessibility
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Open Data for Public Participation – Canada’s Digital Diplomacy Experience
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Will the Data Revolution Be Open?
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Publishing Open Data for Availability and Accessibility
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
The Open Data Charter: Doing Open Data Well with Global Principles
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Open Data for Public Participation – Canada’s Digital Diplomacy Experience
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Will the Data Revolution Be Open?
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Publishing Open Data for Availability and Accessibility
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
The Open Data Charter: Doing Open Data Well with Global Principles
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Why Consult Newspapers on Microfilm?
Library and Archives Canada Blog
Open Data for Public Participation – Canada’s Digital Diplomacy Experience
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Will the Data Revolution Be Open?
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Publishing Open Data for Availability and Accessibility
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
The Open Data Charter: Doing Open Data Well with Global Principles
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Why Consult Newspapers on Microfilm?
Library and Archives Canada Blog
Review of "Harnessing the Power of Google: What Every Researcher Should Know" by Christopher C. Brown
The Library Quarterly
Open Data for Public Participation – Canada’s Digital Diplomacy Experience
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Will the Data Revolution Be Open?
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Publishing Open Data for Availability and Accessibility
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
The Open Data Charter: Doing Open Data Well with Global Principles
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Why Consult Newspapers on Microfilm?
Library and Archives Canada Blog
Review of "Harnessing the Power of Google: What Every Researcher Should Know" by Christopher C. Brown
The Library Quarterly
Review of "Succession Planning in Canadian Academic Libraries" by Janneke Guise
Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship
Open Data for Public Participation – Canada’s Digital Diplomacy Experience
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Will the Data Revolution Be Open?
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Publishing Open Data for Availability and Accessibility
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
The Open Data Charter: Doing Open Data Well with Global Principles
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Why Consult Newspapers on Microfilm?
Library and Archives Canada Blog
Review of "Harnessing the Power of Google: What Every Researcher Should Know" by Christopher C. Brown
The Library Quarterly
Review of "Succession Planning in Canadian Academic Libraries" by Janneke Guise
Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship
Open Government Partnership: A platform for Open Data Commitments
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Confererence 2015 blog
Open Data for Public Participation – Canada’s Digital Diplomacy Experience
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Will the Data Revolution Be Open?
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Publishing Open Data for Availability and Accessibility
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
The Open Data Charter: Doing Open Data Well with Global Principles
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Why Consult Newspapers on Microfilm?
Library and Archives Canada Blog
Review of "Harnessing the Power of Google: What Every Researcher Should Know" by Christopher C. Brown
The Library Quarterly
Review of "Succession Planning in Canadian Academic Libraries" by Janneke Guise
Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship
Open Government Partnership: A platform for Open Data Commitments
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Confererence 2015 blog
Compte rendu de "D'obscurantisme et de lumières : la bibliothèque publique au Québec des origines au 21e siècle" par François Séguin
Revue canadienne de bibliothéconomie universitaire
Open Data for Public Participation – Canada’s Digital Diplomacy Experience
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Will the Data Revolution Be Open?
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Publishing Open Data for Availability and Accessibility
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
The Open Data Charter: Doing Open Data Well with Global Principles
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 blog
Why Consult Newspapers on Microfilm?
Library and Archives Canada Blog
Review of "Harnessing the Power of Google: What Every Researcher Should Know" by Christopher C. Brown
The Library Quarterly
Review of "Succession Planning in Canadian Academic Libraries" by Janneke Guise
Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship
Open Government Partnership: A platform for Open Data Commitments
3rd International Open Data Conference 2015 (blog)
Guest post on the 3rd International Open Data Confererence 2015 blog
Compte rendu de "D'obscurantisme et de lumières : la bibliothèque publique au Québec des origines au 21e siècle" par François Séguin
Revue canadienne de bibliothéconomie universitaire
Review of "Claire L'Heureux-Dubé: A Life" by Constance Backhouse
Ontario History
Positions
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
Library Association of the National Capital Region (LANCR)
Secretary
