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ınformedDECEMBER <strong>2005</strong><br />
faculty <strong>of</strong> information studies<br />
Focus on<br />
astudent<br />
MikeTissenbaum<br />
Page 5<br />
Also Inside:<br />
Dean’s<br />
Message<br />
Page 2<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> &<br />
Staff Update<br />
Page 6<br />
FIS Alumni Instrumental in<br />
Markham Library Renovations<br />
Page 9<br />
Annual<br />
Donor Listing<br />
Page 11
informed | dean’s message<br />
“<br />
…our<br />
Brian Cantwell Smith<br />
Dean<br />
aim is to<br />
‘lift our sights’<br />
to conduct research,<br />
<strong>of</strong>fer education,<br />
and participate in<br />
the definition <strong>of</strong><br />
future informationintensive<br />
practices. ”<br />
Life as an <strong>Information</strong> School<br />
IN SEPTEMBER <strong>2005</strong>, FIS was invited to join<br />
a new consortium <strong>of</strong> information schools<br />
(“i-Schools”), the first Canadian <strong>Faculty</strong> to be so honoured.<br />
The i-Schools have banded together to build<br />
brand identity and foster collaboration. Their longterm<br />
goal is to have the word “i-school” fall as trippingly<br />
<strong>of</strong>f the tongue as “law school” or “b-school.”<br />
An inaugural conference for the i-Schools community<br />
was held Sept. 28-30, <strong>2005</strong>, at Pennsylvania<br />
State <strong>University</strong>. The conference was intended as a<br />
celebration <strong>of</strong> the field and an opportunity to share<br />
best practices in research and education. After<br />
accepting the invitation to join the consortium, on<br />
behalf <strong>of</strong> the FIS community, I was pleased to represent<br />
U<strong>of</strong>T at this inaugural event, immediately followed<br />
by a productive day <strong>of</strong> meetings with the<br />
other i-Schools. 1<br />
What is significant about the i-school movement,<br />
I believe, is its reflection <strong>of</strong> the depth <strong>of</strong> change to<br />
social practices that digital information and communication<br />
technologies are making. As emphasized<br />
in our Academic Plan, FIS is not focused on<br />
technology per se. Rather, our aim is to “lift our<br />
sights” to conduct research, <strong>of</strong>fer education, and<br />
participate in the definition <strong>of</strong> future informationintensive<br />
practices. This vision is shared by the other<br />
i-schools; the group recognizes that relationships<br />
among people, information, and technology permeate<br />
all <strong>of</strong> society. The group’s charter “takes it as<br />
given that expertise in all forms <strong>of</strong> information is<br />
required for progress in science, business, education,<br />
and culture.” Our challenge is to articulate this<br />
vision in a form that is concise and compelling.<br />
There was considerable interest at the conference<br />
in our new Academic Plan. Three tenets received particular<br />
attention: (i) our commitment to maintain<br />
and strengthen our focus on libraries and archives,<br />
and to integrate those with an emphasis on museums,<br />
out <strong>of</strong> a recognition that the leadership and<br />
curation <strong>of</strong> information resources is fundamental to<br />
an educated society; (ii) our goal <strong>of</strong> establishing<br />
strong collaborative relationships with other academic<br />
units, out <strong>of</strong> a recognition that information<br />
expertise is a shared strength <strong>of</strong> university and society<br />
more generally; and (iii) our interest in playing a<br />
role as a “pilot project” for future informationintensive<br />
organizations. The phrase “informationintensive,”<br />
which we use in our plans, and the idea <strong>of</strong><br />
a serving as a pilot project, were both themes that<br />
were picked up in several quarters.<br />
But terminology is challenging. In part, I believe<br />
that retaining an explicit focus on libraries, archives<br />
and museums will help. Even if they are no longer<br />
mentioned in our name, these institutions remain a<br />
proud part <strong>of</strong> our tradition, and will be a vital part<br />
<strong>of</strong> our future. With respect to the practice <strong>of</strong> information<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionals more widely, I cited an editorial<br />
in the Annals <strong>of</strong> Internal Medicine espousing the category<br />
<strong>of</strong> “informationist.” As I said to the group, the<br />
term “informationist” initially struck me as awkward.<br />
For a week after hearing it I felt ill, followed by<br />
several weeks <strong>of</strong> mild indigestion. But the term has<br />
merits: it is a single word, not weakened by “practitioner”<br />
or “pr<strong>of</strong>essional,” and it lacks prior connotations.<br />
And the odd thing is that eventually my symptoms<br />
passed; I can now use it without batting an eyelash.<br />
Mull on it a bit; over time, like me, you may<br />
find that it goes down smoothly.<br />
1<br />
http://iconference.ist.psu.edu<br />
INFORMED<br />
No. 57, December <strong>2005</strong><br />
Publications Mail<br />
Registration No. 1780182<br />
ISSN 1198-9874<br />
Dean: Brian Cantwell Smith<br />
Editorial Board: Sara Figueiredo,<br />
Judy Donnelly, Judy Dunn<br />
Contributors: Krista Boa, John<br />
DeSantis, Judi McCallum, Brian<br />
Cantwell Smith, Mike Tissenbaum,<br />
Kimberly Wachta, Debbie Walker.<br />
Designer: Samantha Edwards<br />
Cover photo: Anton Marcu<br />
Photography<br />
Letters, comments, and address<br />
updates should be sent to:<br />
The Editor, INFORMED<br />
The <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Information</strong> Studies<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
Claude T. Bissell Building<br />
140 St. George Street<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>, ON M5S 3G6<br />
Telephone: 416-978-3034<br />
Fax: 416-978-5762<br />
Email: alumni@fis.utoronto.ca<br />
Website: www.fis.utoronto.ca<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Information</strong> Studies<br />
KEEP IN TOUCH<br />
The best part <strong>of</strong> a school newsletter is keeping up with news from old<br />
classmates. If you’ve got a new job, retired from the one old, written<br />
a book, won an award or done any number <strong>of</strong> other interesting things,<br />
we’d love to hear from you. Please be sure to include the following<br />
information when you contact us: name, graduation year, address,<br />
and, <strong>of</strong> course, your great news.<br />
Stay up to date on faculty news and events by adding your name to the FIS Alumni e-mailing list!<br />
2 DECEMBER <strong>2005</strong>
greetings | informed<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Information</strong> Studies Alumni Association (FISAA):<br />
President’s Message<br />
I<br />
’ D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU all to the <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
year at FISAA. We started the year <strong>of</strong>f with a bang<br />
at the FIS Student Orientation welcome week<br />
Reception where I enjoyed speaking with many students<br />
and alumni.<br />
FISAA has an exciting year planned. We are looking<br />
forward to enhancing alumni communications,<br />
as this new version <strong>of</strong> INFORMED demonstrates.<br />
Efforts are also being made to improve the alumni<br />
website, and to archive FISAA materials. Watch for<br />
the call to submit any FISAA documents or items<br />
you may have.<br />
Also, please watch for announcements about<br />
events at the <strong>Faculty</strong>. These include special lectures,<br />
the Alumni Teas that take place each semester, and<br />
FIS Spring Reunion, which is tentatively booked for<br />
June. These gatherings provide the opportunity to<br />
stay informed about FIS and allow you to keep in<br />
touch with the <strong>Faculty</strong> and your fellow alumni. I<br />
also look forward to FIS Alumni reception at the<br />
OLA Super Conference on Feb. 3, 2006, at Joe<br />
Badali’s Restaurant in <strong>Toronto</strong>.<br />
We encourage you to e-mail the alumni <strong>of</strong>fice and<br />
make sure you are on the <strong>Faculty</strong> e-mail list, so you<br />
hear about these events first! Contact us at: alumni@fis.utoronto.ca.<br />
If anyone has any ideas for other FISAA projects<br />
or would like to become a member <strong>of</strong> the executive,<br />
please send me an email at kwachta@osler.com. I<br />
look forward to hearing from you.<br />
Have a great year and I’ll see you out and about at<br />
the exciting FISAA gatherings we have lined up!<br />
Editor’s Message<br />
FIS: Out <strong>of</strong> the Classroom and In Living Colour<br />
ONE AFTERNOON IN THE FIS INFORUM, as we<br />
waited for the INFORMED cover shoot to<br />
begin, I took a few minutes to talk to our “cover guy,”<br />
new student Mike Tissenbaum. As we exchanged<br />
pleasantries about his recently-sprained ankle, the<br />
weather and the crush <strong>of</strong> October schoolwork, we<br />
touched upon a couple <strong>of</strong> interesting experiences<br />
Mike has had thus far at the <strong>Faculty</strong>. One particularly<br />
intriguing story was his recent afternoon with<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Dereck de Kerchove and his colleagues.<br />
Mike was invited to join a conversation at the<br />
McLuhan Coach House, where he sat, mesmerized by<br />
the passionate, intellectual discussion that was taking<br />
place. After he finished describing the encounter,<br />
Mike paused for a moment and then remarked, “I<br />
like FIS because <strong>of</strong> all the opportunities it provides<br />
outside <strong>of</strong> the actual course work.” I was really struck<br />
by his comment; to me it reflects what is special<br />
about the FIS community, not to mention this<br />
December issue <strong>of</strong> INFORMED.<br />
While lectures, seminars and exams are vital parts<br />
<strong>of</strong> any graduate educational experience, Mike has<br />
discovered what many <strong>of</strong> us are already understand<br />
about the dynamic learning environment at FIS.<br />
We celebrate that spirit with a newly-designed<br />
INFORMED. In this issue, we have shared stories <strong>of</strong><br />
library development in Markham, new faculty hires,<br />
and the latest student and alumni updates. FIS does<br />
not end at the doors <strong>of</strong> the classrooms at 140 St.<br />
George Street; rather, we are moving ahead, inspired<br />
by Dean Cantwell Smith’s vision <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Faculty</strong> and<br />
the ongoing enthusiasm <strong>of</strong> academic and administrative<br />
staff. Speakers’ series and Dean’s Teas generate<br />
new discussion and reflection at the <strong>Faculty</strong>, and<br />
alumni from all walks <strong>of</strong> life are returning to talk to<br />
students and share tips from their dynamic and<br />
diverse careers. This collaboration reflects the very<br />
spirit <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Faculty</strong>, and our pr<strong>of</strong>essions.<br />
INFORMED has traditionally been an alumni<br />
publication, though I like to think <strong>of</strong> it as relevant<br />
for the entire FIS community. The Editorial Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> this issue has made an effort to create a forum<br />
for students, faculty, staff and alumni to share<br />
their news and celebrate their achievements. It is<br />
my hope that, as time goes on, INFORMED will<br />
outgrow these twelve pages, and include stories,<br />
announcements and updates from all over the<br />
world. We encourage you, our readers, to send in<br />
your photographs and pitch story ideas to us.<br />
What would you like to hear about FIS is a vital,<br />
growing <strong>Faculty</strong> at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toronto</strong>, and,<br />
as Mike asserted, it provides a unique and rich<br />
opportunity for learning in the fields <strong>of</strong> library and<br />
information studies.<br />
Kim Wachta MISt ’97<br />
President, FISAA<br />
Sara Figueiredo<br />
Editor<br />
www.fis.utoronto.ca 3
informed | student update<br />
The DSA Celebrates<br />
Student Achievement<br />
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR is<br />
now in full swing. The<br />
Doctoral Students Association<br />
(DSA) began the year by hosting a<br />
potluck lunch to welcome new students.<br />
We are delighted to welcome<br />
eight new colleagues this year:<br />
Sambhavi Chandrashekar, Keren<br />
Dali, Max Evans, Melissa Fritz,<br />
Candice Magowan, Amy Marshall,<br />
Rhonda McEwan, and Scott<br />
McLaren. Following the lunch, we<br />
conducted our fall term DSA<br />
meeting and elected a new executive.<br />
Thanks go to our former executive<br />
members for all their work:<br />
Jean Dryden (president), Luanne<br />
Freund (vice-president), Herman<br />
van den Berg (treasurer), and Greta<br />
Golick (secretary).<br />
I am pleased to announce this<br />
year’s executive: Krista Boa (president),<br />
Jennifer Trant (vice-president),<br />
Lisa Daulby (treasurer), and<br />
Melissa Fritz (secretary). I would<br />
also like to extend a big thank you<br />
all those who represent the DSA<br />
on the many internal committees<br />
at FIS. Finally, congratulations<br />
are in order for those colleagues<br />
who have successfully defended<br />
their dissertations and graduated<br />
in the last year:<br />
• Anabel Quan Haase –<br />
<strong>Information</strong> Brokers and<br />
Technology Use: A Case<br />
Study <strong>of</strong> a High-Tech<br />
Company (November 2004)<br />
• Dana Senuse – A<br />
Comparison <strong>of</strong> Manual<br />
Indexing and Automatic<br />
Indexing in the Humanities<br />
(November 2004)<br />
• Leslie McGrath – Service to<br />
Children in the <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
Public Library: A Case Study,<br />
1912-1949 (Book History and<br />
Print Culture collaborative<br />
program, June <strong>2005</strong>)<br />
• Asim Qayyum – Analysing<br />
and Making Sense <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Markings Placed on<br />
Electronic Documents<br />
During Private and Shared<br />
Readings (November <strong>2005</strong>)<br />
We wish you all the best in<br />
your future endeavours!<br />
FISSC Works to Improve<br />
the Student Experience<br />
FIS STUDENT COUNCIL (FISSC) spent the end <strong>of</strong> the summer<br />
preparing for a successful Orientation Week. <strong>Faculty</strong> enrolment<br />
is growing, and we have ever larger and more diverse crowds. The student<br />
council made a huge effort to<br />
make their first week at FIS a positive<br />
one and to give new students<br />
the right start. I am proud to say<br />
that the task was accomplished<br />
with flying colours and we got<br />
great feedback from students.<br />
The other important endeavour<br />
was to organize student council<br />
elections. All FISSC members promoted<br />
the Council and its values<br />
and encouraged potential candidates.<br />
As a result, our membership<br />
increased from eight to 22. I am<br />
proud to announce that we also<br />
have a much larger representation<br />
Stanislav Orlov<br />
President, FISSC<br />
from the Archives and IS streams, compared to the last year. This<br />
allows FISSC to better understand the needs and concerns <strong>of</strong> these<br />
groups and we are doing our best to take care <strong>of</strong> them.<br />
Finally, we spoke to many part-time students and realized that<br />
they are interested in being a part <strong>of</strong> the FIS community, but don’t<br />
see an opportunity to fit FISSC’s many programs into their busy<br />
schedules. We decided to study the problem and to devise new ways<br />
to facilitate contacts between members <strong>of</strong> this large ( 1 / 3 <strong>of</strong> the student<br />
body) group and to include them in our activities.<br />
This year, FISSC is a vibrant, enthusiastic organization and we are<br />
going to co-operate with all stakeholders to make studying at FIS a<br />
great experience.<br />
Recruiting at Home<br />
On October 5 and 6, FIS hosted booths at the<br />
Graduate and Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Schools Fairs at<br />
U<strong>of</strong> T Mississauga and St. George campuses.<br />
The fairs were excellent opportunities to raise<br />
the pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Faculty</strong> and attract the<br />
attention <strong>of</strong> the highest-caliber students.<br />
FIS students Nidhi Sachdev and Farah-Kai Ledford answer<br />
questions at the Career Centre on St. George campus.<br />
4 DECEMBER <strong>2005</strong>
focus on a student | informed<br />
ANTON MARCU PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Mike Tissenbaum<br />
Why FIS<br />
I chose FIS because it was highly recommended by<br />
one <strong>of</strong> my pr<strong>of</strong>essors during my undergrad at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Western Ontario, and because U <strong>of</strong> T,<br />
and especially FIS, is one <strong>of</strong> the most dynamic schools<br />
in terms <strong>of</strong> fostering interdisciplinary studies.<br />
What was your undergraduate degree in<br />
Administrative and Commercial Studies, specializing<br />
in Finance.<br />
What are you studying at FIS<br />
I’m in the Library and <strong>Information</strong> Studies program.<br />
What do you think <strong>of</strong> the changes in the field <strong>of</strong><br />
librarianship/information management in the last<br />
few years Where do you see this field going<br />
I think as the world’s information becomes increasing<br />
digitized, information management will become<br />
more and more crucial. We see companies spending<br />
more and more on acquiring, retaining and utilizing<br />
information capital, and this is making for some<br />
turbulent but exciting times in the field <strong>of</strong> information<br />
management. I feel that librarians and other<br />
information managers will play an increasingly vital<br />
role in this information age.<br />
As a student, how have you stayed involved at the<br />
faculty<br />
As vice-president <strong>of</strong> the student council, I’m very<br />
closely involved with the student body and I get a<br />
chance to be more intimately connected with the<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> itself. This position has allowed me to sit in<br />
on academic council meetings and to further understand<br />
both the internal and external forces that are<br />
shaping our <strong>Faculty</strong>. With new staff hirings on the<br />
horizon I feel it’s necessary to be closely involved as<br />
a responsible member <strong>of</strong> the program.<br />
I’ve also tried to attend many events that FIS has<br />
hosted, including the Dean’s Teas and the McLuhan<br />
speaker series over the summer. These events not<br />
only bring the <strong>Faculty</strong> closer together, but also give<br />
me a chance to really see what’s going on in my field.<br />
Is this your first time on a student council What<br />
made you decide to run for <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
This is my first time on a student council, but I have<br />
held similar positions in the past. During my undergraduate<br />
degree I was part <strong>of</strong> the executive <strong>of</strong> UWO’s<br />
Shinerama fundraising team, where I worked very<br />
closely with both students and faculty to promote<br />
awareness and raise money for Cystic Fibrosis<br />
research. I also spent two years as on Western’s orientation<br />
team helping students get accustomed to<br />
first year life at university. Both <strong>of</strong> these positions<br />
were fun and rewarding experiences.<br />
I decided that with all the changes taking place at<br />
FIS that it was important to get involved to ensure<br />
that the <strong>Faculty</strong> will be the best it can both for<br />
myself and other current students, but more importantly<br />
for future students in our program.<br />
What FIS events are you are looking forward to over<br />
the next year<br />
I’m looking forward to several speakers’ series that<br />
are coming up over the next few months, and to the<br />
new teacher hirings that are going to be taking<br />
place. And I always look forward to the <strong>Faculty</strong><br />
nights at Rowers’ Pub, because it gives me a chance<br />
to see all my classmates away from the hectic world<br />
<strong>of</strong> books and bibliographies.<br />
What are you hoping to pursue when you graduate<br />
I’m looking to pursue either my PhD to continue<br />
my studies in information in society, or to move on<br />
to a Law degree with a focus on freedom <strong>of</strong> information<br />
and information property rights.<br />
As this is a newsletter that goes out to FIS alumni,<br />
is there anything you’d like to say to them<br />
Absolutely! I encourage all <strong>of</strong> you to continue to<br />
support the program by staying involved and active.<br />
The program is going through a lot <strong>of</strong> changes right<br />
now and we all have a responsibility to take ownership<br />
<strong>of</strong> that change, to ensure that the FIS tradition<br />
at U <strong>of</strong> T stays strong. Come to one <strong>of</strong> the speakers’<br />
series, or join us for a Dean’s Tea and get reacquainted<br />
with the staff and students. Lend your valuable<br />
experience in your fields to us new and hopefuls!<br />
“<br />
The<br />
NAME: MIKE TISSENBAUM<br />
HOMETOWN: TORONTO<br />
program is<br />
going through<br />
a lot <strong>of</strong> changes<br />
right now and<br />
we all have a<br />
responsibility to<br />
take ownership<br />
<strong>of</strong> that change... ”<br />
www.fis.utoronto.ca 5
informed | faculty & staff update<br />
On the Job ...<br />
Judy Dunn, Assistant Dean, Academic and Program<br />
Judy Dunn<br />
Assistant Dean, Academic<br />
and Program<br />
APPOINTMENTS<br />
The <strong>Faculty</strong> is fortunate to have<br />
had a number <strong>of</strong> new staff join us in<br />
recent months. As announced in the<br />
last issue <strong>of</strong> FIS Informed, Judy Dunn<br />
was appointed to the newly-created<br />
position <strong>of</strong> Assistant Dean, Academic<br />
and Program, in June <strong>of</strong> this year<br />
(pr<strong>of</strong>iled above). In the main <strong>of</strong>fice,<br />
Adriana Rossini (MLS ’90) joined FIS<br />
as In-Program Placement Officer and<br />
Registrar while Bisa Saleh was<br />
named Secretary to the Dean. We<br />
also welcome Sherri Vokey, who has<br />
taken on the responsibilities <strong>of</strong><br />
Web Services Librarian at FIS.<br />
We have also been pleased to hire<br />
two assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essors, Siobhan<br />
Stevenson and Nadine Wathen.<br />
Nadine’s appointment begins next<br />
year but she is currently at FIS one<br />
day per week.<br />
In addition to these new faces,<br />
several long-time FIS staff members<br />
have recently taken on new positions.<br />
Kathy Shyjak has been appointed<br />
Grants Officer and Conference<br />
Coordinator. Kathy’s <strong>of</strong>fice is now<br />
located on the 6th floor <strong>of</strong> the FIS<br />
building. At the front desk in the<br />
main <strong>of</strong>fice, students, staff and<br />
visitors are greeted by Jennifer<br />
Rennette, who is now Receptionist<br />
and <strong>Faculty</strong> Secretary. Joining her<br />
in the reception area is Alfredo<br />
Gonzalez, the <strong>Faculty</strong>’s new<br />
Operations Assistant.<br />
You are the first person appointed to this new position<br />
at FIS. What are your responsibilities<br />
I oversee student services, which include recruitment,<br />
admissions, registration, financial aid,<br />
awards, and placements. I’m also responsible for<br />
continuing education, communications and public<br />
relations. An important aspect <strong>of</strong> the PR work is collaboration<br />
with the FIS Development Officer to promote<br />
alumni relations and produce this newsletter.<br />
What do you see as the most challenging aspect <strong>of</strong><br />
your job<br />
The bureaucracy at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toronto</strong> is<br />
quite daunting. After 15 years as graduate coordinator<br />
at the School <strong>of</strong> Library and <strong>Information</strong> Studies<br />
at Dalhousie <strong>University</strong>, I knew how to bend the<br />
rules when necessary and who to contact to get<br />
things done. I’m still figuring that out at U <strong>of</strong> T.<br />
How will this new position benefit FIS students and<br />
alumni<br />
Loyal, supportive alumni are created from satisfied<br />
students and I think it is important to provide a<br />
positive and personal experience from the time<br />
prospective students first contact the <strong>Faculty</strong> for<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Patricia Fleming<br />
(BLS ’64, MLS ’70) is looking<br />
a bit more relaxed these<br />
days, not only in anticipation <strong>of</strong> her upcoming retirement<br />
in June, but also because as principal investigator<br />
and project director <strong>of</strong> a History <strong>of</strong> the Book in<br />
Canada/Histoire du livre et de l’imprimé au Canada<br />
(HBiC/HLIC), she and the editorial team recently<br />
delivered the English manuscript <strong>of</strong> the third and<br />
final volume <strong>of</strong> HBiC/HLIC to their publishers. Their<br />
five-year project was awarded 2.3 million dollars by<br />
the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council<br />
<strong>of</strong> Canada in 2000. With its head <strong>of</strong>fice at FIS and<br />
sites in six other cities coast-to-coast, the team has<br />
produced a bilingual history <strong>of</strong> Canadian print culture,<br />
and has compiled five book history databases.<br />
“FIS provided a generous welcome, <strong>of</strong>fering<br />
administrative support, <strong>of</strong>fice space, and a splendid<br />
information about our programs. Promoting communication<br />
between the pr<strong>of</strong>essional community<br />
and the <strong>Faculty</strong>, actively involving the alumni and<br />
other pr<strong>of</strong>essionals in recruitment, curriculum discussions<br />
and job placement should benefit our students<br />
and our programs.<br />
On a personal note ...<br />
What was the biggest change you noticed when you<br />
moved back to <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
It's bigger, busier and taller. The Yorkville c<strong>of</strong>fee<br />
houses <strong>of</strong> the late 60s have been replaced by chi-chi<br />
stores and multi-million dollar condos, and Rochdale,<br />
the former hippie haven, is a senior’s residence.<br />
However, it’s still the energetic, optimistic and exciting<br />
place that I remember.<br />
What is the best thing about living here<br />
There are so many things, I don’t know where to<br />
start. Theatre, music, ballet, art galleries. Whole<br />
Foods. Not owning a car. Doing a job that is as fantastic<br />
as my last one.<br />
What do you miss about Halifax<br />
My friends and my hairdresser!<br />
History <strong>of</strong> the Book in Canada<br />
Project Thrives at FIS<br />
launch party in the Inforum for Volume 1,” says Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />
Fleming. “More than a dozen FIS students have joined<br />
the project as research assistants, and fifteen FIS<br />
alumni have written on topics as diverse as print for<br />
young readers, books in Native languages, Arctic<br />
shipboard printing, censorship, book illustration and<br />
design, libraries and librarianship, and bookselling in<br />
Newfoundland.” She adds: ‘HBiC/HLIC project manager,<br />
Judy Donnelly (MLS ’87), is also an author, as<br />
are current FIS doctoral students Andrea Rotundo<br />
(MISt ’99) and Greta Golick (MISt ’00), Leslie<br />
McGrath, who defended her PhD thesis at FIS this<br />
year, and three faculty members. And former dean<br />
Francess Halpenny has provided both wise advice<br />
and a lively text on scholarly publishing.”<br />
“It has been a challenging five years, but we’re<br />
delighted to see Canadian book history on the international<br />
map.”<br />
6 DECEMBER <strong>2005</strong>
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FIS Opens its Doors to Spring Reunion <strong>2005</strong><br />
Edward White<br />
Ken Setterington<br />
ON THURSDAY, JUNE 9, the FIS Alumni<br />
Association (FISAA) hosted a lovely evening<br />
by welcoming back honoured alumni<br />
with an open house at the <strong>Faculty</strong>. The<br />
event, which attracted nearly 100 alumni<br />
and friends, featured tours <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Inforum and the new Usability and<br />
Interaction Lab in Room 307. Jazz<br />
pianist James Reynolds provided live<br />
entertainment for the crowd.<br />
In keeping with tradition, the alumni<br />
association was also proud to present<br />
the annual Alumni and Student Jubilee<br />
Awards at the Spring reunion. The<br />
Student Jubilee Award was given to <strong>2005</strong><br />
graduate and Student Council pastpresident<br />
Edward White, who was recognized<br />
for his efforts on behalf <strong>of</strong> his<br />
fellow classmates. Among his many<br />
accomplishments, Edward lobbied the<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> and Dean to add a practicum<br />
course to the curriculum, and worked<br />
tirelessly to maintain a dialogue between<br />
students and administration.<br />
The Alumni Jubilee award honours career achievement<br />
and an extraordinary commitment to the field <strong>of</strong><br />
information practice or librarianship. FISAA was<br />
thrilled to name Ken Setterington (MLS<br />
’82) as this year’s Award winner. As<br />
Children and Youth Advocate at the<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> Public Library, Ken has made an<br />
outstanding contribution to librarianship.<br />
In his role at TPL, he has created programs<br />
such as the popular TD Summer Reading<br />
Club, and has made a special effort to promote<br />
Canadian books and reading. Ken<br />
was also cited for his “mentoring spirit”:<br />
his colleagues have been guided and<br />
inspired by his passion for his field.<br />
Both Ken and Edward graciously<br />
accepted their awards from FISAA pastpresident<br />
Roula Panopoulos (MISt ’99).<br />
The <strong>Faculty</strong> was privileged to present the<br />
Jubilee Awards to such deserving alumni.<br />
Spring Reunion was a rousing success,<br />
and we hope you will join us for<br />
Reunion 2006. We are tentatively looking<br />
at hosting an event in early June<br />
and invite you to watch for information on upcoming<br />
festivities at FIS.<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> the FIS Community Enjoy a “Voyage” in Norway Last August<br />
From August 14 to 18, library and information pr<strong>of</strong>essionals gathered<br />
in Oslo, Norway for the International Federation <strong>of</strong> Library Associations<br />
and Institutions (IFLA)’s 71st Annual World Library and <strong>Information</strong><br />
Congress, titled “Libraries – a Voyage <strong>of</strong> Discovery.”<br />
FIS alumnus John DeSantis (MLS ’91) shared some photographs <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Congress with INFORMED.<br />
Kirsti Nilsen (PhD ’97)<br />
with her husband.<br />
John DeSantis (left) and Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lynne Howarth (MLS ’78, PhD ’90; on the far right) with fellow<br />
Canadians at a reception given for Canadian librarians at the Canadian Embassy in Oslo.<br />
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informed | alumni update<br />
JOHN MISKA (BLS ’62) was inducted in 2004 into the Hungarian Academy <strong>of</strong> Sciences in<br />
Budapest in recognition <strong>of</strong> his accomplishments as a scholar and bibliographer in the field <strong>of</strong><br />
Hungarian studies in Canada. In addition to books <strong>of</strong> essays, stories and anthologies, John<br />
has published some 20 book-length bibliographies, including Canadian Studies on<br />
Hungarians 1886-1986, (Regina, 1987) and its 3 major supplements (Ottawa, 1992;<br />
Budapest, 1995; <strong>Toronto</strong>-Budapest, 1998), the latter available on the Internet via the<br />
National Library <strong>of</strong> Hungary website. John is also the author <strong>of</strong> Literature <strong>of</strong> Hungarian-<br />
Canadians, (<strong>Toronto</strong>, 1991), a collection <strong>of</strong> essays, an extensive bibliography, and biographies<br />
that introduce the work <strong>of</strong> more than 90 authors who have published books <strong>of</strong> poetry<br />
and fiction in Canada. He has also compiled Ethnic and Native Canadian Literature – A<br />
Bibliography (<strong>Toronto</strong>, 1990), with some 5,500 citations <strong>of</strong> primary and secondary material by<br />
65 nationalities in 75 languages.<br />
STEPHANIE WALKER (MLS ’95, former director and treasurer with FISAA) has left her position<br />
as <strong>University</strong> Librarian at Mount Saint Vincent <strong>University</strong> in Halifax, to commence a new post<br />
as Manager, Collection Services, for Harvard Medical School’s Countway Library <strong>of</strong> Medicine<br />
in Boston. Friends and colleagues can contact her by email at stephanie_walker2@<br />
hms.harvard.edu.<br />
JANICE (LEBLANC) HATT (MLS ’76) retired in November 2004 after 28 years with the<br />
Government <strong>of</strong> Canada. Janice began her career as Assistant Librarian, Canadian Forces Staff<br />
College in <strong>Toronto</strong> in 1976, moved to Ottawa in 1980, and to Burlington in 2001. During that<br />
time she held a variety <strong>of</strong> positions, including Departmental Librarian and Records Manager,<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> National Defence; Senior Advisor in <strong>Information</strong> Management, Treasury Board<br />
Secretariat; Director, <strong>Information</strong> Management, Justice Canada; and Regional Director,<br />
Informatics, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. She is looking forward to travelling and spending<br />
more time with her grandchildren.<br />
BERT RIGGS (MISt ’02) was named head <strong>of</strong> the new Archives and Manuscripts division <strong>of</strong><br />
the Queen Elizabeth II Library at Memorial <strong>University</strong>, St. John’s, Newfoundland, effective<br />
June 1, <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
ALEX FAYLE (MISt ’96) has taken an alternate career route with his degree, starting a residential<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional organizing business, FayleSafe Solutions, in 2003. Alex is currently president<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Organizers in Canada, a national association that has grown from sixteen<br />
to over 400 members since 1999. Through his organizing business, Alex has appeared on<br />
CTV’s Canada AM, CITY TV’s Breakfast Television, and Global TV’s Moneywise. Alex is also pursuing<br />
a certificate in chronic disorganization from the National Study Group on Chronic<br />
Disorganization (www.nsgcd.org).<br />
LARYSSA TYSON (MISt, ’00) is currently working at Havergal College as Online Communications<br />
Manager in the Office <strong>of</strong> Advancement. She.was married to Mark Lebar in June 2004.<br />
MARY OLIVER (BLS ’70) retired in June 1999 after 24 years as a teacher-librarian in three <strong>of</strong> the<br />
former East York elementary schools. She and her husband purchased a five-acre rural property<br />
near Orillia, Ont., where they are busy with renovations. They spend winters in Gulfport,<br />
Fla., and Mary volunteers both in her township library and in Gulfport to help keep up to date<br />
in library news and advancements. She extends best wishes to her classmates <strong>of</strong> 1970.<br />
LAURA SOTO-BARRA (MLS ’91) has been appointed senior librarian at National Public Radio<br />
in Washington, DC. Laura has been head librarian at the Syracuse Post-Standard newspaper for<br />
the last five years, and moved to the U.S. in 1997 to work at The Florida Times-Union in<br />
Jacksonville. Prior to that she held positions at Micromedia and the <strong>Toronto</strong> Reference Library.<br />
As a French pr<strong>of</strong>essor at Scarborough Campus, PETER MOES (BLS ’54) went “out <strong>of</strong> the loop”<br />
and into retirement just before a knowledge <strong>of</strong> computers became unavoidable and mandatory.<br />
He reports: “Upon retirement, fearing that I was fast sinking in the backwaters <strong>of</strong><br />
Ontario like a good dinosaur, I obtained (at great expense) a PC. ... Perhaps, one day, I will<br />
know how to play a game <strong>of</strong> chess with His Lordship, but for now I am glad to send and receive<br />
e-mails at pierrequiroule@sympatico.ca.”<br />
ILO-KATRYN MAIMETS (MISt ’02) Librarian at York <strong>University</strong>’s Steacie Science and<br />
Engineering Library, was awarded the 2004 Academic Librarianship Award by the Ontario<br />
Confederation <strong>of</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> Associations, in recognition <strong>of</strong> her role as a subject specialist<br />
in nursing and kinesiology.<br />
A number <strong>of</strong> alumni and former faculty have contributed to a book on succession planning.<br />
The book, entitled Staff Planning in a Time <strong>of</strong> Demographic Change, was edited by alumni<br />
VICKI WHITMELL (MLS ’84). Alumni contributors include STEPHEN ABRAM (MLS ’80), DONNA<br />
CHAN (MISt ’97, PhD ’02) and CINDY BEGGS (MLS ’91). Former faculty member Joanne Gard<br />
Marshall wrote a chapter, as did the late Pr<strong>of</strong>. Ethel Auster. The book was published in the<br />
Spring by Scarecrow Press.<br />
Cynthea Penman (MLS ’79) and Karen Wierucki (MLS ’80) celebrate<br />
their Arbor Awards with FIS representatives (left to right): Assistant<br />
Dean Judy Dunn, Development Associate Sara Figueiredo, Dean Brian<br />
Cantwell Smith, and Vice Dean Joan Cherry.<br />
FIS Honours Leading Volunteers<br />
THE ARBOR AWARDS CEREMONY was held September<br />
12, <strong>2005</strong> at U<strong>of</strong>T President David Naylor’s home. The<br />
awards, established in 1989, recognize outstanding volunteers<br />
for their service over a number <strong>of</strong> years to the university and its<br />
constituencies. FIS was proud to honour three volunteers at<br />
this year’s ceremony: Karen Wierucki, Cynthea Penman, and<br />
Roula Panopoulos (who was unable to attend that evening).<br />
The awards were presented by Provost Vivek Goel, and Dean<br />
Brian Cantwell Smith, Vice-Dean Joan Cherry, Assistant Dean<br />
Judy Dunn, and Development Associate Sara Figueiredo were<br />
at the event to celebrate the achievements <strong>of</strong> our volunteers.<br />
Roula Panopoulos (MISt ’99) has been involved with the<br />
alumni association as a director, vice-president, and president.<br />
FIS is currently going through an exciting period <strong>of</strong> growth<br />
and change, and Roula has given the alumni a voice by putting<br />
in extra time at FIS and meeting with the Dean and other senior<br />
members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Faculty</strong> during the past year. She continues<br />
to be involved as past-president <strong>of</strong> the alumni association, and<br />
as the FIS representative on the U<strong>of</strong>T College <strong>of</strong> Electors.<br />
Cynthea Penman (MLS ’79) became involved with the<br />
alumni association as a director in 1999. Since then, she has<br />
become increasingly active in alumni activities, serving as secretary<br />
<strong>of</strong> the association for the past 5 years, and playing a significant<br />
role in alumni events. Cynthea’s participation in the<br />
FIS community has extended beyond the alumni to students;<br />
she has coordinated alumni participation in a student<br />
practicum course, and provided students with job-hunting<br />
tips and guidance. Her unassuming manner belies a strong<br />
dedication to the <strong>Faculty</strong>; over the years, she has become an<br />
invaluable part <strong>of</strong> the FIS community.<br />
Karen Wierucki (MLS ’80) has remained involved with<br />
FIS for over 10 years. After graduating, she played several<br />
roles on the executive board <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Faculty</strong> alumni association,<br />
serving as a director, vice-president and president, and<br />
recently committing to another year as vice-president. Karen<br />
has been instrumental in book sales, spring reunion planning,<br />
the 1994 Dean’s hiring committee, and is currently<br />
serving a second consecutive term as an alumni representative<br />
on the <strong>Faculty</strong> Council.<br />
The <strong>Faculty</strong> is thrilled to have the involvement <strong>of</strong> such positive<br />
and dedicated individuals, and was honoured to recognize<br />
Roula, Cynthea and Karen’s outstanding commitments to the<br />
FIS community.<br />
8 DECEMBER <strong>2005</strong>
“A ‘Wow!’ Library”: FIS Grads Plan<br />
Markham’s Library for the 21st Century<br />
I<br />
N<br />
THE HEYDAY OF THE TECH BOOM and the first flush <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Internet in the 1990s, library schools, library literature and even<br />
libraries themselves wondered if the library as a physical space would<br />
survive. Would users stop coming to the library and choose instead to<br />
surf the Internet in the comfort <strong>of</strong> their own homes<br />
The Net has indeed become a huge source <strong>of</strong> information and a<br />
major communication tool for the public, but this has not stopped<br />
them from coming to the library and enjoying library space. Many <strong>of</strong><br />
the libraries built during the 1960s to 80s boom have undergone renovation,<br />
and in localities with growing populations, such as the Greater<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> Area, new buildings have opened to meet the demands <strong>of</strong> an<br />
eager public.<br />
A team <strong>of</strong> FIS grads in Markham, Ontario has been hard at work for<br />
several years on a library for the 21st century, and on Feb. 12, <strong>2005</strong>, the<br />
Angus Glen branch <strong>of</strong> Markham Public Libraries <strong>of</strong>ficially opened to<br />
the public. Catherine Biss, CEO (MLS ’75), Larry Pogue, Director,<br />
Public Service Quality (MLS ’85), Bob Henderson, Director, Strategic<br />
Planning and Service Support (MLS ’75), Debbie Walker, Manager <strong>of</strong><br />
Library Strategy (MLS ’95), Pat Reid, former Collection Development<br />
Coordinator (retired) (MLS ’77) and Sharon Philip, Manager <strong>of</strong><br />
Thornhill Community Library (MLS ’76) were all part <strong>of</strong> the initial<br />
planning team, and Judi McCallum (MLS ’95) is the Branch Manager.<br />
EMarkham’s experience has<br />
demonstrated that the public library<br />
has retained its significant role<br />
in the landscape <strong>of</strong> public space.<br />
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Planning for the Angus Glen Library was strongly influenced by the<br />
example <strong>of</strong> the successful “Library <strong>of</strong> the Future” concept, developed for the<br />
Richmond Public Library’s Ironwood branch by Richmond’s Deputy CEO,<br />
Cate McNeely, who worked as a planning consultant for Angus Glen. The<br />
fundamental principles <strong>of</strong> Angus Glen’s service models and design are:<br />
• Start with the customer — ask what are the customer’s needs and<br />
expectations Plan everything — from signage to opening hours —<br />
from the viewpoint <strong>of</strong> the customer.<br />
• Use self-service concepts and technology to free staff from repetitive<br />
material-handling tasks so that they have time to provide proactive,<br />
personalized customer service.<br />
• Learn from the success <strong>of</strong> the super-bookstores — use merchandising<br />
retail-type displays to market the collection to our customers and to<br />
provide retail-type comfort to encourage customers to stay, browse,<br />
learn and borrow.<br />
Designed by the <strong>Toronto</strong> architectural firm Shore Tilbe Irwin &<br />
Partners, Angus Glen Library occupies 30,000 square feet on two<br />
floors around a central atrium.<br />
As library customers enter the<br />
branch they are greeted by staff,<br />
have the opportunity to browse<br />
new and highlighted materials<br />
in attractive display units, and<br />
are met by roving information<br />
staff as they move into the<br />
stacks. Comfortable seating areas,<br />
numerous study rooms, fireplaces<br />
on two levels, a glassencased<br />
computer lab, wireless<br />
Internet access, a fibre-optic<br />
night sky in the Children’s area,<br />
self-check technology and a café are just a few <strong>of</strong> the<br />
features that entice users to view the library not only<br />
as a place to find information and materials, but<br />
also as a welcoming and comfortable destination.<br />
In spite <strong>of</strong> earlier prophecies regarding the redundancy<br />
<strong>of</strong> library buildings, Markham’s experience has<br />
demonstrated that the public library has retained its<br />
significant role in the landscape <strong>of</strong> public space.<br />
Angus Glen Library boasts overflow crowds on weekends<br />
and now accounts for almost a third <strong>of</strong> the system’s<br />
total circulation. As Catherine Biss comments,<br />
“Creating the Angus Glen Library has been an exciting<br />
experience, and has resulted in an amazing success<br />
story. It was designed for our customers, and<br />
they have welcomed it enthusiastically. Circulation<br />
and visits have exceeded all our projections. We asked<br />
for a WOW library, and we got it.”<br />
Judi McCallum<br />
Debbie Walker<br />
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informed | in memoriam<br />
FIS Says Good-bye to a Friend<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ethel Weiss Auster, AB, MLS, Ed.D., Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
at the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Information</strong> Studies, passed away unexpectedly in her<br />
sleep on July 1, <strong>2005</strong>. Born in Montreal on June 4, 1942, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Auster<br />
graduated from Outremont High School in 1959, attended McGill<br />
<strong>University</strong> 1959 – 1960, and after two years in Cambridge, England,<br />
resumed her undergraduate education at Boston <strong>University</strong>. She<br />
obtained a Master’s degree at Simmons College, also in Boston, and<br />
was the librarian at Brookline High School for two years. After the<br />
birth <strong>of</strong> her son David she returned to Canada, settling in <strong>Toronto</strong>. She<br />
resumed work as research librarian at the <strong>Toronto</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Education,<br />
then as librarian at OISE/<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toronto</strong>.<br />
It was at OISE that Pr<strong>of</strong>. Auster began her studies for her doctoral<br />
degree. While completing her research and dissertation, she was<br />
appointed Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Library Science at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Wisconsin, Madison. A year and a half later she returned to <strong>Toronto</strong> to<br />
join the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toronto</strong>, in what was then called the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Library Science.<br />
For 23 years Pr<strong>of</strong>. Auster was an esteemed and well-loved Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
at what became the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Information</strong> Studies. She served as Chair<br />
<strong>of</strong> Doctoral Studies for 15 years, guiding scores <strong>of</strong> students through<br />
the program — providing insight, research direction, and practical<br />
advice that made her a legend across the country. A brave, forthright,<br />
and committed colleague, she was a mainstay <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Faculty</strong> through a<br />
number <strong>of</strong> major changes and developments. She was also a frequent<br />
speaker at a variety <strong>of</strong> North American conferences, including those <strong>of</strong><br />
the Canadian Library Association and the American Society for<br />
<strong>Information</strong> Science and Technology.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Auster’s research dealt with libraries, management, and information<br />
use — covering such topics as the information-seeking behaviour<br />
<strong>of</strong> managers, the evaluation <strong>of</strong> online services, information dissemination,<br />
the retrenchment and downsizing <strong>of</strong> large academic libraries,<br />
and most recently the training and development needs <strong>of</strong> librarians.<br />
The recipient <strong>of</strong> many awards,<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Auster was granted the Miles<br />
Blackwell Award for Outstanding<br />
Academic Librarian in June <strong>2005</strong> by<br />
the Canadian Association <strong>of</strong><br />
College and <strong>University</strong> Libraries<br />
for her “outstanding national and<br />
international contribution to academic<br />
librarianship and library<br />
development.” As noted in the citation,<br />
she “demonstrated this<br />
achievement through her formidable<br />
research and publishing record,<br />
in which her projects support the<br />
investigation <strong>of</strong> issues relating to<br />
academic librarians and academic<br />
libraries.” The award also lauded<br />
her role as a spokesperson and<br />
leader who actively promoted academic<br />
libraries and librarianship in<br />
Canada, and the significant mentoring<br />
role she played in the careers <strong>of</strong><br />
academic librarians.<br />
During her career Pr<strong>of</strong>. Auster<br />
published three books, co-authored two others, and wrote numerous<br />
scholarly articles. A reviewer praised her latest book, Downsizing in<br />
Academic Libraries, co-authored with Shauna Taylor (<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> Press, 2004), as “ground-breaking” and “the most comprehensive<br />
survey <strong>of</strong> the impact <strong>of</strong> downsizing in Canada’s university libraries.”<br />
Another noted “the remarkable, even exemplary, clarity <strong>of</strong> thought<br />
behind the writing and structure.” In addition, noting a property that<br />
endeared her to generations <strong>of</strong> colleagues and students, the reviewer<br />
pointed out that “refreshingly, Auster and Taylor’s conclusion <strong>of</strong>fers<br />
suggestions for improvement, reminding readers that ‘economic downturns<br />
are part <strong>of</strong> the normal business cycle,’ and concluding that the<br />
results from this study can help in getting it right the next time.”<br />
In addition to her own research, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Auster served her community in<br />
many capacities: she was twice elected to the Governing Council <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toronto</strong>, and over the past two years spent countless hours<br />
reviewing doctoral student award applications for the Social Sciences and<br />
Humanities Research Council. She had unfailing energy for doctoral students,<br />
many <strong>of</strong> whom were inspired by her forthright intellectual honesty,<br />
her unstinting regard for others, and her exacting scholarly standards.<br />
With many <strong>of</strong> them she formed lasting friendships.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Auster is survived by her son, David L. Auster, his wife Janis H.<br />
Auster, <strong>of</strong> New York City, and David’s father Henry Auster, <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toronto</strong>.<br />
Condolences to the family can be sent to dean@fis.utoronto.ca or by<br />
post to the <strong>Faculty</strong>. FIS is also proud to announce a doctoral student<br />
award in Pr<strong>of</strong>. Auster’s name, and is currently accepting donations for<br />
this important project. Ethel Auster made a true impact at the <strong>Faculty</strong>,<br />
and she will be tremendously missed.<br />
<br />
THE FACULTY REMEMBERS THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED ON RECENTLY<br />
Barbara (Tubman) Beardsley (BLS ’62)<br />
– February 11, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Primrose Bredl (BLS ’53)<br />
Barbara Buchan (BLS ’68) – August 31, 2002<br />
Christine Mary Buchanan (MLS ’72) – July 3, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Dorothy Chambers (MLS ’72) – December, 2004<br />
Joan Clement (BLS ’70, MLS ’74) – January 23, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Elspeth Croll (BLS ’42)<br />
Sheila Eg<strong>of</strong>f (Dip. Lib. ’38) – May 22, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Edith Firth (BLS ’49) – July 23, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Maud Godfrey (BLS ’40)<br />
Iris Jones (BLS ’61) – March 10, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Ruth Kraulis (BLS ’51, MLS ’69) – May 11, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Jean Lavender (BLS ’40) – February 23, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Edith Lawford (Dip. Lib. ’35) – February 18, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Kathryn Lippert (BLS ’48) – January 28, 2004<br />
Elizabeth (Malcolm) MacRae (BLS ’38)<br />
– October 10, <strong>2005</strong><br />
John Maitland Marshall (BLS ’52) - October 26, <strong>2005</strong><br />
M. Sunshine McArthur (BLS ’37) – August 7, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Frederick Howard McIntosh (BLS ’70) – June, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Elizabeth Pearson (BLS ’51) – July 17, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Susan Shea (MLS ’96) – March 20, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Rita Shoniker (BLS ’46) – July 9, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Evelyn (Churcher) Smith<br />
(Dip. Lib. ’35, BLS ’39, MLS ’70) – April 7, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Hudson Standing (BLS ’57) - October 28, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Lucy Weiner (BLS ’42)<br />
Verniece Webber (BLS ’64) – October 9, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Eleanor Whitlock (BLS ’44) – January 27, <strong>2005</strong><br />
10 DECEMBER <strong>2005</strong>
Thank You to Our Donors: Alumni, Friends and Corporate Contributors<br />
The students, faculty and staff <strong>of</strong> the FIS<br />
community thank you for your generosity<br />
over the last year. This list reflects<br />
pledges made to FIS from September 1,<br />
2004 to August 31, <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
President’s Circle Member ($1000+)<br />
Sandra Alston MLS ’73<br />
Mavis O. M. Cariou BLS ’65, MLS ’67<br />
Anna S. Chan MLS ’83<br />
Chun Wei Choo PhD ’93<br />
Andrew H. Clement<br />
Twyla G. Gibson<br />
Derrick de Kerckhove<br />
Karen E. Melville<br />
June E. Munro Dip. Lib. ’43, BLS ’62, MLS ’72<br />
Hilary V. Nicholls BLS ’61<br />
Michael Jackson Paine<br />
Cynthea C. Penman MLS ’79<br />
Keith Schengili-Roberts<br />
Brian Cantwell Smith<br />
Dean’s Circle Member ($999-$500)<br />
Stephen Abram MLS ’80<br />
Joan M. Cherry<br />
Charles M. Cushing BLS ’59<br />
Wendy Duff<br />
Ian R. Dutton MLS ’79<br />
Diane Henderson BLS ’64, MLS ’67<br />
Sheila I. Lacroix MLS ’91<br />
R. Brian Land BLS ’53, MLS ’56<br />
Duncan McLaren BLS ’68<br />
Michael and Jane Millgate<br />
Nancy Williamson BLS ’50, MLS ’64<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> Patron ($499-$250)<br />
Lenora G. Aedy BLS ’57, MLS ’78<br />
Ethel W. Auster<br />
E. Stanley Beacock BLS ’47, MLS ’69<br />
Patricia L. Belier MLS ’80<br />
Richard Crouch PhD ’81<br />
Greta Petronella Golick MISt ’00<br />
Balfour Halevy<br />
Frances E. Hoag MLS ’82<br />
Ketchum Canada Inc.<br />
Kenneth F. Ladd MLS ’86<br />
Yvan Lamonde<br />
Clara G. Miller BLS ’44, MLS ’71<br />
Susan B. Potter MLS ’77<br />
M. Diane Rooke BLS ’69, MLS ’70<br />
Sheridan Park Association<br />
Harry H. Shore<br />
Miriam J. Simpson BLS ’70<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> Area Archivists Group (TAAG)<br />
D. Joan Winearls BLS ’60, MLS ’74<br />
Friend <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Faculty</strong> ($249-$100)<br />
John M. Arndt BLS ’66, MLS ’73<br />
Joyce M. Banks BLS ’68<br />
J. Merlyn Beeckmans BLS ’62, MLS ’77<br />
Irena L. Bell BLS ’69<br />
Judith A. Benninger MLS ’75<br />
Ruth L. Benton BLS ’51<br />
Ada Berti BLS ’65<br />
Marjorie G. Bethune MLS ’89<br />
Judith A. Bialkowski MLS ’79<br />
Margaret Boyd BLS ’56, MLS ’79<br />
Margaret A. Brennan MLS ’73<br />
Anne Brunner MLS ’79<br />
Bohdan Budurowycz BLS ’55<br />
Camrose Burdon BLS ’69<br />
Donna M. Burton MLS ’80<br />
Sheila A. Burvill MLS ’76<br />
Catherine M. Cain BLS ’68<br />
Barbara J. Cameron BLS ’55<br />
Sheila Carleton MLS ’93<br />
Ruby M. C. Chan BLS ’67<br />
Frances E. Clee BLS ’54<br />
Linda W. Corman MLS ’74<br />
Ruth W. Corner BLS ’50<br />
Betsy R. Cornwell BLS ’66<br />
Marion J. D’Amboise MLS ’81<br />
F. E. Davidson-Arnott BLS ’70, MLS ’74<br />
Judy Donnelly MLS ’87<br />
Suzanne Therese Dubeau MLS ’97<br />
Charles Grunby Dunham MISt ’05<br />
Mary G. Evans<br />
Barbara J. Finlay BLS ’68<br />
Juliet D. Flaczynski MLS ’93<br />
Gilles Gallichan<br />
Leonard Russell Geddie BLS ’68, MLS ’72<br />
M. Elizabeth Gibson MLS ’77<br />
Eleanor B. Gilbert BLS ’54, MLS ’77<br />
Edith E. Gvora BLS ’69<br />
David M. Hayne<br />
Robin Healey MLS ’86<br />
Peggy W. Ho MLS ’76<br />
T. H. Howard-Hill<br />
Jennie Huie MLS ’81<br />
Susan Ibbetson MLS ’87<br />
Barbara E. Irwin MLS ’73<br />
Margaret J. Johnson MLS ’83<br />
Malva Kannins BLS ’54, MLS ’65<br />
Ann E. Keller BLS ’54<br />
Wallace Kirsop<br />
Joan Lampel BLS ’49<br />
Enid R. Laulicht BLS ’66<br />
Elizabeth M. Learmouth BLS ’70<br />
Helen D. Lee BLS ’66<br />
Val K. Lem MLS ’87<br />
Lesley A. Lewis MISt ’99<br />
Thomas Kim Kwong Li MISt ’95<br />
Janice M. Long BLS ’70, MLS ’76<br />
Barbara E. Lounsbery BLS ’70<br />
Mary Low MLS ’84<br />
Linda D. Lowry MLS ’88<br />
Helen I. E. Lukacs BLS ’67<br />
Magdalen Lukacs BLS ’67<br />
Clare-Marie Lyons MLS ’74<br />
Alan MacDonald BLS ’64<br />
Christine S. F. MacDonald Biggar MLS ’76<br />
Rev. Doctor Allan MacDonald BLS ’51<br />
Marion Matthias BLS ’69<br />
Judith E. McAdam MLS ’96<br />
Joanne McCarthy MLS ’95<br />
Joan Fenella McCatty MLS ’94<br />
Isabel G. McDonald BLS ’47<br />
Katherine D. McKinnon BLS ’49<br />
Lori P. McLeod MLS ’84<br />
Peter F. McNally<br />
E. Cheryl McTait BLS ’69<br />
Janine L. Miller MLS ’82<br />
Victoria E. Milnes MLS ’74<br />
Noreen M. Mitchell MLS ’86<br />
Casian Moscovici MLS ’88<br />
Robert F. Nardini MLS ’80<br />
Desmond Neill<br />
Kirsti Elizabeth Nilsen PhD ’97<br />
Lisa A. O’Hara MLS ’92<br />
Susan D. Omnet MLS ’87<br />
Amy J. Paget MLS ’78<br />
Flora E. Patterson BLS ’57<br />
Cecilia L. Peterson BLS ’61<br />
Beatrice M. Pickett BLS ’48<br />
Lejune Pier MLS ’96<br />
Isabel F. Pitfield BLS ’68<br />
M. Lynn E. Poth BLS ’62<br />
Michelle A. Quealey MLS ’76<br />
Margaretta G. A. Rice BLS ’58<br />
Trina Karen Richard MLS ’94<br />
Lillian M. Rider<br />
John S. Russell BLS ’50<br />
Ann Schabas BLS ’64<br />
Irene Shlapak BLS ’70<br />
Cyrele Shoub MLS ’90<br />
Catherine Simpson MLS ’89<br />
Carlo P. Spadoni MLS ’80<br />
Randall D. Speller MLS ’98<br />
Margaret E. Stafford BLS ’50<br />
Ruth K. Stedman BLS ’42<br />
Patricia E. Stone MLS ’80<br />
S. Gail Strachan MLS ’91<br />
David H. Sumi MLS ’89<br />
Marcia Sweet BLS ’70<br />
Marion J. L. Tait<br />
Jane Taylor MLS ’74<br />
Perry Tom MLS ’96<br />
James Ian Marc Turner PhD ’94<br />
Scott Valentine MLS ’81<br />
Liana Van der Bellen<br />
Marianne Vespry BLS ’58<br />
Thomas B. Vincent<br />
Jean V. Wheeler MLS ’78<br />
Isobel E. and John Wilkinson BLS ’50, MLS ’54<br />
Dorothy L. Wilson BLS ’61<br />
Paula Wilson MLS ’92<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> Supporter (Up to $100)<br />
Rebecca Jane Abitbol MLS ’96<br />
Andrea Aitken MLS ’90<br />
Sandra E. Allan MLS ’90<br />
Nancy A. Alzo MLS ’83<br />
Rita Aquan-Yuen MLS ’77<br />
Gregg Arst<br />
Effie C. Astbury MLS ’86<br />
Glenys E. Babcock MLS ’79<br />
Barbara J. Balderston MLS ’84<br />
Bank <strong>of</strong> Montreal<br />
Barbara Elizabeth Bassett MLS ’85<br />
Susan H. Baumann BLS ’70<br />
Rhoda K. Baxter BLS ’47<br />
Jennifer M. Bayne MLS ’82<br />
Clare Beghtol MLS ’81, PhD ’91<br />
M. Ruth Bennett MLS ’75<br />
Joyce E. M. Billich BLS ’57<br />
Steven J. Billinton MISt ’97<br />
Grant F. Birks MLS ’76<br />
Marie Boehm BLS ’71, MLS ’74<br />
Margaret H. Boehnert BLS ’69<br />
Mary Bond MLS ’85<br />
Glenn J. Bonnetta MLS ’76<br />
Elske M. Bosma MLS ’79<br />
Ritvars Bregzis BLS ’54<br />
Andrea P. Brimmell MLS ’79<br />
Sharona Brookman MLS ’92<br />
James Kellond Broughton BLS ’69<br />
Judith C. Brown MLS ’86<br />
Elizabeth Ann Bruton MLS ’94<br />
Michal A. Calder MLS ’90<br />
Elva Wynette Cameron BLS ’66<br />
Karen Ann (Shirley) Carbox MLS ’90<br />
James Carley<br />
Jean E. Cawkwell BLS ’53<br />
Beverly A. Chataway MLS ’77<br />
Alison J. Colvin MLS ’83<br />
Carol Burnham Cook MLS ’94<br />
Owen A. Cooke BLS ’68<br />
Lynda G. Curnoe MLS ’90<br />
Judith A. Curry MLS ’81<br />
Linda J. E. Davis MLS ’72<br />
Wendy A. Davis MLS ’80<br />
Lisa I. Demczuk MLS ’97<br />
Sharon Ruth Dennis MLS ’92<br />
Patricia L. Desaulniers BLS ’69<br />
M. Y. Jean Deyo BLS ’49<br />
Janice S. Dietch BLS ’59<br />
Patricia Louise Domski MLS ’93<br />
Inta O. Douglas MLS ’73<br />
Sophia O. Duda BLS ’64<br />
Sylvia J. Duffus BLS ’69, MLS ’74<br />
Mary Joan Dunn MLS ’72<br />
H. Mavis Eastham BLS ’47<br />
Ann Shirley Eddie BLS ’65, MLS ’72<br />
Elizabeth Cheryl Ennals BLS ’69<br />
Joan M. Fairfield BLS ’70<br />
Sheila K. Fairley MLS ’84<br />
E. Patricia Fleming BLS ’64, MLS ’70<br />
Sharon Elizabeth Freeman BLS ’67<br />
Annette J. Frendo Mocek MLS ’86<br />
Sheila J. Gann MLS ’75<br />
Mary E. Garrett<br />
U. Christine Gerth BLS ’64<br />
Lynne Gibbon BLS ’70<br />
Denise L. Gordon MLS ’87<br />
Usha Govindarajan MISt ’94<br />
Barbara Grant MLS ’79<br />
Mavis E. Gray MLS ’72<br />
Jeannine M. Green<br />
Mary M. Greenwood BLS ’59, MLS ’73<br />
Tannis Gretzinger MLS ’87<br />
Marianne Hamilton BLS ’68, MLS ’74<br />
Bronia Heilik BLS ’69<br />
Olga K. Heisler BLS ’58<br />
Pauline M. Henaut BLS ’70, MLS ’77<br />
Dorothea Heras MLS ’86<br />
Kathryn Y. Hilder BLS ’55<br />
Lorra Hines MLS ’82<br />
Linda Margaret Hoad BLS ’55, MLS ’75<br />
Frederick N. Hoag MLS ’83<br />
David William Hook MISt ’00<br />
Michele Hudon PhD ’98<br />
Susan M. Humphries BLS ’70, MLS ’76<br />
Ann M. Hutchison<br />
Judith A. E. Jackson BLS ’69<br />
Janet D. Jacobson BLS ’67<br />
Edythe A. James MLS ’78<br />
Marion E. Johnson BLS ’58<br />
Ronald S. Jordan<br />
Janet M. Kaufman MLS ’76<br />
Glen J. Kelly BLS ’69, MLS ’80<br />
John (BLS ’66) and Elizabeth Kerr<br />
Susannah D. Ketchum MLS ’89<br />
Heather R. V. Kilpatrick BLS ’69<br />
Janet A. Kilpatrick BLS ’69, MLS ’74<br />
Mary H. Kirk BLS ’67<br />
Tze Ling Kong MLS ’96<br />
Frances O. Krayewski MLS ’76<br />
Gina L. La Force MLS ’80<br />
Mary L. Lamont MLS ’79<br />
Ann Large BLS ’64<br />
Jennifer Lee MISt ’00<br />
Martha C. Leger MLS ’80<br />
Roselyn C. Lilleniit MLS ’78<br />
Nathan E. Loeppky MLS ’83<br />
Robert K. Logan<br />
Sheila Lui BLS ’69<br />
Joseph F. Luszczek<br />
M. Joan Luszczek MLS ’77<br />
Helen Anne MacIntosh BLS ’52<br />
Vernon S. MacKelvie BLS ’46<br />
Margaret Sigurlin Mackenzie MLS ’98<br />
Ian MacLaren<br />
Ann Marie MacLeod MLS ’82<br />
Krystyna Manowiec MLS ’99<br />
Loyd Gitari Mbabu MISt ’01<br />
Mary E. McConnell MLS ’94<br />
Anne E. McGaughey BLS ’69<br />
Lynn Y. McIntyre MLS ’93<br />
Robert W. McWilliam BLS ’68<br />
Michele Melady MLS ’97<br />
Margaret Mitchell MLS ’78<br />
William F. E. Morley BLS ’53<br />
Frances Morrison BLS ’47<br />
Ann E. Mummenh<strong>of</strong>f MLS ’84<br />
Donald G. Mutch BLS ’57<br />
Lorraine F. Normore BLS ’69, MLS ’75<br />
Marina A. O’Grady-Lamont MLS ’72<br />
Maureen R. O’Reilly MLS ’85<br />
Hilary Anne Palmer MLS ’97<br />
The Estate <strong>of</strong> Florence Partridge<br />
Sharon E. Philip MLS ’76<br />
Robert B. Richards BLS ’66<br />
Sandra J. Richardson BLS ’68, MLS ’76<br />
Dorothy C. Rogers BLS ’61<br />
Elspeth Ross BLS ’63<br />
Patricia A. Routledge MLS ’82<br />
Wilfrid C. Rudy BLS ’58<br />
Cheryl J. Salkey BLS ’67, MLS ’74<br />
Eric V. Sangwine MLS ’77<br />
Lorraine M. Scott MLS ’72<br />
Marianne Scott<br />
Marsha J. Shapiro MLS ’79<br />
Gillian G. Shields Barbery MISt ’99<br />
Margaret R. Sinclair MLS ’78<br />
Ralph Stanton<br />
Irene M. Stoess BLS ’53<br />
Sheila Summerhays BLS ’66, MLS ’75<br />
Cynthia G. Teitelman BLS ’68, MLS ’75<br />
Nancy W. Thurston BLS ’67<br />
Audrey S. Tobias<br />
James C. Toms BLS ’68<br />
Margaret Jane Turner BLS ’53<br />
Karl Heinz Wahl BLS ’70<br />
Betty B. Warburton BLS ’50<br />
Patricia A. Wardrop MLS ’73<br />
Rosemary A. Watkins BLS ’55<br />
Marlene D. Wehrle MLS ’72<br />
Xuelian Wen MISt ’04<br />
Carolyn J. Whiteside BLS ’68<br />
Vicki Whitmell MLS ’84<br />
Ian Wilson BLS ’69<br />
Heather M. Wray<br />
Rong Wu MISt ’04<br />
Bernice A. Zub MLS ’74<br />
Gaye Zubat<strong>of</strong>f-Lefebvre MLS ’93
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The FIS Student Council’s Publicity Committee has an assortment<br />
<strong>of</strong> FIS merchandise for sale. Contact alumni@fis.utoronto.ca<br />
to order items or for more information.<br />
t-shirts $5.00<br />
mousepads $5.00<br />
sweatshirts $34.00<br />
c<strong>of</strong>fee mugs $10.00<br />
pens $1.75<br />
lapel pins $5.00<br />
(please note, prices do not include shipping)<br />
ENTER TO WIN Send us your business card, and you will be<br />
entered into a raffle for free FIS merchandise! Your card can be<br />
sent to the FIS Alumni Office at 140 St. George Street. The winner<br />
will be selected on January 27.<br />
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Increasing Web Visibility<br />
January 20-21<br />
Taxonomies & Metadata<br />
Begins January 26 (Ottawa)<br />
Copyright Demystified<br />
January 27<br />
Influencing Decision-Making<br />
March 2-3<br />
Project Management for IM<br />
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