University librarian named president of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has elected Donna Bourne-Tyson, Dalhousie’s university librarian, as its president for a two year-term, 2017–2019.

“It’s a great honour to serve the research library community in Canada in this capacity,” said Bourne-Tyson. “Academic research libraries are at the vanguard of technology as the sharing and dissemination of information shifts to digital environments. It’s a time of rapid change and growth for libraries.”

As president of CARL, Bourne-Tyson will work collaboratively with 29 of Canada’s largest university libraries plus Library and Archives Canada and Canada’s National Science Library. CARL supports Canada’s research community by providing improved access to research services, promoting effective and sustainable scholarly communication and advocating public policies that enable broad access to scholarly information.
    
Bourne-Tyson has recently commenced her second term as university librarian at Dalhousie. She has been in the role since 2011, having previously served as the university librarian at Mount Saint Vincent University. Currently, she oversees a team of 120 librarians and staff and ensures Dal Libraries meet the needs of the Dalhousie community through supporting initiatives such as open access, scholarly communications, research data preservation and learning communities.