June 9, 2017. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries is pleased to announce Donna Bourne-Tyson, University Librarian, Dalhousie University, has been elected CARL 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.”
Ms. Bourne-Tyson recently commenced her second term as the University Librarian at Dalhousie, having been in the role since 2011. She currently 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. Previous to Dalhousie, she served as the University Librarian at Mount Saint Vincent University.
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. CARL member libraries spend over $335 million annually on information resources to support learning, teaching and research and act as a foundation for Canadian-led innovation by providing access to knowledge, as well as preserving vital information required to support Canada’s research community.
Ms. Bourne-Tyson succeeds Martha Whitehead, Vice-Provost Libraries & Digital Planning at Queen’s University, who served as CARL President from 2015 to 2017.
