Maggie MacIntyre (she/her) Executive Director, Association of Nova Scotia Museum Through a variety of different jobs and projects, Maggie has had the privilege of working with many museums in Nova Scotia. For years she worked with the Nova Scotia Museum, primarily in the field of…
Michael Vandenburg (he/him)Dean of Libraries, Dalhousie University Michael Vandenburg (he/him) is Dean of Libraries at Dalhousie University where he collaborates with a team of more than 120 staff to provide leadership for the development and implementation of strategic priorities, plans and policies for the…
Elinor Crosby (they/them)Manager, Programming & Community Engagement (PACE) – Western District – Halifax Public LibrariesElinor Crosby (they/them) is a genderfluid queer librarian working in Kjipuktuk in Mi'kma'ki. While supporting their district’s staff in connecting historically underserved communities to library services and programming, they also…
Patti Bannister (she/her)Nova Scotia Archives Patti Bannister has been a part of the archival profession for over 25 years. Spending the first decade of her career at the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador where she held a variety of positions including Archival Assistant…
Jeff Mercer (he/him)Deputy Chief Librarian, South Shore Public LibrariesA recovering history and philosophy major as well as a proud Dal-SLIS grad from the last millennium (class of ’99!), Jeff is an avid fantasy and s-f buff and will gladly talk your ear off about…
Suzanne van den Hoogen (she/her)University Librarian, Saint Mary’s University Suzanne van den Hoogen is the University Librarian of the Patrick Power Library at Saint Mary’s University. A graduate of Saint Mary’s University and Dalhousie University, Suzanne is the Vice-Chair of the Council of Atlantic Academic…
Jeff Mercer, Deputy CEO, South Shore Public Libraries Michael Vandenburg, University Librarian, Dalhousie Libraries Elinor Crosby, Manager, Programming and Community Engagement (Western District), Halifax Public Libraries Maggie MacIntyre, Executive Director of the Association of Nova Scotia Museums Patti Bannister, Provincial Archivist & Director at…
We are pleased to announce the Archiving LGBT+ History panel for the 2020 Information Without Borders conference, featuring panel moderator Rebecca Rose and panelists Meredith Batt, Dr. Jacqueline Gahagan, and Lydia Hunsberger. Rebecca Rose is a Cape Breton-born queer femme, feminist, and freelance writer…
The Information Without Borders Committee is excited to announce that Carla Heggie will be speaking at the 2017 conference, at the privacy and security panel. Carla Heggie has been working in information access and privacy for over 25 years, retiring from the Nova Scotia…
The Information Without Borders Conference committee is excited to announce that Dr. Ryan Whalen, faculty member at Dalhousie's School of Information Management, will be speaking at the 2017 conference, at the privacy and security panel. Ryan Whalen is a faculty member of Dalhousie University's School of…