User:Allanaaaaaaa/sandbox/Leslie Weir

"Ms. Weir will be the first woman to become Librarian and Archivist of Canada since the merging of these two institutions.

"Ms. Weir was the university librarian at the University of Ottawa from 2003 to 2018. Prior to her tenure at the university, she held positions at the National Library of Canada and the Statistics Canada Library.

"Over the course of her career, she has demonstrated vision, dedication, and outstanding service by encouraging connections both within and outside of the world of librarianship. She guided many transformative moments at the Canadian Research Knowledge Network and research libraries in Canada. Ms. Weir is one of the founding architects of Scholars Portal, the state-of-the-art research infrastructure in Ontario universities, that brings together information resources and services in support of research and learning. She served as President of Canadian.org, where she oversaw the introduction of the Heritage Project, in collaboration with Library and Archives Canada, to digitize and make openly accessible some 60 million Heritage archival images. Ms. Weir was also president of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries from 2007 to 2009. She earned a Masters in Library Science from McGill University and a Bachelor of Arts (Canadian History) from Concordia University."

- https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2019/05/minister-rodriguez-announces-appointment-to-library-and-archives-canada.html

CARL Distinguished Service

http://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/leslie-weir-honoured-with-carl-award-for-distinguished-service-to-research-librarianship/

"Ms. Weir has been widely recognized in a number of contexts for her substantial and lasting impact on Canadian and international librarianship over her more than three decades as a professional librarian. Following her early career at the National Library of Canada and the Statistics Canada Library, she joined the University of Ottawa library as Associate University Librarian prior to serving as University Librarian for three terms.

As University Librarian, Weir oversaw the first strategic plan for the library and used that plan to help position the library as a strategic partner within the larger research ecosystem. Weir was recently named as the first University Librarian to chair the Dean’s table at the University of Ottawa, a testament to how well respected she is by the university leaders who are most engaged in fostering research. She also played an instrumental role in establishing the University of Ottawa’s bilingual School of Information Studies, where she teaches.

In his nomination letter, Larry Alford, Chief Librarian at the University of Toronto, described how Weir’s “colleagues in the library at Ottawa say that she has transformed the culture of the library from a more process and rules-focused organization to an engaged, forward-thinking and service-oriented unit. I believe she has done the same for many higher education and library organizations in Canada.”

Ms. Weir has made many provincial and national contributions to research libraries as well. She played a seminal role in the establishment of Scholars Portal in 2002, serving as Chair of the Scholars Portal Operations and Development Committee (SPOD) from its inception until 2010. She was elected Chair of OCUL from 2010 to 2012, President of Canadiana.org from 2012 to 2016 (overseeing the introduction of the Heritage Project, in collaboration with Library and Archives Canada), and was President of the Ontario Library Association in 2017.

One of the founders of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), she was a Board member from 2001-2009, and again from 2011-2015, and was the principal investigator on the CRKN CFI-funded project, the Digital Content Initiative. She also served on the original CNSLP Steering Committee and on the Boards of the Centre for Research Libraries, the Council on Library and Information Services, the Association of Research Libraries, and the International Federation of Library Associations.

Ms. Weir served as President of CARL from 2007 to 2009 and has been an active member of the CARL Copyright Committee, the CARL Policy Committee and many other committees over the years."

Lifetime Achievement

https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/news/weir-ocul-award

"Following her early career at the National Library of Canada and the Statistics Canada Library, Weir joined the University of Ottawa library where she went on to hold the positions of Associate University Librarian and then University Librarian from 2002 to 2018. As University Librarian, Weir oversaw the Library’s first strategic plan and championed the organisation as a key strategic partner within the University. She was instrumental in establishing the University’s School of Information Studies as well.

Weir also made significant contributions to OCUL during her three terms as University Librarian, not the least of which was her seminal role in the establishment of Scholars Portal in 2002, the technological service arm of OCUL. She also served as Chair of the Scholars Portal Operations and Development Committee from its inception until 2010 and was OCUL Chair from 2010 to 2012."

CRKN Distinguished Service 2016

https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/en/leslie-weir-named-recipient-2016-ron-macdonald-distinguished-service-award

"Ms. Weir is the University Librarian at the University of Ottawa, a role she has held since 2003. Prior to her tenure at the University of Ottawa, she held positions at the National Library of Canada and the Statistic Canada Library. A recipient of the CLA Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship, Ms. Weir’s contribution and dedication to librarianship is demonstrated in large by her service and leadership in numerous associations and committees provincially, nationally, and internationally.

Ms. Weir was instrumental in the development and continued success of CRKN starting in 2002 when she joined the Canadian National Site License Project (CNSLP) Steering Committee, the precursor to CRKN. Ms. Weir worked closely with the CNLSP Steering Committee and staff on the formation of the new organization, eventually leading to the incorporation of CRKN. She was a member of the Board of CRKN, from its inception until 2009 and again from 2011 to 2015.

Ms. Weir is lauded throughout the community for her leadership and networking skills, always working tirelessly to ensure success and overcome any challenges. Over the course of her career, she has demonstrated vision, dedication, and outstanding service by fostering relationships both within and outside of the world of librarianship, often working with scholarly publishers, funders and others to encourage collaboration to advance knowledge infrastructure in Canada.

For more than 30 years, Ms. Weir has established new relationships within the CRKN membership and across organizations and sectors, and she has been a champion of knowledge infrastructure in Canada. During a period of extraordinary change in the field of librarianship, she acted as a guide in many of the transformative moments experienced by CRKN and research libraries in Canada and beyond. "

2017 OLA President

https://open-shelf.ca/leslie-weir/ Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) President from 2007 to 2009

Chair of the Scholars Portal Operations and Development Committee (SPOD) from its inception until 2010 and was OCUL Chair from 2010 to 2012.

President of Canadiana.org from 2012 to 2016

served on the Board of CRKN from 2001 to 2009 and again from 2011 to 2015

https://ocul.on.ca/weir-honoured-with-ocul-lifetime-achievement-award

first female university librarian at Ottawa

https://www.innovation.ca/story/groundbreakers-podcast-series

CLA Ken Haycock Award 2015

https://arts.uottawa.ca/esi/nouvelles/leslie-weir-est-laureate-du-prix-cla