Lavallée-Welch to Lead SLA in 2021

In online balloting conducted in September 2019, Special Libraries Association (SLA) members elected Catherine Lavallée-Welch, university librarian at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, to serve as president of the association in 2021. She joined SLA in 2000 while at the Univers...

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Published in:Information Outlook (Online) 2019-09, Vol.23 (5), p.26-26
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boards of directors
Conferences (Gatherings)
Distance Education
Distance learning
Governing Boards
Librarians
Library Personnel
Presidents
Proposals
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Summary:In online balloting conducted in September 2019, Special Libraries Association (SLA) members elected Catherine Lavallée-Welch, university librarian at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, to serve as president of the association in 2021. She joined SLA in 2000 while at the University of Louisville and has since worked in libraries in Canada, Europe, and the US. She has chaired SLA's Academic Division and Information Technology Division, served on the board of the Science Technology Division, and served on the SLA Board of irectors (2015-2017). She writes and presents frequently on issues ranging from blogging to technology to distance learning. Joining her on the board in January 2020 are Elaine Lasda, Natasha Chowdory, Julie Snyder and Jim Miller.
ISSN:1938-3819