Michelle Paon

LIAISON LIBRARIAN FOR:

Biology and Marine Biology
College of Sustainability
Environmental Science
Marine Affairs Program
Oceanography
School for Resource and Environmental Studies

AREAS OF INTEREST

Institutional Repositories
Open Access
History of Science in Nova Scotia
Environmental History

AS A LIAISON WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT, I CAN:

• conduct instruction sessions for your class
• create an online guide to library resources for your class
• consult on new courses you are developing
• consult on how to incorporate information literacy into your courses

AS A RESOURCE PERSON FOR STUDENTS, I CAN HELP YOU TO:

• find and use library resources
• search databases
• access ejournals
• avoid plagiarism
• evaluate websites

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

“DalSpace: Collections from the Past and Present” (poster presentation) Canadian ETD and Open Repository Workshop, Ottawa, May 10-11, 2010.

“Killam Green Team Initiatives” (poster presentation) 6th Annual Dalhousie Environmental Symposium Poster Session, March 25, 2010.

“Working with Faculty Curriculum Committees” (roundtable presentation) Information Literacy Roundtable, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, August 21, 2009.

“Open Access to Scholarly Literature in Biology” (conference presentation) Atlantic Provinces Library Association Conference, Fredericton, NB, May 26, 2006.

PROJECTS & COMMITTEES

Digitization project, Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, Member (2007 - )

Institutional Repository Committee, Chair (2007 - )

Dal Libraries Green Team, Member (2009-2011)

College of Sustainability Curriculum Working Group, Member (2008-2011)

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Nova Scotian Institute of Science (Vice-President, 2011-2012; Council Member, 2008-2011; Life Member)

Chair, 150th Anniversary Committee, Nova Scotian Institute of Science (2010 - )

Chair, Associated Alumni, Dalhousie School of Information Management (2005-2006)

BIOGRAPHY

I am a Reference and Instruction Librarian for the Dalhousie Libraries, where I provide research assistance to undergraduate and graduate students. Before becoming a librarian, I worked as a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative for Allergan Inc. in the Atlantic Canada region. I hold degrees from St. Francis Xavier University (BSc, Biology) and Dalhousie University (MLIS).