Librarian Award Recipients
The Librarian Award recognizes demonstrated excellence in professional service to the unit, the University and/or the community.
Award recipient(s) will receive a certificate of recognition and a monetary award of $2,000 as a one-time payment (subject to applicable deductions).
Key criteria: Service
2024 recipients
Lisa Levesque
Library
Lisa Levesque's leadership, excellence in teaching, and contributions to university committees and TMU's Law Library are some of the many attributes she brings to her role as Law Librarian. As Vice Chair for Librarians' Council, Lisa demonstrates an extraordinary ability to facilitate activities that encourage inclusive discussion. In her role as Assessment Librarian, Lisa planned and coordinated assessment initiatives that enhanced TMU Libraries' services in alignment with strategic goals. Lisa has utilized her assessment skills to develop essential information literacy tailored to law students. Her involvement in conference presentations, scholarly publishing and panels has demonstrated a high level of generosity.
Nora Mulvaney
Library
Nora Mulvaney, TMU Libraries' Research Data Management Librarian, is nominated for this year's Librarian Award. Her expertise has been pivotal in facilitating vital RDM discussions with stakeholders across TMU in the last year and she helped co-lead the successful drafting of the "TMU Institutional Research Data Management Strategy". Nora excels in leading RDM workshops, fostering collaboration among teaching and research leads, and developing new programming. Her innovative and collaborative efforts were evident in the co-creation of the Libraries "Statement of Responsible Use of Bibliometrics". Nora's participation in external events, such as the workshop: "Building an Inter-Institutional and Cross-Functional Research Data
Past recipients
There is no recipient for the 2022-2023 award year.
- Reece Steinberg
Toronto Metropolitan University Library
- Jane Schmidt
Library Learning Services, Toronto Metropolitan University Library
- Val Lem
Collection Services, Library and Archives
- Cecile Farnum
Library Learning Services, Library and Archives
- Brian Cameron
Collection Services, Library and Archives - Sally Wilson
Information Technology Services, Library and Archives
- Sanjoy Banerjee
Borrowing and Lending Services, Library and Archives - Ann Ludbrook
Borrowing and Lending Services, Library and Archives