William Michael Curran
Professeur auxiliaire, École des sciences de l’information
Bureau : 200 Lees Avenue
Téléphone : 613-562-5800, poste 5130
Télécopieur : 613-236-6180
Courriel : wcurran@uOttawa.ca
Biographie
| 1998‑ | Concordia University, Director of Libraries |
| 1997 |
McGill University, Office of the Director of Libraries. Visiting Librarian (July - December, 1997) |
| 1989‑98 |
Bishop's University, University Librarian Responsibility for the University's Library & Archives. During the first 6-year mandate, an extension to Bishop's University Library was undertaken and the implementation of the GEAC Automated System was completed. |
| 1981‑95 |
McGill University, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. Faculty lecturer (course in business information). |
| 1989‑89 |
McGill University, Howard Ross Management Library, Head. Responsible for the administration of the library. |
| 1986‑89 |
McGill University, Humanities and Social Sciences Area Library. Branch Services & Public Relations. Responsible for supervising the operations of 7 of the branch libraries in the Humanities and Social Sciences Area including staffing, planning and coordinating activities and recommending fiscal budget allotments to the Area Librarian. Also, Reader Services Librarian. Responsible for Circulation and Stacks Units in McLennan Library, ensuring service policies in all libraries in the Area, working with branch library administrators |
| 1978‑85 |
Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank Archivist. Responsible for administration and management of department, co-ordinating acquisitions through records management program, reference, appraisal of documents, marketing of services, staff supervision, budgeting. Also, Head Office Information Resources. Responsible for answering reference queries, doing computer searches, all cataloguing, dissemination of information in the corporation, selection of materials (especially French language material). |
| 1976‑77 |
Concordia University, Continuing Education Division. Teaching English as a second language to adults (three semesters - summers of 76‑77) |
| 1976‑77 |
University of Ottawa, Research Assistant to Dr. R. Piché. Research assistant in the Department of Educational Foundations. |
Titres universitaires
- 1979 McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
Master of Library Science. - 1977 University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
Master of Education - 1976 Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.
Certificate for the Teaching of English as a Second Language (T.E.S.L.). - 1971 McGill University, Montreal Quebec
Diploma in Education, with teaching options in Secondary English and French. - 1969 Université de Montréal (Loyola College), Montreal, Quebec.
Bachelor of Arts, major in Communications.
Champs d'intérêt
- Administration and Management
- Personnel
- Buildings/Facilities
- Funding
- Strategic Planning, Marketing, Lobbying
- Evaluation of Service
- Academic Libraries
- Special and Corporate Libraries
- LIS as a Profession
- LIS Education and Programs
- LIS Faculty, Students
- Pedagogy in LIS
- Distance Education in LIS
- Continuing Education in LIS
- Information Literacy and Instruction
Cours enseignés
- 5104
