--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 08:30:37 -02-30 From: Alberta Auringer Wood <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New National Librarian and National Archivist Sender: Alberta Auringer Wood <[log in to unmask]> This will be of interest to some! Alberta ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 15:22:22 +0000 >From: Tim Mark <[log in to unmask]> >To: Multiple recipients of list CARL-L <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: New National Librarian and National Archivist Appointments to the Positions of National Archivist and of National Librarian OTTAWA, July 5, 1999 - - Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps announced today the appointments of Ian Wilson to the position of National Archivist of Canada and Roch Carrier as National Librarian of Canada. Mr. Carrier will replace the current National Librarian, Marianne Scott, who has held the position since 1984. Internationally renowned author and Officer of the Order of Canada, Mr. Carrier has been active in various cultural organizations such as the Theatre du Nouveau Monde and the Canada Council for the Arts, where he served as president from 1979 to 1981 and as Director from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Carrier will assume his new position in the fall. "In a knowledge society, institutions like the National Archives and the National Library of Canada are an indispensable source of information. They aim at preserving our collective memory for future generations. I am pleased to announce the appointments of Mr. Wilson and Mr. Carrier to head these two important national institutions," said Minister Copps. "Their challenge is to lead these institutions into the new millennium and make them more accessible to the Canadian population." Mr. Wilson has been the Archivist of Ontario since 1986. He has served as Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculties of Information Studies and Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto and is currently a member of the Ontario Government's Information and Information Technology Management Committee. Minister Copps also announced that she has asked Laurier Lapierre to advise her on the establishment of a common Advisory Board to guide the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada into the next millennium. In a report submitted to the Minister last year, John English had made the recommendation to create a common Advisory Board. Minister Copps praised Ms. Scott for her many years of public service. "Ms. Scott has worked tirelessly at the forefront of this national institution. She has gained an international reputation for the work she has done to promote the role that libraries play in our society," said the Minister. The Minister also thanked Lee McDonald for his significant contribution over the past two years as Acting National Archivist. Information: Catherine Gagnaire Communications Assistant Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage (819) 997-7788 Tim Mark Executive Director / Directeur Général Canadian Association of Research Libraries / Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada Tel: (613) 562-5800 x3652 Fax: (613) 562-5195 E-mail: [log in to unmask] www.uottawa.ca/library/carl/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alberta Auringer Wood, Maps, Data and Media Librarian Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland CANADA A1B 3Y1 phone: 709-737-8892; fax: 709-737-2153 Internet: [log in to unmask] web pages: http://www.mun.ca/library/maps http://www.mun.ca/library/media http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~awood Maps are a way of organizing wonder -- Peter Steinhart, "Names on a Map" (1986) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- End Forwarded Message ---