Title
Liaison Librarian
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Contact Information
Location

Humanities and Social Sciences Library McLennan Library Building 3459 McTavish Street Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C9

Phone number
514-398-5727
Email
nikki.tummon [at] mcgill.ca
Google Scholar Profile
Nikki Tummon
Library subject
Anthropology
Couple and Family Therapy
Indigenous Studies
Social Work
Sociology
Education

Master of Library and Information Studies, McGill University (Montreal, QC), 2008

Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, Concordia University (Montreal, QC), 2003

Selected Publications

Howard, K., & Tummon, N. (2025). Understanding student citation literacy: A multi-method approach. Public Services Quarterly, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2025.2467715 

Tummon, N., & Desmeules, R. (2022). How open is the U15? A preliminary analysis of open access publishing in Canadian academic libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.13831 

McKinnon, D., & Tummon, N. (2019). Measuring usage: A comprehensive analysis of a social work journal collection. Serials Review, 45(1-2), 26-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2019.1611293

Hervieux, S., & Tummon, N. (2018). Let’s chat: The art of virtual reference instruction. Reference Services Review, 46(4), 529-542. https://doi.org/10.1108/rsr-07-2018-0060

Tummon, N., & McKinnon, D. (2018). Attitudes and practices of Canadian academic librarians regarding library and online privacy: A national study. Library & Information Science Research, 40(2), 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2018.05.002 

Selected Presentations

International

Bowers, C., Hagman, J. & Tummon, N. (2024, March 12 - 13). Help or hype? Assessing digital literature          review tools for graduate students [Conference presentation]. 2024 Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students. Online. Duration: 60 minutes. 

McKinnon, D., & Tummon, N. (2021, March 8 – 11). Libraries grapple with the social dilemma [Conference presentation]. Electronic Resources & Libraries Virtual Event. Duration: 35 minutes. 

Hervieux, S., & Tummon, N. (2021, February 23 – 25). Screen time: Adding screen sharing to your virtual reference service [Conference presentation]. North American Virtual Reference Online Conference (NAVROC). Duration: 60 minutes.

Tummon, N., & Hervieux, S. (2018, April 4 – 6). Let’s chat! The art of delivering information literacy instruction in a virtual reference setting [Conference presentation]. Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC), Liverpool, England. Duration: 30 minutes.                                         

National

Howard, K., & Tummon, N. (2024, May 15 – 17). Lightning talk: An initial investigation into student citation literacy [Conference presentation]. Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU), Richmond, BC, Canada. Duration: 10 minutes.

Tummon, N., Cardozo, P., & McKinnon, D. (2016, May 30 – June 1). Thresholds of privacy: How librarians play a role in educating patrons about online privacy [Conference presentation]. 

Province/Region

Tummon, N., & Desmeules, R. (2021, May 14). It’s not easy being green: Do librarians lead or follow when it comes to open access publishing? [Conference presentation]. 88th ABQLA Annual Conference, via Zoom. Duration: 45 minutes. 

Attridge-Bufton, M., & Tummon, N. (2017, April 28). Something besides homework: Reframing research support for graduate students [Conference presentation]. Concordia University Library’s 15th Annual Research Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Duration: 30 minutes. 

Tummon, N. (2013, April 26). Professional partnerships for new librarians: Making a case for mentoring [Conference presentation]. Concordia University Library’s 11th Annual Research Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Duration: 30 minutes.