Carolyn Pecoskie

Metadata & Electronic Resources Librarian

Education

• Certificate (Cert.) of Proficiency - French for Professional Communication, McGill University School of Continuing Studies, 2020-2024

• Master of Information (MI), University of Toronto, 2016

• Bachelor of Arts & Science (B.Arts Sc.), McMaster University, 2014

Areas of Interest

• Automation and programmatic solutions for electronic resources management

• Exploring the environmental impacts of libraries and library collections

• Mentorship opportunities within librarianship

Professional Activities

• Access Conference 2024 Steering Committee Co-Chair & Local Arrangements Co-Chair (2023-present)

• BiblioTECH - Un programme Jumpstart North de Code4Lib Montréal Co-Planner (2021-2023) & Co-Chair (2024)

• BCI communauté de pratiques Collections électroniques / Licences (LACÉ-CE) membre (2021-present)

• Ontario Library Association (OLA) MentorMatch Program Mentor (2021-2023)

• McGill Association of University Teachers Librarians' Section (MAUT-LS) Professional Issues Committee, McGill University (2020-2022)

• LibGuides Working Group, McGill University Library (2020-present)

• Ontario Health Library and Information Association (OHLIA) Co-planner for the Ontario Library Association Super Conference; and member of the OHLIA Executive (2019-2023)

• Alumni Mentor, Arts & Science Alumni Experience Inquiry (3CU3), McMaster University (2018-present)

• Library Privacy Working Group, McGill University Library (2020-2021)

Selected Publications & Presentations

• Pecoskie, C. "KBART backups in OCLC: creating a workflow for local collections backups." Poster session. Access Conference, Online, October 21, 2021. Duration: 10 minutes. https://youtu.be/_WyXMDsk-Dc?t=1624

• Pecoskie, C. "Can we automate this? Exploring automation and programming opportunities in electronic resources collection management. " Conference session. Access Conference, Online, October 18, 2021. Duration: 20 minutes. https://youtu.be/7cDe6CSXViQ?t=7770

• Pecoskie, C. "Can we automate this? Exploring automation and programming opportunities in electronic resources collection management. " Poster session. Potomac Technical Processing Librarians (PTPL) 97^th Annual Meeting: Adaptability in Technical Services, Online, October 15, 2021. Duration: 10 minutes. https://www.potomactechlibrarians.org/97th-Annual-Meeting

• D’Eall Sundberg, J., Pecoskie, C. & Drewe, M. "Digital collections: optimizing access and discovery in an evolving technological landscape. How HTR transcription is helping to establish efficient transcription workflows at McGill University Library." Webinar. Library Journal, Online, September 16, 2021. Duration: 60 minutes. https://www.libraryjournal.com/event/digital-collections-optimizing-access-and-discovery-in-an-evolving-technological-landscape