Updated: Wed, 10/02/2024 - 13:45

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to McGill students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.


Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université McGill, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

Sonia Smith

Sonia.Smith [at] mcgill.ca 514-398-4715 x09177

Nahum Gelber Law Library
3660 Peel Street Montreal
Quebec H3A 1W9


Subjects

  • Jewish Studies
  • Law

Liasion Librarian

Responsible for the provision of a range of library and information services and collections to support teaching, learning, and research taking place at the Law Faculty, Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation and Jewish Studies.

    Education

    • Master of Library and Information Studies, Montreal University
    • Bachelor of Library Science, National University of Mexico

    Professional activities

    • International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) - Law Libraries Section, Secretary 2023-
    • International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) - Law Libraries Section, Information Coordinator 2019-2023.
    • Canadian Federation of Library Associations - Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA/FCAB), Board of Directors, Quebec Representative 2019-2021.
    • Association des bibliothécaires du Québec - Quebec Library Association (ABQLA), Board of Directors, 2018-2020.
    • Canadian Federation of Library Associations - Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA/FCAB), Interim Board of Directors 2016 - 2017

    • Association des bibliothécaires du Québec - Quebec Library Association (ABQLA),  Past-President, 2016 -2017

    • Association des bibliothécaires du Québec - Quebec Library Association (ABQLA),  President, 2015-2016

    Selected publications

    Presentations

    • Smith, S. (2019). And the Seed of a Bequest Sprouted: The Wainwright collection of the Nahum Gelber Law Library at McGill UniversityIFLA World Library and International Congress. August 23-30, Athens, Greece.

    • Smith, S., Carr, Ch. & Kasirer, K. (2019). Canadian Federation of Libraries Associations Panel Update. Quebec Library Association Conference. Montreal, QC.

    • Smith, S., Canuel, R. Kohn, A. & Carr, Ch. (2018). Canadian Federation of Libraries Associations Panel Update. Quebec Library Association Conference. Montreal, QC.

    • Smith, S. (2017). Library Exhibit Going Touch: Bringing the History of Criminal Law and the Holocaust to Library Users through a Multimedia Experience. (Poster Presentation). IFLA World Library and International Conference. August 19 – 27, Wraclow, Poland.

    • Smith, S. (2017). The CFLA/FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Committee. Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Colloquium, Montreal,QC.

    • Smith, S. (2016). Merging Collections for User’s benefit. Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Convention. Charleston, SC, USA.
    • Smith, S. (2013). Student’s difficulties searching romanized access points in the library catalogue. World Union of Jewish Studies Congress.  Jerusalem, Israel. 
    • Smith, S. and other Librarians (2011). Judaica Collections at the Rare Books Department at McGill University. Organizer of visit and moderator. Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Convention. Montreal, QC.
    • Smith, S. (2010). Reference Services at McGill University: Reaching out!. Association of Jewish Libraries Convention.  Seattle, Washington.                           
    • Smith, S. (2007) The Jewish Public Library in a Multi-ethnic enclave: Adapting to Changes. Association of Jewish Libraries Convention. Scottsdale, Arizona.                                  

    Languages

    • English, French, Spanish, Hebrew and Yiddish

     

     

     

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