OCLS relies on the dedicated efforts of committees and working groups to provide strategic direction and oversight for our services. Members are drawn from the 24 colleges, and from College Libraries Ontario. Working groups and committees are listed alphabetically below.
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- askON Steering Committee
- Bibliographic Standards Working Group
- Collaborative Library Shared Platform (CLSP)
- CLSP Adjudication Steering Committee
- Colleges Union Catalogue and Libraries’ Digital Repository (CUCLDR) Steering Group
- CUCLDR User Interface Working Group (Collect)
- CORe - Colleges' Object Repository User Group
- eResources Steering Committee (ESC)
- CLO Assessment Committee
- CLO Decolonizing the College Library Catalogues Subcommittee
- CLO/OCLS Executive Panel
- The Learning Portal Virtual Help Advisory Committee (VHAC)
- The Learning Portal Metrics Team
- Library eResources Accessibility (LEAP) Steering Committee
- Remote Access User Group
- SIRSI Planning Group
- SIRSI Steering Group
- SIRSI Reports Working Group
ASKON STEERING COMMITTEE
The askON Steering Committee provides strategic direction and oversight to the activities of the askON virtual reference service.
- Cynthia McKeich, Humber (Chair)
- Marnie Kursiss-Morrow, St. Clair
- Kathryn Klages, Seneca
- Rachel Caldwell, Conestoga
- Stephanie Black, Lambton
- Jessica Bugorski, Fanshawe
- Lauren Rupert, OCLS
BIBLIOGRAPHIC STANDARDS WORKING GROUP
The working group provides leadership and direction in maintaining bibliographic standards and quality control for the Colleges Union Catalogue (CUC) and Collect, as well as ensuring that the CUC remains relevant as cataloguing technologies evolve.
- Najeeb Ahmed, Humber (Co-Chair)
- Erin Williams, Fanshawe (Co-Chair)
- Angela Ashton, Lambton
- Callen Retter, Confederation
- Carrie Cousineau, St. Lawrence
- Irene Sillius, Sheridan
- Rosina Leung, Seneca
- Sarah Gillard, George Brown
- Tiffany Miller, Confederation
- Jennifer Mo, OCLS
- Stacey Boileau, OCLS
collaborative library shared platform (CLSP)
- Marnie Seal, Cambrian (Co-chair)
- Cynthia McKeich, Humber (Co-chair)
- Eva McDonald, Centennial
- Marnie Kursiss-Morrow, St. Clair
- Sarah Wiebe, George Brown
- Shannon Arsenault, Northern
- Thomas Guignard, OCLS
- Virginia Roy, OCLS (Ex-officio)
CLSP adjudication steering committee
- Cynthia McKeich, Humber (Co-chair)
- Marnie Seal, Cambrian (Co-chair)
- Jessica Bugorski, Fanshawe
- Katherine Marceau, La Cite
- Jana Purmalis, OCLS (Ex-officio)
- Virginia Roy, OCLS (Ex-officio)
COLLEGES UNION CATALOGUE AND LIBRARIES’ DIGITAL REPOSITORY STEERING GROUP
In addition to being responsible for the overall quality, integrity, and ongoing value of the Colleges Union Catalogue (CUC), the steering group evaluates the evolving needs of college libraries and the changing technologies relevant to union catalogue models and digital repositories; provides direction for developing the Colleges Union Catalogue and Collect; and provides direction to, and respond to, the work of the Bibliographic Standards Working Group.
- Jennifer Varcoe, Georgian (Chair)
- Najeeb Ahmed, Humber (BSWG Co-chair)
- Erin Williams, Fanshawe (Co-chair)
- Callen Retter, Confederation
- Irene Sillius, Sheridan
- Lisa Jack, Confederation
- Marcia Johnson, Durham
- Rosina Leung, Seneca
- Ross Danaher, Loyalist
- Sarah Gillard, George Brown
- Susan Lee, Conestoga
- Stacey Boileau, OCLS
- Jana Purmalis, OCLS
- Jennifer Mo, OCLS
CUCLDR User Interface Working Group (Collect)
- Jennifer Varcoe, Georgian (Chair)
- Susan Lee, Conestoga
- Angela Ashton, Lambton
- Jennifer Mo, OCLS
- Stacey Boileau, OCLS
CORe - Colleges' object repository User group
- Joanna Blair, Centennial (Co-Chair)
- Kent Reynolds, Niagara (Co-Chair
- Carol McNabb, Georgian
- Cindy Rigg, Niagara
- Jennifer Dupuis, Loyalist
- Jessie Collins, Conestoga
- Justin Johnston, Fleming
- Michelle Ng, OCLS
- Stacey Boileau, OCLS
eresources service STEERing committee
- Dijana Kladnjakovic, Humber (Chair)
- Dayle Gorsline, Loyalist (Eastern Region Representative)
- Angela Ashton, Lambton (Western Region Representative)
- Kyle Montgomery, Cambrian (Northern Region Representative)
- Dan Michniewicz, Seneca (Central Region Representative)
- Nicole Morgan, OCLS (Ex officio)
CLO assessment committee
- Ross Danaher, Loyalist (Co-chair)
- Emily Tufts, Durham
- Eva McDonald, Centennial
- Gosha Trzaski, Centennial
- Jane Foo, Seneca
- Maureen Sheppard, Algonquin
- Sandra Herber, Humber
- Sarah Wiebe, George Brown
- Holly Sarvari, OCLS
CLO decolonizing the college library catalogues subCOMMITTEE
- Patricia Buckley, Sheridan (Chair)
- Jennifer Varcoe, Georgian (CUCLDR Chair)
- Najeeb Ahmed, Humber (BSWG Co-chair)
- Hilary Kelly, Cambrian
- Mary-Margaret Mirtos, Centennial
- Tiffany Miller, Confederation
- Megan Anderson, Fanshawe
- Cheryl Wardell, Fleming
- Sarah Gillard, George Brown
- Jasper Romo, Georgian
- Vanessa Koch, Mohawk
- Robert Soulliere, Mohawk
- Irene Sillius, Sheridan
- Melissa Forget, St. Clair
- Carrie Cousineau, St. Lawrence
- Michelle Conrad, Canadore/Nipissing
- Stacey Boileau, OCLS
CLO/OCLS executive panel
- Catherine Davidson, Durham (Co-chair)
- Marnie Seal, Cambrian
- Tanis Fink, Seneca
- Gail Strachan, Seneca
- Jana Purmalis, OCLS
- Virginia Roy, OCLS (Co-chair)
Library eResources Accessibility Project (LEAP) Steering Committee
- Joy Muller, Seneca (Chair)
- Madeline Crew, Sheridan (Vice-chair)
- Brenda Mahoney, Algonquin
- Melissa Forget, St. Clair
- Shannon Hayes, Fleming
- Kent Reynolds, Niagara
- Kimberly Daigneau, St. Clair
- Benjamin Kahn, Centennial
- Rebecca LaFrance, OCLS
THE LEARNING PORTAL Virtual help advisory committee (vhac)
- Marnie Kursiss-Morrow, St. Clair (Co-chair)
- Rebecca LaFrance, OCLS (Co-chair)
- Carmen Gelette, Fleming
- Meg Tyrell, Mohawk
- Laura Riggs, Mohawk (on leave)
The Learning Portal Metrics Team
- Jane Foo, Seneca (Chair)
- Eva McDonald, Centennial
- Michelle Gonzales, Seneca
- Meaghan Shannon, Fanshawe
- Natalie Zhou, Durham
- Sandra Herber, Humber
CLO Decolonizing the College Library Catalogues Subcommittee
- Patricia Buckley, Sheridan (Chair)
- Jennifer Varcoe, Georgian (CUCLDR Chair)
- Najeeb Ahmed, Humber (BSWG Co-chair)
- Hilary Kelly, Cambrian
- Mary-Margaret Mirtsos, Centennial
- Tiffany Miller, Confederation
- Megan Anderson, Fanshawe
- Cheryl Wardell, Fleming
- Sarah Gillard, George Brown
- Jasper Romo, Georgian
- Vanessa Koch, Mohawk
- Robert Soulliere, Mohawk
- Irene Sillius, Sheridan
- Melissa Forget, St. Clair
- Carrie Cousineau, St. Lawrence
- Stacey Boileau, OCLS
REMOTE ACCESS USER group
- Angela Ashton, Lambton
- Anabella Arcaya, Algonquin
- Shannon Arsenault, Northern
- Callen Retter, Confederation
- Carol McNabb, Georgian
- Chris Woodley, Conestoga
- Eva McDonald, Centennial
- Hilary Kelly, Cambrian
- Ida Orr, Sault
- Joanne Quin, St. Clair
- Justin Johnston, Fleming
- Leigh Cunningham, St. Lawrence
- Louis Lacelle, La Cite
- Josee Gervais, Boreal
- Stacey Boileau, OCLS
- Jennifer Mo, OCLS
SIRSI Planning group
- Susan Lee, Conestoga (Chair)
- Adam Weissengruber, Humber
- Callen Retter, Confederation
- Carol McNabb, Georgian
- Ida Orr, Sault
- Irene Sillius, Sheridan
- Justin Johnson, Fleming
- Katrina Hansen, Centennial
- Leigh Cunningham, St. Lawrence
- Lisa Eschli, Sheridan
- Louise Lacelle, La Cite
- Maureen Sheppard, Algonquin
- Pearl Raju, George Brown
- Shannon Arsenault, Northern
- Jennifer Mo, OCLS
- Stacey Boileau, OCLS
SIRSI Steering committee
- Carol McNabb, Georgian (Chair)
- Callen Retter, Confederation
- Ida Orr, Sault
- Justin Johnson, Fleming
- Leigh Cunningham, St. Lawrence
- Lingling Jiang, Sheridan
- Lisa diBarbora, Humber
- Louise Lacelle, La Cite
- Maureen Sheppard, Algonquin
- Nicole Colaiacovo, Centennial
- Pearl Raju, George Brown
- Shannon Arsenault, Northern
- Susan Lee, Conestoga
- Jennifer Mo, OCLS
- Stacey Boileau, OCLS
SIRSI REPORTS WORKING GROUP
- Susan Lee, Conestoga (Co-chair)
- Callen Retter, Confederation (Co-chair)
- Shannon Arsenault, Northern
- Carol McNabb, Georgian
- Travis Winwood, Algonquin
- Amanda Van Mierlo, Humber
- Jennifer Floyd, Sault
- Jennifer Mo, OCLS
- Stacey Boileau, OCLS