Wendy Newman joined the Faculty in 2004 and was appointed Senior Fellow in 2006.
As a Lecturer, her primary roles are teaching and mentoring students in the
library and information science stream and serving as a liaison between the
Faculty and the professional and employer communities. With an extensive
background in public, university, and educational librarianship as well as
public policy advocacy, she has taught Advocacy and Library Issues for several
years, additionally offering the course online jointly to other Canadian library
and information faculties. Currently she also teaches a Special Topics course -
Issues in Children’s and Young Adults’ Services - at the Faculty.
Wendy Newman is former President of the Canadian Library Association and the
Canadian Association of Public Libraries. She was awarded the Ontario Public
Library Association Lifetime Achievement Award in January 2009, and in 2004
received both the CLA’s Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award and the
Faculty of Information Alumni Jubilee Award. She also holds a Queen Elizabeth II
Golden Jubilee Medal (2003) for community service.
As a Lecturer, her primary roles are teaching and mentoring students in the
library and information science stream and serving as a liaison between the
Faculty and the professional and employer communities. With an extensive
background in public, university, and educational librarianship as well as
public policy advocacy, she has taught Advocacy and Library Issues for several
years, additionally offering the course online jointly to other Canadian library
and information faculties. Currently she also teaches a Special Topics course -
Issues in Children’s and Young Adults’ Services - at the Faculty.
Wendy Newman is former President of the Canadian Library Association and the
Canadian Association of Public Libraries. She was awarded the Ontario Public
Library Association Lifetime Achievement Award in January 2009, and in 2004
received both the CLA’s Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award and the
Faculty of Information Alumni Jubilee Award. She also holds a Queen Elizabeth II
Golden Jubilee Medal (2003) for community service.
