12:30 – 1:45: Digital Content Infrastructure Project Update

Hosted by Yves Jobin, Director of Content Programs, CRKN, this session is targeted to Library Directors, Collections Managers, Public Services staff, Library technical staff and university administrators. Implementation of the DCI project is a key strategic objective for CRKN over the past two years. This session provides an overview of the progress to date. The updated Accountability Report and a financial update are presented. Over the sustainability period various issues are anticipated; a discussion reviews how best to address possible solutions. The session concludes with a Q&A

Yves is responsible for the oversight of CRKN´s primary program of licensing electronic content by working closely with member institutions and content suppliers. This requires assessing and mediating the needs of the community and marketplace; actively coordinating content development and expansion projects; leading and managing the procurement process, and guiding negotiations to the execution of contracts.

Yves is a Certified Professional Purchaser (C.P.P.). He holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Université du Québec à Rimouski in Business Administration and a Bachelor's Degree in Arts with major in Communication from the University of Ottawa. Yves brings more than 20 years of experience in purchasing and has been involved in many purchasing Consortia.

Martha Whitehead is an Associate University Librarian at Queen's University Library, where she has overall responsibility for the ongoing development of the Library´s information technology services and digital library services, the systems unit and designated public service units, including the Queen's Learning Commons. She shares with the senior administrative team a leadership role in establishing long-term directions for Queen's Library and allocating budgets and staffing resources. Within Queen's University, Martha has forged relationships with IT Services and others to involve the Library in university-wide information and learning technology initiatives, she is a member of the Senate Committee on Academic Development, and was recently a member of the University's Collective Bargaining Team for the faculty association agreement. Martha is a member of the Ontario Council of University Library's Scholars Portal Operations and Development Committee and Chair of the Scholars Portal Public Services Advisory Group. Before joining Queen's in 2004, Martha worked at the University of British Columbia Library, where she held positions in information services, systems, circulation and distance education.