Joanne Paterson

London, Canada Area Canada

Head, Metadata Access, I consider digital preservation to be the current challenge for Libraries

Education

Considers the stewardship of digital materials especially digital scholarship the most important and challenging aspect of modern librarianship. I'm up for a challenge:) Joanne Paterson is currently the Head, Metadata Access, where she supervises the metadata specialists who catalogue library materials, mentoring and engaging LIRM and other staff members as needed. Previously she was the Coordinator of Western Libraries Open Access Institutional Repository, Scholarship@Western and fielded inquiries from faculty, staff, and students about, copyright, author rights, open access, and related questions; and requests for information about S@W programs and services. Joanne is keenly intere...