Louise Gillis

We are pleased to announce that Louise Gillis is the new Research Data Management Librarian for the Dalhousie Libraries.

Louise is a familiar face to many of us at Dalhousie from her time in the Libraries as a limited term librarian, which wrapped up in December 2021. In that term position, Louise served in several librarian roles including Data, Psychology, Post-Graduate Medicine/Medicine, Pharmacy, and Research Data Management.

Before joining the Dal Libraries, Louise worked as a research librarian in Australia and as a bookmobile librarian in Nova Scotia. In addition to holding her Master of Library and Information Science, Louise holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

In this new role, Louise will be responsible for supporting research data management throughout the research life cycle. She will be available for individual consultations, workshops, and presentations while also serving as a resource on national policy and best practices to keep the Dal community informed and involved with the changing landscape for research data management planning, preservation, discovery, and reuse. Louise will be a key part of the Research and Scholarly Communications Team, led by the Associate Dean Research & Scholarly Communications & Head of the Kellogg Library. The Research Data Management Librarian is also responsible for delivering liaison librarian services to the College of Pharmacy including instruction, reference and research support, and collections development.

Thanks very much to the selection committee chaired by Robin Parker and including Jackie Phinney, Shelley McKibbon, Erin MacPherson, Julie Marcoux, and Dr. Jennifer Isenor.

Please join us in welcoming Louise back to the Dalhousie Libraries!