Sarah Simpkin

First Name: Sarah
Last Name: Simpkin
Title: Chair

Sarah Simpkin is the Head, Research Support (Arts and Special Collections) at the University of Ottawa Library and has also taught Digital Humanities courses for the U of O. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography from the University of Toronto and a Master of Library and Information Science from Western University. Simpkin is past president of the Ontario Library and Information Technology Association and previous board member of the Ontario Library Association, the largest library association in Canada. Simpkin was invited to join the Library and Information Technician (LIT) Program Advisory Committee as a representative of the University of Ottawa Library, and is glad to bring an academic library perspective to the PAC. “I see the PAC as a way for employers in the National Capital Region to share information about the skills needed by library employees, now and in the future,” Simpkin says. She loves hearing updates on the LIT program, its current students, and the many alumni who have found rewarding careers in the library and information management field.