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Reading Courses:

2011/2012

Anez, Melissa: Visualization and Examination of Scholarly Conversations and Information Sharing on Twitter. Advisor: Anatoliy Gruzd.

Harris, Jason: User Interface and Information Architecture [in progress]. Advisor: Keith Lawson.

Lahey, Doyle: Curatorial Methodology and Practice. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

Lambert, Jennifer: Readings in Archival Appraisal. Advisor: Michael Moosberger.

MacDonald, Katie: Prospect Research in Fundraising and Non-profit Environments. Advisor: Sandra Toze.

MacFadyen, Heather: Dalhousie-Kings Reading Club and the Reading Experiences of University Women between 1925 and 1950 [in progress]. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

Phinney, Jacqueline: A Health Policy Language for Nova Scotia. Advisor: Jackie MacDonald.

Spencer, Whitney: Libraries as Space: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Space in African Libraries. Advisor: Louise Spiteri.

Wilk, Amanda: Online Social Media and the Arts: A case study examining the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's use of Twitter. Advisor: Anatoliy Gruzd.

2010/2011

Dixon, Nicole: Designing Web Usability. Advisors: Vivian Howard & Keith Lawson.

Hill-Taylor, Barbara: Building Knowledge in Health Care. Advisor: Keith Lawson.

Seaman, Douglas: Managing smartphones in the modern enterprise. Advisor: Louise Spiteri.

Weldon, Jennifer: Information Seeking, Needs and Use in Coastal and Ocean Management. Advisor: Elaine Toms.

Zykova, Lidia: The Application of Information Technology to the Records Management Field: A Case Study. Advisor: Louise Spiteri. 

2009/2010

Balla-Boudreau, Naomi and O'Reilly, Deirdre: National Survey of Early Literacy Programs. Advisor: Vivian Howard.

Allen, Geoffrey: Measuring the value of public library services: An outline for Nova Scotia. Advisor: Fiona Black.

Cossarini, Danielle: Understanding the Dissemination and Use of Grey Literature: A Case Study. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

Covert, Jocelyn: An Examination of Marketing Practices and Opportunities in North American Public Libraries: Implications for the Halifax Public Libraries System. Advisor: V. Howard.

Landon, Laura: Computer assisted research and analysis [in progress]. Advisor: Fred Vallance-Jones

Morrison, Rosalind: Theft & Security in Libraries: A Case Study of the South Shore Public Library in Nova Scotia. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.

Owen, Leanne: Information Professionals Behind Bars: How Librarians Serve Patrons in Prison. Advisor: Louise Spiteri.

Parker, Robin: Interest and ownership: Creating a medical journal for the Maritime Provinces, 1888-1910. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

Smith, Nathaniel: Twentieth Century Canadian Archival History. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

Stapelfeld, Kirsta: Librarian attitudes towards Open Source Software in Canadian Academic Libraries. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.

Woods, Julie: The Influence and Use of Grey Literature: A Case Study. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

2008/2009

Arnold, Mary Kathryn: Book Conservation and Library Preservation. Advisor: Karen Smith.

Barrett, Creighton: Open Access Publishing. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.

Cannon, Braden: Processes for Community Archiving. Advisor: Kathryn Harvey.

Howarth-Schueler, Zachary: Concordance and Correlation: Comparing Performance Indicators In Mined Company Profile Directories. Advisor: David Roach.

Manyangara, Angela: Multitasking Information Behaviour in Today's Knowledge Economy. Advisor: Elaine Toms.

McLellan, Julie: Management Consulting. Advisor: Sunny Marche.

Russell, Nola: RFID / GIS Applications. Advisor: James Boxall.

Swanick, Sean: Cataloguing and Classification of Arabic Materials. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.

Tymczyszyn, Tasya: Trends in Technology and Design: Teen Spaces in Small Public Libraries. Advisors: Fiona Black and Eric Stackhouse.

Ziolkowski, Sarah: Connecting with Comics. Advisor: Vivian Howard.

2007/2008

Barrett, Creighton:Sound Collection Finding Aids. Advisor: Louise Spiteri.

Brin, Lise:On Reading. Advisor: Keith Lawson.

Brin, Lise: Open Source Software: UPEI's Virtual Reference Environment Project. Advisor: Mark Leggott.

Howarth-Schueler, Zachary and Stevens, Amanda:Designing and Implementing a Free/Open-Source Library Automation System for the Anchor Archive Regional Zine Project. Advisor: Mark Leggott.

Hutton, Gregory: A Qualitative Analysis of Scientific Citations and Potential Applications to Public Policy and Decision Making: A Reading Course Proposal. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

MacGregor, Lynn: Digital Reading and the Canadian Contex: E-Book Publishing in Canada. Advisor: Bill Maes.

McCay-Peet, Lori: Image Retrieval. Advisor: Elaine Toms.

McLaughlin, Jodi: Model Behaviour: The Information Seeking Behaviour of Artists and Information's Role in the Creative Process. Advisor: Elaine Toms.
2006/2007

Blainey, Fiona: Interactive Fiction. Advisor: Keith Lawson.

DiNardo, Bianca: Knowledge Management: The Development of an International Admissions Database for Dalhousie University. Advisor: Åsa Kachan

Lelliott, Cynthia. Information Literacy in the Workplace. Advisor: Fiona Black

MacInnis, Kim: Intellectual Property. Advisor: Margaret Ann Wilkinson

McIvor, Kelly: Medical Periodical Indexing: Creation of an Online Index to the Maritime Medical News and the Nova Scotia Medical Journal. Advisor: Louise Spiteri

Woroniak, Monique: Information Management of Major Government Transfer Programmes: First Nations Experiences. Advisor: Fiona Black

Zhao, Jennifer: Excellence in Science and Technology Librarianship. Advisors: Jane Duffy and Sarah Stevenson

2005/2006

Archer, Wendy. Halifax Public Libraries Serving the Information Needs of Newcomers. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad

Dietrich, Amy: Law Students and Information Literacy.

Hicks, Deborah: Past, Present, and Future of Librarianship. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald

Hodder, Joanne. A Start-up Toolkit for Competitive Intelligence. Advisor: Sandra Toze

Ishimura, Yusuke: Designing information literacy instruction for foreign students. Advisor: Vivian Howard

McClary, Carrie: GLBT Library Users and Services. Advisor: Vivian Howard

O'Connor, Lori: Indigenous Knowledge and Canadian IP Law. Advisor: Margaret Ann Wilkinson

2004/2005

Baigent, Sandra: Factors in the Construction of Records Management Policies. Advisor: Louise Spiteri

Dawe, Emilie: Advanced Research Methods in HCI. Advisor: Elaine Toms.

MacLean, Sarah: Special Topics in Youth Services. Advisor: Vivian Howard

Tughan, David: Information Literacy Instruction and Humanities for Undergraduates: Are Current Models Appropriate for English Scholarship. Advisor: Fiona Black.


2003/2004

Boxall, James: Digital Archives: Current Status and Trends with a Focus on Geospatial Data. Advisor: Michael Moosberger

Hodder, Joanne: A Dublin Core Survey and Business Application Strategy. Advisor: Louise Spiteri

Hughes, Sean: Electronic Text Design Using XML. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad

Trainor, Jennifer: Business Intelligence. Advisor: Sandra Toze

2002/2003

Brown, Geoff: The Archives of Neptune Theatre: An XML and EAD Guide. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.

Cui, Hong: How Search Engines Work with Chinese Queries. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.

Deschamps, Ryan: In Reference to Management: Are the Skills Required for Entry-level Reference Positions Transferable to Senior Management Positions? Advisor: Fiona Black

Frati, Francesca: Illustrations in the News: An Exploration in Canadian Print Culture. Advisor: Fiona Black

Hilton, Michele: Library Services for Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Youth. Advisor: Vivian Howard.

Hilton, Michele: Services and Resources for Children. Advisor: Vivian Howard.

Loker, Katherine: Human-Computer Interaction. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.

Maina, Charles K. : The Economics of Information. Advisor: Louise Spiteri.

McLellan, Andrea: Liberalism, Capitalism and Authorship: The Development of Copyright in the United Kingdom in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Advisor: Fiona Black.

Peekhaus, Willi: Digital Democracy. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

Sanderson, Heather: Core Competencies: An Investigation of their Relevance and Utility in Academic Libraries. Advisor: Fiona Black.

Yang, Jing: Cross-Language Information Retrieval: An Investigation of English-Chinese Issues. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.


2001/2002

Boxall, James: Issues and Trends in Academic Libraries. Advisors: William Maes, Bertrum MacDonald.

Cordes, Ruth: The Use of Grey Literature in Science and Technology. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

Dechen, Kesang: Automating the Library System of the Royal Institute of Management, Bhutan. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.

Deluney, Joanne: Native Literature for Children. Advisor: Vivian Howard.

Helliwell, Michelle: Navigating Parenthood in an Age of "Miracle Babies": The Context of Information Seeking and Use by Parents in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Advisor: Fiona Black.

Luo, Hui Ping: An Invistegation of Chinese-Language Issues in North American Digital Libraries. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.

MacIntyre, Annette: Young Adult Literature and Media Interests. Advisor: Vivian Howard.

McGann, Kira: Library Programming for Children and Young Adults. Advisor: Vivian Howard.

Thabane, Marroon: Data Mining. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.

Wells, Leanne: Fund Raising in Academic Libraries - A Comparative Perspective. Advisor: Norman Horrocks.


2000/2001

Butcher, Megan: The National Bibliography of Scottish Emigration: Literature in Canada. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

Carter, Jaclyn: Accreditation and Accountability. Advisor: Norman Horrocks.

Carter, Jaclyn: Censorship and Revolution: Past or Future. Advisor: Louise Spiteri.

Larocque, Rebecca: The Development and Application of the Dublin Core. Advisor: Louise Spiteri.

Newman, Adam: Public Legal Education and Information in Canada: The Roles of Judges, Lawyers, and Law Librarians. Advisor: Heidi Julien.


1999/2000

Bak, Greg: Progressive Librarianship: Professional Identity, Gender and Librarianship in Nova Scotia During the 1930s. Advisor: Heidi Julien.

Boon, Stuart: Hypermedia and the New Information Literacy. Advisor: Heidi Julien.

Chapman, Peggy: Governance On-Line. Advisor: Heidi Julien.

Cummings, Philippa: The Naming and Organization of Living Things: A Study of Systems of Nomenclature. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

Darby, Andrew and Ian MacIntyre: Intranet Design & Implementation. Advisor: Elaine Toms.

Deveau, Leo: Citizenship for the New Millenium: Access and Competence. Advisor: Heidi Julien.

Kelly, Rachel: Information Literacy for Special Populations. Advisor: Heidi Julien.

Lhendup, Kinzang: Library Automation Issues for Butan. Advisor: Haidar Moukdad.

Michels, David: Information Literacy for Special Populations. Advisor: Heidi Julien.

Sebastian, Joanie: Feminism and Essentialism. Advisor: Heidi Julien.


1998/1999

Bak, Greg: International Perspectives on Librarianship. Advisor: Norman Horrocks.

Darby, Andrew and Ian MacIntyre: Information Architecture for the Web. Advisor: Elaine Toms.

Lewis, Mark: A Case Study of the Medley Library. Advisor: Bertrum MacDonald.

Pinet, Lisa: Managers' Perceived Value of Information. Advisor: Heidi Julien.