Catherine Davidson

BA Hons (UWO), MLS (UofT)

Associate University Librarian, Collections
310 Scott Library
York University
4700 Keele St.
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M3J 1P3
Tel. 416 736-5601
Fax. 416 736-5451
cdavids@yorku.ca

Curriculum Vitae

Catherine Davidson has been Associate University Librarian for Collections at York University Libraries since 2004. Previously, she served as reference librarian, electronic resources librarian, and subject specialist at York’s Scott Library. As AUL, she works with library leadership team and with five departmental reports, including Technical Services, Resource Sharing, Library Accessibility Services (for users with disabilities), and the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections to develop and implement strategic library directions.

In 2009-10, Catherine spent her sabbatical year as Visiting Librarian at Scholars Portal, contributing to a number of initiatives including the second iteration of MINES for Libraries survey for the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and a consortial patron-driven acquisition e-book pilot.

Catherine was a member of 2009-10 cohort of the Association of Research Libraries Research Library Leadership Fellows Program. Previously, she attended the Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians. She holds an MLS from the University of Toronto and a BA in English literature from the University of Western Ontario.

Publications & Presentations (Selected)

Presentation. Measuring Use of Licensed Electronic Resources: Results of the Second Iteration of the MINES for Libraries Survey on Scholars Portal and Other Resources for the Ontario Council of University LIbraries (OCUL). Dana Thomas (OCUL), Catherine Davidson (York), Martha Kyrillidou (ARL), Terry Plum (Simmons). 9th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services. August 23, 2011.

Presentation. A Leap of Faith: A Consortial PDA Pilot Project. With T. Horava.
Acquisitions Institute, Timberline, Oregon. May 16, 2011.

Presentation. Measuring Use of Licensed Electronic Resources: A Second Iteration of the MINES® for Libraries Survey on
Scholars Portal and Other Resources for the Ontario Council of University Libraries. With D. Thomas.
Library Assessment Conference. Baltimore, MD, October, 2010

Publication. Catherine Davidson and Martha Kyrillidou. “The Value of Electronic Resources: Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services (MINES for Libraries®) at the Ontario Council of University Libraries.” Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC, no. 271 (August 2010): 41-47 http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/rli/archive/rli271.shtml

Presentation. Connecting the Dots: Exploring Seamless Delivery of Content to the Researcher. With M. Lehane and A. Greenberg.
IFLA Satellite Meeting, Boston, August 2008.

Presentation: Managing Ebook Workflow Issues from Acquisition to the Catalogue. With N. Hall and H. Fraser.
Canadian Library Association, June 2008.

Presentation. Managing and Providing Access to Eresources. With R. Sonksen .
Canadian Association of Law Libraries Conference CALL/ABCD – Capitalizing on Change, May 8, 2007.