91ÉçÇø

Tara Mawhinney

Tara.Mawhinney [at] mcgill.ca 514-398-4764

McLennan Library Building
3459 McTavish Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C9


Subjects

  • Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • TISED (Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design)

Guides

Liaison librarian

Responsible for providing information services and collections to support the Departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and the Trottier Insititute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED).ÌýÌý

Education

  • Master of Library and Information Studies, 91ÉçÇø, 2005
  • Bachelor of Arts, English and French Literature, University of British Columbia, 1999

Areas of interest

  • Virtual reference services
  • Information literacy competencies in science and engineering
  • Sustainability in libraries
  • Collection development
  • Services for international students

Professional activities

National

    • Membership Committee, 2016-present, Co-chair 2021-present
  • , 2017-2020
  • , 2023-present
  • , American Society for Engineering Education
    • Conference Planning Committee, 2024-present
    • Publications Committee, 2016-2018 and 2020-present
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, 2021-2024

University

91ÉçÇø Library

  • Chair of 91ÉçÇø Library's Continuing Education Committee, 2024-present
  • 91ÉçÇø Library Brown Bag Lunch Series
    • Co-organizer, 2013-2019

Selected publications

Mawhinney, T., & Hervieux, S. (2022). . College & Research Libraries, 83 (3), 503-525. doi:10.5860/crl.83.3.503

Zhao, J.C., & Mawhinney, T. (2020). . College & Research Libraries, 81 (7), 1107-1122. doi:10.5860/crl.81.7.1107

Mawhinney, T. (2020). . Journal of Academic Librarianship, 46 (1), 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102094 (PDF icon free version)

Mawhinney, T., & Kochkina, S. (2019). . Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 13 (1-2), 56-73. doi:10.1080/1533290X.2018.1499236 ()Ìý

Mawhinney, T., & Zhao, J.C. (2017). Implementing a Peer Support Program for International Students: A Case Study at 91ÉçÇø Library. In S. Arnold-Garza & C. Tomlinson (Eds.), . Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries. ()

Côté, M., Kochkina, S., & Mawhinney, T. (2016). . Reference and User Services Quarterly, 56(1), 36-46. doi:10.5860/rusq.56n1.36 ()

Bain, C., Colosimo, A.C., Mawhinney, T., & Houle, L. (2016). . Collection Management, 41(3), 133-151. doi:10.1080/01462679.2016.1208132 ()

Zhao, J.C., & Mawhinney, T. (2015). . Journal of Academic Librarianship, 41(6), 712-724. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2015.09.010 ()

  • Winner of the 2016 Chinese American Librarians Association .

Spence, M., Saundry, A., Mawhinney, T., Dooley, S.J., & Barsky, E. . American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Seattle, WA, June 14-17, 2015.

Zhao, J.C., & Mawhinney, T. . American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 15-18, 2014.

Barsky, E., Dooley, S., Mawhinney, T., Peterson, Z., & Spence, M. . American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 23-26, 2013.

Spence, M., Mawhinney, T., & Barsky, E. (2012). . Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship 71. doi:10.5062/F4ZS2TF7

Mawhinney, T. Canadian Engineering Education Association Conference, Kingston, ON, June 7-9, 2010. doi:10.24908/pceea.v0i0.3111

Lebowitz, A., & Mawhinney, T. (2010).Ìý .Ìý Access 16(1), 32-33.

Selected presentations

Mawhinney, T., & Wheatley, A. Why Us and Why Now? Roles for Academic Librarians in Climate Action. Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians Conference, online, June 7, 2024.

Mawhinney, T. The ACRL Framework and Integrating ChatGPT Into Academic Library Work. Panel entitled: "New Roles for Info Pros." Paper presented at the Internet Librarian Connect Conference, online, October 17, 2023.

Mawhinney, T., & Hervieux, S. Leveraging UX for Virtual Reference & Online Course Accessibility. Paper presented at the Internet Librarian Connect Conference, online, October 26, 2021.

Zhao, J., & Mawhinney, T. Assessment of Multilingual Library Orientation Videos. Paper presented at the International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, June 18, 2019.

Mawhinney, T., & Kochkina, S. Is the Medium the Message?: Examining Transactions Conducted Via Text in Comparison with Traditional Virtual Reference Methods. Paper presented at the Distance Library Services Conference, San Antonio, TX, April 12, 2018.

Zhao, J., & Mawhinney, T. Peer-led Library Services for International Students. Chinese American Librarians Association Annual Poster Session, Orlando, FL, June 26, 2016. Poster presentation.

Zhao, J., & Mawhinney, T. . Paper presented at the 13th Annual Concordia Library Research Forum, Montréal, QC, April 10, 2015.

Badia, G., Colosimo, A., Mawhinney, T., & Zhao, J. Enhancing Librarians' Roles in an Undergraduate Communications Course: An Evolutionary Timeline. Congrès des milieux documentaires du Québec, Montréal, QC, December 1-3, 2014. Poster presentation.

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