Sonia Smith

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Sonia Smith

Title

Liaison Librarian

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Biography

Responsible for the provision of a range of library and information services and collections to support teaching, learning, and research taking place at the Law Faculty, Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation and Jewish Studies.

Languages

English, French, Spanish, Hebrew and Yiddish

First name

Sonia

Last name

Smith

Library subject

Jewish Studies

Law

Education

Master of Library and Information Studies, Montreal University
Bachelor of Library Science, National University of Mexico

Nahum Gelber Law Library 3660 Peel Street Montreal Quebec H3A 1W9

Phone number

514-398-4715 x09177

Sonia.Smith [at] mcgill.ca

Professional Activities

International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) - Law Libraries Section, Secretary 2023-
International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) - Law Libraries Section, Information Coordinator 2019-2023.
Canadian Federation of Library Associations - Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA/FCAB), Board of Directors, Quebec Representative 2019-2021.
Association des bibliothécaires du Québec - Quebec Library Association (ABQLA), Board of Directors, 2018-2020.
Canadian Federation of Library Associations - Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA/FCAB), Interim Board of Directors 2016 - 2017
Association des bibliothécaires du Québec - Quebec Library Association (ABQLA), Past-President, 2016 -2017
Association des bibliothécaires du Québec - Quebec Library Association (ABQLA), President, 2015-2016

Selected Publications

Smith, S. and Rogers-Butterworth, A. (2024) Law Students as Reference Assistants in an Academic Law Library. Canadian Law Library Review, 49 (1)
Smith, S and Bozic, M. (2020) Does a Wellness Collection Have a Place at a Law Library? Canadian Law Library Review, 45 (1). Winner of the 2021 Canadian Law Library Review Feature Article.
Smith, S. (2019) The Quest for Reference Help: Asking a Law Librarian. Canadian Law Library Review, 44 (1).
Smith, S. (2017) The Creation of the CFLA/FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Committee: The First Report. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research. 12 (1).
CFLA/FCAB (2017) Truth & Reconciliation Report and Recommendations. (Truth & Reconciliation Committee Member).
Zhao, J., Smith, S. and Torabi, N (2016). Meeting Campus Linguistic Diversity: A Multilingual Library Orientation Approach. International Journal of Information, Diversity, and Inclusion. 1.
Smith, S. (2015). Library Instruction for Romanized Hebrew. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 41(2), 197-200.
Smith, S. (2014). Joe Fishtein Collection of Yiddish Poetry. In J. Tomm and R. Virr (Ed.) Meeting with Books: Special Collections in the 21st Century. With a Tribute to Raymond Klibansky & an Illustrated survey of Special Collections at ɬ�﷬ Library and Archives. (pp. 206-207). Montreal : ɬ�﷬ Library and Archives.
Smith, S. (2014). Norman H. Friedman Arthur Szyk Collection. In J. Tomm and R. Virr (Ed.) Meeting with Books: Special Collections in the 21st Century. With a Tribute to Raymond Klibansky & an illustrated Survey of Special Collections at ɬ�﷬ Library and Archives. (pp. 120-121). Montreal: ɬ�﷬ Library and Archives.
Smith, S. (2014). Saul Shapiro Collection of Anglo-American Judaica. In J. Tomm and R. Virr (Ed.) Meetings with Books: Special Collections in the 21st Century. With a Tribute to Raymond Klibansky & an Illustrated survey of Special Collections at ɬ�﷬ Library and Archives (pp. 188-189). Montreal: ɬ�﷬ Library and Archives.
Smith, S. (2013). Soomekh, Saba. From the Shahs to Los Angeles: Three Generations of Iranian Jewish Women between Religion and Culture (review). Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2012. Woman in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal, vol.10 (2)
Smith, S. (2010). References Services at ɬ�﷬: Reaching Out! AJL Conference Proceedings. 45th Annual Convention, Seattle, Washington, 2010.

Selected Presentations

Smith, S. (2019). And the Seed of a Bequest Sprouted: The Wainwright collection of the Nahum Gelber Law Library at ɬ�﷬. IFLA World Library and International Congress. August 23-30, Athens, Greece.
Smith, S., Carr, Ch. & Kasirer, K. (2019). Canadian Federation of Libraries Associations Panel Update. Quebec Library Association Conference. Montreal, QC.
Smith, S., Canuel, R. Kohn, A. & Carr, Ch. (2018). Canadian Federation of Libraries Associations Panel Update. Quebec Library Association Conference. Montreal, QC.
Smith, S. (2017). Library Exhibit Going Touch: Bringing the History of Criminal Law and the Holocaust to Library Users through a Multimedia Experience. (Poster Presentation). IFLA World Library and International Conference. August 19 – 27, Wraclow, Poland.
Smith, S. (2017). The CFLA/FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Committee. Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Colloquium, Montreal,QC.
Smith, S. (2016). Merging Collections for User’s benefit. Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Convention. Charleston, SC, USA.
Smith, S. (2013). Student’s difficulties searching romanized access points in the library catalogue. World Union of Jewish Studies Congress. Jerusalem, Israel.
Smith, S. and other Librarians (2011). Judaica Collections at the Rare Books Department at ɬ�﷬. Organizer of visit and moderator. Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Convention. Montreal, QC.
Smith, S. (2010). Reference Services at ɬ�﷬: Reaching out!. Association of Jewish Libraries Convention. Seattle, Washington.
Smith, S. (2007) The Jewish Public Library in a Multi-ethnic enclave: Adapting to Changes. Association of Jewish Libraries Convention. Scottsdale, Arizona.