Hello everyone: Please join us in welcoming JoAnn Watson to our School's broader community. I am appending the formal announcement here, for your information. JoAnn has already met some of you at the recent APLA conference, and she will welcome news from any alumni -- as a means of getting to know you better, as well as for inclusion in this year's Inform newsletter. If you have any queries or comments, please just get in touch with JoAnn or with me. All best, Fiona ________________________________________________ JoAnn Watson has now joined the School of Information Management in the role of MLIS Programme Coordinator. In this role, JoAnn will support students in the Schools ALA-accredited MLIS programme and will foster wide professional connections in the LIS community regionally and nationally. JoAnn is from Halifax and has over twenty years experience in the field working with both the federal and provincial governments, as well as having held positions in the corporate and non-profit sectors. She graduated with her Masters of Science in Library and Information Science from the Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University. As Head of the Sound and Moving Image Division at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia, JoAnn developed a keen interest in issues relating to preservation and audio-visual media. An active participant and member in local, national and international professional associations, JoAnn has organized professional conferences and workshops in Halifax, Montreal, Miami, Los Angeles and Portland Oregon. She is an enthusiastic new member of the School and will share her considerable professional expertise with future generations of MLIS students and graduates. JoAnn can be contacted at 902-494-2471 or at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] Fiona A. Black Director School of Information Management Faculty of Management Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5 Voice: 902-494-1901 Fax: 902-494-2451 Email: [log in to unmask]