Toni Olshen Named Visiting Program Officer To Address Diversity in
Canadian Libraries

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Toni Olshen,
Associate University Librarian at York University, Visiting Program
Officer with its Diversity Program.  Ms. Olshen will concentrate her
research on diversity issues in both large academic and public
libraries in Canada.  From November 1995 through May 1996, she will
work with Kriza Jennings, ARL Program Officer for Diversity and
Minority Recruitment, to incorporate the Canadian research library
perspective into ARL's Diversity Program.  She will also work with Ms.
Jennings in developing model processes and will learn to lead ARL
diversity workshops focusing on Canadian libraries.

Ms. Olshen holds an M.L.S. with honors from the University of Toronto.
At York she is actively involved in several activities that fit well
with ARL's definition of diversity.

An ARL Visiting Program Officer appointment is made when there is a
match between the Association's agenda, the expertise and availability
of an individual in an ARL member library, and the support of the
member library director.  Inquiries about the VPO program may be
directed to Jaia Barrett, ARL Deputy Executive Director (jaia@cni.org).

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ARL 182
A Bimonthly Newsletter of Research Library Issues and Actions
Association of Research Libraries
October 1995