May / June 2002 Vol. 34, no. 3

The National Library’s New Multicultural Research Officer, Mijin Kim

Mijin Kim is the newest addition to the National Library’s Multicultural Resources and Services. She comes to the National Library through the Treasury Board of Canada’s Interchange Canada program for a one-year period (starting April 1, 2002) from her position as manager of Member Services at the Canadian Library Association.

As a librarian, Mijin Kim has worked in academic and health libraries in Toronto and currently spends some of her leisure time staffing the information desk at the Ottawa Public Library. During the early part of her professional career, the Vancouver native worked for the British Columbia Provincial Government in policy and program development. Mijin Kim has worked extensively in the areas of equity, multiculturalism and with First Nations communities.

An advocate for lifelong learning, Ms. Kim holds degrees in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, Cultural Resources Management from the University of Victoria and Information Studies from the University of Toronto.

Her major responsibilities as the multicultural research officer at the National Library involve maintaining contacts with multicultural/multilingual librarians, media and organizations. Mijin Kim is creating a variety of directories and online tools for public libraries and promoting the National Library’s leadership role in multicultural/multilingual resources and services in Canada and abroad. She is also able to assist in the development of the Library’s Korean language collection.

This latest challenge is providing Mijin Kim with the opportunity to work with old and new colleagues in both the library and multicultural communities.

To contact Mijin Kim:

Multicultural Resources and Services
National Library of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4
Telephone: (613) 947-5888
Fax: (613) 996-3573
E-mail: mijin.kim@nlc-bnc.ca