National Library News January/February 2000 Vol. 32, nos. 1-2

Visiting Canadianist Jeffrey Tenenbaum

Jeffrey Tenenbaum, a Canadian studies librarian from the Reference Department of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, visited the National Library of Canada for a period of approximately seven weeks during June and July of 1999. His aim was to update his knowledge of Canadian reference sources, particularly the numerous titles which have been published in electronic format in recent years. In the 1980s, Mr. Tenenbaum had undertaken a similar research sabbatical at McGill University. For this visit he chose to take advantage of the rich Canadiana collection of the National Library.

Jeffrey Tenenbaum’s base for his visit was the Reference and Information Services Division, where he had significant involvement with staff members. He was provided with training on the National Library’s policies and procedures for responding to written reference requests so that he could participate in the reference work of the Division and make practical use of the collection. Mr. Tenenbaum had opportunities to observe the activities of the reference desk and to discuss specific electronic sources with staff members involved in the management of these types of publications as well as to browse the extensive print reference collection.

While in Ottawa, Jeffrey Tenenbaum took the opportunity to visit the collections of other libraries including the Ottawa Public Library, and the libraries at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa.

The staff of the Reference and Information Services Division welcome the visits and study tours by Canadianists as opportunities to exchange ideas and information.

For more information on study tours, please contact

Reference and Information Services
Telephone: (613) 995-9481
TTY: (613) 992-6969
Fax: (613) 943-1112
E-mail: reference@nlc-bnc.ca