News Release

2002-28

Nancy Brodie Wins the 2002 Agatha Bystram Award for Leadership in Information Management

Ottawa, November 18, 2002  -  Federal government employees have acquired a reputation as being innovators in the field of information resource management, and this year the Library and Archives of Canada and the Council of Federal Libraries have recognized this contribution by selecting Nancy Brodie as the winner of the 2002 Agatha Bystram Award for Leadership in Information Management. The Awards ceremony was held today at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, on the occasion of the Annual Fall Seminar of the Council of Federal Libraries.

For the past two years at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Nancy Brodie has played a key leadership role in developing and applying information management approaches, standards and tools to enhance public access to Government of Canada programs, services and information sources. In addition, the results of her work assists departments and agencies in meeting the objectives of Government On-Line (GOL). All this was achieved in a remarkably short period of time.

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank Nancy Brodie for her remarkable work," said Dr. Roch Carrier, National Librarian and Chair of the Council of Federal Libraries. "Ms. Brodie is to be congratulated for her strong leadership abilities and for her commitment to the dissemination of information at both national and international levels."

"I am honoured to be have been recognized by the members of the jury and the Agatha Bystram Award Committee," said Nancy Brodie. "I would like to share this award with my colleagues who have also significantly contributed to developing standards and guidelines in support of Government On-Line programs."

Honorary mentions were also granted to Anne Valin from the House of Commons, Tristan Rawlings, Jake Pedrosa, Chris Eigenheer and Todd Ryan, Correctional Service of Canada, and Chris Stevenson of Human Resources Development Canada.

Instituted by the Council of Federal Libraries (CFL) in 1995, the Agatha Bystram Award recognizes the contribution of Agatha Bystram, one of the federal library community’s most respected pioneers in the management of federal information. The Award is presented each year to federal government employees who are innovators in the management of federal information resources.

The 2002 Agatha Bystram Award jury included Paul McCormick, Director General at the Library and Archives of Canada, John McDonald, a consultant in information management, Pierrette Bergeron, University of Sherbrooke, and Greta Bossenmaier, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

The main sponsor of this year's Award ceremony was Competia.

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Information:

Julia Goodman
Development Officer
Council of Federal Libraries

Pauline M. Portelance
Media Relations Officer
Library and Archives of Canada
media@lac-bac.gc.ca