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Library Liaisons

Suggestions for the Library collection and its services are welcome from faculty, students, staff and community borrowers. Please feel free to contact any of the librarians listed below who select materials for the Departmental areas as shown. Faculty may also communicate their ideas through their Departmental Library Committees which meet with the respective Library Liaisons.

Name Local E-mail Address
Jean Blackburn 2091 BLACKBUJ
(blackbuj@viu.ca)
Jennifer Brownlow 6335 BROWNLOW (brownlow@viu.ca)
Eileen Edmunds (Cowichan) 3517 (Nanaimo)  2272 EDMUNDSE(edmundse@viu.ca)
Lyn Makepeace 2271 MAKEPEL
(makepel@viu.ca)
Faith Takishita 2268 TAKISHIF
(takishif@viu.ca)

Area Programs/Discipline Liaison
Applied Programs Automotive Service Technician Jean Blackburn
Applications Upgrade in Microcomputers Jean Blackburn
Applied Business Technology Jean Blackburn
Baking (commercial) Jean Blackburn
Carpentry/Residential-Construction Jean Blackburn
Culinary Arts (Cook Training) Jean Blackburn
Essential Skills for Supervisors Jean Blackburn
Hairdressing Jean Blackburn
Heating,Ventilation, Air-Conditioning Jean Blackburn
Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport- Mechanics Jean Blackburn
Heavy Equipment - Operator Jean Blackburn
Inboard/Outboard- Marine/Small Engine Jean Blackburn
Info. Tech & Applied Systems Jean Blackburn
Pulp & Paper Technology Jean Blackburn
Welding Jean Blackburn
Arts (Humanities) Art (Visual&Applied&Fine Arts) Jennifer Brownlow
Creative Writing/Journalism Lyn Makepeace
Chinese Lyn Makepeace
English Lyn Makepeace
Film Studies Lyn Makepeace
French Lyn Makepeace
History Lyn Makepeace
Interior Design Jennifer Brownlow
Japanese Lyn Makepeace
Linguistics Lyn Makepeace
Media Studies Lyn Makepeace
Music Lyn Makepeace
Spanish Lyn Makepeace
Theatre Lyn Makepeace
Women's Studies Lyn Makepeace
Career and Academic Preparation  Programs Access Programs (Employment-Prep/Life Skills/Training)
Adult Basic Education
Counselling
English-as-a-second Language
General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
Study Skills
Jennifer Brownlow (all)
Education  Education Jennifer Brownlow
First Nations Studies First Nations Courses Faith Takishita
Health Programs Community Health
Dental Programs
Home Support/Resident Care
Nursing (B.Sc.)
Practical Nursing, Refresher
Jean Blackburn (all)
Human Services Programs Child & Youth Care
Community Support Worker
Counselling
Early Childhood Education & Care
Community Support Worker
Social Work
Special Education - Assistant 
Jennifer Brownlow (all)
International Education &  ESL ESL
International Education
Jennifer Brownlow
Continuing Education, Community Ed. Training and Development   Jennifer Brownlow
Management Accounting
Adventure Tourism and Recreation
Business Administration
Business Law
Business Management
Commercial Accounting
E-Commerce/E-Management
Economics
Executive Master of Business Administration
Finance
Hospitality Management
Intl. Master of Business Admin. 
Marketing
Master of Business Admin.
Quantitative Methods
Recreation & Sport Management
Recreation & Tourism
Tourism Studies/Management
Faith Takishita (all)
Physical Education Physical Education Jennifer Brownlow
Science & Technology Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Computing Science
Engineering
Fisheries/Aquaculture
Forestry
Geology
Horticulture
Mathematics
Physics  
Resource - Management - Officer - Technology
Jean Blackburn(all)
Social Sciences Anthropology Lyn Makepeace
Criminology Lyn Makepeace
Geography Lyn Makepeace
Global Studies Lyn Makepeace
Liberal Studies Lyn Makepeace
Philosophy Lyn Makepeace
Political Science Lyn Makepeace
Psychology Lyn Makepeace
Sociology Lyn Makepeace
Cowichan All Eileen Edmunds
Parksville All Eileen Edmunds
Powell River All Eileen Edmunds