Information Services (Access/Circulation/Fulfillment Services)

Learning Commons

Modern Language resources in academic libraries.

French as a Second Language (FSL)resources for Education

B.A. (Hons) in German and Spanish (Brock University)

M.A. in Spanish (University of Toronto)

MLIS (University of Western Ontario)

American Library Association (ALA) 2006-present

• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
  • Western European Specialized Section (WESS)- 2008-2020
    • French and Italian Editor for WESS wiki - 2012-2018
  • ACRL_IS Instruction Section 2022-2023
• Library Leadership and Management Association(LLAMA)- 2015-2021
• International Relations Round Table 2022-2023

Canadian Association of Professional and Academic Libraries (CAPAL) 2020-2022

Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers CASLT) /Association canadienne des professeurs de langues seconds (ACPLS) 2022-present

International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) 2023- present

• member of Libraries for Children and Youth (Professional Section) 2023-2027

Ontario Library Association (OLA) 2003 - present

• Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) - 2010 Past-President
• Ontario Library and Information Technology Association (OLITA)
• Association des bibliothèques francophones de l'Ontario (ABO-Franco)
• Ontario Library Association, Mentoring Committee, Superconference planner, 2013-2015
• Ontario Library Association, Mentoring Committee, Chair 2016

Ontario Teacher Education Library Association (OTELA) 2022- present

• member 2022
• Co-chair 2023-2025

Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) 2010-2020

• SALALM Scholarship Committee 2011-2013 (Chair, 2015-2016)

Canadian Library Association, Working Group to Define a National Network for Equitable Library Service: Opening the Book: A Strategy for a National Network for Equitable Library Service for Canadians with Print Disabilities (2005), Canadian Library Association, http://cla.ca/wp-content/uploads/NNELS_FINAL_EN.pdf

Soini, N. "President's letter" InsideOCULA, Spring 2009, no. 37, http://accessola2.com/data/2/rec_docs/501_InsideOCULASpring09.pdf

Ibid. "President's letter" InsideOCULA, Fall 2009, no. 38, http://accessola2.com/data/2/rec_docs/604_InsideOCULAFall09.pdf

Ibid. "President's letter" InsideOCULA, Winter 2009. no. 39, http://accessola2.com/data/2/rec_docs/647_InsideOCULAWinter09.pdfhttp://accessola2.com/data/2/rec_docs/647_InsideOCULAWinter09.pdf

Ibid. "Interview with a New Librarian: OCULA President Nathalie Soini Interviews the OCULA New Librarian Resident Award Winner Monica Rettig." InsideOCULA, Winter 2009, no. 39,http://accessola2.com/data/2/rec_docs/647_InsideOCULAWinter09.pdf

Mitchell, J. and N. Soini. "Student Involvement for Student Success: Student Staff in the Learning Commons." College and Research Libraries. Vol. 75, July 2014, 590-609; doi:10.5860/crl.75.4.590

Soini, N. "How Hip Is the Partnership? The Value of a Generalist Journal in a Niche World." InsideOCULA, October 1, 2016. http://open-shelf.ca/161001-ocula-partnership-journal/

Bergart, R., L. Olson, and N. Soini. “Editorial: Charting the Course of Partnership. ”Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, Vol. 12, no. 1, Aug. 2017, doi:10.21083/partnership.v12i1.3976.

Soini, N.  "Organizational Renewal at Queen's University Library." InsideOCULA, December 3, 2018. http://open-shelf.ca/181201-ocula-organizational-renewal-at-queens-university-library/