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) 2022-2024

International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) 2023- present

• Member of Libraries for Children and Young Adults (Professional Section E), 2023-2027
• Interim secretary, Libraries for Children and Young Adults, 2024-2025
• Chair, Libraries for Children and Young Adults, 2025-2027
• Secretary, Professional Section E, 2025-2027

Ontario Library Association (OLA) 2003 - present

• Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) - 2010 Past-President
• Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) - 2009 President
• Association des bibliothèques francophones de l'Ontario (ABO-Franco) - 2003-2005- President
• Ontario Library Association, Mentoring Committee, Superconference planner, 2013-2015
• Ontario Library Association, Mentoring Committee, Chair 2016
• Forest of Reading/Forêt de la lecture - committee member for Mélèze (2024), Peuplier (2025, 2026)
• French Editor for the Partnership journal 2017-2018

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/  

Soini, N. "Message from the (Incoming Chair) Libraries for Children and Young Adults in Istanbul, Türkiye for Midyear Meeting and present at the 2nd International Library and Technology Festival." IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Newsletter, 2025 Summer Issue,  https://repository.ifla.org/bitstreams/e627707f-dbd2-4c6e-8f45-e929ca277162/download