About

April Ramgoolam

As an Administrative Library Assistant at NorQuest College, I help students, staff, and the public meet their library needs. At the circulation desk I assist with accessing library resources, navigating the NorQuest College website, and aid library clients in developing the appropriate research and citation skills necessary for academic success. Additionally, as the Administrative Library Assistant I manage NorQuest College Library's invoices, scheduling, bookings, statistics, library promotion, and resource updating.

Beth Vandenboogaard

As an Acquisitions Technician I am responsible for purchasing print materials and ebooks. I am also responsible for our library's Interlibrary Loan service and providing library resources to distance students and staff. You will also find me at the front desk assisting students and staff.

Catherine Hergert

I am a Library Assistant at the Westmount Campus Library working in a shared position with Rita Jandrey. I am responsible for the day to day operations of the library including opening and closing, circulation, assisting faculty and students in finding materials to support projects, and pulling appropriate level reading material for student use during scheduled library times. I really enjoy helping students practice their growing English language communication skills!

Eve Poirier

As library manager, I am responsible for the overall financial, operational and strategic management of the library. I am a proud member of the NorQuest Library team and you can find me in the Learner Centre located on the 5th floor.

Gisele Ramgoolam

As head cataloger, I am responsible for the organization and classification of the library's print and audio-visual resources. I lead the Collection Development Team and I manage the operations and staff of the Westmount Campus Library. You will also see me at the front desk assisting students and staff.

Kathy Zarft

I love investigating and implementing new technologies. I provide support for the library's technology and lead the purchasing and cataloging team. I troubleshoot any problems with off-campus access to our ebooks, databases or online video. I select materials for our Easy Reading and Paperbacks collection and am very interested in promoting the benefits of reading to our students.

Leah Townsend

As an instruction librarian, I provide support for on-campus and distance students to help develop their research, citation and critical thinking skills. I teach classroom instruction sessions and meet with students for face-to-face and online appointments. I am also developing online interactive tutorials which focus on many essential library skills.

Liz Fulton Lyne

I am responsible for teaching and leading the ongoing development of our library's information literacy program. Our program includes classroom instruction sessions, face-to-face and online appointments with librarians, teaching and curriculum support, and online tools—all designed to develop students’ research, citation, critical thinking skills while promoting lifelong learning. I feel very fortunate to be part of this great team!

Lucy Wright

Michael Calaresu

At our circulation desk, I provide assistance to students and staff in identifying and accessing library resources. I also field a variety of questions from the academic to the mundane, and provide feedback regarding citation styles and strategies for research. I have a graduate degree in Library and Information Science and am currently researching neuroplasticity in my spare time. I am an avid potter, swimmer, hiker, and traveler.

Milamem Gabbar

Ngina wa Kaai

As the Student Engagement and User Experience Librarian, my role is to connect with non-academic communities and groups around campus and support them in their projects and goals through resources the Learner Centre can provide. I am also responsible for looking after the NorQuest Library's social media accounts, organizing events in the Learner Centre, and helping students with research and citation though the Writing Centre. In my spare time, I teach aquatic lifesaving and first aid courses and train new swimming instructors for the City of Edmonton, and enjoy playing board games of all sorts with friends.

Rita Jandrey

I am a Library Assistant at the Westmount Campus Library working in a shared position with Cathy Hergert. I am responsible for the day to day operations of the library including opening and closing, circulation, assisting faculty and students in finding materials to support projects, and pulling appropriate level reading material for student use during scheduled library times. It is a pleasure helping students achieve their English language goals.

Sarah Bailey

I teach citation, research and evaluation skills. I create new research guides and tutorials that promote information literacy. I enjoy doing research, fixing technology problems, and helping students.

Sherri Smith

You will most often find me at the circulation desk helping students with a variety of questions, from how to cite using APA, to locating the bathrooms and everything in between. When I'm not on the front desk, I work in the back room scheduling staff and booking rooms for library instruction among other things. I love helping students find relevant information as well as promoting literacy and lifelong learning.

Tanya Nguyen

As an instruction librarian, I teach research skills, information literacy skills, and APA and MLA style citations at the NorQuest College main campus.