Jennifer Richard is an academic librarian with liaison responsibilities in the sciences and electronic resource management as a primary coordinating responsibility. During her twenty two year career at Acadia, she has held various positions as a librarian including, digital initiatives coordinator and Head of Research Services. She served as President of the Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA) in 2005/2006. She was the founding editor of "Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research" from 2006-2010 and was presented with the APLA Merit Award in 2012.