Daniel J. Caron
{{short description|2nd Librarian and Archivist of Canada}}
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|order = 2nd
|office = Librarian and Archivist of Canada
|term_end = May 15, 2013 during pleasure
|primeminister = Stephen Harper
|governor_general = David Johnston
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|predecessor = Ian E. Wilson
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|birth_date = 1957
|birth_place = Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
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Daniel J. Caron (born 1957){{cite web|title=Biography of Dr. Daniel J. Caron|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/whats-new/013-395-e.html|publisher=LAC|accessdate=November 24, 2013}} was the Librarian and Archivist of Canada from April 25, 2009 until retiring on May 15, 2013. He is also a professor, author, fellow and public speaker.
Education
Caron graduated with a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Economics from Laval University, and earned a doctorate in Applied Human Sciences from the University of Montreal. His doctoral dissertation was in Canadian studies on aboriginal issues.{{cite web|title=Liste des thèses du SHA|url=http://www.etudes-sup.fas.umontreal.ca/sha/recherche/theses/|publisher=Université de Montréal|accessdate=November 24, 2013|language=French|quote=Caron, Daniel J. – Territoire et autonomie politique : configurations émergentes des relations entre aborigènes et administrations française, britannique et canadienne – 1994}}
Career
Caron began his public service in 1982 at the Competition Bureau and also worked for the National Museums of Canada Corporation and Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Later, in the 1990s, he worked at the Economic Development Agency of Canada for Quebec. From Montreal he moved to the Treasury Board Secretariat where he was Director of the Service and Innovation Division. He moved to Human Resources Development Canada in 2000. In 2003 he joined the National Archives of Canada, now Library and Archives Canada (LAC), as the Director General of the Corporate Management Branch and subsequently held various positions at the institution.{{cite web|title=Daniel J. Caron |url=http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2009/04/24/daniel-j-caron |publisher=Prime Minister of Canada |accessdate=November 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203060851/http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2009/04/24/daniel-j-caron |archivedate=December 3, 2013 }}
Caron was appointed Librarian and Archivist of Canada on April 24, 2009. Between 2011 and 2013, at the request of the Clerk of the Privy Council, he was Chair of the Heads of Federal Agencies. Between 2010 and 2013, he was Chair of the Forum of National Archivists within the International Council of Archives. He was also a founding member of the Forum.{{cite web|last=Caron |first=Daniel J. |title=Meeting Challenges of the Future: From Reflection to Action |url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/modernization/Pages/vision-meeting-challenges-future.aspx |publisher=LAC |date=January 22, 2013 |accessdate=November 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121010622/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/modernization/Pages/vision-meeting-challenges-future.aspx |archivedate=November 21, 2013 }} He retired from the Canadian Public Service on May 15, 2013 after 31 years of service.{{cite web|publisher=CLA|title=Daniel Caron Leaves Library and Archives Canada|date=15 May 2013 |accessdate=November 24, 2013|url=http://clagov.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/daniel-caron/}}{{cite news|last1=Deglise|first1=Fabien|title=Haute fonction publique fédérale - Après le silence, la révolte|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/399559/haute-fonction-publique-f%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale-apres-le-silence-la-revolte|accessdate=7 July 2015|work=Le Devoir|date=February 10, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Daniel J. Caron |url=http://www.cpsen.ca/past-fairs/opsqf-2014/program-2014/41-public/165-daniel-j-caron |website=Canadian Public Sector Excellence Network |accessdate=10 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711130036/http://www.cpsen.ca/past-fairs/opsqf-2014/program-2014/41-public/165-daniel-j-caron |archivedate=11 July 2015 }}
Caron has also taught at Concordia University, University of Ottawa, Carleton University and École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP). He has conducted research, published many articles and given several conference presentations on public administration, archival sciences and information management.{{cite web|title=Daniel J. Caron – Publications|url=http://www.enap.ca/enap/2893/Publications.enap?view=publications&indid=791|publisher=ENAP|accessdate=November 24, 2013}}
Publications
- {{cite book|title=Web HT.0. Pour use société informée: la pertinence numérique et ses défis pour les sociétés démocratiques XXI ième siècle|year=2011|publisher=Hermann|location=Paris}}
- L'homme imbibé: de l'oral au numérique : un enjeu pour l'avenir des cultures? Paris: Hermann. 2014.
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web|last=Caron|first=Daniel J.|title=Shaping our Continuing Memory Collectively: A Representative Documentary Heritage (speech)|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/speeches/Pages/Shaping-our-Continuing-Memory-Collectively-A-Representative-Documentary-Heritage.aspx|publisher=LAC|date=March 29, 2013|accessdate=November 25, 2013}}
External links
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- {{cite web|title=Daniel J. Caron – Corps professoral|url=http://www.enap.ca/enap/2890/Informations_professionnelles.enap?view=fonction&indid=791|publisher=ENAP}}
- {{cite web|title=How to archive for the future? Ensuring the Present benefits from a Relevant Past|url=https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2013/04/caron|publisher=Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University|date=April 23, 2013}}
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Category:Canadian non-fiction writers
Category:Writers from Quebec City
Category:Université Laval alumni
Category:Université de Montréal alumni
Category:People from Sainte-Foy, Quebec City
Category:Librarians and Archivists of Canada
Category:Academic staff of Concordia University
Category:Academic staff of Carleton University