People
Principal Investigator
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John Willinsky Professor of Education, Stanford University and University of British Columbia john.willinsky@stanford.edu John Willinsky is Khosla Family Professor of Education at Stanford University and Sometime Professor of Education at the University of British Columbia. Much of his scholarly work, including his book, The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship (MIT Press, 2006), winner of two outstanding book awards, is free to download on the PKP website. |
Simon Fraser University Library Associates
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Charles Eckman University Librarian and Dean of Library Services, Simon Fraser University Library ceckman@sfu.ca Charles Eckman is the University Librarian and Dean of Library Services at the SFU Library. He is a graduate of Princeton University (PhD) and UC Berkeley (MLIS). Before coming to SFU, Chuck was the Associate University Librarian and Director of Collections at UC Berkeley. |
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Lynn Copeland University Librarian and Dean of Library Services, Simon Fraser University Library (Retired) copeland@sfu.ca Lynn Copeland is the current President of Canadiana.org. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto (BSc), Brandeis University (MA) and Columbia University (MLS). She was the Dean of Library Services at Simon Fraser University until her retirement in 2010. She had previously been Head, Library Systems at SFU and BC Electronic Library Manager, and held librarian positions at University of British Columbia, BC Union Catalogue Project, Rutgers University and UC Berkeley. She has published a variety of articles and spoken on issues primarily relating to library technology, collection development, elearning and libraries, and Interlibrary Loan. |
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Brian Owen Associate University Librarian, Simon Fraser University Library gwbowen@sfu.ca Brian Owen is the Associate University Librarian for Processing and Systems at SFU Library. He is an Associate with SFU’s Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing, SFU's Master of Publishing Program, and the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). In 2007, Brian received the Award for Distinguished Service to Research Librarianship from the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). |
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Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems, Simon Fraser University Library mjordan@sfu.ca Mark is Head of Library Systems at SFU. His interests include repository platforms, content management frameworks, and metadata aggregation and reuse. Mark is also the author of Putting Content Online: A Practical Guide for Libraries (Chandos, 2006). |
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Alec Smecher Technical Architect, Simon Fraser University Library alec@smecher.bc.ca Alec Smecher is the technical architect for the Public Knowledge Project, and lead developer of Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Conference Systems (OCS), Open Harvester Systems (OHS), and the PKP Web Application Library (WAL). When not actively developing PKP software, he runs workshops around the world, runs marathons internationally, and plays drums in a band. |
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Juan Pablo Alperin Researcher and System Developer, Simon Fraser University Library juan@geeky.net Juan has been a Systems Developer and Researcher with the Public Knowledge Project since April 2007. He has been working for PKP from his native Argentina and traveling around South America as part of the Strengthening Scholarly Research in Latin America research program. |
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Michael Felczak System Developer/Researcher, Simon Fraser University Library michael.pkp@gmail.com In addition to his work as a system developer and researcher with the PKP, Michael Felczak is a PhD student at SFU's School of Communication |
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Karen Meijer-Kline Communication and Member Services Officer, Simon Fraser University Library kmeijerk@sfu.ca Karen has been working in both traditional and new modes of publishing since 2003, in the Netherlands and Canada. She is especially focussed on fostering an actively involved community around scholarly communications and publishing, and enjoys working in this rapidly changing field. She holds an MA from the University of Amsterdam, and received her Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of British Columbia in 2012. She is based in Vancouver, where she can also be found on climbing walls, up in aerial silks, or on her bike. |
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Bruno Beghelli System Developer, Simon Fraser University Library bruno.beghelli@gmail.com Bruno lives in Brazil and has a degree in Journalism. Prior to PKP, he worked as a graphic designer, producing both 2D and 3D computer graphics. While not working or playing with his daughter, Bruno likes practicing sports (running, swimming, playing volleyball, mountain bike), reading, playing music and traveling. |
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James MacGregor System Developer, Simon Fraser University Library jmacgreg@gmail.com Formerly of the Electronic Text Centre at the University of New Brunswick, James has been a PKP jack-of-all trades since 2007. He helps with support, translation, testing, documentation, teaching, research and even some development occasionally. He is based, roughly, in Vancouver. |
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Jason Nugent System Developer, Simon Fraser University Library jason.nugent@gmail.com Jason is a software developer for PKP currently living in New Brunswick. Prior to this, he worked for the University of New Brunswick and taught software development and systems administration at Dalhousie University. Passionate about travel, photography, and writing, he tries to tie those three things together as often as possible. He is a competitive cyclist and holds a degree in Chemistry. |
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Kevin Stranack Community Services and Learning Coordinator, Simon Fraser University Library kstranac@sfu.ca Kevin is an independent library consultant currently working with the Simon Fraser University Library on a variety of open source software initiatives, including the Public Knowledge Project. He works with editors, publishers, software developers, and librarians from around the world, helping them to find open source solutions to their information technology requirements. Kevin received his Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of British Columbia in 2002 and is currently pursuing a Master of Adult Education at the University of Regina. |
Co-Principal Investigators
- Gustavo Fischman, Education, Arizona State University
- Rick Kopak, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia
- Rowland Lorimer, Director, Canadian Centre for the Studies in Publishing, Simon Fraser University
- John Maxwell, Canadian Centre for the Studies in Publishing, Simon Fraser University
- Amy Metcalfe, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia
- Ray Siemens, Canada Research Chair in Humanities Computing, University of Victoria
- Richard Smith, Department of Communications, Simon Fraser University
Graduate Students
- Peter Arthur, Language and Literacy Education, UBC
- Analisa Blake, Arts, UVic
- Chia-Ning Chiang, SLAIS, UBC
- Brian Edgar, Education, Stanford University
- Samuel Smith Esseh, LLED, UBC
- Rob Lucas, Education, Stanford University
- Mia Quint, Higher Ed, UoT
- Lucia Terra, LLED, UBC
PKP Associates
- Henrik Bennesten, Stanford Humanities Lab
- Ray Beswick, Association for Business Communication
- Bozana Bokan, Germany
- Gunther Eysenbach, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University of Toronto
- Ramón Fonseca, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia, Brazil
- Paiki Muswazi, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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