Metadata, linked data, community-driven ontology development, scholarly communications, open access publishing, open journal publishing
Allison-Cassin, Stacy, Callison, Camille, & Desmeules, R. (2025). "The First Nations, M矇tis, Inuit Indigenous Ontology and Challenges in the Development of an Indigenous Community Vocabulary in the Canadian Context" The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science - La Revue canadienne des sciences de linformation et de biblioth矇conomie (CJILS-RCSIB)Vol. 48, No. 2 (2025) DOI:
Tummon, N. & Desmeules, R. (2022). How Open Is the U15? A Preliminary Analysis of Open Access Publishing in Canadian Academic Libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 10(1)
Desmeules, R., Turp, C., & Senior, A. (2020). Exploring methods for Linked Data model evaluation in practice. Journal of Library Metadata, 20(1), 65-89. .
Desmeules, R. (2020). The bookbinding of Hortense P. Cantlie for 51勛圖厙Library: surfacing a legacy of invisible labor in the stacks. Libraries: Culture, History, and Society, 4(2).
Desmeules, R.Revealing the labour of legacy: Hortense P. Cantlies bookbinding for McGill. Contained in Many Women, Many Voices: Stories from 51勛圖厙Collections. Edited by Nathalie Cooke, et. al. Montreal: ROAAr, 2018.
Browning, J.J., Desmeules, R.E., Farnel, S., & Senior, A. (2017). "The Canadian Linked Data Summit: Developing Canada's Linked Data Future through Cooperative Alliances," Collaborative Librarianship, 9(1).
Colosimo, A., Desmeules, R., & McKinnon, D. (2017). Whole-person mentoring for every stage of careers in librarianship. Library Leadership & Management, 31(4).
Desmeules, R., Campbell, S., & Dorgan, M. (2016). Acknowledging Librarians Contributions to Systematic Review Searching. Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association / Journal de l'Association des biblioth癡ques de la sant矇 du Canada, 37(2). doi:
Desmeules, R., Turp, C., Senior, A., and Trudeau, C. Short talk presented at 2019 Electronic Resources & Libraries Annual Conference, March 4, 2019. Presenter: Robin Desmeules. Duration: 15 minutes.
Desmeules, R., and Severson, S.. . Part of Diverse & Instructive: Digital Collections Reach Across Communities (Panel), DLF (Digital Library Federation) Forum, Las Vegas Nevada, October 15-17, 2018. Presenter: Sarah Severson. Duration: 10 minutes.
Ing, E., Dysert, A., & Desmeules, R.. In pursuit of progress: Digitizing the North West Company papers. Paper presented at Archives Society of Alberta Biennial Conference, Banff, AB, May 23-25, 2019. Presenter: Elis Ing. Duration: 20 minutes.
Desmeules, R. & Dysert, A.. . Presented at Concordia's 16th Annual Research Forum, April 26, 2018, Montreal, Canada. Duration: 20 minutes.
Desmeules, R., Dysert, A., Garland, J. & Severson, S.. Harmony in four parts: cultivating community and creating a collective voice for @mcgill_rare. Presented as part of the panel Instagram and the rare books community: An insiders view,presented at the Social Media & Society 2017 International Conference, Toronto, ON, July 28-30th, 2017. Presenter: Robin Desmeules. Duration: 20 minutes.
Ridolfo, L., Desmeules, R.E.. Getting to there from here: learning linked data through the Canadian Linked Data Initiative. (Lightning talk). Presented at the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Printing (SHARP), June 9-12, 2017. Duration: 5 minutes.
Hafner, J., Senior, A., Chellew, M., & Desmeules, R.. The Canadian Linked Data Initiative: What is happening with Linked Data in Canada? Presented as part of the plenary discussion Canadian Music Libraries: Connecting people and collections held at the Music Library Association 86th Annual Meeting, Orlando FL, February 25th, 2017. Presenter: Joseph Hafner. Duration: 25 minutes.
Desmeules, R., Dorgan, M. & Campbell, S.. Acknowledging Academic Librarians Contributions in Research Publications (paper). Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des biblioth癡ques de la sant矇 du Canada (CHLA/ABSC) Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 20, 2015. Duration: 15 minutes. Presented by Sandy Campbell.