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library matters @ mcgill v olume 7 | issue 3 Library staff members enjoy BBQ with Library Matters @ McGill all the fixings at the Three Bares Park on May 25, 2011. Volume 7 | Issue 3 | May-June 2011 FROM THE DEAN OF LIBRARIES he Library recently celebrated nominations for the Librarian Excellence our collective accomplishments Award and seven nominations for the Staff C.Colleen Cook, under a sunny sky over some Excellence Award. Congratulations to our Trenholme Dean good-old fashioned BBQ. My two winners and every one of our nominees. of libraries Thope is that this becomes a time-honored Your achievements exemplify what it means tradition, scheduled in early June, that will to be dedicated and passionate about your eventually involve a best homemade salsa profession. My hope is that next year’s list of competition. nominees grows by leaps and bounds. I want to take this opportunity thank every Traditionally, the months of May and June staff member who has made a contribution have always been the best time for me to take to the Library’s continued success. People stock of what was done in the recent past and INSIDE THIS ISSUE always talk about the “little things” in life, and plan for what lies ahead for the new school FACILITIES: page 2 how time and again, they go unnoticed. Often, year. This year was no exception. FEATURE: page 3 it’s these “little things” can have the biggest In mid-June, the Associate Directors and I FYI: 4 impact on our users and in the workplace. spent two days at the Gault Nature Reserve. PROUST & YOU: page 5 We need to take the time to notice how Surrounded by this preserved ecosystem, we TECHNOLOGY: page 6 wonderful the little things are. One of these worked twelve hour days to come up with a EVENTS: on pages 7-8 things happens to be the act of nominating strategic plan that will take us into the next CONFERENCE UPDATE: on page 9 a colleague for a Library Excellence Award. two to three years. The Library’s strategic PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: on pages 10 Thanks to all who nominated someone. I plan is an outline, in broad strokes, of the CONGRATULATIONS: page 11 am happy to report that we received five most important, pressing CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 1 library matters @ mcgill v olume 7 | issue 3 FROM THE DIRECTOR - CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 priorities for our organization. It is specific to RENOVATION UPDATE: our needs at this time. We started the process TERRACE PROJECT DELAY by looking into the “crystal ball” of our library world to see what it would look like. We The Library has been advised by Genivar, the contractor responsible for the Terrace Library Matters @ McGill added core values and general givens to guide Project, that due to unforeseen site conditions, us through this exercise. Most importantly, completion of the construction work of the The Library Matters @ McGill newsletter, we looked closely at the feedback that was pedestrian walkway between the McLennan brought to you by the you-never-heard- and Redpath Library Buildings will be delayed. it-from-us editors, seeks to exchange relayed by everyone who submitted an idea, At this point, it is estimated that the walkway and encourage ideas, innovations and concern or question. Thanks to all who took will re-open at the end of September. As a the time to reflect, evaluate and communicate result, renovation work will continue during information from McGill Library staff at all suggestions for improvements and innovative orientation week and the first two to three levels. weeks of classes. ideas to the overall vision of what is to come. The newsletter is published bimonthly. The latest issue, as well as an archive of past Now that a plan is in place, we are currently Library users are encouraged to access the seeking expressions of interest for a variety Humanities and Social Sciences Library from issues, can be found at http://www.mcgill.ca/ campus along the Redpath Library Building of Strategic Plan 2012 Working Groups. I library/library-about/pubs/newsletter/. terrace. Students and staff with mobility We welcome your contributions. The cannot stress how important this work is to issues who wish to access the McLennan our organization. These Working Groups will Library Building are asked to enter through the deadline for submissions is the first day of help to shape our success. All Library staff McGill Service Point (3415 McTavish Street). A the issue month. Send your input to the you- temporary bin for after-hours book returns is never-heard-it-from-us editorial team: members are welcome to apply. Working located on the terrace of the McLennan Library Groups we are initially recruiting for are: Building. Jennifer Garland, [email protected] 1. Collection Stewardship Plan Vincci Lui, [email protected] STAFF REMINDER: Library staff members who Merika Ramundo, [email protected] 2. Reserves Enhancements work in the buildings will continue have access Jayne Watson-Sévigny, 3. Single Service Point Everywhere via the Integrated Service Point entrance 4. Information Literacy Program Monday to Friday - beginning at 7:00 a.m. At [email protected] the request of Integrated Service Point, library 5. Sustainability Plan staff will not be using this as an exit past 5:00 Please submit your expression of interest to p.m. When entering or exiting, please ensure join one or more Working Groups by Friday that the doors to Service Point and McLennan ISSN 1920-9851 August 5th by emailing Carmela Sciandra at are firmly shut and please do not allow others to enter with you without knowing if they are [email protected]. The Library’s authorized to enter via Integrated Services. Strategic Plan can be found here: Dean’s Corner U:\Common\planning We apologize for this delay and any disruption Dean’s Corner is a bi-monthly dialogue for it causes. One of the general givens in our Strategic all Library staff. Content for the meetings will include Library-related topics such as Plan is that the Library is committed to staff For up-to-the-minute information on updates, announcements, upcoming events training and development. When reviewing McLennan-Redpath Building Complex and lectures as well as answers to questions the programs that currently exist, I was construction developments or to contact the either submitted beforehand or asked at the Renovation Team, visit: www.mcgill.ca/library/ meeting. Please submit questions regarding happy to hear that a summer professional library-about/renovations/ areas of interest to development program was already in place. A [email protected] full run-down of events can be found in this edition of Library Matters. This summer’s People can also submit questions remotely Colleen’s Coffee/Tea from their desk during Dean’s Corner via the line-up promises to be informative and fun so media viewer being used. Click the “ASK” Colleen’s Coffee/Tea is a chance for Library please attend when you can...I know I will try button located in the top right corner to staff to chat informally with the Dean and your relay a comment or question. to make it out for the fossils and ice cream! colleagues about the Library and university life over a “cup of Joe” and some sweets. All The next Dean’s Corner will be held on: gatherings will run from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Wednesday, August 31 10:30am - noon August 11, 2011 | Birks Reading Room West 215 Arts Building September 29, 2011 (3:30-4:30) | Mac October 20, 2011 | GIC To view all past Dean’s Corner’s sessions, see November 24, 2011 | Islamic Studies Library the Library’s website: http://www.mcgill.ca/ library/library-about/general/deanscorner 2 library matters @ mcgill v olume 7 | issue 3 FEATURE | LIBRARY EXCELLENCE AWARDS On Wednesday, May 25th, Dean Cook hosted a good ol’fashioned Texas-style BBQ to announce the Library Excellence Awards. Congratulations to Peter Martinek, winner of the McGill Library Staff Excellence Award and Amy Buckland, winner of the McGill Librarian Excellence Award. The Dean offered congratulations to the recipients and nominees. “Since I have been here, it has become clear that the caliber of our people is one of the main reasons people are proud to work at McGill”, says Cook. “The Library truly has the best of the best. I tip my hat to our nominees whose tremendous achievements exemplify excellence in their respective fields. Congratulations to our winners who have contributed significantly to the Library’s continued success.” The McGill Librarian Excellence Award Amy Buckland, eScholarship, ePublishing & Digitization Coordinator Amy’s commitment to the Library’s participation in research, teaching and learning, is second to none. Amy began her career at McGill as a liaison librarian at the Howard Ross Library where she enriched the course integrated information skills program by implementing active learning and case-based teaching into her lessons. She is an engaging teacher who continues to be a popular invited speaker in many courses on hot topics such as open access and author’s rights. In her current position, she has championed eScholarship @McGill Amy Buckland (centre) with staff members from and greatly raised awareness of Library Technology Services the importance of our institutional repository. She has been instrumental in Print and Digitize on Demand initiatives as well as the Library’s ground-breaking e-Publishing initiatives that include the journal Cuizine and the McGill Journal of Education. She continues to innovate through projects such as the investigation and development of virtual research environments in University settings.