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Dalhousie Libraries Annual Report 2015–16 a Message from the University Librarian “Best Place to Study on Campus! Dalhousie Libraries Annual Report 2015–16 A message from the University Librarian “Best place to study on campus! Collaboration is a theme the forward to what the next five Quiet, access to Dalhousie Libraries revisited years will bring — new partners, computers, clean.” throughout 2016. Whether opportunities to innovate, collaborating with students and expanding learning and through our relaunched Student teaching environments where Input & Feedback Team, with the Dal Libraries can play a faculty through discussions pivotal role. regarding major library pur- chases and ways to diversify the The key to our recognition collections, or bringing internal as a centre of excellence is services together across the our exceptional staff in the library system to be more libraries, working tirelessly effective, the Dalhousie Libraries and enthusiastically on behalf The two newest Dal Libraries’ locations: the Wallace McCain Learning Commons (above) opened in late 2015 found ways to take collaboration of our users, students, faculty, and the Kellogg Library Learning Commons (below) on the second floor of the Collaborative Health further in 2016. researchers, and members of Education Building, opened for use in January 2016. the public. It is because of their In addition to collaborating efforts that the Dalhousie “Big, bright across Dalhousie, we had the Libraries continue to be the opportunity to work with groups vibrant and well-used heart of windows, lots of external to the university as the University. plugs. Good well, leading to new ways Students making use of a group study room in the Wallace McCain Learning Commons. to serve the broader community Donna Bourne-Tyson lighting, open of which we are a part. Having University Librarian [email protected] been reappointed University space, white Librarian in 2016, I’m looking boards!!” Faculty get assistance from staff of the Dalhousie Libraries and the Centre for Learning & Teaching in effective use of the learning management system, Brightspace. Dalhousie President Dr. Richard Florizone and Associate University Librarian, Library Services Elaine MacInnis giving out treats to students working in Dalhousie Libraries spaces during exam time. Celebrating Success preservation experts: Nancy McGovern, We strive to be a leading research library Director of Digital Preservation at MIT RESEARCH that inspires the creation, exploration Libraries; and Kari Smith, Senior Digital Expand the opportunities for research, scholarly and artistic and discovery of knowledge in all forms Archivist at MIT Institute Archives; along with guest instructors and presenters work. through user-focused engagement with in person and virtually, as well as a our diverse communities. keynote presentation by Evelyn McLellan, Dalhousie and Libraries and Archives President of Artefactual Systems. These Canada (LAC) started collaborating in workshops have been held since 2003 in several key areas to share expertise, Displays, from left to right: African Heritage Month, Freedom to Read Week, Mi’kmaq History Month, Nova Scotian indie comics, Dal Reads, World Oceans Day. institutions around the globe. TEACHING & knowledge, research practices and technological developments, as well as As always, we hired interns from the MLIS LEARNING to proactively facilitate outreach to representing 11 countries and four their space in the Tupper Building was program at Dal to work in our libraries. SERVICE Enhance the transformative promote Canadian documentary heritage. continents. The theme of the conference undergoing renovations. At the annual Summer Shine event the Catalyze the intellectual, social power of teaching and learning. The agreement was signed on October was Library Leadership in a Sea of Change. interns presented their summer work and economic development of our 15 by Librarian and Archivist of Canada After much consultation and develop- projects for library staff and faculty from communities. Throughout the year, staff in the Library Dr. Guy Berthiaume and Dalhousie Later in the summer, a landmark Halifax ment, we launched a refreshed website. the School of Information Management. Information Technology Services (LITS) University President Dr. Richard Florizone. video store, Video Difference, announced Libraries.dal.ca continues to be a key In 2016 we launched the Archives department led training sessions on it was closing. The public support for the part of how we deliver our services, and Our staff participated in the Dal Libraries’ Document Delivery Service, a free using Brightspace, Dal’s learning The GIS Centre and other data services store and its uniquely curated collection it is frequently the number-one accessed first-ever Pecha Kucha Day, presenting to digitization service to increase digital management system (LMS), for faculty. at the Dalhousie Libraries were brought led to an exciting partnership between website at Dalhousie after the landing each other in the fast and engaging style access to archival material held by the Sessions ranged from casual drop-ins together in 2016 with the goal of Dalhousie and Halifax Public Libraries page and the My Dal log-in page. about what they learned at conferences Dal Libraries. Document Delivery also held three times a week to registered supporting a wider variety of teaching, where each institution bought a selection they recently attended. It was a great refreshed the request form and account sessions focused on building skills around learning, and research activities. They of videos, ensuring they will still be opportunity for all who took part to interface, making it cleaner and clearer. using specific tools. The migration of all also launched a quarterly newsletter, available for the public to access. sharpen presentation skills and to courses from the former LMS to Bright- Layers, on GIS Day. We participated twice in the Novanet-wide space was completed in 2016 by staff in share the knowledge they gained In the fall, we held a Dal Reads event with with colleagues. program Food for Fines, which waives LITS, and was recognized university-wide Librarian Michelle Paon partnered with author Jon Tattrie, faculty member Dr. fines in exchange for donations to the as the best migration process at Dalhou- the manager of the Writing Centre and Isaac Saney, and Africville Heritage Trust During Open Access Week, two of our food bank. The food we collected during sie to date. a writing advisor in a research project Executive Director Sunday Miller for last librarians held workshops for faculty and this time went to the Dal Student Union aimed at helping first-year students year’s book for the unity reading program, researchers on how to create a data Food Bank, Feed Nova Scotia, and the For the first time, we appointed a understand the complexities involved in The Hermit of Africville. management plan. In the spring, we Colchester Food Bank. permanent Instruction & Liaison writing a research paper. Librarian with the Dalhousie Libraries, partnered with Halifax Makerspace once again to present sessions on Arduinos, We also launched a refreshed approach for the Dalhousie Medicine New This spring, we hosted Brutalist Song II, Raspberry Pi’s and all the latest in the to the Dal Libraries’ Student Advisory INFRASTRUCTURE Screen capture of the refreshed Brunswick (DMNB) program. This a performance-based presentation electronic DIY scene. Group with a new name, Student Input & libraries.dal.ca landing page. librarian works closely with colleagues by short-listed Sobeys Art Award & SUPPORT Feedback Team, and saw student . at the Kellogg Health Sciences Library, nominee and former Killam Library Build our institutional capacities. participation rise dramatically. The Archives Catalogue is a new online and serves medical students in New artist-in-residence, William Robinson. tool for searching the Libraries’ rich Brunswick. Inspired by the building and his time We started off 2016 with an external archival collections. The catalogue there, Robinson developed Brutalist Song review and a Senate review. Many staff provides fully-searchable finding aids to We also held the second annual Research II. The presentation involved sculpture took part in the interview process with the over 650 archival fonds and collections Bootcamp, aimed at research and and sound, featuring multiple musicians PARTNERSHIP & reviewers. Due to recommendations that held in the Archives. In addition, the teaching assistants. Topics covered playing horns and an electric organ and REPUTATION came out of the review, we made some University Archives added nearly 70,000 included fundamentals of literature took place in the atrium of the Killam Take our place nationally and changes to the administrative structure of searching, bibliographic citation catalogue records to the Archives Memorial Library. internationally. the libraries, including expanded roles for Catalogue and Online Collection and management, subject-specific two of the Associate University Librarians secured $25,364 from the International resources, copyright, and more. and interim Head appointments for two We were thrilled to welcome university Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and academic librarians from around the librarians. This summer, we organized a five-day Local 1928, for the processing of their world for the 37th annual International archival holdings, occupying 157 Bankers Digital Preservation Management (DPM) The collection and some staff of the W.K. Association of University Libraries (IATUL) Boxes and approximately 80 linear
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