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 (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 , 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. and serves medical students in New artist-in-residence, William Robinson. The Archives Catalogue is a new online 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 catalogue records to the Archives searching, bibliographic citation 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 metres Workshop. The workshop was led by Kellogg Health Sciences Library spent Makerspace workshops teach people how to conference in June. Delegates from internationally recognized digital of shelf space. use Arduinos and Raspberry Pi’s to create the universities across the globe attended, some time in a temporary location while ultimate DIY projects. This list recognizes donors from 2013, the first year we published an annual report, to Thank You to Our Donors 2016. This is the first time we have recognized donors in our annual report.

Dr. Robert B. Adamson Mackenzie Farwell Michael R. Marshall Scotiabank How can we help you? John & Christine Andrew Andrew J. Finch Ian McLaren Joan Simpson John W. Andrew Judith Fingard Mary C. McLaren-Ashfaq Carol L. Smillie Dr. Richard Apostle Dale Foster Leslye C. McVicar Arthur M. Smith Service by the numbers Leigh (Henry) Bahr Bill Freedman Barbara Medeiros Charmain Smith Catherine Banks Sylvia J. Fullerton Harold L. Medjuck Jack Sorenson Barbara A. Murphey Trustee Georgia Fyfe George & Shirley Mencher Alex Speers more than John Barnstead Thomas A. Gill Ted Milne Cara J. Spittal John Barresi Philip Girard Christopher Moore B. Jean Sproule 2.7 million views 1,387,868 people Michael J. Barron Dr. Marina Glazov Linda Moore Robin Stadnyk Trevor Bebb J. Philip Welch & Elvira James F. I. Moseley Jennifer Smith & Denis Stairs on libraries.dal.ca through the doors Gonnella-Welch Bonnie Best-Fleming Barbara A. Murphey Dr. Brian R. Steeves Terrence Gordon Michael Bishop Mary E. Murphy Stacey E. Steeves Dr. John N. Grant Mary Blackford Dennis M. Nash Patrice Stevenson James & Pamela Gray Douglas E. Breckman Bonnie Neuman The Honourable Ronald C. Stephanie J. Guildford Stevenson 17,213 reference 406 inquiries received Mitch & Mary Brooks Cynthia J. Neville Brian Guns David & Elizabeth Sutherland Dr. Murray Brown Cathleen Donahoe Niedermayer Dr. Elizabeth V. Haigh Dr. Srinivasa Swaminathan transactions by the Copyright Office Richard Brown Patricia Norman James Hall Dr. Harry Thurston Vanessa A. Buhr-Rountree Jon V. Oliver Dr. Noel Hamilton Shirley M. Tillotson Barbara M. Burke Dr. Jason Osborne Deryck Harnett Tom Traves & Karen Traves Ken Burt Elizabeth B. Portman Janet Fielden Hilderman Lorne Urquhart Daniel M. Campbell Judith A. Pratt Dr. Aniko Hill Mary Vingoe 17,921 computer problems solved at the Help Desks Lesley Choyce Douglas Rasmusson Robert W. Howse J. Andrew Wainwright & Karen Coates Marilyn Read-Stark Marjorie Stone Mary E. Hunter Ian Colford Karine Renton Dr. Michael L. West Lorraine Hurtig College of Physicians & Catherine Rhymes-Misener Dr. W. Brian Wheelock Surgeons of NS Dr. J. Zachary Jacobson Patrick E. Rivest Robert White & Mary Anne Community Foundation of NS Dr. John T. Jenkins Top 5 ejournals: Nature Science The Lancet Robert Pope Foundation White, OC June Creelman Mary Ann Skaro Robert S. Rodger Kenneth W. Whynot John E. Crowley Prakash D. Kabe JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association Anna Ruth Rogers Geoff Wilkins Ken Cudmore Patricia Kearney Eric Ruff Budge Wilson Dalhousie-King’s Reading Club Prof. Jacques Kornberg NEJM: the New England Journal of Medicine Timothy Ruggles R. Glenn Wooden Sharon & Dale Dauphinee Drs. Toni Laidlaw & Eric Hanley John Rutherford Peter Woolsey Sarah Dickie Dr. Sheila M. Latham Michael A. Ruxton And twenty-four anonymous Karl Dilcher Mary C. Laurence donors. Edward Savic Doctors Nova Scotia Dr. Michael Li 308 classes taught by liaison librarians Jim M. Doyle Richard E. Litz Prof. Robert Doyle, CM Blanche Lund J. Gordon Duff Patricia M. Lutley Sylvia Duffus Malcolm MacAulay & Rosemary John Edwards submissions sent to the MacAulay 535 Peter J. Edwards Nancy MacKenzie Heather Elliott large-format printer Rod MacLennan & Estate of Alex Ross Robin MacLennan Estate of J. Gordon Duff John MacLeod & Karen Smith Estate of Joan Mackay Linda J. Macleod Estate of O. E. Smith 305 submisisons sent to the 3D William Maes Estate of Shirley E. Robertson Scenes from Brutalist Song, a performance-based presentation by short-listed Sobeys Art Award Dr. Patricia M. Objects printed on our 3D printers, Calvin D. Evans nominee and former Killam Library artist-in-residence, William Robinson. The event took place in printers located in the Killam, MacRae, and Manuel the atrium of the Killam Memorial Library. Sexton Libraries.

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Office of the University Librarian Sexton Design and Technology Library Libraries Administration is located on The Sexton Design and Technology Library has a varied the main floor of the Killam Memorial Library. collection of resources for the Faculties of Engineering and Architecture and Planning. The space is bright and 6225 University Avenue comfortable with a terrific view of . Studley Campus (902)494-3601 3rd Floor, Buildings A&B 1360 Barrington Street, Halifax Sexton Campus Dalhousie Medicine NB Library Services (902)494-3240 100 Tucker Park Road, Saint John, New Brunswick (506)648-5693 Sir James Dunn Law Library Occupying four floors in the Weldon Law Building with bright, comfortable space for study and research. Kellogg Library Learning Commons Found on the second floor of the Collaborative Health 6061 University Avenue Education Building (CHEB), the learning commons features Studley Campus study spaces, computers, and assistance from library personnel. (902)494-2124 5793 University Avenue Carleton Campus Wallace McCain Learning Commons (902)494-2482 Featuring bookable study rooms, computers, research assistance, and a Help Desk, this new space was made Killam Memorial Library possible by a donation from the McCain family. Dalhousie University’s largest library. With a million books (end of) Lord Dalhousie Drive and over 40,000 journals, its collections cover the Faculties Studley Campus of Science, Arts & Social Sciences, Management, and (Indoor entrance located on the 2nd floor of Computer Science. the Life Sciences Centre, in the corridor

between the LSC and the Chemistry Building.) 6225 University Avenue (902)494-6997 Studley Campus (902)494-3617 W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library Serving the Faculties of Dentistry, Health Professions, MacRae Library Medicine, and health professionals throughout the The MacRae Library serves the Faculty of Agriculture and Maritime provinces. is the largest repository of agricultural resource material in the Maritimes. It is also the home of Seeding Ideas, the first Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building university-funded seed lending library in Canada. 5850 College Street

Carleton Campus 135 College Road, Truro (902)494-2479 Agricultural Campus (902)893-6669 Virtual Library libraries.dal.ca

From left to right: Sir James Dunn Law Library, Kellogg Library Learning Commons (second floor, CHEB), MacRae Library, Killam Memorial Library, Wallace McCain Learning Commons, Sexton Design & Technology Library, W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library, Hans W. Klohn Learning Commons (UNB Saint John).