One week, three major news outlets

You can’t see me but I’m doing a little dance as I type this. (quite difficult actually to type and dance!) We’ve had three major news stories about the libraries in just under a week! Essentially we hit all of the major publications that the university community sees including:

Hamilton Spectator: “Mac Libraries Turn the Page”

Globe and Mail: “Bringing the Reading Room into the Digital Age”

University Affairs: “Reference this! A new breed of librarians shakes up the shelves”

I’m very pleased that the McMaster University Library is receiving the (very well deserved) attention that it deserves. It’s an indication to me that we are moving forward in the right direction for a 21st century university library.

I especially want to thank all of the staff who have been working extremely hard to make all of these things possible. I know it’s obvious that they’re responsible for the change but it’s not said enough. Thank you!

eIFL 2007 Belgrade, Serbia

The eIFL organization has a great tradition of givint tshirts to their keynote speakers and then taking a photo for flickr.  Here I am! eIFL 2007 Belgrade, Serbia.

Banner day

Banner day for us!  Article in University Affairs (see previous post) AND an article in the local Hamilton Spectator. 

University Affairs

Great article in University Affairs about changes in libraries.  My mug on front cover!  Authographs wil cost you.  :) 

 

At conference in Belgrade

Not much time to write this as I’m in Belgrade at the eIFL conference.  Received some good PR from our PR folk on this presentation.  See our Daily News for more information. When I return I’ll post my slides. 

Congrats to everyone working on Peace and War website

The McMaster University Library recently received a grant to digitize some of our materials in peace and war in the 20th century.  The staff have been extremely busy and have recently received some very good (and well deserved) PR on their work.  See our daily news for more. 

Archivist Librarian Appointed

I’m pleased to announce our seventh new appointment, Rick Stapleton.
Rick will be starting his position as Archivist Librarian on November
5, 2007.

Rick graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1985 with a
Master of Archival Studies. His other degrees include B.A. (1981,
history) from Acadia University, a Master of Divinity (1997) from Regis
College, University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Education (2001) from
Brock University. Prior to his appointment in 1996 as an archivist at
the Archives of Ontario, Rick worked at a number of other archives and
institutions: St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver (1985), United Church of
Canada Archives, Vancouver(1985-6), United Church of Canada Archives,
Toronto (1986-9), the University of Toronto Archives (1989-93), and
Upper Canada College (1993-6, with shared work at two other archives in
the Toronto vicinity). At the Archives of Ontario, he has held a number
of senior positions in reference services and collection development
and management. His experience, supervision of staff, and participation
in outreach programs and professional organizations is extensive: Chair
of the Archives of Ontario’s Communications Co-ordination Team, a
member of the Graphic Materials Working Group of the Bureau of Canadian
Archivists’ Planning Committe on Descriptive Standards, etc. In 2000 he
received the Amethyst Award (Ontario Public Service) and in 2003 the
VOICE Award for Customer Service Excellence (Management Board
Secretariat of the Government of Ontario).