The recent transfer of Sexton Design & Technology Library technical services operations to the Killam Library has provided an opportunity for the Sexton Library to broaden their public services. Consequently, two of the Sexton librarians are expanding their public services roles.

Allison Fulford is adding digital initiatives to her responsibilities, with a number of projects planned. First up is digitizing, indexing, and providing free online access to the Journal of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada. Sexton staff will carry out the digital imaging, create the metadata, and be responsible for the completion and for the long-term management of the project. Other digitization projects being planned include creating a digital collection of architect Andrew Randall Cobb’s architectural postcards of Europe; digitizing 4th year Mechanical Engineering student design projects; and collaborating with Dalhousie’s School of Architecture to provide a digital home, as well as a collaborative editing environment, for architectural ‘green sheets’—student research into green and sustainable building materials and systems.

Sarah Jane Dooley is adding library promotion and outreach to her portfolio, with plans to expand the Sexton’s web presence, improve library signage, develop displays and partner with the Architecture, Planning and Engineering Schools to promote the library’s unique collections and services.