Please join us in wishing our Associate Dean Archives, Records Management and Special Collections and University Archivist, Michael Moosberger all the best on his retirement. During his 21 years with the Dalhousie Libraries, the Archives has had tremendous success on many fronts.

Here are some highlights:

• Number of new accessions: University Archives – 490 accessions, Private Manuscripts – 579 accessions.
• Total Increase in holdings: Approx. 1,900 metres of material.
• Number of collections appraised for monetary value and appraised value: 179 appraisals valued at $2,178,447.
• Number of grants and bequests received by the Archives: 64 grants/donations – just over $710,000.
• Transitioning the Archives from paper-based finding aids and lists to a stand-alone database, to web-based finding aids, and finally to the development of our online holdings system AtoM – currently over 274,000 unique descriptive records documenting 887 fonds/collections with over 22,000 digital objects available online.
• Building the Archives staff complement from 2.5 staff in 2000 to 9.5 staff in 2020 including the appointment of the Digital Archivist, the University Records Manager, and the Digitization Coordinator.
• Creation of the University Records Management Policy, the University Records Committee, and the ongoing development of the records management program including the creation of DalCLASS, university-wide records management training, and the development of a transfer tool application that will allow for the transfer of digital university records to the Archives.

Additionally, under Michaels’ leadership, the Archives was a key participant in many of the University’s 200^th anniversary activities including the Dal Originals, the production of the 200^th anniversary publication; the digitization of a number of historical university publications; and the creation of the University time capsule. He also provided professional work experiences to over 50 graduates from the Dalhousie School of Information and other programs through internships and contractual work; many of whom have gone on to gain professional success in various archival, library, and information management positions. In his time with the Dalhousie Libraries, Michael has had five title changes and has overseen five moves of the collection, but his dedication to the Archives has remained a constant.

Thank you, Michael!