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2021 OER Grant Recipients

Congratulations to the 2021 OER grant recipients! These grants are offered in partnership by the Dalhousie Libraries and the Centre for Learning & Teaching through the support of Dalhousie’s Strategic Initiative Funding. The grant provides support for Dalhousie educators who are interested in adapting or creating an Open Educational Resource (OER).

  • Dr. Letitia Meynell, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
    An Inclusive Applied Ethics Primer: A Global Approach to the Basics of Ethical Thinking
  • Dr. Sorayya Askari, Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, Faulty of Health
    Research Methods and Evidence-based Practice for Occupational Therapists
  • Dr. Linda R. MacDonald, University Teaching Fellow, Rowe School of Business, Faculty of Management
    Canadian Business Communication for Success
  • Hannah Steeves, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Sir James Dunn Law Library, Schulich School of Law
    Canadian Legal Research Skills: A Practical Approach
  • Dr. Leanne Stevens, University Teaching, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Faculty of Science Fellow &
    Dr. Jennifer Stamp, University Teaching Fellow, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Faculty of Science
    Canadianization and Indigenization of Introduction to Psychology and Neuroscience 

    More details, including project abstracts and grant amounts are available here.

 

Welcome, Carlina Gillis

by Michelle Paon

Please join us in welcoming Carlina Gillis to the Dalhousie Libraries.

Carlina has accepted the position of Resources Licensing Manager. She will be responsible for collections budgets, the negotiation of electronic resource licenses and invoice processes, communication with consortial groups, and liaison with vendors. Prior to joining the Libraries, Carlina worked at Dalhousie University as the Department Administrator with the School of Biomedical Engineering, and as the Administrative Manager with the Centre for Collaborative Clinical Learning & Research. She has also worked as Manager of Operations for the Strategic Planning & Accountability Division of the Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education – Safety Branch.

Carlina holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from St. Francis Xavier University as well as professional development certificates in Project Management; Innovation; and Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt. She is a candidate in the Master of Education program at Athabasca University.

 

Welcome, Gordon Ashley

by Anne Matthewman

The Sir James Dunn Law Library is pleased to welcome Gordon Ashley as our new Evening Supervisor effective today.

Gordon will be familiar to many of you as he has been working in a temporary position at the Law Library Service Desk for the past several months.

Gordon’s duties will include hiring and managing student staff, overseeing the late-day staffing and operation of the Services Desk, assisting library users with circulation issues, and creating library displays. While we are shut down due to the pandemic, Gordon is working from home on a number of projects.

He will be learning all about our upcoming new library catalogue system (Alma) and he will be of great value to us as we work on preparing data for migration.

Previously, Gordon worked at the Patrick Power Library at SMU, and at the Central Branch of the Halifax Public Library.

Welcome, Alanah White

We are pleased to announce Alanah White is our new Library Services Assistant, based at the W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library.

Alanah first came to the Dal Libraries in February 2020 in a temporary position at the Kellogg. Alanah is a graduate of NSCC’s Library & Information Technology Program (2013). She has also worked at Halifax Public Libraries in a number of roles and departments, including children’s services, teen services, adult services, and home delivery. In 2013, she did a work placement Galway Public Libraries in Galway, Ireland.

Please join us in congratulating Alanah!

 

Congratulations, David Ryan!

We’re pleased to announce that David Ryan is the new Library Services Supervisor, based at the Sexton Library. David will be a familiar face to many as he’s been working in term positions with the Dalhousie Libraries since 2018, having worked at both the Sexton and Kellogg libraries.

David graduated from Dalhousie with his MLIS in 2008. Since then, in addition to the Dalhousie Libraries, he’s worked at Mount Saint Vincent University and the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in roles such as reference and instructional librarian, cataloguer, and lecturer. David also has a background in communications. Over the past year, in addition to providing front line service at the Sexton Library and Resources support on the streaming video initiative, he’s written graduate and online teaching faculty profiles for Dal News on behalf of the Dal Libraries and the Academic Quality Team.

Join us in welcoming David as the newest permanent member of the Dalhousie Libraries team.

 

 

Welcome Samantha Adema, Indigenous Services Librarian

We are pleased to welcome Samantha Adema to the Dalhousie Libraries. Sam started with us in this role on September 1.

Sam (L’nu/Mi’kmaw) is a member of Sipekne’katik First Nation. She has a Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) from Dalhousie (2019) and a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Mary’s, where she majored in history and classics and spent time at the Basentello Valley Archaeological Field School in Italy.

Sam is a familiar face to many of us in the Dalhousie Libraries because she worked as an intern in the Sexton Library while she did her master’s degree. She has also worked at Halifax Public Libraries as both a community assistant and a library assistant. At HPL, Sam’s primary responsibilities included building relationships with community members; building an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere; and providing services to library users such as one-on-one technology instruction and assistance with reference and research questions.

Sam has done research projects about unemployment among Nova Scotia’s Indigenous youth and the potential for the public library to forge additional community partnerships to better serve the urban Indigenous population in North-End Halifax. She worked with community members and staff at the Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre and staff at the Museum of Natural History to show how community-led principles had a positive effect in boosting Indigenous attendance and involvement with the museum.

As Dalhousie’s Indigenous Services Librarian, Sam is currently working remotely due to current on-campus restrictions related to COVID-19, but she is available to answer research questions via email and is available for remote consultations via Microsoft Teams for more in-depth research questions. When we return to campus, Sam will be based out of the Killam Memorial Library, but she is available to work with people from all campuses.

Sam works closely with faculty, researchers, staff, and students to support learning and research on Indigenous topics in all disciplines. She will also coordinate reference support, programming, and other services to users of Dalhousie’s National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation Hub in the MacRae Library.

“Indigenous Services is a priority within the Dalhousie Libraries and we are thrilled to have Samantha join our team. These services are for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, staff, and faculty but also for the local Indigenous communities,” said Elaine MacInnis, Associate University Librarian Services and Head, MacRae Library.

Welcome, Sam!

Intern Profile: Alyssa Gallant

Alyssa Gallant
Library intern at the Killam Memorial Library

1. What brought you to the MI program at Dal?

I got a Master of Archival Studies at UBC in 2012 and worked as an archivist in Ontario since then, but I wanted to move back to the east coast and decided to come to Dal to get a background in librarianship.

2. What drew you to the internship opportunity at the Dal Libraries?

I have a background in archives, but have never worked in a library before, so when I heard about the internship opportunity at the Dal Libraries, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get familiar with that setting and put everything I was learning in my classes to good use.

3. What’s your educational background?

I have a Master of Archival Studies (2012) from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a Bachelor of Arts (2009) in History from St. Francis Xavier University (StFX).

4. What have you been doing during your internship and how has the pandemic shaped your internship?

Like everyone, I am sure this pandemic is shaping my internship in both positive and negative ways. I was very much looking forward to working with everyone in person this summer, but I am enjoying the challenge and independence of working from home. So far this summer, among a few other projects, I have begun looking for copyright licenses for films to be used in classes this fall.

5. What is your favourite summer activity? Or your favourite Halifax activity?

I like going for long drives in the summer to small towns around Nova Scotia, seeing the sites and eating at local restaurants. The Annapolis Valley is a favourite destination.

Intern Profile: Annalise Benoit

Annalise Benoit
Reference Assistant at the Sir James Dunn Law Library

  1. What brought you to the MI program at Dal?
    The opportunity to do a combined degree with the law school.
  2. What drew you to the internship opportunity at the Dal Libraries?
    I’ve been working with at the law library in circulation during the school year. The summer internship is a chance to get involved in more complex projects and develop reference skills.
  3. What’s your educational background?
    I have a degree in History and Cultural Studies from Mount Saint Vincent University. I also have a college diploma in audio engineering and music industry arts.
  4. What have you been doing during your internship and how has the pandemic shaped your internship?
    I’ve been assisting with the administration of the law school’s institutional repository, assisting the law school’s professors in developing their faculty profiles, and helping to run our curbside pick-up. Most of this work can be done very easily from home, so in that sense, the pandemic hasn’t really made much of a difference. However, I miss seeing my incredible co-workers every day!
  5. What is your favourite summer activity? Or your favourite Halifax activity?
    I love going for walks around Lake Banook in Dartmouth, hanging out at the beach, and meeting friends for a drink at the Stillwell Beergarden.

Intern Profile: Kayliegh Penner

Kayliegh Penner
Archives Student Intern for the Dalhousie University Archives

1. What brought you to the MI program at Dal?

I knew that I wanted to work in a library setting when I was working on my undergraduate degree. I was very lucky to be given the opportunity to work in the university archives while finishing my undergraduate, and I discovered that archival work was my real passion. I applied to Dal because I was attracted to the diversity of the program and career opportunities, and particularly because of the archives concentration offered in the program.

2. What drew you to the internship opportunity at the Dal Libraries?

Coming straight from my undergrad, where I worked for four years as a student assistant in the university library and, later, archives, I was eager to look for employment opportunities on campus when I moved to Halifax to start my graduate degree. I remember listening to last year’s Summer Shine presentations, particularly the archives’ summer internship presentation, and thinking “Next year, that could be me.” I was prepared to apply to all and any jobs until someone wanted me, and I jumped on the archives student intern job posting. I was shocked to be given an interview opportunity, thought that I’d take it for the practice experience, and was even more shocked (but thrilled) to be offered the job.

3. What’s your educational background?

I have a certificate in Biblical and Theological Studies from Providence University College, and a B.A. Combined Honours from Brandon University, where I majored in English and History, and minored in Creative Writing.

4. What have you been doing during your internship and how has the pandemic shaped your internship?

I am working on organizing the records of a fonds and preparing an archival appraisal report along with it. I’m also doing preliminary research for authority records and helping to standardize information for a collection in the archives’ database, AtoM (Access to Memory). I would like to think that the pandemic hasn’t changed much in terms of my work because it’s relatively independent work regardless and my bosses are readily available when I have questions. I do find it harder to convince myself to get up in the morning, however, especially when I’m only moving four feet from bed to desk to start my workday.

5. What is your favourite summer activity? Or your favourite Halifax activity?

I love swimming, long hikes, and I’ve been really lucky to get out kayaking this summer! When the weather’s not permitting, I’m more than happy to read all day. I’m looking forward to exploring more around Halifax this summer, but I’ve really enjoyed exploring the many urban parks and green spaces around the city.

Intern Profile: Lauren Skabar

Lauren Skabar
Research and Reference Services intern at the Killam Memorial Library

1. What brought you to the MI program at Dal?

I had got a summer job with Cumberland Public Libraries after the first year of my undergrad and fell in love. I stayed for three more summers, and knew I knew I wanted to keep working to provide accessible community resources and barrier-free access to information.

2. What drew you to the internship opportunity at the Dal Libraries?

I had worked on the access services side of academic libraries during my undergrad, but wanted more hands-on experience with research and reference questions. This internship was the perfect opportunity for that!

3. What’s your educational background?

I have a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, with a double major in political science and history.

4. What have you been doing during your internship and how has the pandemic shaped your internship?

During my internship, I’ve been providing research and reference assistance on LiveHelp, as well as in person at the Killam Library. This summer I have been working on special projects around sensory-friendly library spaces, video licensing, and online resource guides.

5. What is your favourite summer activity? Or your favourite Halifax activity?

My favourite summer activity is usually attending outdoor concerts, but this summer my favourite activity has been walking my dog along the waterfront.

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