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Dal Maps/GIS Poster Display

Aerial shot of Halifax Port 1969

Aerial shot of Halifax Port 1969

The Dalhousie Map Collection and GIS Centre are creating posters for display in the Killam lobby. The latest is one of a series of aerial photographs done in 1969 by Capital Air Surveys Ltd. for Nova Scotia Lands and Forests. These photos, taken from an elevation of 3200 feet (approximately 1km), cover the area to the west and north of the Halifax Harbour and Bedford Basin.


The images of the peninsula are available from the Map Collection in digital format at high resolution. Most of their aerial photos, including this entire series, can be examined in 3D using a stereopticon in the Map Collection room on the second floor of the Killam Library.


Just to put these images in context, in 1969:

  • you could still drive over the wall into the parade square at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site
  • the “new” bridge was still under construction, to be opened in 1970. The bridge doesn’t appear on the index map.
  • the Halifax Port was substantially smaller than it is today
  • there was a monastery where the Superstore stands on Quinpool Road (Monastery Lane!)
  • the Killam Library was under construction
  • there was little to nothing north of Bayer’s Road (to the west) and Duffus St. (to the east)
  • there was a large railyard where the car dealerships are now, north of Young St.

The Map Collection has posted just one of these images, but they have thousands of aerial photos, so watch the Killam lobby for more exciting posters over the summer!

Sustainability Students Slam!

Students from SUST1001: Introduction to Environment, Sustainability and Society, got their creativity on big time for an assignment called “What is the value of biodiversity?” We’ll be showcasing some their work at the Killam Library the week of March 28 – April 1.

Come and check out the students’ performance art and videos at a public reception in the LINC classroom on the second floor. Coffee, cider and nibbles will be served as you stroll around and enjoy the presentations. In addition, paintings, photos, books and other items created by some of the students will be on display in the large case in the library lobby for the entire week.

PERFORMANCES AND VIDEOS

Tuesday March 29, 1:15pm
LINC Room 2600
Second floor, Killam Library
All are welcome!

Get a sneak preview with this video entitled “Apple,” submitted by Gus Guimaraes!

Display Celebrates Centenary of Dr. Chester Stewart

Photo courtesy Dalhousie University Archives & Special Collections

2010 is the Centenary year of Dr. Chester Bryant Stewart, who was Dean of Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine from 1954 until 1971. Through his leadership the Dalhousie Medical School was transformed into a leader in medical education and research in Canada. The Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building was the brainchild of Dean Stewart, whose search for funds led to the Tupper being designated Nova Scotia’s Centennial project in 1967.

To mark Dr. Stewart’s centenary a display of relevant artifacts has been mounted in the windows of the Kellogg Library and the display windows of the adjoining Dalhousie Medical Alumni Association, both just off the Memorial Room of the Tupper Building.The artifacts include the sketch of Stewart by Sir Fredrick Banting with whom Stewart completed the first survey of medical research in Canada; items related to his pioneering research work to protect air crew while RCAF Wing Commander during WWII; his work with Federal and Nova Scotia Governments on health insurance; with the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada in creating the Health Resources Fund, and with the Faculty of Medicine.

Read Dr. Ross Langley’s piece on Stewart’s contributions to medical education at Dal.

Canadian Medical Association 1980 profile of Dr. Stewart

Greening the Campus Student Projects Display


Once again this year the Killam Library is proud to host a display of posters by the students of SUST 3502, “Campus as Living Lab.” The students worked on a wide variety of projects assessing sustainability issues at Dalhousie. Click images for full view

The posters, which are on display in the Killam lobby, cover these subjects:

  • Increasing biodiversity at Dalhousie
  • Feasibility assessment for campus food gardens
  • Parking policy and fee structure as tools for sustainable transportation
  • Dalhousie’s ideal campus farmer’s market
  • Adequate lighting in Studley? A lighting audit chronicle
  • Greening Dalhousie’s built environment
  • Studley campus walkabillity assessment
  • Killam Library waste audit
  • Sustainability & animal testing at Dal
  • Student Union Building sustainable food report card
  • Evaluating sustainability: Dalhousie’s seafood purchasing practices
  • Evaluation of resource use in campus cafeteria dish-pits

What Is the Value of Biodiversity?

Student Project Display (SUST1001)
March 22 – April 2
Killam Library Lobby

The 215 students of SUST1001 (Introduction to Environment, Sustainability & Society II) were asked to answer the question “What is the value of biodiversity?” as a creative class assignment. The projects they produced in response take “creative” to a whole new level! From posters to comic books, slam poetry performance art to sculpture, these projects highlight the wide-ranging interests and keen engagement of our talented Dal students.

From March 22 until April 2 the Killam lobby will be an exhibition venue for some of these fascinating, fun and informative projects. The highlight of the display will be a series of presentations by the students themselves at noon on Wednesday March 24, in the Killam lobby. All are welcome to come, browse, listen and learn!

Happy Birthday Darwin!

2009 is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth (12 February 1809) and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his famous book The Origin of Species ((24 November 1859). Countries around the world are holding special events to commemorate these important dates in the history of science and reason–see the website Darwin Online for a complete listing, which even includes The Beagle Project, an ambitious UK-based initiative which aims to reconstruct Darwin’s ship and then sail it around the world, following the path of his original voyage.

At the Libraries we’re marking Darwin’s anniversaries more modestly, with a display in the Killam Library lobby highlighting our most recent acquisitions of books by and about Darwin and his seminal work. A quick keyword search of our catalogue reveals over 2200 Darwin-related items in the Dal Libraries so this is display just the tip of the iceberg–but do drop by and see it anyway!

Visit Atlantic Music Display at Killam

In honor of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music Conference held at Dalhousie June 12-14, University Archives & Special Collections has mounted a display in the Killam Library entitled “Going Coastal: Peripheries and Centres in Popular Music: Some Atlantic Canada Variations on the Theme.”

The display features CDs, records, books and scores grouped around three themes: “Music at Work,” “Sustaining a Culture: Gaelic Music and Language,” and “Atlantic Canada and the Current Celtic Music Revival.”

Come by and view this colourful and topical display on the fifth floor of the Killam Library. Please address comments and queries to Music Librarian Karen Smith, phone 494-8803.

Photo Exhibit of Old Halifax Infirmary

A photo exhibition on display at the Kellogg Library shows the last days of the old Halifax Infirmary. Just prior to demolition in 2005, photographer Angela Carlsen was allowed access to the building for just two hours. Donning a hard hat, she was able to capture remnants of the once-thriving hospital in a series of colour photos that illustrate its last dying days. She loaned the framed photos to the Kellogg Library for the exhibition.

Read the story in the Dal News.