Formerly Director of Library Services for Maps, Data and GIS at McMaster University Library. Also the Liaison Librarian for Geography, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciencs and GIS. Retired April 2011. I am still interested in librarianship, Geographic Information Systems and especially their adaptation as library services, rare maps, and emerging technologies especially neogeographies. I'm especially happy when all these spheres of interest collide! I am also interested in the management of volunteers, leadership and organizational health. Working occasionally as a freelance researcher for the McMaster Institute of Transportation and Logistics.
Clifford, Robert Edward (1767-1817)
The Honourable Robert Edward Clifford (1767-1817): Maps and Mysteries, CARTO 2008 conference, Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (2008)
Robert Clifford was an Englishman, a renowned map collector – and probably a spy. He...
Google Earth
Google Earth Meets Higher Ed: Reflections on Neogeography, Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives] (2009)
Neogeographies, Learning Technologies Conference, McMaster University (2008)
‘Neogeographies’ are Web 2.0 applications using geographic information. This session will show a few examples...
Google Earth Meets Higher Ed: Reflections on Neogeography, CARTO 2008 conference, Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (2008)
Educators in many disciplines are embracing the wonders of Google Earth to engage their students....
Emerging technologies
Wikis Work: Enhancing Student Engagement with Collaborative Technology (with Carolyn Eyles and Michael Mercier), Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives] (2011)
This paper documents experiences using a wiki in teaching large undergraduate classes. A wiki is...
Keeping Up on Geo-Everything, CARTO 2009 conference, Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (2009)
The 2009 Horizon Report on emerging technologies identifies “Geo-Everything” as a critical trend for educators...
Keeping Up on Geo-Everything, Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives] (2009)
The 2009 Horizon Report on emerging technologies identifies “Geo-Everything” as a critical trend for educators...
Neogeographies, Learning Technologies Conference, McMaster University (2008)
‘Neogeographies’ are Web 2.0 applications using geographic information. This session will show a few examples...
Change and Emerging Technologies: The Library's Role is Supporting Teaching and Learning in a 2.0 Environment (with Jeff Trzeciak and Olga Perkovic), Coalition for Networked Information, Task Force Meeting, Spring 2008 (2008)
Liaison librarians at McMaster University Library are actively collaborating with faculty members to incorporate emerging...
Digitization projects
'The Topography of Golgotha': Digitization of Maps and Aerial Photography of World War I, Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives] (2007)
An excellent collection of World War I military maps and air photos has been digitized...
Munro, Alice
Alice Munro: An Annotated Bibliography of Works and Criticism (with Carol Mazur) (2007)
Alice Munro is recognized as one of the greatest short-story writers of the last 50...
Library services/spaces
Graduate Student and Faculty Spaces and Services (with Vivian Lewis) (2008)
Recently, ARL libraries have begun to experiment with an enriched set of spaces and services...
Current Literature on Geographic Information Systems and Libraries (1996)
Ongoing bibliography of publications on the subject of GIS and library services.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Current Literature on Geographic Information Systems and Libraries (1996)
Ongoing bibliography of publications on the subject of GIS and library services.
Current awareness
Keeping Up on Geo-Everything, CARTO 2009 conference, Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (2009)
The 2009 Horizon Report on emerging technologies identifies “Geo-Everything” as a critical trend for educators...
Keeping Up on Geo-Everything, Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives] (2009)
The 2009 Horizon Report on emerging technologies identifies “Geo-Everything” as a critical trend for educators...
Cartography
How Maps Work, McMaster Museum of Art (2009)
Training session for McMaster Museum of Art docents, in preparation for a museum display of...
Wikis
Wikis Work: Enhancing Student Engagement with Collaborative Technology (with Carolyn Eyles and Michael Mercier), Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives] (2011)
This paper documents experiences using a wiki in teaching large undergraduate classes. A wiki is...
Teaching
Wikis Work: Enhancing Student Engagement with Collaborative Technology (with Carolyn Eyles and Michael Mercier), Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives] (2011)
This paper documents experiences using a wiki in teaching large undergraduate classes. A wiki is...