Articles

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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...

 

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Google Earth Meets Higher Ed: Reflections on Neogeography, Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives] (2009)
 

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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...

 

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'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...

 

Books

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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...

 

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...

 

Unpublished Papers

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Current Literature on Geographic Information Systems and Libraries (1996)

Ongoing bibliography of publications on the subject of GIS and library services.

 

Presentations

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How Maps Work, McMaster Museum of Art (2009)

Training session for McMaster Museum of Art docents, in preparation for a museum display of...

 

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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...

 

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Neogeographies, Learning Technologies Conference, McMaster University (2008)

‘Neogeographies’ are Web 2.0 applications using geographic information. This session will show a few examples...

 

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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....

 

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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...

 

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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...