Welcome to the February issue of news @ your library! In this issue you will read about the new micro scanner in the Dana Porter Library, the Library's accessibility efforts, an Environment @ Your Library blog, and the Geospatial Centre's Regional Municipality of Waterloo Historical Map Project.
The Library unveiled a new micro scanner this week - a machine that will enable researchers to conduct more powerful research when consulting micro materials. [full article - Micro Scanner] 28 Feb 2013
Ensuring that the Library's spaces are optimally accessible has been a priority in recent library renovations. Now other campus parties are learning from the Library's accessibility efforts. [full article - Accessibility] 28 Feb 2013

The Library is offering seven workshops in March on topics including search strategies, RefWorks, citation tracking, and finding conference proceedings. [full article - March Workshops] 28 Feb 2013
Environment students, faculty, and staff can now keep current with the library resources and services relevant to them by subscribing to the Environment @ Your Library blog. [full article - Environment @ Your Library] 28 Feb 2013
Looking for historical maps of the Waterloo region? The Geospatial Centre is now making historical maps of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo available for viewing on its website. [full article - Regional Municipality of Waterloo Historical Map Project] 28 Feb 2013

The Library welcomes Sarah Martin as Circulation's new Lending Supervisor, Circulation Desk Training. Sarah is a familiar face on the Library's Circulation desk. In this new role, she supervises the full-time evening and weekend supervisors, as well as circulation desk casual staff. [full article - Sarah Martin] 28 Feb 2013
Aziz Aboueleinin is the Circulation Department's new Lending Supervisor, Environment and Website. In this newly-created position, Aziz helps to maintain a positive and productive library environment for visitors and is responsible for the quality of the Circulation department's website presence. He also supervises the Library's part-time circulation supervisors and monitoring staff. [full article - Aziz Aboueleinin] 28 Feb 2013
As a Waterloo graduate with his MA and BA in History, Dave Gall is no stranger to the Dana Porter Library. Now the Library is pleased to welcome Dave to the "other side" as the Library Associate - Collections in the Dana Porter's Information Services and Resources Department. In this position, Dave provides information service to students and faculty and assists liaison librarians with special projects. [full article - Dave Gall] 28 Feb 2013
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It's Freedom to Read Week! Celebrate by checking out the Library's holdings of books that have been challenged in Canada. [full article - Freedom to Read Week] 28 Feb 2013